1986–87 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1986–87 football season

Heart of Midlothian
1986–87 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Alex MacDonald Sandy Jardine
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	5th
UEFA Cup	Round 1
Scottish Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Round 2
East of Scotland Shield	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	League: John Robertson (16) All: John Robertson (19)
Highest home attendance	29,091 v Rangers Scottish Premier Division 7 February 1987
Lowest home attendance	6,779 v Dundee United Scottish Premier Division 11 May 1987
Average home league attendance	14,531
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 4th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Stoke City v Hearts

28 July 1986 Friendly	Stoke City	1–0	Hearts
	Graham Shaw 39'			Attendance: 600

Wigan Athletic v Hearts

30 July 1986 Friendly	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Hearts
	Lowe 40'		John Colquhoun	Attendance: 375

Bohemian v Hearts

31 July 1986 Friendly	Bohemian	0–3	Hearts
			John Colquhoun 50' Andy Watson Willie Irvine	Attendance: 300

Stenhousemuir v Hearts

2 August 1986 Friendly	Stenhousemuir	0–2	Hearts

Hearts v Watford

5 August 1986 Friendly	Hearts	2–1	Watford
	John Colquhoun 3' Sandy Clark 12'		Luther Blisset 47'	Attendance: 8,500

Hearts v Manchester United

2 September 1986 Friendly	Hearts	2–2	Manchester United
	Iain Jardine 6' Andy Watson 69'		Olsen 72' (pen.) Gibson 74'	Attendance: 11,741

San Diego Nomads v Hearts

24 May 1987 Friendly	San Diego Nomads	4–4	Hearts
			Wayne Foster Sandy Clark Kenny Black 12'	Attendance: 375

San Jose Earthquakes v Hearts

26 May 1987 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	1–4	Hearts
			Andy Watson John Colquhoun John Robertson

California Kickers v Hearts

29 May 1987 Friendly	California Kickers	1–2	Hearts
			Neil Berry John Colquhoun

Seattle Storm v Hearts

31 May 1987 Friendly	Seattle Storm	1–1	Hearts
			Allan Moore

Uefa Cup

Hearts v Dukla Prague

17 September 1986 UEFA Cup R1	Hearts	3–2	Dukla Prague	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wayne Foster 1' Sandy Clark 65' John Robertson 78'		Dusan Fitzel 44' Josef Klucky 65'	Attendance: 18,869

Dukla Prague v Hearts

1 October 1986 UEFA Cup R1	Dukla Prague	1–0	Hearts	Stadion Juliska
	Stanislav Griga 53'			Attendance: 3,500

League Cup

Hearts v Montrose

19 August 1986 League Cup R2	Hearts	0–2	Montrose	Tynecastle Stadium
			Alan Lyons 40' Mark Bennett 57'	Attendance: 7,028

Scottish Cup

Hearts v Kilmarnock

31 January 1987 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	0–0	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 15,227

Kilmarnock v Hearts

4 February 1987 Scottish Cup R3 Replay	Kilmarnock	1–1	Hearts	Rugby Park
	Ian Bryson 44' (pen.)		Wayne Foster 66'	Attendance: 14,932

Kilmarnock v Hearts

9 February 1987 Scottish Cup R3 2nd Replay	Kilmarnock	1–3	Hearts	Rugby Park
	Paul Martin 74'		Gary Mackay 24' Kenny Black 46' Wayne Foster 89'	Attendance: 14,146

Hearts v Celtic

21 February 1987 Scottish Cup R4	Hearts	1–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 80'			Attendance: 28,891

Hearts v Motherwell

14 March 1987 Scottish Cup QF	Hearts	1–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 43'		Andy Walker	Attendance: 22,045

Motherwell v Hearts

17 March 1987 Scottish Cup QF Replay	Motherwell	0–1	Hearts	Fir Park
			John Colquhoun 85'	Attendance: 15,275

St Mirren v Hearts

11 April 1987 Scottish Cup SF	St Mirren	2– 1	Hearts	Hampden Park
	Ian Ferguson 33' Frank McGarvey 83'		Gary Mackay 74'	Attendance: 29,290

