1999–2000 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1999–00 season is the second consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League in which Hearts have competed since its inauguration in 1998–99. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1999–00 season
Manager Jim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League3rd
Scottish CupQuarter Final
League CupQuarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary McSwegan (13)
All:
Gary McSwegan (15)
Highest home attendance17,954 (vs. Hibs, SPL, 19 December 1999)
Lowest home attendance10,598 (vs. Dundee United, SPL, 5 December 1999)
Average home league attendance14,246

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Gilles Rousset
2 DF  SCO Steven Pressley
3 DF  SCO Gary Naysmith
4 MF  SCO Gary Locke
5 DF  SCO Kevin James
6 DF  SCO Paul Ritchie
7 FW  SCO Gary McSwegan
8 MF  SCO Steve Fulton
9 FW  FRA Stéphane Adam
10 MF  SCO Colin Cameron
11 FW  SCO Darren Jackson
12 DF  SCO Grant Murray
13 GK  SCO Roddy McKenzie
14 MF  AUT Thomas Flögel
15 DF  YUG Gordan Petrić
16 MF  ENG Lee Makel
17 DF  SCO Rob McKinnon
18 MF  JAM Fitzroy Simpson[notes 1]
19 MF  WAL Leigh Jenkinson[notes 2]
20 MF  ESP Juanjo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  SVK Róbert Tomaschek
22 DF  FRA Fabien Leclercq
23 FW  SCO Gary Wales
24 FW  NIR Andy Kirk
25 DF  SCO Robbie Horn
26 GK  FIN Antti Niemi
27 MF  SCO Scott Severin
28 DF  SCO Kenny Milne
29 DF  SCO Bobby Clyde
30 GK  SCO Scott Strang
31 DF  SCO Robbie Neilson
32 MF  SCO Kris O'Neill
33 MF  SCO Alisdair Graham
34 MF  SCO Steven O'Donnell
35 DF  SCO Craig Findlay
36   Graham Smith
37 GK  NOR Roger Vaaler
40 DF  SCO Darren Goldie
48   Steve Riley

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ANG José Quitongo (to Hamilton Academical)
21 MF  ITA Stefano Salvatori (to Alzano)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  SCO Derek Holmes (to Ross County)

Fixtures

Pre-season friendlies
17 July 1999 FriendlyQueens Park0 – 3HeartsHampden Park
McSwegan Adam Makel Attendance: 1,027
19 July 1999 FriendlyStirling Albion0 – 6HeartsForthbank Stadium
Kirk Holmes Quitongo Attendance: 641
21 July 1999 FriendlyHearts3 – 2FulhamTynecastle Stadium
Jackson  57' (61) Juanjo  73' Horsfield  7' Collymore  18' Attendance: 9,056
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 July 1999 FriendlyHearts2 – 2Tottenham HotspurTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  50' Makel  70' Murray  36' Iversen  43' Attendance: 9,710
Referee: Kevin Stott
2 August 1999 FriendlyMorton0 – 4HeartsCappielow Park
Locke Horn Kirk Smith Attendance: 251

