1992–93 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1992–93 football season

Heart of Midlothian
1992–93 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Joe Jordan Sandy Clark (Caretaker)
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	5th
UEFA Cup	Second round
Scottish Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: John Robertson (11) All: John Robertson (15)
Highest home attendance	21,502 v Celtic Scottish League Cup 26 August 1992
Lowest home attendance	5,060 v St Johnstone Scottish Premier Division 20 January 1993
Average home league attendance	9,829
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 10th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Managers

Hearts had two managers over the course of the season. Joe Jordan was sacked on 3 May after three years following a string of bad results including a 6–0 defeat by Falkirk. Sandy Clark took over as caretaker manager for the rest of the season.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Raith Rovers v Hearts

18 July 1992 Friendly	Raith Rovers	1–2	Hearts
			Crabbe Foster	Attendance: 1,519

Hamilton Academical v Hearts

22 July 1992 Friendly	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Hearts
			Mackay Ferguson	Attendance: 1,299

Heart of Midlothian

Tottenham Hotspur

25 July 1992	Heart of Midlothian	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Edinburgh, Scotland
	Levein		Durie (pen.)	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 7,018

Uefa Cup

Slavia Prague v Hearts

16 September 1992 UEFA Cup R1	Slavia Prague	1–0	Hearts	Stadion Evžena Rošického
	Tatarchuk 85'			Attendance: 4,549 Referee: S Husajnov

Hearts v Slavia Prague

30 September 1992 UEFA Cup R1	Hearts	4–2	Slavia Prague	Tynecastle Stadium
	Mackay 11' Baird 21' Levein 43' Snodin 79'		Silhavy 15' Kuka 65'	Attendance: 16,139 Referee: Rune Larsson

Hearts v Standard Liège

21 October 1992 UEFA Cup R2	Hearts	0–1	Standard Liège	Tynecastle Stadium
			Bettagno 7'	Attendance: 16,897 Referee: Gerhard Kapl

Standard Liège v Hearts

4 November 1992 UEFA Cup R2	Standard Liège	1–0	Hearts	Stade Maurice Dufrasne
	Wilmots 63'			Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Philippe Leduc

League Cup

Hearts v Clydebank

12 August 1992 League Cup R2	Hearts	1–0	Clydebank	Tynecastle Stadium
	McLaren			Attendance: 5,758 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Brechin City v Hearts

19 August 1992 League Cup R3	Brechin City	1–2	Hearts	Glebe Park
	Brown 83'		McKinlay 74' Robertson 108'	Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Kenny Clark

Hearts v Celtic

26 August 1992 League Cup QF	Hearts	1–2	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Mackay		Payton Creaney	Attendance: 21,502 Referee: DD Hope

Scottish Cup

Hearts v Huntly

9 January 1993 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	6–0	Huntly	Tynecastle Stadium
	Baird Ferguson Snodin Robertson Boothroyd			Attendance: 9,520

Hearts v Dundee

6 February 1993 Scottish Cup R4	Hearts	2–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Ferguson Robertson			Attendance: 12,021

Hearts v Falkirk

6 March 1993 Scottish Cup QF	Hearts	2–0	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	Preston 43' Robertson 48' (pen.)			Attendance: 12,721

Hearts v Rangers

3 April 1993 Scottish Cup SF	Hearts	1–2	Rangers	Celtic Park
	Preston 58'		McPherson McCoist 73'	Attendance: 41,700 Referee: DD Hope

Scottish Premier Division

Hearts v Celtic

1 August 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
			Levein (og.)	Attendance: 18,510

Hearts v Falkirk

5 August 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–0	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson 54' (88), pen.' Crabbe 71'			Attendance: 8,198 Referee: DD Hope

Dundee United v Hearts

8 August 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	1–1	Hearts	Tannadice Park
	Ferguson 14'		Levein 71'	Attendance: 9,112

Hearts v Partick Thistle

15 August 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium
	Mackay 61' Baird 81'		Britton Pen.'	Attendance: 7,911

Hibs v Hearts

22 August 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	0–0	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 15,937

