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
Chairman Wallace Mercer
Manager Alex MacDonald
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupRunner Up
League CupQuarter Final
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Robertson (20)

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

Fixtures

Friendlies

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

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

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
10 May 1986 Scottish Cup Final Aberdeen 3– 0 Hearts Hampden Park
John Hewitt  5'  48'
William Stark  74'
Attendance: 58,841
Referee: H Alexander

East of Scotland Shield

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

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
30 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–1 Clydebank Tynecastle Stadium
Neil Berry  5'
Sandy Clark  40'
John Robertson  45'
Kenny Black  80' (pen.)
Martin Hughes  89' Attendance: 10,267
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 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
3 May 1986 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 2–0 Hearts Dens Park
Albert Kidd  83'  89' Attendance: 19,567

Scottish Premier Division table

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 51 56 5 35 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Squad information

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier DivisionScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Henry Smith 4403605030
DF Craig Levein 4123325030
DF Jimmy Sandison 50300020
DF George Cowie 90800010
DF Walter Kidd 3502805020
DF Brian Whittaker 3202504030
MF Sandy Clark 401233125020
MF Gary Mackay 3963245220
MF Neil Berry 3723225000
MF Kenny Black 3632925120
MF Iain Jardine` 2572372000
MF Andy Watson 1601201030
MF Roddie MacDonald 1421021030
MF Paul Cherry 70500020
MF Billy MacKay 40301000
MF Sandy Jardine 4303505030
MF Alex MacDonald 10100000
FW John Robertson 432535205431
FW John Colquhoun 44113685231
FW Colin McAdam 60501000
FW Brian McNaughton 50400010

See also

References

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