The 2000–01 season was the 120th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 18th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.
| 2000–01 season | ||
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| Manager | Jim Jefferies Peter Houston (Caretaker) Craig Levein | |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium | |
| Scottish Premier League | 5th | |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| UEFA Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Kirk (13) All: Colin Cameron (16) | |
| Highest home attendance | 17,619 v Hibs SPL 26 December 2000 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,502 v Berwick Rangers Scottish Cup 7 February 2001 | |
| Average home league attendance | 12,771 | |
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Managers
editHearts started the season under the stewardship of Jim Jefferies. He moved on to Bradford during the season, Peter Houston became Caretaker manager for 4 games before Craig Levein became Hearts new permanent manager.
First team squad
edit- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Fixtures
editPre-Season Friendlies
edit| 15 July 2000 Friendly | Livingston | 1–1 | Hearts | Almondvale Stadium |
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Kirk |
Attendance: 3,268 |
| 18 July 2000 Friendly | Niort | 0–0 | Hearts | |
| Attendance: 980 |
| 20 July 2000 Friendly | Royal Charleroi | 0–0 | Hearts | |
| Attendance: 150 |
Scottish Premier League
edit| 30 July 2000 SPL | Hearts | 0–0 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 6 August 2000 SPL | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park |
| Parker 31' Jones 73' |
O'Neill 84' Tomaschek 88' |
Attendance: 6,164 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 13 August 2000 SPL | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Hearts | Pittodrie |
| Young 3' |
McSwegan 30' |
Attendance: 11,798 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 19 August 2000 SPL | Hearts | 2–4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Severin 56' Juanjo 67' |
Sutton 22' (26) Larsson 39' Moravcik 62' |
Attendance: 16,744 Referee: Willie Young |
| 27 August 2000 SPL | Dundee | 1–1 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Caballero 58' |
Cameron 85' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,779 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 9 September 2000 SPL | Hearts | 2–0 | Dunfermline | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Juanjo 6' McSwegan 64' |
Attendance: 11,811 Referee: Robert Orr |
| 20 September 2000 SPL | Hearts | 2–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McSwegan 46' Juanjo 68' |
Attendance: 10,524 Referee: John Underhill |
| 24 September 2000 SPL | Hearts | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Wright 5' Dindeleux 46' |
Attendance: 10,379 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 1 October 2000 SPL | Hearts | 3–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Durie 12' (59) Kirk 27' |
Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Willie Young |
| 14 October 2000 SPL | Dundee United | 0–4 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Tomaschek 9' Kirk 25' (30) James 81' |
Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Willie Young |
| 22 October 2000 SPL | Hibs | 6–2 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Paatelainen 43' (45), 74' Zitelli 51' O'Neil 81' Latapy 84' |
Kirk 5' Cameron 90' |
Attendance: 12,926 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 28 October 2000 SPL | Hearts | 0–3 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Parker 49' (pen.) Connolly 62' (89) |
Attendance: 10,938 Referee: George Clyde |
| 4 November 2000 SPL | Hearts | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Cameron 24' Severin 62' Kirk 86' |
Attendance: 12,744 Referee: Tom Brown |
| 11 November 2000 SPL | St Mirren | 1–2 | Hearts | Love Street |
| Gillies 89' |
Cameron 22' (pen.) Severin 82' |
Attendance: 5,328 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 18 November 2000 SPL | Celtic | 6–1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Joos Valgaeran 15' Moravcik 36' Larssonl 39' (81) Mjallby 44' Petrov 82' |
Cameron 13' |
Attendance: 59,813 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 25 November 2000 SPL | Hearts | 3–1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Murray 52' Cameron 88' (90), pen.' |
Carranza 24' |
Attendance: 11,539 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 29 November 2000 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Hearts | East End Park |
| Dair 40' |
Attendance: 5,642 Referee: Willie Young |
| 3 December 2000 SPL | Hearts | 0–1 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Albertz 12' (pen.) |
Attendance: 16,710 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 9 December 2000 SPL | Kilmarnock | 0–3 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Fulton 45' Kirk 51' (55) |
Attendance: 6,828 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 16 December 2000 SPL | Motherwell | 2–0 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Townsley 56' Adams 87' |
Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 23 December 2000 SPL | Hearts | 3–1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Cameron 2' Heaney 17' (og.) McSwegan 72' |
Aljofree 26' |
Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 26 December 2000 SPL | Hearts | 1–1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McSwegan 60' |
Lovell 41' |
Attendance: 17,619 Referee: Willie Young |
| 30 December 2000 SPL | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park |
| Sylla 24' Connolly 35' |
Kirk 6' Durie 77' |
Attendance: 5713 Referee: J Fleming |
| 2 January 2001 SPL | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Hearts | Pittodrie |
| Rowson 7' |
Attendance: 13,524 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 31 January 2001 SPL | Hearts | 1–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Cameron 74' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,164 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 4 February 2001 SPL | Hearts | 0–3 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Larsson 4' (68), 83' |
Attendance: 13,077 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 24 February 2001 SPL | Hearts | 7–1 | Dunfermline | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adam 5' (38) Kirk 26' (60) Cameron 30' (46) Tomaschek 67' |
Dair 50' |
Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 3 March 2001 SPL | Rangers | 2–0 | Hearts | Ibrox |
| Andre Flo 35' (57) |
Attendance: 49,003 Referee: Willie Young |
| 14 March 2001 SPL | Hearts | 3–0 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Flogel 71' Juanjo 76' Scott Severin 89' |
Attendance: 9,195 Referee: Garry Mitchell |
| 18 March 2001 SPL | Dundee | 0–0 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Attendance: 7,327 Referee: Robert Orr |
| 31 March 2001 SPL | Hearts | 3–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Tomaschek 14' Kirk 63' (80) |
Attendance: 11,581 Referee: David Somers |
| 7 April 2001 SPL | Dundee United | 1–1 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Thompson 45' |
Wales 65' |
Attendance: 7,242 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 22 April 2001 SPL | Celtic | 1–0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Moravcik 68' |
Attendance: 59,298 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 27 April 2001 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| McGowne 53' |
Kirk 50' |
Attendance: 6,867 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 5 May 2001 SPL | Hearts | 1–4 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adam 46' |
Albertz 28' (78) Wallace 48' Andre Flo 84' |
Attendance: 15,158 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 13 May 2001 SPL | Hibs | 0–0 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Attendance: 8,913 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
Uefa Cup
edit| 10 August 2000 Uefa Cup qualifying round | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | 0–2 | Hearts | Laugardalsvollur |
| Severin 49' Jackson 67' |
Attendance: 815 Referee: Stephane Moulin |
| 24 August 2000 Uefa Cup qualifying round | Hearts | 3–0 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McSwegan 6' O'Neill 19' Tomaschek 39' |
Attendance: 8,720 Referee: Antonio Manuel de Almeida Costa |
| 14 September 2000 Uefa Cup round 1 | Stuttgart | 1–0 | Hearts | Gottlieb Daimler Stadion |
| Balakov 35' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Giancarlo Bolognino |
| 28 September 2000 Uefa Cup round 1 | Hearts | 3–2 | Stuttgart | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Pressley 16' Petric 62' Cameron 83' (pen.) |
Dundee 37' Bordon 58' |
Attendance: 14,448 Referee: Bruno Derrien |
League Cup
edit| 6 September 2000 Scottish League Cup R4 | Livingston | 0–2 | Hearts | Almondvale Stadium |
| Cameron 15' Naysmith 54' |
Attendance: 5,549 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 1 November 2000 Scottish League Cup QF | Hearts | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Cameron 36' (pen.), 70' (pen.) |
Crainey 41' Smith 60' Healy 99' Moravcik 116' McNamara 117' |
Attendance: 12,922 Referee: Kenny Clark |
Scottish Cup
edit| 27 January 2001 Scottish Cup R3 | Berwick Rangers | 0–0 | Hearts | Shielfield Park |
| Attendance: 3,139 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 7 February 2001 Scottish Cup R3 Replay | Hearts | 2–1 | Berwick Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McSwegan 68' Juanjo 70' |
Elliott 18' |
Attendance: 7,502 Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 17 February 2001 Scottish Cup R4 | Hearts | 1–1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Juanjo 81' |
Sara 30' |
Attendance: 9,970 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 7 March 2001 Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Dundee | 0–1 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Tomaschek 71' |
Attendance: 6,947 Referee: John Underhill |
| 11 March 2001 Scottish Cup QF | Celtic | 1–0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Larsson 40' |
Attendance: 34,529 Referee: Kenny Clark |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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| 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 52 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round[c] |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 45 |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- ^ As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.
- ^ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FootballSquads - Heart of Midlothian - 2000/01". www.footballsquads.co.uk.