Hearts v Motherwell

29 August 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Berry			Attendance: 7,285

Dundee v Hearts

1 September 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee	1–3	Hearts	Dens Park
	Dodds		Robertson Ferguson Levein	Attendance: 5,878 Referee: AM Roy

Hearts v Aberdeen

12 September 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson			Attendance: 10,630

Rangers v Hearts

19 September 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Rangers	2–0	Hearts	Ibrox Stadium
	McCall McCoist			Attendance: 41,888 Referee: Donald McVicar

Airdrieonians v Hearts

26 September 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Airdrieonians	1–0	Hearts	Broomfield Park
	Coyle			Attendance: 4,372

Hearts v St Johnstone

3 October 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson 25'		Davies 47'	Attendance: 7,738

Celtic v Hearts

7 October 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	1–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Miller 6'		Preston 36'	Attendance: 26,049 Referee: DFT Syme

Hearts v Dundee United

17 October 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Hogg 82'			Attendance: 8,209

Motherwell v Hearts

24 October 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	1–3	Hearts	Fir Park
	Kirk		Robertson 19' Martin (own goal) Ferguson 68'	Attendance: 5,171

Hearts v Dundee

31 October 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Baird 73'			Attendance: 7,452

Hearts v Hibs

7 November 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	Baird 17'			Attendance: 17,342

Partick Thistle v Hearts

10 November 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Partick Thistle	1–1	Hearts	Firhill Stadium
	Britton 48'		McLaren 35'	Attendance: 5,355 Referee: Eric Martindale

Hearts v Rangers

21 November 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Baird		McCoist	Attendance: 20,831

Aberdeen v Hearts

28 November 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	6–2	Hearts	Pittodrie
	Irvine Shearer Mason Booth		Baird Hogg	Attendance: 13,555

Falkirk v Hearts

2 December 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk	2–1	Hearts	Brockville Park
	McCall 25' Drinkell 33'		Robertson 45' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,475 Referee: JM Kelly

Hearts v Airdrieonians

5 December 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–3	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Stadium
	Baird		Coyle Jack Lawrence	Attendance: 6,665

St Johnstone v Hearts

12 December 1992 Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone	1–1	Hearts	McDiarmid Park
	Wright		Ferguson	Attendance: 4,362

Hearts v Celtic

19 December 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Ferguson			Attendance: 13,554

Hearts v Partick Thistle

26 December 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium
	Mackay		Britton	Attendance: 9,992

Hibs v Hearts

2 January 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	0–0	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 21,657 Referee: DD Hope

Hearts v St Johnstone

20 January 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson Baird	W Crombie		Attendance: 5,060

Hearts v Motherwell

23 January 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 6,610

Dundee United v Hearts

30 January 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	0–1	Hearts	Tannadice Park
			Robertson	Attendance: 7,732

Dundee v Hearts

3 February 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee	1–0	Hearts	Dens Park
	McGowan			Attendance: 4,182 Referee: LW Mottram

Hearts v Falkirk

13 February 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–1	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKinlay Thomas Taylor (og.)		Cadette	Attendance: 7,700

Airdrieonians v Hearts

20 February 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Airdrieonians	0–0	Hearts	Broomfield Park
				Attendance: 3,347 Referee: J Timmons

Rangers v Hearts

27 February 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Rangers	2–1	Hearts	Ibrox Stadium
	McCoist Robertson		Millar	Attendance: 42,128

Celtic v Hearts

10 March 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	1–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Payton 85'			Attendance: 16,984 Referee: Hugh Williamson

Hearts v Dundee United

13 March 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Baird 20'			Attendance: 7,087

Hearts v Hibs

20 March 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson 60'			Attendance: 13,740

Partick Thistle v Hearts

27 March 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Partick Thistle	1–1	Hearts	Firhill Stadium
	Farningham		Preston	Attendance: 4,594

Hearts v Dundee

10 April 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 6,033

Hearts v Rangers

14 April 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2– 3	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson 15' Bannon 85'		Stuart McCall 43' Hateley 62'	Attendance: 14,622 Referee: Kenny Clark

