The 1995–96 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 13th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
| 1995–96 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jim Jefferies |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Scottish Premier Division | 4th |
| Scottish Cup | Final |
| League Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Robertson (12) All: John Robertson (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 15,871 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 17 January 1996 |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,732 v Alloa Athletic League Cup 19 August 1995 |
| Average home league attendance | 12,078 |
Fixtures
editFriendlies
edit| 28 July 1995 Friendly | Peterhead | 0–6 | Hearts | |
Murie  20' Cramb 40' Leitch 45' Colquhoun Hamilton Robertson 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 400 |
| 29 July 1995 Friendly | Elgin City | 0–4 | Hearts | |
| Wright Robertson Locke |
Attendance: 900 |
| 5 August 1995 Friendly | Derby County | 3–3 | Hearts | |
| |
Robertson Hagen |
Attendance: 5,079 |
| 9 August 1995 Friendly | Hearts | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Beardsley 65' |
Attendance: 13,337 Referee: W Crombie |
| 12 August 1995 Friendly | Hearts | 5–1 | Manchester City | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hamilton 5' Johnston 19' Colquhoun 45', 51' Hagen 57' |
Summerbee 21' |
Attendance: 6,879 |
League Cup
edit| 19 August 1995 League Cup R2 | Hearts | 3– 0 | Alloa Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hamilton 10' McPherson 40' Leitch 84' |
Attendance: 7,732 |
| 30 August 1995 League Cup R3 | Hearts | 2– 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hagen 2' McPherson 55' |
Bieman 19' |
Attendance: 12,498 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 20 September 1995 League Cup QF | Dundee | 4– 4 (a.e.t.) | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Shaw 36', 38' Tosh Wieghorst 95' |
Colquhoun 54' McPherson 74' Lawrence 92' Robertson 107' (pen.) |
Attendance: 9,528 Referee: Mottram |
Scottish Cup
edit| 31 January 1996 Scottish Cup R3 | Hearts | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Ritchie 63' |
Attendance: 13,770 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 17 February 1996 Scottish Cup R4 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Anderson |
Berry Ritchie |
Attendance: 15,173 |
| 7 March 1996 Scottish Cup QF | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park |
| O'Boyle |
Lawrence McPherson |
Attendance: 9,951 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 6 April 1996 Scottish Cup SF | Hearts | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| Robertson Johnston |
Shearer |
Attendance: 27,785 |
| 18 May 1996 1996 Scottish Cup Final | Hearts | 1–5 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| Colquhoun |
Laudrup Durie |
Attendance: 37,730 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Scottish Premier Division
edit| 26 August 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hagen 68' |
Arnott 64' |
Attendance: 10,971 |
| 9 September 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4–1 | Falkirk | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Lawrence 14' Colquhoun 19' (51) Robertson 66' (pen.) |
McDonald 33' |
Attendance: 11,531 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 16 September 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Hearts | Firhill Stadium |
| Docherty 11' McWilliams 89' |
Attendance: 5,396 |
| 23 September 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McLaughlin 9' Walker 47' |
Attendance: 13,696 Referee: Robert Orr |
| 1 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 2–2 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Donald 61' McGinlay 73' |
McPherson 40' Robertson 92' |
Attendance: 12,374 Referee: Willie Young |
| 4 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson 25' |
Dodds 18' Booth 60' |
Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 7 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Brown 43' McKee 63' |
Lawrence |
Attendance: 6,721 |
| 14 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4–2 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Millar 10' Lawrence 12', 77' Robertson 66' |
Graham 64' Crawford 81' |
Attendance: 10,133 Referee: AM Roy |
| 21 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 4–1 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| Durie Gascoigne Salenko |
Millar |
Attendance: 45,155 |
| 28 October 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Falkirk | 2–0 | Hearts | Brockville Park |
| Weir 24' Johnston 90' |
Attendance: 6,858 |
| 4 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McWilliams 10' (own goal) Millar 65'Eskilsson 69' |
Attendance: 10,094 |
| 7 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0–0 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Willie Young |
| 11 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Locke Robertson |
McKee 85' |
Attendance: 10,442 |
| 19 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Millar 31' Robertson 55' (pen.) |
Jackson 51' |
Attendance: 12,074 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 25 November 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 3–1 | Hearts | Hampden Park |
| Collins |
Bruno |
Attendance: 34,032 |
| 2 December 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–2 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McCoist Pen.' John Gascoigne |
Attendance: 15,105 |
| 9 December 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Hearts | Stark's Park |
| Lennon |
Robertson |
Attendance: 6,349 Referee: M Pocock |
| 16 December 1995 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Hearts | Pittodrie |
| Windass 1' |
Johnston 78' Colquhoun 80' |
Attendance: 12,308 |
| 1 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 2–1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Pointon 7' |
Harper 28' O'Neill 44' |
Attendance: 14,872 Referee: W Crombie |
| 6 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Hearts | Firhill Stadium |
| McManus 90' |
Attendance: 4,618 |
| 10 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Fulton 17' Colquhoun 32' Johnston 50' (84) |
Attendance: 9,288 Referee: A M Roy |
| 13 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Falkirk | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson Fulton |
Kirk |
Attendance: 11,560 |
| 17 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson 40' |
Van Hooijdonk 76' Walker 82' |
Attendance: 15,871 Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 20 January 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 0–3 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| Johnston |
Attendance: 45,096 |
| 3 February 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson Locke |
Attendance: 10,183 |
| 10 February 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Robertson |
Glass Shearer Windass 68' |
Attendance: 14,314 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 24 February 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Colquhoun Robertson |
Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 2 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 4–0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Donnelly McLaughlin McStay Van Hooijdonk |
Attendance: 37,034 |
| 16 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Mackay |
Dow |
Attendance: 14,923 Referee: LW Mottram |
| 23 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–5 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Johnston Eskilsson |
Cameron Lyons Macdonald Turner |
Attendance: 9,610 |
| 30 March 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Falkirk | 0–2 | Hearts | Brockville Park |
| Ritchie Locke |
Attendance: 5,164 |
| 10 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Pointon Johnston |
Attendance: 15,350 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 13 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Raith Rovers | 1–3 | Hearts | Stark's Park |
| Lennon 74' (pen.) |
Cameron 42' Pointon 47' Mackay 73' |
Attendance: 4,956 Referee: George Clyde |
| 20 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Hearts | Pittodrie |
| Windass (pen.) |
Locke |
Attendance: 11,303 |
| 27 April 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McManus |
Attendance: 11,329 |
| 4 May 1996 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 1–1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Davies |
Cameron |
Attendance: 8,301 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 83 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 55 | |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 43 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 43 |
- ^ Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
- ^ As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.
Stats
editScorers
edit| Pos | PLayer | SPL | SC | LC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  John Robertson |
12 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| MF | Allan Johnston |
8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| FW | John Colquhoun |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| FW | Alan Lawrence |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DF | Dave McPherson |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| MF | Gary Locke |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | John Millar |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DF |  Neil Pointon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | Paul Ritchie |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Gary Mackay |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Colin Cameron |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW |  Hans Eskilsson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Steve Fulton |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Allan McManus |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | David Hagen |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DF |  Pasquale Bruno |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Neil Berry |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Brian Hamilton |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Scott Leitch |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |