1987–88 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian
1987–88 season
ChairmanScotland Wallace Mercer
ManagerScotland Alex MacDonald
Scotland Sandy Jardine
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi Final
League CupQuarter Final
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland John Robertson (26)
All:
Scotland John Robertson (31)
Highest home attendance28,992 v Hibs 2 January 1988 & V Celtic 7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division
Lowest home attendance7,307 v Dunfermline Athletic 13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division
Average home league attendance16,633

The 1987–88 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 5th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Fixtures[]

Friendlies[]

18 July 1987 Friendly Homburg 2–1 Hearts
Goal Goal Andy Watson Goal 83' Attendance: 1,800
22 July 1987 Friendly Preußen Münster 0–2 Hearts
Gary Mackay Goal
Andy Watson Goal		 Attendance: 300
24 July 1987 Friendly Eintracht Bad Kreuznach 1–3 Hearts
Goal 85' Allan Moore Goal 25'
Andy Watson Goal 56'
Sandy Clark Goal 90'		 Attendance: 250
25 July 1987 Friendly SC Birkenfeld 1–1 Hearts
Goal Gary Mackay Goal 66' Attendance: 450
27 July 1987 Friendly Remscheid 2–1 Hearts
Goal
Goal		 John Robertson Goal 65' (pen.) Attendance: 300
1 August 1987 Friendly Berwick Rangers 1–2 Hearts
Goal 53' Dave McPherson Goal 19'
John Robertson Goal 84'		 Attendance: 1,200
3 August 1987 Friendly Hearts 0–1 Newcastle
Paul Gascoigne Goal 86' Attendance: 10,113
29 September 1987 Friendly Inverness 3–4 Hearts
Polworth Goal Goal
Hercher Goal		 Hugh Burns Goal
Sandy Clark Goal
John Robertson Goal
John Colquhoun Goal		 Attendance: 2,500

League Cup[]

19 August 1987 League Cup R2 Hearts 6–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Dave McPherson Goal 24'
Sandy Clark Goal 39' Goal 59'
Gary Mackay Goal 81'
Neil Berry Goal 88'
Wayne Foster Goal 89'		 Ian Bryson Goal 66' (pen.) Attendance: 9,188
25 August 1987 League Cup R3 Hearts 2–0 Clyde Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson Goal 32' Goal 83' (pen.) Attendance: 11,711
2 September 1987 League Cup QF Rangers 4–1 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Iain Durrant Goal 21' Goal 23'
Ally McCoist Goal 43' Goal 89' (pen.)		 John Robertson Goal 49' Attendance: 40,920

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Cup
30 January 1988 Scottish Cup R3 Falkirk 1–3 Hearts Brockville Park
Goal 40' John Robertson Goal 43' Goal 52'
Wayne Foster Goal 70'		 Attendance: 16,000
20 February 1988 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 2–0 Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark Goal 41'
Gary Mackay Goal 75'		 Attendance: 13,646
12 March 1988 Scottish Cup QF Hearts 3–0 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun Goal 27'
Wayne Foster Goal 42'
Gary Mackay Goal		 Attendance: 21,969
9 April 1988 Scottish Cup SF Celtic 2– 1 Hearts Hampden Park
Mark McGhee Goal 88'
Andy Walker Goal 91'		 Brian Whittaker Goal 60' Attendance: 66,466

East of Scotland Shield[]

Main article: East of Scotland Shield
8 May 1988 East of Scotland Shield Hearts 5–1 Hibs
Neil Berry Goal Goal
Allan Moore Goal Goal
Sean Docherty Goal		 Goal Attendance: 400

Scottish Premier Division[]

Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division
8 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–2 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun Goal 1'
Sandy Clark Goal 9'
John Robertson Goal 43' Goal 79'		 Stuart Burgess Goal 72'
Crawford Baptie Goal 77'		 Attendance: 12,163
12 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Mark McGhee Goal 86' Attendance: 27,825
15 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 1–1 Hearts Love Street
Paul Lambert Goal 66' (pen.) John Robertson Goal 38' (pen.) Attendance: 7,408
22 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson Goal 21' (pen.)
Sandy Clark Goal 36' Goal 77'
Iain Jardine Goal 50'		 Iain Ferguson Goal 87' Attendance: 14,548
29 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson Goal 6' Attendance: 24,496
5 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Morton 1–2 Hearts Cappielow
John McNeil Goal 88' (pen.) John Colquhoun Goal 10'
John Robertson Goal 32' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,143
12 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Allan Moore Goal 44' Attendance: 11,488
19 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–3 Hearts Dens Park
J. Smith Goal 88' John Colquhoun Goal 1' Goal 50'
John Robertson Goal 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 9,199
26 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline 0–1 Hearts East End Park
John Colquhoun Goal 36' Attendance: 13,873
3 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,906
7 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson Goal 13'
Dave McPherson Goal 16'		 James Bett Goal (Pen.) Attendance: 17,843
10 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 1–5 Hearts Brockville Park
Robert Stewart Goal John Colquhoun Goal Goal
Iain Jardine Goal
John Robertson Goal pen.'
Wayne Foster Goal		 Attendance: 9,300
17 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 2–1 Hearts Easter Road
Eddie May Goal 5'
Paul Kane Goal 41'		 John Robertson Goal 15' Attendance: 23,390
24 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–0 Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Kenny Black Goal Goal
Gary Mackay Goal		 Attendance: 11,516
27 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–3 Hearts Fir Park
Wayne Foster Goal
John Robertson Goal pen.'
Mark Caughey Goal (og.)		 Attendance: 6,493
31 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–2 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson Goal 15' Goal 17'
John Colquhoun Goal 34'
Kenny Black Goal 74'		 Thomas Coyne Goal 60'
Keith Wright Goal 87'		 Attendance: 13,806
7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun Goal 39' Mark McGhee Goal 79' Attendance: 28,992
14 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,302
18 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee United 0–3 Hearts Tannadice Park
John Robertson Goal 31' Goal 39'
Wayne Foster Goal 65'		 Attendance: 14,260
21 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,879
24 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson Goal 10'
Dave McPherson Goal 84'
Sandy Clark Goal 88'		 Craig Robertson Goal 49'
Burns Goal 64' (og.)		 Attendance: 14,157
28 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–2 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Robert Fleck Goal 28'
Craig Levein Goal 41' (og.)
Ian Durrant Goal 74'		 Mike Galloway Goal 36'
John Robertson Goal 61'		 Attendance: 43,557
5 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson Goal 36' Attendance: 12,729
12 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 2–2 Hearts Celtic Park
Andy Walker Goal 81' (pen.)
Paul McStay Goal 87'		 John Robertson Goal 22'
Mike Galloway Goal 74'		 Attendance: 42,004
16 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay Goal 36' Goal 5' Attendance: 9,407
19 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 0–0 Hearts Dens Park
Attendance: 10,788
26 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Greenock Morton 0–0 Hearts Cappielow
Attendance: 6,726
2 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,992
9 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline 0–4 Hearts East End Park
John Robertson Goal 46' Goal 56'
John Colquhoun Goal 68'
Mike Galloway Goal 83'		 Attendance: 11,963
16 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark Goal 77' Iain Durrant Goal 54' (pen.) Attendance: 28,967
3 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay Goal 77' Ian Redford Goal 51' (pen.) Attendance: 13,710
6 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 0–6 Hearts Love Street
John Robertson Goal 23' (pen.) Goal 52'
John Colquhoun Goal 40' Goal 41' Goal 62'
Wayne Foster Goal 47'		 Attendance: 6,659
13 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark Goal 43'
John Robertson Goal 55' (pen.)		 James Bett Goal 6'
Tommy Jones Goal 90'		 Attendance: 18,817
27 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 2–0 Hearts Brockville Park
Crawford Baptie Goal
Samuel McGivern Goal 55'		 Attendance: 8,819
8 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 0–2 Hearts Fir Park
John Colquhoun Goal 42'
John Robertson Goal 65'		 Attendance: 6,488
19 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 20,870
26 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–0 Greenock Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Mike Galloway Goal 62' Goal 89' Attendance: 8,787
30 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–0 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Kenny Black Goal 22'
John Colquhoun Goal 84'		 Attendance: 9,649
2 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 1–2 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Jan Bartram Goal 25' Dave McPherson Goal 66'
John Robertson Goal 83' (pen.)		 Attendance: 41,125
13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–1 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
Mike Galloway Goal 26'
Gary Mackay Goal 71'		 Stephen Morrison Goal 5' Attendance: 7,307
23 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,028
30 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Paul Chalmers Goal 72' Attendance: 9,626
7 May 1988 Scottish Premier Division Dundee United 0–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,820

Scottish Premier Division table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 44 31 10 3 79 23 +56 72 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Heart of Midlothian 44 23 16 5 74 32 +42 62 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Rangers 44 26 8 10 85 34 +51 60
4 Aberdeen 44 21 17 6 56 25 +31 59
5 Dundee United 44 16 15 13 54 47 +7 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Squad information[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Scotland SCO Dave McPherson 51 0 44 0 4 0 3 0
GK Scotland SCO Henry Smith 51 0 44 0 4 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO John Colquhoun 51 0 44 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Whittaker 49 0 42 0 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay 48 0 41 0 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Black 48 0 42 0 4 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO John Robertson 46 0 39 0 4 0 3 0
FW England ENG Wayne Foster 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Neil Berry 42 0 35 0 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Clark 40 0 35 0 2 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Mike Galloway 28 0 25 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Burns 27 0 24 0 2 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Iain Jardine 25 0 18 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Walter Kidd 22 0 18 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Levein 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Jardine 12 0 9 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Malcolm Murray 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Allan Moore 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Mark Gavin 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Scott Crabbe 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Sandison 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alan McLaren 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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