Aberdeen v Hearts

17 April 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	3–2	Hearts	Pittodrie
	Shearer 36' Paatelainen 38' Mason 48'		Levein Ferguson	Attendance: 9,700 Referee: DFT Syme

Motherwell v Hearts

20 April 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	2–1	Hearts	Fir Park
	O'Donnell 5' McGrillen 44'		Baird 67'	Attendance: 4,355 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Falkirk v Hearts

1 May 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk	6–0	Hearts	Brockville Park
	Weir 33' Wishart Baptie Rice Cadette			Attendance: 4,124

Hearts v Aberdeen

5 May 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1– 2	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Thomas 66'		Shearer 32' Paatelainen 71'	Attendance: 6,038 Referee: WR Morrison

Hearts v Airdrieonians

8 May 1993 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Stadium
	Johnston		Smith	Attendance: 5,104

St Johnstone v Hearts

15 May 1993 Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone	3–1	Hearts	McDiarmid Park
	Torfason (pen.) Curran Buglione		Harrison	Attendance: 3,900

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Celtic	44	24	12	8	68	41	+27	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	44	19	9	16	56	49	+7	47
5	Heart of Midlothian	44	15	14	15	46	51	−5	44
6	St Johnstone	44	10	20	14	52	66	−14	40
7	Hibernian	44	12	13	19	54	64	−10	37

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

Stats

Squad information

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Uefa Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Henry Smith	32	0	25	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
	GK	SCO	Nicky Walker	22	0	18	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Gary O'Connor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Levein	46	4	37	3	3	0	3	0	3	1
	DF	SCO	Tosh McKinlay	44	2	34	1	3	0	3	1	4	0
	DF	SCO	Alan McLaren	43	2	34	1	4	0	2	1	3	0
	DF	ENG	Glynn Snodin	34	2	27	0	2	1	2	0	3	1
	DF	SCO	Graeme Hogg	28	2	22	2	0	0	3	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Allan Preston	24	4	21	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Adrian Boothroyd	6	2	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Tommy Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay	48	4	37	2	4	0	3	1	4	1
	MF	SCO	Derek Ferguson	47	2	37	1	4	1	3	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	John Millar	26	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Ally Mauchlen	25	0	18	0	3	0	2	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Eamonn Bannon	24	1	19	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Neil Berry	20	1	17	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	NED	Peter Van de Ven	45	0	37	0	3	0	1	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	Allan Johnston	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Tommy Harrison	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	George Wright	15	0	12	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Gary Locke	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	John Sharples	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Robertson	53	15	42	11	4	3	3	1	4	0
	FW	ENG	Ian Baird	43	11	34	9	4	1	2	0	3	1
	FW	SCO	Ian Ferguson	28	5	24	4	2	1	0	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Wayne Foster	17	0	11	0	1	0	3	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Crabbe	12	1	8	1	0	0	3	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Kevin Thomas	5	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Scorers

Pos	PLayer	SPL	SC	LC	EU	Total
FW	John Robertson	11	3	1	0	15
FW	Ian Baird	9	1	0	1	11
FW	Ian Ferguson	4	1	0	0	5
DF	Craig Levein	3	0	0	1	4
DF	Allan Preston	2	2	0	0	4
MF	Gary Mackay	2	0	1	1	4
DF	Graeme Hogg	2	0	0	0	2
FW	Kevin Thomas	2	0	0	0	2
MF	Derek Ferguson	1	1	0	1	2
DF	Tosh McKinlay	1	0	1	0	2
DF	Alan McLaren	1	0	1	0	2
DF	Adrian Boothroyd	0	2	0	0	2
DF	Glynn Snodin	0	1	0	1	2
FW	Scott Crabbe	1	0	0	0	1
MF	Eamonn Bannon	1	0	0	0	1
MF	Neil Berry	1	0	0	0	1
MF	Tommy Harrison	1	0	0	0	1
MF	Allan Johnston	1	0	0	0	1
MF	John Millar	1	0	0	0	1

References

1992-93

External links

Official Club website

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