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Heart of Midlothian 1996–97 football season
The 1996–97 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C. ' s 14th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division . Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup .
Fixtures [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Shamrock Rovers v Hearts
21 July 1996 Friendly Shamrock Rovers 1 – 1 Hearts
Thomas
Attendance: 2,000
Hearts v Porto
31 July 1996 Friendly Hearts 1 – 3 Porto Tynecastle Stadium
Thomas 73'
Jardel 36' (41) Edgar 85'
Attendance: 9,986 Referee: AW Waddell
Hearts v Southampton
3 August 1996 Friendly Hearts 1 – 0 Southampton Tynecastle Stadium
Thomas 80'
Attendance: 8,542 Referee: I Taylor
Ross County v Hearts
27 March 1997 Friendly Ross County 4 – 4 Hearts Victoria Park
McCann Weir
Attendance: 1,308
Cup winners' cup [ ]
Red Star Belgrade v Hearts
Hearts v Red Star Belgrade
League Cup [ ]
Hearts v Stenhousemuir
14 August 1996 League Cup R2 Hearts 1– 1 (a.e.t. ) Stenhousemuir Tynecastle Stadium
McCann
Sprott 42' (pen. )
Attendance: 9,303 Referee:
Hearts v Celtic
17 September 1996 League Cup QF Hearts 1– 0 (a.e.t. ) Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 110'
Attendance: 14,442 Referee: Kenny Clark
Hearts v Dundee
23 October 1996 League Cup SF Hearts 3– 1 Dundee Easter Road
Beckford 20' Cameron 30' (pen. ) Paille 60'
Hamilton 73'
Attendance: 15,653 Referee:
Hearts v Rangers
24 November 1996 League Cup Final Hearts 3– 4 Rangers Celtic Park
Fulton 44' Robertson 59' Weir 88'
Alistair McCoist 11' (27) , 66' Gascoigne 64'
Attendance: 48,559 Referee: Hugh Dallas
Scottish Cup [ ]
Hearts v Cowdenbeath
25 January 1997 Scottish Cup R3 Hearts 5 – 0 Cowdenbeath Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron 8' Weir 12' Robertson 22' (pen. ) , 63' Pointon 68'
Attendance: 11,485
Hearts v Dundee United
16 February 1997 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 1 – 1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Hamilton 81'
McManus 67' (og.)
Attendance: 14,833 Referee: Hugh Dallas
Dundee United v Hearts
25 February 1997 Scottish Cup R4 Replay Dundee United 1 – 0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Winters 5'
Attendance: 12,283 Referee: Hugh Dallas
Scottish Premier Division [ ]
Hearts v Dundee United
7 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1 – 0 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 74' (pen. )
Attendance: 11,848
Dunfermline Athletic v Hearts
10 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Hearts Pittodrie
Tod 54' Smith 62'
Weir 2'
Attendance: 7,787 Referee: Bobby Tait
Hearts v Motherwell
21 September 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1 – 1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Weir 58'
Arnott 46'
Attendance: 10,932
Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic
Hearts v Rangers
21 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1 – 4 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 57'
Robertson 23' Laudrup 48' Albertz 67' (pen. ) Gascoigne 84'
Attendance: 15,139
Dunfermline Athletic v Hearts
26 December 1996 Scottish Premier Division Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 3 Hearts East End Park
Fleming 25' Moore 68'
Mackay 57' Fulton 60' Robertson 80' (pen. )
Attendance: 9,736
Hearts v Dundee United
18 January 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1 – 2 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 23'
14' 82'
Attendance: 12,777
Hearts v Kilmarnock
8 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2 – 0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Ritchie 22' McCann 71'
Attendance: 11,020
Hearts v Raith Rovers
22 February 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3 – 2 Raith Rovers Tynecastle Stadium
Weir 24' McCann 35' (37)
Craig 4' Makela 41'
Attendance: 10,341
Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic
19 April 1997 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Stadium
Robertson 90'
Young 27'
Attendance: 10,174 Referee: Bobby Tait
Scottish Premier Division table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
2
Celtic
36
23
6
7
78
32
+46
75
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round [a]
3
Dundee United
36
17
9
10
46
33
+13
60
4
Heart of Midlothian
36
14
10
12
46
43
+3
52
5
Dunfermline Athletic
36
12
9
15
52
65
−13
45
6
Aberdeen
36
10
14
12
45
54
−9
44
Source:
Soccerbase Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
^ As the League Cup winners Rangers had qualified for European competition via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to the next highest placed team in the league, Dundee United .
Stats [ ]
Scorers [ ]
Pos
PLayer
SPL
SC
LC
CWC
Total
FW
John Robertson
14
2
3
0
19
MF
Colin Cameron
8
1
2
0
11
DF
David Weir
6
1
1
0
8
FW
Jim Hamilton
5
1
0
0
6
MF
Neil McCann
5
0
1
0
6
DF
Paul Ritchie
3
0
0
0
3
FW
Stephane Paille
2
0
1
0
3
MF
Steve Fulton
1
0
1
0
2
DF
Dave McPherson
1
0
0
1
2
FW
Darren Beckford
0
0
2
0
2
MF
Gary Mackay
1
0
0
0
1
DF
Neil Pointon
0
1
0
0
1
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team
Results
1998 World Cup qualifying (Group 4 )
Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division
Categories :
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