1987–88 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1987–88 football season

Heart of Midlothian
1987–88 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Alex MacDonald Sandy Jardine
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Quarter-final
East of Scotland Shield	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: John Robertson (26) All: John Robertson (31)
Highest home attendance	28,992 v Hibs 2 January 1988 & V Celtic 7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division
Lowest home attendance	7,307 v Dunfermline Athletic 13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division
Average home league attendance	16,633
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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

Homburg v Hearts

18 July 1987 Friendly	Homburg	2–1	Hearts
			Andy Watson 83'	Attendance: 1,800

Preußen Münster v Hearts

22 July 1987 Friendly	Preußen Münster	0–2	Hearts
			Gary Mackay Andy Watson	Attendance: 300

Eintracht Bad Kreuznach v Hearts

24 July 1987 Friendly	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach	1–3	Hearts
	85'		Allan Moore 25' Andy Watson 56' Sandy Clark 90'	Attendance: 250

SC Birkenfeld v Hearts

25 July 1987 Friendly	SC Birkenfeld	1–1	Hearts
			Gary Mackay 66'	Attendance: 450

Remscheid v Hearts

27 July 1987 Friendly	Remscheid	2–1	Hearts
			John Robertson 65' (pen.)	Attendance: 300

Berwick Rangers v Hearts

1 August 1987 Friendly	Berwick Rangers	1–2	Hearts
	Mark Main 53'		Dave McPherson 19' John Robertson 84'	Attendance: 1,200

Hearts v Newcastle

3 August 1987 Friendly	Hearts	0–1	Newcastle
			Paul Gascoigne 86'	Attendance: 10,113

Inverness v Hearts

29 September 1987 Friendly	Inverness	3–4	Hearts
	Polworth Hercher		Hugh Burns Sandy Clark John Robertson John Colquhoun	Attendance: 2,500

League Cup

Hearts v Kilmarnock

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

Hearts v Clyde

25 August 1987 League Cup R3	Hearts	2–0	Clyde	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 32' 83' (pen.)			Attendance: 11,711

Rangers v Hearts

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

Falkirk v Hearts

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

Hearts v Morton

20 February 1988 Scottish Cup R4	Hearts	2–0	Morton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Sandy Clark 41' Gary Mackay 75'			Attendance: 13,646

Hearts v Dunfermline

12 March 1988 Scottish Cup QF	Hearts	3–0	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 27' Wayne Foster 42' Gary Mackay			Attendance: 21,969

Celtic v Hearts

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

Hearts v Hibs

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

Scottish Premier Division

Hearts v Falkirk

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

Celtic v Hearts

12 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	1–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Mark McGhee 86'			Attendance: 27,825

St Mirren v Hearts

15 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren	1–1	Hearts	Love Street
	Paul Lambert 66' (pen.)		John Robertson 38' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,408

Hearts v Dundee United

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

Hearts v Hibs

29 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 6'			Attendance: 24,496

Morton v Hearts

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

Hearts v Motherwell

12 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Allan Moore 44'			Attendance: 11,488

Dundee v Hearts

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

Dunfermline v Hearts

26 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline	0–1	Hearts	East End Park
			John Colquhoun 36'	Attendance: 13,873

Hearts v Rangers

3 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 28,906

Hearts v Aberdeen

7 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 13' Dave McPherson 16'		James Bett (Pen.)	Attendance: 17,843

Falkirk v Hearts

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

Hibs v Hearts

17 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	2–1	Hearts	Easter Road
	Eddie May 5' Paul Kane 41'		John Robertson 15'	Attendance: 23,390

Hearts v Morton

24 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–0	Morton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Kenny Black Gary Mackay			Attendance: 11,516

Motherwell v Hearts

27 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	0–3	Hearts	Fir Park
			Wayne Foster John Robertson pen.' Mark Caughey (og.)	Attendance: 6,493

Hearts v Dundee

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

Hearts v Celtic

7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 39'		Mark McGhee 79'	Attendance: 28,992

Aberdeen v Hearts

14 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	0–0	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
				Attendance: 19,302

Dundee United v Hearts

18 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	0–3	Hearts	Tannadice Park
			John Robertson 31' 39' Wayne Foster 65'	Attendance: 14,260

Hearts v St Mirren

21 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 14,879

Hearts v Dunfermline

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

Rangers v Hearts

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

Hearts v Falkirk

5 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 36'			Attendance: 12,729

Celtic v Hearts

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

Hearts v Motherwell

16 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Gary Mackay 36'		Steven Cowan 5'	Attendance: 9,407

Dundee v Hearts

19 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee	0–0	Hearts	Dens Park
				Attendance: 10,788

Greenock Morton v Hearts

26 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division	Greenock Morton	0–0	Hearts	Cappielow
				Attendance: 6,726

Hearts v Hibs

2 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 28,992

Dunfermline v Hearts

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

Hearts v Rangers

16 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Sandy Clark 77'		Iain Durrant 54' (pen.)	Attendance: 28,967

Hearts v Dundee United

3 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Gary Mackay 77'		Ian Redford 51' (pen.)	Attendance: 13,710

St Mirren v Hearts

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

Hearts v Aberdeen

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

Falkirk v Hearts

27 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk	2–0	Hearts	Brockville Park
	Crawford Baptie Samuel McGivern 55'			Attendance: 8,819

Motherwell v Hearts

8 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	0–2	Hearts	Fir Park
			John Colquhoun 42' John Robertson 65'	Attendance: 6,488

Hibs v Hearts

19 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	0–0	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 20,870

Hearts v Greenock Morton

26 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	Greenock Morton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Mike Galloway 62' 89'			Attendance: 8,787

Hearts v Dundee

30 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Kenny Black 22' John Colquhoun 84'			Attendance: 9,649

Rangers v Hearts

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

Hearts v Dunfermline

13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	Mike Galloway 26' Gary Mackay 71'		Stephen Morrison 5'	Attendance: 7,307

Aberdeen v Hearts

23 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	0–0	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
				Attendance: 11,028

Hearts v St Mirren

30 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–1	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
			Paul Chalmers 72'	Attendance: 9,626

Dundee United v Hearts

7 May 1988 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	0–0	Hearts	Tannadice Park
				Attendance: 9,820

Scottish Premier Division table

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

References

Statistical Record 87-88

External links

Official Club website

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