1997–98 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1997–98 season is Hearts 15th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1997–98 season
Manager Jim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division3rd
Scottish CupWinner
League CupQuarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jim Hamilton (14)
All:
Jim Hamilton (15)
Highest home attendance17,657 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 8 February 1998
Lowest home attendance12,367 v Aberdeen Scottish Premier Division 16 August 1997
Average home league attendance15,337

Fixtures

Friendlies
16 July 1997 FriendlyBlyth Spartans0 – 0HeartsCroft Park
Attendance: 800
18 July 1997 FriendlyHull City2 – 3HeartsBoothferry Park
Salvatori Flogel Hamilton Attendance: 3,471
20 July 1997 FriendlyBerwick Rangers0 – 3HeartsShielfield Park
Robertson Hamilton Attendance: 1,754
29 July 1997 FriendlyGrimsby Town2 – 0HeartsBlundell Park
Attendance: 6,348

League Cup
9 August 1997 League Cup R2Livingston0 – 2HeartsAlmondvale Stadium
McCann  25' (26) Attendance: 4,869
19 August 1997 League Cup R3Raith Rovers1 – 2HeartsStark's Park
Wright  54' Weir  56' McCann  64' Attendance: 7,146
Referee: Jim Herald
9 September 1997 League Cup QFDunfermline1 – 0 (a.e.t.)HeartsEast End Park
Moore  114' Attendance: 11,106
Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
24 January 1998 Scottish Cup R3Hearts2 – 0ClydebankTynecastle Stadium
Flogel  31' Weir  61' Attendance: 12,699
Referee: Mike McCurry
14 February 1998 Scottish Cup R4Hearts3 – 0Albion RoversTynecastle Stadium
Quitongo  61' (88) Cameron  66' (pen.) Attendance: 12,634
Referee: Alan Freeland
7 March 1998 Scottish Cup QFHearts4 – 1Ayr UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Ritchie  9' Flogel  16' Fulton  65' Hamilton  82' Ferguson  19' Attendance: 15,761
Referee: Stuart Dougal
4 April 1998 Scottish Cup SFHearts3 – 1FalkirkIbrox
Adam  5' (89) McCann  90' McAllister  85' Attendance: 31,587
Referee: Hugh Dallas
16 May 1998 Scottish Cup FinalRangers1 – 2HeartsCeltic Park
McCoist  81' Cameron  2' (pen.) Adam  52' Attendance: 48,946
Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division
4 August 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionRangers3 – 1HeartsIbrox
Negri  39', 40' Cleland  85' Cameron  88' Attendance: 48,257
Referee: Stuart Dougal
16 August 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts4 – 1AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
John Robertson  36' (pen.) Fulton  38' Cameron  42' Flogel  89' Newell  12' Attendance: 12,367
Referee: George Clyde
23 August 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionDunfermline Athletic2 – 1HeartsEast End Park
Smith  57' Tod  68' Hamilton  90+1' Attendance: 8,823
Referee: S Roy
30 August 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHibs0 – 1HeartsEaster Road
McCann  7' Attendance: 15,565
Referee: Hugh Dallas
13 September 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionSt Johnstone1 – 2HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Tosh  70' Hamilton  19' (65) Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Garry Mitchell
20 September 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Pressley  44' (og.) John Robertson  60' Olafsson  45' Attendance: 13,515
Referee: Hugh Dallas
27 September 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionKilmarnock0 – 3HeartsRugby Park
Weir  6' Hamilton  14' Adam  43' Attendance: 7,875
Referee: Kenny Clark
4 October 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionMotherwell1 – 4HeartsFir Park
Coyne  45' (pen.) Cameron  6' Adam  13' McCann  20' Hamilton  71' Attendance: 8,886
Referee: Jim McCluskey
18 October 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 2CelticTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  65' Reiper  17' Larsson  21' Attendance: 16,977
Referee: John Rowbotham
29 October 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts3 – 1Dunfermline AthleticTynecastle Stadium
McCann  13' Adam  73' Fulton  90' Smith  76' Attendance: 14,493
Referee: J Fleming
1 November 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionAberdeen1 – 4HeartsPittodrie
Windass  22' McCann  54' Flogel  65' (82) Robertson  76' Attendance: 15,097
Referee: Jim McCluskey
8 November 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0HibsTynecastle Stadium
Robertson  17' Quitongo  88' Attendance: 16,739
Referee: Mike McCurry
15 November 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Flogel  48' Cameron  90' (pen.) O'Boyle  77' Attendance: 13,611
Referee: Stuart Dougal
23 November 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts5 – 3KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
McCann  10' Adam  28' (61), 70' Quitongo  88' Nevin  5' Holt  62' Roberts  76' (pen.) Attendance: 16,015
