2011–12 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the 14th 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 Europa League, Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2011–12 season
ChairmanRoman Romanov
ManagerJim Jefferies (Until 1 August 2011)
Paulo Sérgio (From 2 August 2011)
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
SPLFifth place
Europa LeaguePlay-off round, lost to Tottenham Hotspur
Scottish CupWinners (vs Hibernian)
League CupThird round, lost to
Ayr United
Top goalscorerLeague: Rudi Skácel (12)
All: Rudi Skácel (18)
Highest home attendance16,279 v Tottenham Hotspur Europa League 18 August 2011
Lowest home attendance8,859 v St Mirren Scottish Cup 10 March 2012

Summary

Season

Hearts finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.[1] They reached the Play Off Round of the Europa League,[2] the third round of the League Cup[3] and won the Scottish Cup after a 5–1 victory over Edinburgh Derby rivals Hibernian.[4]

Management

Hearts started the season under the stewardship of Jim Jefferies but after only three games on 1 August 2011, he was removed from his post as manager by owner Vladimir Romanov.[5] Jefferies was offered a new role at Hearts of Director of football which he turned down next day,[6] marking his departure along with coach Billy Brown for the second time. Paulo Sergio was appointed as the new manager the same day.[7][8]

Financial problems

The club began experiencing severe financial problems in November 2011 which meant they were unable to pay the players wages and the club was put up for sale.[9] The squad's October salaries were late and the November wages were paid twenty nine days late just one day before their December salaries were due.[10] The December pay has failed to arrive,[11] and a complaint was lodged with the Scottish Premier League by the players union.[12] During this period the club advised fringe players they were free to leave the club. On 4 January 2012 the SPL ordered Hearts to pay all outstanding wages by 11 January 2012 and January's wages must be paid on time on 16 January.[13] Hearts paid all outstanding wages that day following the sale of Eggert Jónsson to Wolves.[14] On 17 January the day after Hearts wages were due to be paid it was revealed all players had been paid.[15] Despite this the SPL issued a statement saying Hearts had failed to pay all players on 16 January and an emergency board meeting had been called,[16] Hearts refuted this saying payment of the remuneration had been made to all players.[17] Hearts were charged by the SPL with failing to behave with the utmost good faith to the SPL.[18] A hearing of the SPL Board sub-committee was held on 27 January,[19] and the case against the club was dismissed as they believed the club were acting in good faith.[20]

On 3 May, Hearts released their financial figures. Showing that they had made a profit of £511,000 and debt had been reduced from £36.1m to £24m. Hearts said that this had come down due to a debt restructuring plan. They also reduced operating costs by 19% to £3.63m and employment costs by 12% to £8.03m. Turnover at the club fell by £1m to £6.9m, this was mainly due to an outsourcing of retail merchandise as well as a lack of significant player sales or European competition.[21]

Pre-season
Hearts warm up before Livingston friendly

Hearts returned for pre-season training on 22 June,[22] before travelling to Il Ciocco in Tuscany for a week at their pre-season camp.[23] Hearts returned to Scotland to play East Fife before travelling to Berlin to take on Ludwigsfelder and Union Berlin.[24] Once back in Scotland they completed their pre-season taking on Cowdenbeath and Livingston before a glamour friendly at Tynecastle against Royal Antwerp,[25] to contest for the Tynecastle 125th anniversary trophy.[26]

Fixtures
1 July 2011 FriendlyBarga0–6Heart of MidlothianIl Ciocco
Hearts News
Scotsman Report		 Žaliūkas  5'
Sutton  10', 18', 34'
Novikovas  47' (pen.), 70'
5 July 2011 FriendlyEast Fife0–3Heart of MidlothianBayview Stadium
19:45 Hearts News
Scotsman Report		 Wallace  40'
Grainger  59'
Novikovas  60'		 Referee: Beaton
7 July 2011 FriendlyLudwigsfelder0–4Heart of MidlothianWaldstadion Ludwigsfelde
19:00 Hearts News
Scotsman Report		 Grainger  55'
Templeton  64', 87'
Taouil  85'
9 July 2011 FriendlyUnion Berlin3–0Heart of MidlothianStadion An der Alten Försterei
14:00 Oliveira  24'
Terodde  58'
Ede  61'		 Hearts News
12 July 2011 FriendlyCowdenbeath2–1Heart of MidlothianCentral Park
19:30 Morton  23'
Robertson  88'		 Hearts News Elliott  76' (pen.) Referee: Colvin
16 July 2011 FriendlyLivingston1–0Heart of MidlothianBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Russell  33' Hearts News Referee: Beaton
17 July 2011 FriendlyHeart of Midlothian1–0Royal AntwerpTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Hamill  85' (pen.) Hearts News Attendance: 4,504
Referee: McLean

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League

The fixture list for the first 33 SPL matches in the 2011–12 season was announced on 17 June.[27] Hearts were given a tough away game to start the season against Rangers.

Fixtures
23 July 2011 SPLRangers1–1Heart of MidlothianIbrox Stadium
15:00 Naismith  58' BBC Report Obua  16' Attendance: 49,083
Referee: Murray
31 July 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian0–1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Daly  39' Attendance: 13,821
Referee: Winter
7 August 2011 SPLMotherwell1–0Heart of MidlothianFir Park
15:00 Murphy  60'
Lasley  87' 		 BBC Report Black  50' Referee: O'Reilly
13 August 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian3–0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Novikovas  24'
Sutton  35', 52'		 BBC Report Attendance: 13,374
Referee: Conroy
21 August 2011 SPLKilmarnock0–0Heart of MidlothianRugby Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 5,328
Referee: Murray
28 August 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian2–0HibernianTynecastle Stadium
15:45 Stevenson  39'
Webster  69'		 BBC Report Attendance: 15,868
Referee: Thomson
10 September 2011 SPLInverness Caledonian Thistle1–1Heart of MidlothianCaledonian Stadium
15:00 Tadé  50' BBC Report Elliott  81' Attendance: 4,106
Referee: Collum
17 September 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian2–0St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Hamill  43' (pen.)
Mair  70' (o.g.)		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,572
Referee: Richmond
25 September 2011 SPLSt Johnstone2–0Heart of MidlothianMcDiarmid Park
12:00 Sheridan  30', 55' BBC Report Attendance: 2,770
Referee: O'Reilly
2 October 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian2–0CelticTynecastle Stadium
12:45 Skacel  58'
Stevenson  81'		 BBC Report Commons  65' Attendance: 14,749
Referee: Thomson
15 October 2011 SPLDunfermline Athletic0–2Heart of MidlothianEast End Park
15:00 BBC Report Webster  43'
Skacel  76'		 Attendance: 5,694
Referee: O'Reilly
23 October 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian0–2RangersTynecastle Stadium
12:30 BBC Report Naismith  21'
Jelavić  74'		 Attendance: 15,495
Referee: Murray
29 October 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian0–1KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Black  16' BBC Report Shiels  55' (Penalty) Attendance: 12,829
Referee: Muir
5 November 2011 SPLSt Mirren0 –0Heart of MidlothianSt Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 4,771
Referee: Conroy
19 November 2011 SPLDundee United1 –0Heart of MidlothianTannadice Park
15:00 Robertson  24' BBC Report Attendance: 6,925
Referee: Collum
26 November 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian2 –1Inverness Caledonian ThistleTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Skacel  46'
Jonsson  76'		 BBC Report Tokely  58' Attendance: 12,021
Referee: Thomson
3 December 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian1 –2St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Taouil  86' BBC Report Craig  3'
Mackay  79' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 12,815
Referee: O’Reilly
10 December 2011 SPLCeltic1–0Heart of MidlothianCeltic Park
15:00 Wanyama  72' BBC Report Attendance: 49,023
Referee: Murray
17 December 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian4–0Dunfermline AthleticTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Elliott  2'
Taouil  27'
Templeton  71'
Skácel  90+2'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 11,988
Referee: Richmond
24 December 2011 SPLHeart of Midlothian2–0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
13:00 Black  17'
Elliott  28'		 BBC Report Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Allan
28 December 2011 SPLAberdeen0–0Heart of MidlothianPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 9,210
Referee: Winter
2 January 2012 SPLHibernian1–3Heart of MidlothianEaster Road
12:15 Zaliukas  59' (Own Goal) BBC Report Black
McGowan  58'
Webster  83'
Skácel  90+2'		 Referee: Murray
14 January 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian5–2St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Žaliūkas  1'
Žaliūkas  12'
Skácel  23', 64', 68'
Sutton  90'		 BBC Report McGowan  13' (Penalty)
Thompson  19'		 Attendance: 12,462
Referee: McLean
21 January 2012 SPLInverness Caledonian Thistle1–0Heart of MidlothianCaledonian Stadium
15:00 Sutherland  49' BBC Report Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Salmond
8 February 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian0–4CelticTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Brown  3'
Wanyama  20'
Ledley  31'
Hooper  60'		 Attendance: 14,787
Referee: Collum
11 February 2012 SPLKilmarnock1–1Heart of MidlothianRugby Park
15:00 Van Tornhout  54' 
Heffernan  79'		 BBC Report Hamill  80' 
Santana  92'		 Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Norris
18 February 2012 SPLMotherwell3–0Heart of MidlothianFir Park
15:00 Webster  37' (Own Goal)
Murphy  41'
Lasley  51' 
Law  65'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,489
Referee: Muir
25 February 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian0 –2Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Daly  41'
Gunning  85'		 Attendance: 13,176
Referee: Murray
3 March 2012 SPLRangers1–2Heart of MidlothianIbrox Stadium
15:00 Davis  45' BBC Report Black  58'
Hamill  79'		 Referee: Allan
18 March 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian2–0HibernianTynecastle Stadium
12:00 Beattie  28'
Santana  94'		 BBC Report Attendance: 15,128
Referee: Thomson
24 March 2012 SPLSt Johnstone2–1Heart of MidlothianMcDiarmid Park
15:00 Davidson  35'
Sandaza  77' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Holt  29' Attendance: 4,365
Referee: McLean
31 March 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian3–0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
15:00 McGowan  27'
Skacel  53', 89'		 BBC Report Attendance: 13,292
Referee: Collum
7 April 2012 SPLDunfermline Athletic1–2Heart of MidlothianEast End Park
15:00 Žaliūkas  85' (Own goal) BBC Report Glen  49'
Keddie  53' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Finnie
21 April 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian0–3RangersTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Aluko  29'
Little  35', 88'		 Attendance: 14,842
Referee: Murray
28 April 2012 SPLDundee United2–2Heart of MidlothianTannadice Park
12:30 Flood  32'
Mackay-Steven  65'		 BBC Report Rudi Skácel  35'
Novikovas  83'		 Attendance: 7,001
Referee: Collum
1 May 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian0–1MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Higdon  29' Attendance: 9,185
Referee: Winter
6 May 2012 SPLHeart of Midlothian2–0St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Skácel  21'
Webster  58'		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,543
Referee: McLean
13 May 2012 SPLCeltic5–0Heart of MidlothianCeltic Park
12:30 Hooper  5', 8', 39' (pen.), 66', 87' BBC Sport Attendance: 58,875
Referee: Muir

