1995–96 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1995–96 season is Hearts 13th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1995–96 season
Manager Jim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division4th
Scottish CupFinal
League CupQuarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Robertson (12)
All:
John Robertson (14)
Highest home attendance15,871 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 17 January 1996
Lowest home attendance7,732 v Alloa Athletic League Cup 19 August 1995
Average home league attendance12,078

Fixtures

Friendlies
28 July 1995 FriendlyPeterhead0 – 6Hearts
Murie  20' Cramb  40' Leitch  45' Colquhoun Hamilton Robertson  88' (pen.) Attendance: 400
29 July 1995 FriendlyElgin City0 – 4Hearts
Wright Robertson Locke Attendance: 900
30 July 1995 FriendlyMontrose3 – 3Hearts
Mackay Levein Hamilton Attendance: 800
5 August 1995 FriendlyDerby County3 – 3Hearts
Robertson Hagen Attendance: 5,079
9 August 1995 FriendlyHearts0 – 1Newcastle UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Beardsley  65' Attendance: 13,337
Referee: W Crombie
12 August 1995 FriendlyHearts5 – 1Manchester CityTynecastle Stadium
Hamilton  5' Johnston  19' Colquhoun  45', 51' Hagen  57' Summerbee  21' Attendance: 6,879

League Cup
19 August 1995 League Cup R2Hearts3– 0Alloa AthleticTynecastle Stadium
Hamilton  10' McPherson  40' Leitch  84' Attendance: 7,732
30 August 1995 League Cup R3Hearts2– 1Dunfermline AthleticTynecastle Stadium
Hagen  2' McPherson  55' Bieman  19' Attendance: 12,498
Referee: Kenny Clark
20 September 1995 League Cup QFDundee4– 4 (a.e.t.)HeartsDens Park
Shaw  36', 38' Tosh Wieghorst  95' Colquhoun  54' McPherson  74' Lawrence  92' Robertson  107' (pen.) Attendance: 9,528
Referee: Mottram

