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1996–97 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian
1996–97 season
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division4th
Cup Winners' CupQualifying round
Scottish CupFourth Round replay
League CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Robertson (14)

All:
John Robertson (19)
Highest home attendance15,424 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 11 January 1997
Lowest home attendance9,303 v Stenhousemuir League Cup 14 August 1996
Average home league attendance12,349

The 1996–97 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 14th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Fixtures

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Friendlies

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19 July 1996 Friendly Dundalk 1–3 Hearts Oriel Park
Colquhoun Robertson Cameron Attendance: 200
21 July 1996 Friendly Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Hearts
Thomas Attendance: 2,000
31 July 1996 Friendly Hearts 1–3 Porto Tynecastle Stadium
Thomas 73' Jardel 36' (41) Edgar 85' Attendance: 9,986
Referee: AW Waddell
3 August 1996 Friendly Hearts 1–0 Southampton Tynecastle Stadium
Thomas 80' Attendance: 8,542
Referee: I Taylor
27 March 1997 Friendly Ross County 4–4 Hearts Victoria Park
McCann Weir Attendance: 1,308

Cup winners' cup

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22 August 1996 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round Hearts 1–1 Red Star Belgrade Tynecastle Stadium
McPherson 44' Marinovic 59' Attendance: 15,062
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson

League Cup

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14 August 1996 League Cup R2 Hearts 1– 1 (a.e.t.) Stenhousemuir Tynecastle Stadium
McCann Sprott 42' (pen.) Attendance: 9,303
Referee: George Clyde
3 September 1996 League Cup R3 St Johnstone 1– 3 (a.e.t.) Hearts McDiarmid Park
O'Boyle 51' Cameron 15' Beckford 105' Robertson 107' Attendance: 6,806
Referee: Jim McCluskey
17 September 1996 League Cup QF Hearts 1– 0 (a.e.t.) Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 110' Attendance: 14,442
Referee: Kenny Clark
23 October 1996 League Cup SF Hearts 3– 1 Dundee Easter Road
Beckford 20' Cameron 30' (pen.) Paille 60' Hamilton 73' Attendance: 15,653
Referee: Willie Young
24 November 1996 League Cup Final Hearts 3– 4 Rangers Celtic Park
Fulton 44' Robertson 59' Weir 88' Alistair McCoist 11' (27), 66' Gascoigne 64' Attendance: 48,559
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Cup

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25 January 1997 Scottish Cup R3 Hearts 5–0 Cowdenbeath Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron 8' Weir 12' Robertson 22' (pen.), 63' Pointon 68' Attendance: 11,485
16 February 1997 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Hamilton 81' McManus 67' (og.) Attendance: 14,833
Referee: Hugh Dallas
25 February 1997 Scottish Cup R4 Replay Dundee United 1–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Winters 5' Attendance: 12,283
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier Division

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17 August 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Ritchie 12' (63) Weir 14' Wright 43' Lauchlan 88' Attendance: 10,854
25 August 1996 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 4–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Joseph Miller 44' Dodds 53' Windass 76' Glass 84' Attendance: 13,515
Referee: Jim Herald
10 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Hearts Pittodrie
Tod 54' Smith 62' Weir 2' Attendance: 7,787
Referee: Bobby Tait
14 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–0 Hearts Ibrox
Durie 40' Gascoigne 48' McCoist 81' Attendance: 47,240
Referee: Gerry Evans
21 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Weir 58' Arnott 46' Attendance: 10,932
28 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 1–3 Hearts Easter Road
Jackson 59' (pen.) Cameron 19' (30) Robertson 40' Attendance: 14,217
20 October 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron 52' McPherson 90' Van Hooijdonk 38' (51) Attendance: 13,352
Referee: Jim McCluskey
11 November 1996 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–2 Hearts Fir Park
Paille 54' Robertson 88' Attendance: 5,441
Referee: G Alison
16 November 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: John Rowbotham
30 November 1996 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 2–2 Hearts Celtic Park
O'Neil 43' Di Canio 77' (pen.) Cameron 31' McCann 64' Attendance: 49,804
Referee: Stuart Dougal
11 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–2 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron 7' Shearer 75' Windass 78' Attendance: 11,477
14 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Kilmarnock 2–0 Hearts Rugby Park
McKee 52' Mitchell 86' Attendance: 5,832
Referee: Willie Young
21 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–4 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 57' Robertson 23' Laudrup 48' Albertz 67' (pen.) Gascoigne 84' Attendance: 15,139
28 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 22' (pen.), 75' Weir 53' Hamilton 63' Wright 43' Attendance: 11,164
Referee: John Rowbotham
1 January 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–4 Hearts Easter Road
Robertson 33' Hamilton 62' (87) Cameron 65' Attendance: 15,749
11 January 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Hamilton 38' Cadete 28' (68) Attendance: 15,424
1 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 0–0 Hearts Ibrox Park
Attendance: 50,024
10 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,642
Referee: Stuart Dougal
22 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Raith Rovers Tynecastle Stadium
Weir 24' McCann 35' (37) Craig 4' Makela 41' Attendance: 10,341
1 March 1997 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 2–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Cadete 28' Di Canio 61' Attendance: 49,578
15 March 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
McCann 82' Attendance: 15,136
22 March 1997 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–1 Hearts Fir Park
Paille 12' Attendance: 6,245
10 May 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron 80' Robertson 82' (pen.), 86' McInnes 81' Attendance: 13,097
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Scottish Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 36 23 6 7 78 32 +46 75 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
3 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 46 33 +13 60
4 Heart of Midlothian 36 14 10 12 46 43 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 9 15 52 65 −13 45
6 Aberdeen 36 10 14 12 45 54 −9 44
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ As the League Cup winners Rangers had qualified for European competition via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to the next highest placed team in the league, Dundee United.

Stats

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Scorers

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Pos PLayer SPL SC LC CWC Total
FW Scotland John Robertson 14 2 3 0 19
MF Scotland Colin Cameron 8 1 2 0 11
DF Scotland David Weir 6 1 1 0 8
FW Scotland Jim Hamilton 5 1 0 0 6
MF Scotland Neil McCann 5 0 1 0 6
DF Scotland Paul Ritchie 3 0 0 0 3
FW France Stephane Paille 2 0 1 0 3
MF Scotland Steve Fulton 1 0 1 0 2
DF Scotland Dave McPherson 1 0 0 1 2
FW England Darren Beckford 0 0 2 0 2
MF Scotland Gary Mackay 1 0 0 0 1
DF England Neil Pointon 0 1 0 0 1

See also

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References

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