East of Scotland Shield

Hearts v Hibs

6 May 1987 East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	0–2	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 958

Scottish Premier Division

St Mirren v Hearts

9 August 1986 Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren	0–0	Hearts	Love Street
				Attendance: 8,788

Hearts v Hamilton Academical

13 August 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 42'			Attendance: 10,103

Hearts v Falkirk

16 August 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	Andy Watson 84'			Attendance: 11,198

Dundee United v Hearts

23 August 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	1–0	Hearts	Tannadice
	Paul Hegarty 34'			Attendance: 11,201

Hibernian v Hearts

30 August 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hibernian	1–3	Hearts	Easter Road
	Joseph McBride 83'		Sandy Clark 26' Iain Jardine 40' John Robertson 64'	Attendance: 20,714

Hearts v Clydebank

6 September 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	Clydebank	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wayne Foster 67' Gary Mackay 81'		Stuart Gordon 9'	Attendance: 10,158

Aberdeen v Hearts

13 September 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	0–1	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
			Sandy Clark 34'	Attendance: 15,625

Hearts v Motherwell

20 September 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	4–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 19' Andy Watson 68' Sandy Clark 73' John Robertson 88'			Attendance: 11,113

Dundee v Hearts

27 September 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee	0–0	Hearts	Dens Park
				Attendance: 9,947

Hearts v Rangers

4 October 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Neil Berry 17'		Davie Cooper 49'	Attendance: 28,637

Celtic v Hearts

8 October 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	2–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Maurice Johnston 64' Brian McClair 89' (pen.)			Attendance: 32,382

Hearts v St Mirren

11 October 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 11,420

Hamilton Academical v Hearts

18 October 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hamilton Academical	1–3	Hearts	Douglas Park
	Gerard McCabe 59'		John Colquhoun 71' Wayne Foster 82' Gary Mackay 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,405

Hearts v Dundee United

25 October 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–2	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 20' Gary Mackay 64' (pen.)		Paul Sturrock 45' 90'	Attendance: 14,320

Falkirk v Hearts

29 October 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk	2–0	Hearts	Brockville Park
	Jimmy Gilmour 34' Alan Irvine 75'			Attendance: 8,229

Hearts v Hibs

1 November 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	Gary Mackay 68' (pen.)		Joseph McBride 18'	Attendance: 22,178

Clydebank v Hearts

8 November 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Clydebank	0–3	Hearts	Kilbowie Park
			John Colquhoun 62' 70' Roddy Macdonald 67'	Attendance: 3,714

Hearts v Aberdeen

15 November 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 62' John Robertson 82'		John Hewitt 16'	Attendance: 17,108

Motherwell v Hearts

19 November 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	2–3	Hearts	Fir Park
	Roddie Macdonald 51' 54' Neil Berry		Andy Walker 53' Ray Farningham	Attendance: 6,341

Hearts v Dundee

22 November 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 27' John Robertson 53' Kenny Black		Ian Angus 23'	Attendance: 12,094

Rangers v Hearts

29 November 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Rangers	3–0	Hearts	Ibrox Stadium
	Ally McCoist 17' Davie Cooper 36' Ian Durrant 84'			Attendance: 38,633

Hearts v Celtic

3 December 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Neil Berry 34'			Attendance: 25,886

St Mirren v Hearts

6 December 1986 Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren	0–0	Hearts	Love Street
				Attendance: 6,177

Hearts v Hamilton Academical

13 December 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	7–0	Hamilton Academical	Tynecastle Stadium
	Sandy Clark 10' Gary Mackay 17' (pen.) Roddie MacDonald 23' John Colquhoun 32' Sandy Jardine 39' John Robertson 57' 86'			Attendance: 9,324

Dundee United v Hearts

20 December 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	3–1	Hearts	Tannadice
	Paul Sturrock 81' Eamonn Bannon 86' Iain Ferguson 90'		John Robertson 30'	Attendance: 11,749