Referee: Alan Freeland
6 December 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  45' (pen.) Flogel  68' Attendance: 12,706
Referee: George Clyde
9 December 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionDundee United0 – 0HeartsTannadice Park
Attendance: 10,402
Referee: K Bisset
13 December 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionCeltic1 – 0HeartsCeltic Park
Burley  80' Attendance: 49,806
Referee: Bobby Tait
20 December 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 5RangersTynecastle Stadium
Robertson  17' Hamilton  88' Durie  6' (34), 86' Negri  69' (pen.) Albertz  78' Attendance: 17,092
Referee: Hugh Dallas
27 December 1997 Scottish Premier DivisionDunfermline Athletic1 – 3HeartsEast End Park
Bingham  16' (pen.) Hamilton  7' Westwater  28' (og.) Salvatori  33' Attendance: 11,722
Referee: Hugh Dallas
1 January 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 2HibsTynecastle Stadium
Fulton  6' (10) Walker  51' Mcginlay  67' Attendance: 17,564
Referee: Bobby Tait
12 January 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionSt Johnstone2 – 3HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Davidson  48' O’Boyle  63' (pen.) Hamilton  29' (70) Naysmith  36' Attendance: 5,408
Referee: Mike McCurry
17 January 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionKilmarnock2 – 2HeartsRugby Park
Wright  40' Reilly  76' McCann  6' Mcpherson  45' (og.) Attendance: 11,079
Referee: Dougie Smith
31 January 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  39' (40) Attendance: 14,414
Referee: Willie Young
8 February 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1CelticTynecastle Stadium
Quitongo  92' Quitongo  40' Attendance: 17,657
Referee: Bobby Tait
21 February 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionMotherwell2 – 4HeartsFir Park
Coyle  6' Falconer  37' Hamilton  38' (58) Fulton  68' Adam  87' Attendance: 8,375
Referee: J Fleming
25 February 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts3 – 1AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Hamilton  2' Naysmith  63' McCann  77' Jess  61' Attendance: 16,512
Referee: Garry Mitchell
28 February 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionRangers2 – 2HeartsIbrox
Albertz  40' (92) McCann  31' Hamilton  76' Attendance: 50,046
Referee: Kenny Clark
14 March 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Macpherson  23' Heny  34' Attendance: 15,338
Referee: Willie Young
21 March 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionDundee United0 – 1HeartsTannadice Park
Hamilton  8' Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Alan Freeland
28 March 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionCeltic0 – 0HeartsCeltic Park
Attendance: 49,978
Referee: Bobby Tait
8 April 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
McCann  59' Coyne  79' Attendance: 14,737
11 April 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHibs2 – 1HeartsEaster Road
Lavety  56' Harper  80' Robertson  71' Attendance: 15,530
Referee: Willie Young
18 April 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Mcpherson  75' Grant  78' Attendance: 15,034
Referee: Robert Orr
25 April 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts0 – 3RangersTynecastle Stadium
Gattoso  48' (78) Albertz  78' Attendance: 17,415
Referee: Jim McCluskey
2 May 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionAberdeen2 – 2HeartsPittodrie
Jess  26' Newell  46' McCann  10' Mcpherson  29' Attendance: 12,899
Referee: Eric Martindale
9 May 1998 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0Dunfermline AthleticTynecastle Stadium
Mcpherson  83' Holmes  83' Attendance: 13,888
Referee: Robert Orr

Scottish Premier Division table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 22 8 6 64 24 +40 74 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 36 21 9 6 76 38 +38 72 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70 46 +24 67 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 52 −12 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 42 −4 48
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.

Stats

Scorers
PosPLayerSPLSCLCTotal
FW Jim Hamilton141015
MF Neil McCann101314
MF Colin Cameron82010
FW Stephane Adam73010
MF Thomas Flogel5207
FW John Robertson6006
MF Steve Fulton5106
MF Jose Quitongo3205
DF Dave McPherson4004
DF David Weir1113
DF Gary Naysmith2002
FW Derek Holmes1001
MF Stefano Salvatori1001
DF Paul Ritchie0101
gollark: Are people going to be available 6 days from now to catch?
gollark: Hmm... to use AP eggs or not to use AP eggs...
gollark: _gathers a few eggs for neglection_
gollark: Oh.
gollark: It might even turn after I catch it this time. I think it did *as* I was last time.

See also

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