1985–86 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1985–86 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 3rd consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.

Heart of Midlothian
1985–86 season
ChairmanScotland Wallace Mercer
ManagerScotland Alex MacDonald
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupRunner Up
League CupQuarter-final
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland John Robertson (20)

All:
Scotland John Robertson (25)
Average home league attendance16,198

Fixtures

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Friendlies

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25 July 1985 Friendly FSV Saarwellingen 0–2 Hearts
Andy Watson  
Brian McNaughton  
Attendance: 600
26 July 1986 Friendly SV Wiesbaden 0–0 Hearts
Attendance: 500
29 July 1985 Friendly spVgg Ingelheim 1923 1–5 Hearts
  Andy Watson  
John Robertson  
Brian McNaughton  
Kenny Black  
Roddie MacDonald  
Attendance: 375
4 August 1985 Friendly SC Birkenfeld 1–2 Hearts
  Gary Mackay     Attendance: 750
23 October 1985 Friendly Arbroath 1–4 Hearts
Paul Kirkcaldy   36' Sandy Clark   23'
Gary Mackay   25'   77'
John Robertson   80'
Attendance: 300
19 May 1985 Friendly Barbados 1–3 Hearts
  Sandy Clark   20'   25'   55'
21 May 1985 Friendly Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 Hearts
Walter Kidd   15'   81'
Andy Watson   20'
23 May 1987 Friendly Tintoc 0–2 Hearts
Andy Watson   10'
John Robertson   70'

League Cup

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20 August 1985 League Cup R2 Montrose 1–3 Hearts
William Sheran   39' Walter Kidd   24'
John Robertson   47'
John Colquhoun   88'
Attendance: 1,952
27 August 1985 League Cup R3 Hearts 2–1 Stirling Albion Tynecastle Stadium
Brian McNaughton   74'
Paul Cherry   101'
Scott Maxwell   39' Attendance: 4,478
4 September 1985 League Cup QF Aberdeen 1–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Eric Black   23' Attendance: 13,066

Scottish Cup

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25 January 1986 Scottish Cup R3 Hearts 3–2 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Colin McAdam   49'
Gary Mackay   55'
John Robertson   85'
Alistair McCoist   45'
Iain Durrant   69'
Attendance: 27,442
9 March 1986 Scottish Cup QF Hearts 4–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun   9'
John Robertson   43'   51' (pen.)
Kenny Black   47'
Frank McGarvey   61' Attendance: 20,655
5 April 1986 Scottish Cup SF Dundee United 0–1 Hearts Hampden Park
John Colquhoun   14' Attendance: 30,797
10 May 1986 Scottish Cup Final Aberdeen 3– 0 Hearts Hampden Park
John Hewitt   5'   48'
William Stark   74'
Attendance: 62,841
Referee: H Alexander

East of Scotland Shield

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6 May 1986 East of Scotland Shield Hibs 1–2 Hearts Easter Road
Paul Kane   89' Billy MacKay   9' (pen.)   80' Attendance: 700

Scottish Premier Division

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10 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun   28' Paul McStay   91' Attendance: 21,786
17 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 6–2 Hearts Love Street
Gardner Speirs   17'
Peter Godfrey   36'
Frank McGarvey   43'
Tony Fitzpatrick   52'
Steve Clarke  
James Rooney   72'
John Colquhoun   14'
John Robertson   83'
Attendance: 6,685
24 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–1 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Hugh Burns   64'
Bobby Williamson   69'   88'
John Robertson   43' Attendance: 35,746
31 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–1 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun   8'
Sandy Clark   81'
Gordon Durie   35' Attendance: 17,457
7 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 3–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Billy Stark   32'
Paul Wright   74'
Eric Black   90'
Attendance: 12,226
21 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 2–1 Hearts Fir Park
Andy Harrow   48'
John Gahagan   56'
Iain Jardine   46' Attendance: 4,806
28 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division Clydebank 1–0 Hearts Kilbowie Park
David Alexander Lloyd   88' Attendance: 3,583
12 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 0–1 Hearts Celtic Park
John Robertson   32' Attendance: 26,683
19 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson   47'   53'
Gary Mackay   87'
Attendance: 8,618
30 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Craig Levein   15' Attendance: 12,866
Referee: Louis Thow
9 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 19,776
16 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–0 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark   58'   79'
John Robertson   89'
Attendance: 23,083
23 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Sandy Clark   33'   56'
Iain Jardine   63'
Attendance: 10,119
7 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
John Brown   7' Iain Jardine   80' Attendance: 10,780
14 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson   9' Mark McGhee   66' Attendance: 22,163
21 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 0–1 Hearts Love Street
Kenny Black   25' (pen.) Attendance: 6,498
28 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 0–2 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
John Colquhoun   15'   25' Attendance: 33,588
1 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–1 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Iain Jardine   25'
John Robertson   71'
Sandy Clark   74'
Colin Harris   72' Attendance: 25,605
4 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 1–3 Hearts Fir Park
John Reilly   37' Iain Jardine   54'
Neil Berry   57'
John Robertson   85'
Attendance: 10,131
18 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 0–1 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
John Colquhoun   83' Attendance: 20,216
1 February 1986 Scottish Premier Division Clydebank 1–1 Hearts Kilbowie Park
Shanks   51' Sandy Clark   86' Attendance: 5,837
22 February 1986 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Maurice Johnston   30' John Robertson   44' Attendance: 42,346
22 March 1986 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 1–2 Hearts Easter Road
Steven Cowan   64' Sandy Clark   38'
John Robertson   66' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,756
29 March 1986 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson   8'   46' (pen.)
Sandy Clark   89'
Alistair McCoist   66' (pen.) Attendance: 24,740
12 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division Dundee United 0–3 Hearts Tannadice
John Robertson   23'   66'
Sandy Clark   58'
Attendance: 19,878
20 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
John Colquhoun   87' Peter Weir   72' (pen.) Attendance: 19,047
3 May 1986 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 2–0 Hearts Dens Park
Albert Kidd   83', 89' Attendance: 19,567

Scottish Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Celtic (C) 36 20 10 6 67 38 +29 50 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Heart of Midlothian 36 20 10 6 59 33 +26 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 18 11 7 59 31 +28 47
4 Aberdeen 36 16 12 8 62 31 +31 44 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Rangers 36 13 9 14 53 45 +8 35 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Rsssf
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
GK   SCO Henry Smith 44 0 36 0 5 0 3 0
DF   SCO Craig Levein 41 2 33 2 5 0 3 0
DF   SCO Jimmy Sandison 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO George Cowie 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Walter Kidd 35 0 28 0 5 0 2 0
DF   SCO Brian Whittaker 32 0 25 0 4 0 3 0
MF   SCO Sandy Clark 40 12 33 12 5 0 2 0
MF   SCO Gary Mackay 39 6 32 4 5 2 2 0
MF   SCO Neil Berry 37 2 32 2 5 0 0 0
MF   SCO Kenny Black 36 3 29 2 5 1 2 0
MF   SCO Iain Jardine` 25 7 23 7 2 0 0 0
MF   SCO Andy Watson 16 0 12 0 1 0 3 0
MF   SCO Roddie MacDonald 14 2 10 2 1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Paul Cherry 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Billy MacKay 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Sandy Jardine 43 0 35 0 5 0 3 0
MF   SCO Alex MacDonald 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Robertson 43 25 35 20 5 4 3 1
FW   SCO John Colquhoun 44 11 36 8 5 2 3 1
FW   SCO Colin McAdam 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Brian McNaughton 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0

See also

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References

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