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Motherwell 38 18 8 12 49 44 +5 62 Qualification for the Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 11 11 62 50 +12 59 Qualification for the Europa League Third qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League Play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
6 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 43 50 −7 50 Qualification for the Europa League Second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Kilmarnock 38 11 14 13 44 61 −17 47
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
Hearts line up against Tottenham at Tynecastle

Hearts entered the Europa League during the third qualifying round[28] having qualified after finishing third in the SPL During season 2010–11.[29] Hearts would have entered at the 2nd qualification round but thanks to Celtic winning the Scottish cup[30] and gaining a higher qualification place their place went to Hearts. Hearts have been seeded for the third qualifying round.[31] Hearts drew Paksi[32] and travelled to Hungary, playing out a 1–1 draw. In the second leg goals from Ryan Stevenson, Andy Driver and Rudi Skácel were enough to win the tie 4–1 and progress to the play-off round with a 5–2 aggregate.[33] Unseeded for the Play Off round Hearts drew English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur[34] in a game dubbed by the press as a Battle of Britain fixture. In the home leg at Tynecastle, Hearts were outclassed[35] and Humiliated[36] by Spurs who won the first leg 0–5. Hearts were much improved in the second leg but weren't able to claw back the tie earning a 0 – 0 draw, making them only first team since Real Madrid to leave White Hart Lane with a clean sheet. Hearts were eliminated on aggregate.[37]

Fixtures
28 July 2011 Q3 Leg 1Paksi SE1–1Heart of MidlothianSóstói Stadion
19:00 Sipeki  32' BBC Report Hamill  45' (pen.) Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Gestranius
4 August 2011 Q3 Leg 2Heart of Midlothian4–1Paksi SETynecastle Stadium
19:45 Stevenson  34' (45)
Andy Driver  50'
Skácel  76'		 BBC Report Bode  89' Attendance: 12,611
Referee: Malek
18 August 2011 Play Off Leg 1Heart of Midlothian0–5Tottenham HotspurTynecastle Stadium
19:45 BBC Report van der Vaart  5'
Defoe  13'
Livermore  28'
Bale 63'
Lennon  78'		 Attendance: 16,279
Referee: Tagliavento
25 August 2011 Play Off Leg 2Tottenham Hotspur0–0Heart of MidlothianWhite Hart Lane
20:00 BBC Report Attendance: 32,590
Referee: Kakos

Scottish Cup
Main articles: 2011–12 Scottish Cup and 2012 Scottish Cup Final
Scottish Cup in Hearts colours following 2012 win

Hearts enter the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage. The draw was conducted on 22 November[38] and drew Hearts against Junior side Auchinleck Talbot.[39] Hearts won 1–0 through a Gordon Smith goal after Fraser Mullen had a first half penalty saved.[40] The fifth round draw took place on 9 January drawing Hearts with fellow premier league side St Johnstone,[41] a reply of the fourth round the previous year.[42] Hearts were held to a 1–1 draw.[43] David Templeton scored early in the first half before St Johnstone equalised through Cillian Sheridan in the 78th minute forcing a replay.[44] The draw was held for the quarter finals on 6 February 2012 drawing Hearts against either Ross County or St Mirren should they beat St Johnstone in the replay.[45] Hearts won the replay 2–1 in extra time.[46] Murray Davidson scored for St Johnstone in the 83rd minute before Suso Santana was brought down in the box during the last minute of injury time. Jamie Hamill scored the resulting penalty to take the match to extra time, before captain Marius Žaliūkas scored in the 117th minute to win the match.[47] St Mirren beat Ross county in their replay setting up another all Scottish Premier League tie in the quarter-finals.[48]

Hearts were held to a 2–2 draw in the quarter-final tie with St Mirren forcing a replay.[49] St Mirren went ahead through a Graham Carey free kick before Craig Beattie equalised. Hearts should have gone in at half time with a 2–1 lead but a further strike by Beattie was wrongly ruled off side by linesman Gary Cheyne.[50] Rudi Skacel put Hearts in front before a Marius Žaliūkas own goal in the 84th minute levelled the tie.[51] The draw was held for the semi finals on 11 March 2012, drawing the winner of the replay against Celtic. In the replay Nigel Hasselbaink had the ball in the net for St Mirren in the 12-minute, however the referee had blown for a penalty for St Mirren a split second before. The resulting Graham Carey penalty was saved by Jamie MacDonald.[52] Hearts went on win the tie 2–0, through goals from Jamie Hamill and Rudi Skacel.[53] The victory put Hearts through to the semi finals for the first time in 5 years.[54]

Hearts won the semi final 2–1.[55] After a goalless first half the introduction of Craig Beattie at half time made Hearts more of an attacking threat. After just 70 seconds he set up Rudi Skacel to score the match's opener.[55] Gary Hooper equalised on the 87th minute, television replays later showed that Hooper was half-a-yard offside. With the match in injury time, referee Euan Norris awarded Hearts a penalty for a handball in the Celtic box by Joe Ledley.[56] Beattie stepped up to score the Penalty,[55] before getting booked for taking his shirt off and his impromptu lap of honour in his celebration of the goal.[57] Celtic had an appeal for handball turned down in the dying minutes of the game and Hearts progressed to the final.[56]

