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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

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Friendlies

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18 July 1987 Friendly Homburg 2–1 Hearts
Andy Watson 83' Attendance: 1,800
25 July 1987 Friendly SC Birkenfeld 1–1 Hearts
Gary Mackay 66' Attendance: 450
27 July 1987 Friendly Remscheid 2–1 Hearts

John Robertson 65' (pen.) Attendance: 300
1 August 1987 Friendly Berwick Rangers 1–2 Hearts
Mark Main 53' Dave McPherson 19'
John Robertson 84'
Attendance: 1,200
3 August 1987 Friendly Hearts 0–1 Newcastle
Paul Gascoigne 86' Attendance: 10,113
29 September 1987 Friendly Inverness 3–4 Hearts
Polworth
Hercher
Hugh Burns
Sandy Clark
John Robertson
John Colquhoun
Attendance: 2,500

League Cup

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

Scottish Cup

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30 January 1988 Scottish Cup R3 Falkirk 1–3 Hearts Brockville Park
Stuart Romaines 40' John Robertson 43' 52'
Wayne Foster 70'
Attendance: 16,000
20 February 1988 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 2–0 Morton Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark 41'
Gary Mackay 75'
Attendance: 13,646
9 April 1988 Scottish Cup SF Celtic 2– 1 Hearts Hampden Park
Mark McGhee 88'
Andy Walker 91'
Brian Whittaker 60' Attendance: 66,466

East of Scotland Shield

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

Scottish Premier Division

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12 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Mark McGhee 86' Attendance: 27,825
22 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson 21' (pen.)
Sandy Clark 36' 77'
Iain Jardine 50'
Iain Ferguson 87' Attendance: 14,548
5 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Morton 1–2 Hearts Cappielow
John McNeil 88' (pen.) John Colquhoun 10'
John Robertson 32' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,143
19 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–3 Hearts Dens Park
J. Smith 88' John Colquhoun 1' 50'
John Robertson 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,199
3 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,906
10 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 1–5 Hearts Brockville Park
Robert Stewart John Colquhoun
Iain Jardine
John Robertson pen.'
Wayne Foster
Attendance: 9,300
17 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 2–1 Hearts Easter Road
Eddie May 5'
Paul Kane 41'
John Robertson 15' Attendance: 23,390
14 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,302
21 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,879
19 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 0–0 Hearts Dens Park
Attendance: 10,788
2 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 28,992
6 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 0–6 Hearts Love Street
John Robertson 23' (pen.) 52'
John Colquhoun 40' 41' 62'
Wayne Foster 47'
Attendance: 6,659
13 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark 43'
John Robertson 55' (pen.)
James Bett 6'
Tommy Jones 90'
Attendance: 18,817
27 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division Falkirk 2–0 Hearts Brockville Park
Crawford Baptie
Samuel McGivern 55'
Attendance: 8,819
19 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 20,870
30 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Paul Chalmers 72' Attendance: 9,626

Scottish Premier Division table

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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) Champions

Squad information

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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

See also

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References

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