League Cup
18 August 1999 League Cup R2Queen Of The South1 – 3HeartsPalmerston Park
Leslie  14' Jackson  46' (85) Severin  70' Attendance: 4,633
Referee: Hugh Dallas
12 October 1999 League Cup R3East Fife0 – 2HeartsBayview Stadium
Cameron  41' (pen.) Holmes  89' Attendance: 3,337
2 February 2000 League Cup R3Kilmarnock1 – 0HeartsRugby Park
Jeffrey  77' Attendance: 6,648
Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Cup
29 January 2000 Scottish Cup R3Hearts3 – 2StenhousemuirTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  38' (pen.) McSwegan  61' (88) Hamilton  8' Mooney  29' Attendance: 11,752
Referee: Robert Orr
19 February 2000 Scottish Cup R4Clyde0 – 2HeartsBroadwood Stadium
Jackson  1' Wales  7' Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Stuart Dougal
12 March 2000 Scottish Cup QFRangers4 – 1HeartsIbrox
Ferguson  12' Numan  17' Amoruso  69' Dodds  79' (pen.) Cameron  35' (pen.) Attendance: 31,471
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League
31 July 1999 SPLSt Johnstone1 – 4HeartsMcDiarmid Park
McQuillan  83' McSwegan  30' Flögel  67' Dods  78' (og.) Cameron  80' Attendance: 6,705
Referee: Willie Young
7 August 1999 SPLHearts0 – 4RangersTynecastle Stadium
Reyna  14' (73) Mols  45' Albertz  67' Attendance: 17,893
Referee: John Rowbotham
14 August 1999 SPLHibs1 – 1HeartsEaster Road
Latapy  43' (pen.) McSwegan  79' Attendance: 16,976
Referee: Stuart Dougal
22 August 1999 SPLHearts3 – 0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  44' (50), 85' Attendance: 12,803
Referee: Mike McCurry
29 August 1999 SPLCeltic4 – 0HeartsCeltic Park
Viduka  17' Larsson  36' Berkovic  70' (72) Attendance: 59,697
Referee: Jim McCluskey
11 September 1999 SPLHearts3 – 0DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Adam  7' Jackson  73' Cameron  75' Severin  81' Attendance: 13,378
Referee: Kevin Toner
20 September 1999 SPLMotherwell1 – 0HeartsFir Park
Teale  24' (pen.) Attendance: 7,500
Referee: John Rowbotham
25 September 1999 SPLDundee United0 – 2HeartsTannadice Park
Adam  14' (89) Attendance: 8,510
Referee: Mike McCurry
16 October 1999 SPLHearts1 – 1St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  7' Lowndes  57' Attendance: 12,872
Referee: Alan Freeland
27 October 1999 SPLHearts2 – 2KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  83' Juanjo  92' MacPherson  64' Cocard  93' Attendance: 12,541
Referee: Kenny Clark
30 October 1999 SPLDundee1 – 0HeartsDens Park
Tweed  2' Attendance: 6,018
Referee: Garry Mitchell
6 November 1999 SPLHearts1 – 1MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  8' Spencer  83' Attendance: 12,514
Referee: Alan Freeland
20 November 1999 SPLHearts1 – 2CelticTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  3' Wright  71' Moravcik  88' Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Mike McCurry
23 November 1999 SPLMotherwell2 – 1HeartsFir Park
McCulloch  24' Nevin  90' McSwegan  46' Attendance: 6,018
Referee: John Rowbotham
27 November 1999 SPLKilmarnock2 – 2HeartsRugby Park
Mahood  73' Reilly  92' McSwegan  7' Ritchie  22' Attendance: 8,326
Referee: Kenny Clark
5 December 1999 SPLHearts3 – 0Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Juanjo  4' Jackson  69' Adam  88' Attendance: 10,598
Referee: Hugh Dallas
8 December 1999 SPLAberdeen3 – 1HeartsPittodrie
Jess  9' Stavrum  63' Guntveit  65' Severin  30' Attendance: 10,274
Referee: Jim McCluskey
19 December 1999 SPLHearts0 – 3HibsTynecastle Stadium
Lehmann  18' Sauzee  27' Miller  90' Attendance: 17,954
Referee: Willie Young
22 December 1999 SPLRangers1 – 0HeartsIbrox
Albertz  90' Attendance: 49,709
Referee: Stuart Dougal
22 January 2000 SPLHearts3 – 0DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Wales  17' Jackson  50' Attendance: 13,112
Referee: George Simpson
5 February 2000 SPLCeltic2 – 3HeartsCeltic Park
Moravcik  18' Naysmith  55' Cameron  31' (83), pen.' Viduka  28' Attendance: 59,896
Referee: John Rowbotham
26 February 2000 SPLHearts0 – 0KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,243
Referee: George Simpson
1 March 2000 SPLMotherwell0 – 2HeartsFir Park
Jackson  45' Wales  59' Attendance: 5,558
Referee: Jim McCluskey
4 March 2000 SPLDundee United0 – 1HeartsTannadice Park
Cameron  54' (pen.) Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Kenny Clark
15 March 2000 SPLSt Johnstone0 – 1HeartsMcDiarmid Park
McSwegan  64' Attendance: 4,468
Referee: Stuart Dougal
18 March 2000 SPLHibs3 – 1HeartsEaster Road
Latapy  37' Sauzee  60' Paatelainen  85' Jackson  26' Attendance: 15,908
Referee: Hugh Dallas
22 March 2000 SPLHearts3 – 0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  9' Wales  47' Fulton  99' Attendance: 13,249
Referee: Willie Young
25 March 2000 SPLHearts0 – 0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Mike McCurry
1 April 2000 SPLDundee0 – 0HeartsDens Park
Attendance: 6,291
Referee: Jim McCluskey
8 April 2000 SPLHearts1 – 0CelticTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  36' Attendance: 16,046
Referee: Hugh Dallas
12 April 2000 SPLHearts1 – 2RangersTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  12' Wallace  45' Dodds  64' Attendance: 16,314
Referee: Willie Young
15 April 2000 SPLAberdeen1 – 2HeartsPittodrie
Stavrum  13' Wales  81' Jackson  84' Attendance: 12,626
Referee: George Clyde
22 April 2000 SPLHearts1 – 2Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Wales  63' Mathie  73' (87) Attendance: 12,604
Referee: Robert Orr
29 April 2000 SPLKilmarnock0 – 1HeartsPittodrie
Wales  53' Attendance: 8,057
Referee: Stuart Dougal
6 May 2000 SPLHearts0 – 0St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 12,638
Referee: John Rowbotham
13 May 2000 SPLRangers1 – 0HeartsIbrox
Dodds  22' Attendance: 49,109
Referee: Kenny Clark
21 May 2000 SPLHearts2 – 1HibsTynecastle Stadium
Juanjo  30' McSwegan  62' Paatelainen  57' Attendance: 17,391
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 28 6 2 96 26 +70 90 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 90 38 +52 69 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 15 9 12 47 40 +7 54
4 Motherwell 36 14 10 12 49 63 −14 52
5 St Johnstone 36 10 12 14 36 44 −8 42
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.

Statistics

Scorers
PosPLayerSPLSCLCTotal
FW Gary McSwegan132015
MF Colin Cameron82111
FW Darren Jackson6129
FW Gary Wales6107
FW Stéphane Adam4004
MF Juanjo3003
MF Scott Severin2013
MF Thomas Flögel1001
MF Steve Fulton1001
DF Gary Naysmith1001
DF Paul Ritchie1001
FW Derek Holmes0011
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See also

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/1999-2000/scotprm/hearts.htm

Notes
  1. Simpson was born in Bradford-on-Avon, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  2. Jenkinson was born in Thorne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented the Wales B team.
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