Hearts v Falkirk

27 December 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	4–0	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	Sandy Clark 25' John Robertson 27' 48' Roderick Manley 58' (og.)			Attendance: 13,214

Hearts v Clydebank

3 January 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–0	Clydebank	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 9' Sandy Clark 49' Gary Mackay 62'			Attendance: 12,022

Hibs v Hearts

6 January 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	2–2	Hearts	Easter Road
	George McCluskey 10' Weir 32'		John Colquhoun 11' 16'	Attendance: 22,928 Referee: J Duncan

Aberdeen v Hearts

21 January 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	2–1	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
	Brian Grant 25' Willie Miller 53'		Andy Watson 67'	Attendance: 15,746

Dundee v Hearts

24 January 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee	0–1	Hearts	Dens Park
			Gary Mackay 49'	Attendance: 8,387

Hearts v Rangers

7 February 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–5	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 35' (pen.) 87' (pen.)		Robert Fleck 31' 59' Graham Roberts 37' Black 66' (og.) Ally McCoist 76'	Attendance: 29,091

Celtic v Hearts

14 February 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	1–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Brian McClair 17'		Wayne Foster 78'	Attendance: 36,214

Hearts v Motherwell

25 February 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 86'		Steve Kirk 14'	Attendance: 9,639

Hearts v St Mirren

28 February 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 46'			Attendance: 12,002

Hamilton Academical v Hearts

7 March 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hamilton Academical	0–1	Hearts	Douglas Park
			John Colquhoun 66'	Attendance: 4,778

Falkirk v Hearts

21 March 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk	0–0	Hearts	Brockville Park
				Attendance: 6,681

Clydebank v Hearts

28 March 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Clydebank	1–1	Hearts	Kilbowie Park
	Mike Conroy 3'		John Colquhoun 40'	Attendance: 3,194

Hearts v Hibs

4 April 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	Roddie MacDonald 71' Sandy Clark 78'		MacDonald (og.)	Attendance: 19,731

Motherwell v Hearts

15 April 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	0–1	Hearts	Fir Park
			Sandy Clark 11'	Attendance: 3,907

Hearts v Aberdeen

18 April 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wayne Foster		John Hewitt	Attendance: 12,539

Rangers v Hearts

25 April 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Rangers	3–0	Hearts	Ibrox Stadium
			Alistair McCoist 10' 48' 62' (pen.)	Attendance: 42,837

Hearts v Dundee

2 May 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–3	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	George Cowie 65'		Keith Wright 17' 50' Stuart Rafferty 80'	Attendance: 7,818

Hearts v Celtic

9 May 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson (pen.)			Attendance: 12,596

Hearts v Dundee United

11 May 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 6' (pen.)		Billy Kirkwood 6' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,779

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Dundee United	44	24	12	8	85	34	+51	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Aberdeen	44	21	16	7	63	29	+34	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Heart of Midlothian	44	21	14	9	64	43	+21	56
6	Dundee	44	18	12	14	74	57	+17	48
7	St Mirren	44	12	12	20	36	51	−15	36	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad information

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Uefa Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Henry Smith	53	0	43	0	7	0	1	0	2	0
	GK	SCO	Andy Bruce	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Malcolm Murray	9	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Brian Whittaker	44	0	37	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Walter Kidd	42	0	35	0	4	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Levein	15	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	George Cowie	14	1	10	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Sandison	17	0	13	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Kenny Black	52	2	42	1	7	1	1	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Sandy Clark	51	9	41	8	7	0	1	0	2	1
	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay	46	9	36	7	7	2	1	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Sandy Jardine	40	1	34	1	3	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Neil Berry	37	3	30	3	5	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Andy Watson	37	3	28	3	6	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Roddie MacDonald	34	5	27	5	7	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Iain Jardine	17	1	15	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Allan Moore	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Billy MacKay	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Robertson	46	19	37	16	6	2	1	0	2	1
	FW	SCO	Scott Crabbe	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Colquhoun	53	14	43	13	7	1	1	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Wayne Foster	40	7	31	4	7	2	0	0	2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

Statistical Record 86-87

External links

Official Club website

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