Hibernian beat Aberdeen in their semi final, to set up the final Edinburgh Derby of the season.[58] This is the first time the two Edinburgh clubs have met in the Scottish Cup Final since 1896.[59]

Fixtures
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup R4Heart of Midlothian1–0Auchinleck TalbotTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Smith  84' BBC Report Attendance: 8,895
Referee: Beaton
5 February 2012 Scottish Cup R5Heart of Midlothian1–1St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
14:15 Templeton  10' BBC Report MacKay  74'
Sheridan  77'		 Attendance: 9,185
Referee: Thomson
14 February 2012 Scottish Cup R5 ReplaySt Johnstone1–2 (a.e.t.)Heart of MidlothianMcDiarmid Park
19:45 Davidson  84' BBC Report Hamill  95'
Žaliūkas  117'		 Attendance: 3,404
Referee: Winter
10 March 2012 Scottish Cup QFHeart of Midlothian2–2St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
12:30 Beattie  37'
Skacel  48'		 BBC Report Carey  27'
Žaliūkas  84' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 8,859
Referee: O'Reilly
21 March 2012 Scottish Cup QF ReplaySt Mirren0–2Heart of MidlothianSt Mirren Park
19:45 BBC Report Hamill  31'
Skacel  86'		 Attendance: 5,291
Referee: O'Reilly
15 April 2012 Scottish Cup SFCeltic1–2Heart of MidlothianHampden Park
12:45 Hooper  87' BBC Report Skacel  47'
Beattie  92' (Penalty)		 Referee: Norris
19 May 2012 Scottish Cup FinalHibernian1– 5Heart of MidlothianHampden Park
15:00 James McPake  41' Barr  15'
Skácel  27', 75'
Grainger  47' (pen.)
McGowan  50'		 Attendance: 51,041
Referee: Thomson

League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Having qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League the previous season, Hearts entered the Scottish League Cup at the third round stage.[60] The third round draw was held on 29 August where Hearts were paired with Scottish First Division side Ayr United.[61] Hearts lost to Ayr United on penalties after a 1 – 1 draw after extra time.[62] After the match Hearts asked the SFA to clarify the decision by referee Iain Brines after appearing to give the goal on three separate occasions.[63] to disallow an Eggert Jonsson goal for handball[64]

Fixtures
21 September 2011 League Cup R3Ayr United1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		Heart of MidlothianSomerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Wardlaw  63' BBC Report Robinson  49' Attendance: 2,517
Referee: Brines
Penalties
Moffat
McKernon
Trouten
Roberts 		Jónsson
Grainger
Skácel

Players

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
26 DF Žaliūkas 47 Club captain
6 DF Webster 3 Vice-captain

Last updated: 20 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information

This section includes all players who have been part of the first team during the season. They may not have made an appearance.

Last updated 20 May 2012[65]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK János Balogh 1000001000
2 MF Jamie Hamill 355292320031
3 DF Danny Grainger 381270611040
4 DF Eggert Jónsson 201161001030
4 FW Craig Beattie 9351420000
5 DF Darren Barr 201150411000
6 DF Andy Webster 404314700020
7 MF Suso Santana 182132400010
8 MF Ian Black 382292600030
9 FW Kevin Kyle 0000000000
10 FW Stephen Elliott 343263500030
11 MF Andrew Driver 301210601021
12 MF David Templeton 352271311040
13 MF David Obua 221191100020
14 FW Calum Elliot 0000000000
15 FW John Sutton 183143001030
16 MF Ryan Stevenson 224192000032
17 DF Ryan McGowan 383282611030
18 MF Arvydas Novikovas 192152101020
19 MF Rudi Skácel 40182912751031
20 DF Jason Thomson 0000000000
21 MF Mehdi Taouil 302242401010
22 FW Gordon Smith 9160111010
23 FW Gary Glen 10181200000
25 GK Marián Kello 230200000030
26 DF Marius Žaliūkas 472361611040
27 FW Scott Robinson 281200601110
28 GK Mark Ridgers 2020000000
30 GK Jamie MacDonald 260180700010
31 MF Adrian Mrowiec 360290300040
34 MF Jonny Stewart 0000000000
35 MF Denis Prychynenko 4030100000[66]
38 FW Jordan Morton 1000100000
40 MF Colin Hamilton 0000000000
42 MF Jason Holt 2121000000
43 FW David Smith 0000000000
44 DF Brad McKay 0000000000
45 MF Chris Kane 0000000000
49 DF Kevin McHattie 1010000000
52 DF Fraser Mullen 1000100000
53 GK Jack Hamilton 0000000000
54 FW Billy King 0000000000
FW Robert Ogleby 0000000000