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Cup
31 January 1996 Scottish Cup R3Hearts1 – 0Partick ThistleTynecastle Stadium
Ritchie  63' Attendance: 13,770
Referee: Hugh Dallas
17 February 1996 Scottish Cup R4Kilmarnock1 – 2HeartsRugby Park
Anderson Berry Ritchie Attendance: 15,173
7 March 1996 Scottish Cup QFSt Johnstone1 – 2HeartsMcDiarmid Park
O'Boyle Lawrence McPherson Attendance: 9,951
Referee: Jim McCluskey
6 April 1996 Scottish Cup SFHearts2 – 1AberdeenHampden Park
Robertson Johnston Shearer Attendance: 27,785
18 May 1996 1996 Scottish Cup FinalHearts1 – 5RangersHampden Park
Colquhoun Laudrup Durie Attendance: 37,730
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division
26 August 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Hagen  68' Arnott  64' Attendance: 10,971
9 September 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts4 – 1FalkirkTynecastle Stadium
Lawrence  14' Colquhoun  19' (51) Robertson  66' (pen.) McDonald  33' Attendance: 11,531
Referee: Jim McCluskey
16 September 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 0HeartsFirhill Stadium
Docherty  11' McWilliams  89' Attendance: 5,396
23 September 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts0 – 4CelticTynecastle Stadium
McLaughlin  9' Walker  47' Attendance: 13,696
Referee: Robert Orr
1 October 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHibs2 – 2HeartsEaster Road
Donald  61' McGinlay  73' McPherson  40' Robertson  92' Attendance: 12,374
Referee: Willie Young
4 October 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 2AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Robertson  25' Dodds  18' Booth  60' Attendance: 10,927
Referee: Hugh Dallas
7 October 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionKilmarnock3 – 1HeartsRugby Park
Brown  43' McKee  63' Lawrence Attendance: 6,721
14 October 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts4 – 2Raith RoversTynecastle Stadium
Millar  10' Lawrence  12', 77' Robertson  66' Graham  64' Crawford  81' Attendance: 10,133
Referee: AM Roy
21 October 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionRangers4 – 1HeartsIbrox Stadium
Durie Gascoigne Salenko Millar Attendance: 45,155
28 October 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionFalkirk2 – 0HeartsBrockville Park
Weir  24' Johnston  90' Attendance: 6,858
4 November 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts3 – 0Partick ThistleTynecastle Stadium
McWilliams  10' (own goal)
Millar  65'
Eskilsson  69'		 Attendance: 10,094
7 November 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionMotherwell0 – 0HeartsFir Park
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Willie Young
11 November 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 1KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Locke
Robertson 		McKee  85' Attendance: 10,442
19 November 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 1HibsTynecastle Stadium
Millar  31'
Robertson  55' (pen.)		 Jackson  51' Attendance: 12,074
Referee: Kenny Clark
25 November 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionCeltic3 – 1HeartsHampden Park
Collins Bruno Attendance: 34,032
2 December 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts0 – 2RangersTynecastle Stadium
McCoist  Pen.' John Gascoigne Attendance: 15,105
9 December 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionRaith Rovers1 – 1HeartsStark's Park
Lennon Robertson Attendance: 6,349
Referee: M Pocock
16 December 1995 Scottish Premier DivisionAberdeen1 – 2HeartsPittodrie
Windass  1' Johnston  78' Colquhoun  80' Attendance: 12,308
1 January 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHibs2 – 1HeartsEaster Road
Pointon  7' Harper  28' O'Neill  44' Attendance: 14,872
Referee: W Crombie
6 January 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionPartick Thistle0 – 1HeartsFirhill Stadium
McManus  90' Attendance: 4,618
10 January 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts4 – 0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Fulton  17' Colquhoun  32' Johnston  50' (84) Attendance: 9,288
Referee: A M Roy
13 January 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 1FalkirkTynecastle Stadium
Robertson Fulton Kirk Attendance: 11,560
17 January 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 2CelticTynecastle Stadium
Robertson  40' Van Hooijdonk  76' Walker  82' Attendance: 15,871
Referee: Eric Martindale
20 January 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionRangers0 – 3HeartsIbrox Stadium
Johnston Attendance: 45,096
3 February 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0Raith RoversTynecastle Stadium
Robertson Locke Attendance: 10,183
10 February 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 3AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Robertson Glass Shearer Windass  68' Attendance: 14,314
Referee: Kenny Clark
24 February 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionKilmarnock0 – 2HeartsRugby Park
Colquhoun Robertson Attendance: 8,022
Referee: Mike McCurry
2 March 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionCeltic4 – 0HeartsCeltic Park
Donnelly McLaughlin McStay Van Hooijdonk Attendance: 37,034
16 March 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1HibsTynecastle Stadium
Mackay Dow Attendance: 14,923
Referee: LW Mottram
23 March 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 5Partick ThistleTynecastle Stadium
Johnston Eskilsson Cameron Lyons Macdonald Turner Attendance: 9,610
30 March 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionFalkirk0 – 2HeartsBrockville Park
Ritchie Locke Attendance: 5,164
10 April 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0RangersTynecastle Stadium
Pointon Johnston Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Hugh Dallas
13 April 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionRaith Rovers1 – 3HeartsStark's Park
Lennon  74' (pen.) Cameron  42' Pointon  47' Mackay  73' Attendance: 4,956
Referee: George Clyde
20 April 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionAberdeen1 – 1HeartsPittodrie
Windass  (pen.) Locke Attendance: 11,303
27 April 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 0KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
McManus Attendance: 11,329
4 May 1996 Scottish Premier DivisionMotherwell1 – 1HeartsFir Park
Davies Cameron Attendance: 8,301

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 36 24 11 1 74 25 +49 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 36 16 7 13 52 45 +7 55
4 Heart of Midlothian 36 16 7 13 55 53 +2 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Hibernian 36 11 10 15 43 57 −14 43
6 Raith Rovers 36 12 7 17 41 57 −16 43
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
  2. As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.

Stats

Scorers
PosPLayerSPLSCLCTotal
FW John Robertson121114
MF Allan Johnston8109
FW John Colquhoun5117
FW Alan Lawrence4116
DF Dave McPherson1135
MF Gary Locke4004
MF John Millar4004
DF Neil Pointon3003
DF Paul Ritchie1203
MF Gary Mackay2002
MF Colin Cameron2002
FW Hans Eskilsson2002
MF Steve Fulton2002
DF Allan McManus2002
MF David Hagen1012
DF Pasquale Bruno1001
MF Neil Berry0101
MF Brian Hamilton0011
MF Scott Leitch0011
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