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Heart of Midlothian
1987–88 season
Chairman Scotland Wallace Mercer
Manager Scotland Alex MacDonald
Scotland Sandy Jardine
Stadium Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi-final
League CupQuarter-final
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland John Robertson (26)
All:
Scotland John Robertson (31)
Highest home attendance28,992 v Hibs 2 January 1988 & V Celtic 7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division
Lowest home attendance7,307 v Dunfermline Athletic 13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division
Average home league attendance16,633

The 1987–88 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 5th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

18 July 1987 Friendly Homburg 2–1 Hearts
Andy Watson 83' Attendance: 1,800
22 July 1987 Friendly Preußen MΓΌnster 0–2 Hearts
Gary Mackay
Andy Watson 		Attendance: 300
24 July 1987 Friendly Eintracht Bad Kreuznach 1–3 Hearts
85' Allan Moore 25'
Andy Watson 56'
Sandy Clark 90'		 Attendance: 250
25 July 1987 Friendly SC Birkenfeld 1–1 Hearts
Gary Mackay 66' Attendance: 450
27 July 1987 Friendly Remscheid 2–1 Hearts

John Robertson 65' ( pen.) Attendance: 300
1 August 1987 Friendly Berwick Rangers 1–2 Hearts
Mark Main 53' Dave McPherson 19'
John Robertson 84'		 Attendance: 1,200
3 August 1987 Friendly Hearts 0–1 Newcastle
Paul Gascoigne 86' Attendance: 10,113
29 September 1987 Friendly Inverness 3–4 Hearts
Polworth
Hercher 		Hugh Burns
Sandy Clark
John Robertson
John Colquhoun 		Attendance: 2,500

League Cup

19 August 1987 League Cup R2 Hearts 6–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Dave McPherson 24'
Sandy Clark 39' 59'
Gary Mackay 81'
Neil Berry 88'
Wayne Foster 89'		 Ian Bryson 66' ( pen.) Attendance: 9,188
25 August 1987 League Cup R3 Hearts 2–0 Clyde Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 32' 83' ( pen.) Attendance: 11,711
2 September 1987 League Cup QF Rangers 4–1 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Iain Durrant 21' 23'
Ally McCoist 43' 89' ( pen.)		 John Robertson 49' Attendance: 40,920

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Cup
30 January 1988 Scottish Cup R3 Falkirk 1–3 Hearts Brockville Park
Stuart Romaines 40' John Robertson 43' 52'
Wayne Foster 70'		 Attendance: 16,000
20 February 1988 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 2–0 Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark 41'
Gary Mackay 75'		 Attendance: 13,646
12 March 1988 Scottish Cup QF Hearts 3–0 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun 27'
Wayne Foster 42'
Gary Mackay 		Attendance: 21,969
9 April 1988 Scottish Cup SF Celtic 2– 1 Hearts Hampden Park
Mark McGhee 88'
Andy Walker 91'		 Brian Whittaker 60' Attendance: 66,466

East of Scotland Shield

Main article: East of Scotland Shield
8 May 1988 East of Scotland Shield Hearts 5–1 Hibs
Neil Berry
Allan Moore
Sean Docherty 		Attendance: 400