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The SPL, Scottish Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
1Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year.
Squad only includes players currently registered with the club and those with professional contracts only.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 20 May 2012
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 GK János Balogh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 MF Jamie Hamill 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
3 DF Danny Grainger 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
4 DF Eggert Jónsson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 FW Craig Beattie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Darren Barr 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
6 DF Andy Webster 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
7 MF Suso Santana 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF Ian Black 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 2
9 FW Kevin Kyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Stephen Elliott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Andrew Driver 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 MF David Templeton 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
13 MF David Obua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Calum Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW John Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Ryan Stevenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 DF Ryan McGowan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 MF Arvydas Novikovas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Rudi Skácel 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 DF Jason Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Mehdi Taouil 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 FW Gordon Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Gary Glen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Marián Kello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Marius Žaliūkas 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
27 FW Scott Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 GK Mark Ridgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Jamie MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
31 MF Adrian Mrowiec 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 MF Jonny Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 [66] FW Denis Prychynenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Jordan Morton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 MF Colin Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Jason Holt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW David Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Brad McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW Chris Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF Kevin McHattie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 DF Fraser Mullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 GK Jack Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 FW Billy King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Robert Ogleby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: BBC Sport

Top scorers
Last updated on 20 May 2012
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
MF19Skácel 125118
MF2Hamill 2215
MF16Stevenson 224
DF6Webster 44
FW10Elliott 33
FW15Sutton 33
FW4Beattie 123
DF17McGowan 213
MF21Taouil 22
MF12Templeton 112
DF26Žaliūkas 112
MF8Black 22
MF7Santana 22
MF18Novikovas 22
MF13Obua 11
MF11Driver 11
FW27Robinson 11
MF4Jónsson 11
FW22Smith 11
MF42Holt 11
FW23Glen 11
DF5Barr 11
DF5Grainger 11

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2011 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2011–12

Hearts first transfer activity over the summer came on 25 May with the announcement that Jamie Hamill, John Sutton and Danny Grainger had all signed three-year contracts.[67] The following day they announced the departure of three first team players, Jamie Mole, Dawid Kucharski and Paul Mulrooney. Along with six youth players who were not offered new contracts.[68] Mehdi Taouil became Hearts fourth signing of the new season with Jonathan Brown, Rubén Palazuelos and Ismael Bouzid also leaving on freedom of contract. After featuring during pre-season and with only two days remaining before the season started Hearts accepted a bid of £1.5 Million for Lee Wallace from Rangers. Hearts had refused previous bids from Rangers for the player.[69] That completed the transfer activity under Jim Jefferies. New manager Sergio made one transfer deal before the close of the summer transfer window with Callum Tapping joining Hearts from Tottenham.[70]

Club

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Jim Jefferies (Until 1 August 2011)
Assistant Manager Billy Brown (Until 1 August 2011)
Manager Paulo Sérgio
Assistant Manager Sergio Cruz
Assistant Manager Alberto Cabral
First-team coach Gary Locke
Goalkeepers coach Allan Carswell
Under 19 Coach Darren Murray
Academy Director John Murray
Stadium Announcer Scott Wilson

Source: Heartsfc.co.uk

Playing kit

Hearts continue with Umbro as their kit manufacture for the 5th consecutive season, with Wonga.com[124] replacing Ukio Bankas as sponsor having signed a two-year deal with Hearts.

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See also

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