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division
8 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–2 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun 1'
Sandy Clark 9'
John Robertson 43' 79'		 Stuart Burgess 72'
Crawford Baptie 77'		 Attendance: 12,163
12 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Mark McGhee 86' Attendance: 27,825
15 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 1–1 Hearts Love Street
Paul Lambert 66' ( pen.) John Robertson 38' ( pen.) Attendance: 7,408
22 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 21' ( pen.)
Sandy Clark 36' 77'
Iain Jardine 50'		 Iain Ferguson 87' Attendance: 14,548
29 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 6' Attendance: 24,496
5 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Morton 1–2 Hearts Cappielow
John McNeil 88' ( pen.) John Colquhoun 10'
John Robertson 32' ( pen.)		 Attendance: 5,143
12 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Allan Moore 44' Attendance: 11,488
19 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–3 Hearts Dens Park
J. Smith 88' John Colquhoun 1' 50'
John Robertson 90' ( pen.)		 Attendance: 9,199
26 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline 0–1 Hearts East End Park
John Colquhoun 36' Attendance: 13,873
3 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,906
7 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 13'
Dave McPherson 16'		 James Bett (Pen.) Attendance: 17,843
10 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 1–5 Hearts Brockville Park
Robert Stewart John Colquhoun
Iain Jardine
John Robertson pen.'
Wayne Foster 		Attendance: 9,300
17 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 2–1 Hearts Easter Road
Eddie May 5'
Paul Kane 41'		 John Robertson 15' Attendance: 23,390
24 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–0 Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Kenny Black
Gary Mackay 		Attendance: 11,516
27 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–3 Hearts Fir Park
Wayne Foster
John Robertson pen.'
Mark Caughey (og.)		 Attendance: 6,493
31 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–2 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 15' 17'
John Colquhoun 34'
Kenny Black 74'		 Thomas Coyne 60'
Keith Wright 87'		 Attendance: 13,806
7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun 39' Mark McGhee 79' Attendance: 28,992
14 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,302
18 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee United 0–3 Hearts Tannadice Park
John Robertson 31' 39'
Wayne Foster 65'		 Attendance: 14,260
21 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,879
24 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 10'
Dave McPherson 84'
Sandy Clark 88'		 Craig Robertson 49'
Burns 64' (og.)		 Attendance: 14,157
28 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–2 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Robert Fleck 28'
Craig Levein 41' (og.)
Ian Durrant 74'		 Mike Galloway 36'
John Robertson 61'		 Attendance: 43,557
5 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 36' Attendance: 12,729
12 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 2–2 Hearts Celtic Park
Andy Walker 81' ( pen.)
Paul McStay 87'		 John Robertson 22'
Mike Galloway 74'		 Attendance: 42,004
16 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay 36' Steven Cowan 5' Attendance: 9,407
19 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 0–0 Hearts Dens Park
Attendance: 10,788
26 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Greenock Morton 0–0 Hearts Cappielow
Attendance: 6,726
2 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,992
9 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline 0–4 Hearts East End Park
John Robertson 46' 56'
John Colquhoun 68'
Mike Galloway 83'		 Attendance: 11,963
16 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark 77' Iain Durrant 54' ( pen.) Attendance: 28,967
3 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay 77' Ian Redford 51' ( pen.) Attendance: 13,710
6 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 0–6 Hearts Love Street
John Robertson 23' ( pen.) 52'
John Colquhoun 40' 41' 62'
Wayne Foster 47'		 Attendance: 6,659
13 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark 43'
John Robertson 55' ( pen.)		 James Bett 6'
Tommy Jones 90'		 Attendance: 18,817
27 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 2–0 Hearts Brockville Park
Crawford Baptie
Samuel McGivern 55'		 Attendance: 8,819
8 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–2 Hearts Fir Park
John Colquhoun 42'
John Robertson 65'		 Attendance: 6,488
19 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 20,870
26 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–0 Greenock Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Mike Galloway 62' 89' Attendance: 8,787
30 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–0 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Kenny Black 22'
John Colquhoun 84'		 Attendance: 9,649
2 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 1–2 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Jan Bartram 25' Dave McPherson 66'
John Robertson 83' ( pen.)		 Attendance: 41,125
13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–1 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
Mike Galloway 26'
Gary Mackay 71'		 Stephen Morrison 5' Attendance: 7,307
23 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,028
30 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Paul Chalmers 72' Attendance: 9,626
7 May 1988 Scottish Premier Division Dundee United 0–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,820

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 44 31 10 3 79 23 +56 72 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Heart of Midlothian 44 23 16 5 74 32 +42 62 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Rangers 44 26 8 10 85 34 +51 60
4 Aberdeen 44 21 17 6 56 25 +31 59
5 Dundee United 44 16 15 13 54 47 +7 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Squad information

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Scotland  SCO Dave McPherson 51 0 44 0 4 0 3 0
GK Scotland  SCO Henry Smith 51 0 44 0 4 0 3 0
FW Scotland  SCO John Colquhoun 51 0 44 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Brian Whittaker 49 0 42 0 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Gary Mackay 48 0 41 0 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Kenny Black 48 0 42 0 4 0 2 0
FW Scotland  SCO John Robertson 46 0 39 0 4 0 3 0
FW England  ENG Wayne Foster 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland  SCO Neil Berry 42 0 35 0 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Sandy Clark 40 0 35 0 2 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Mike Galloway 28 0 25 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Hugh Burns 27 0 24 0 2 0 1 0
MF Scotland  SCO Iain Jardine 25 0 18 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Walter Kidd 22 0 18 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Craig Levein 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland  SCO Sandy Jardine 12 0 9 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Malcolm Murray 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland  SCO Allan Moore 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Mark Gavin 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Scott Crabbe 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Jimmy Sandison 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Alan McLaren 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

External links

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