2010–11 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was the 114th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 28th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2010–11 season
ChairmanRoman Romanov
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
SPLThird place
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rudi Skácel (13)

All:
Rudi Skácel (13)
Highest home attendance17,156 vs. Hibs Scottish Premier League 1 January 2011
Lowest home attendance4,922 vs. Elgin Scottish League Cup 24 August 2010

Overview

Hearts first four SPL games of the 2010–11 season were announced as St Johnstone at home, Hamilton away, Dundee Utd at home, and Celtic away.

Heart of Midlothian have made 6 signings over the summer break: Stephen Elliott, Kevin Kyle, Darren Barr, Marian Kello, as a permanent deal, after being on loan at the club, Adrian Mrowiec from FBK Kaunas and Rudolf Skácel returned to the club.

Hearts started the league off with a 1–1 draw with St Johnstone, a 0–4 win over Hamilton, and a 1–1 draw with Dundee United. Performances have received positive reviews so far, and Hearts have been unlucky not to win all 3 of their opening games, taking the lead in each.

Hearts have had 6 consecutive wins in a row beating rivals Hibernian 2–0 at Easter Road Stadium, while beating Celtic, Hamilton and Saint Johnstone 2–0 as well, they hammered Aberdeen 5–0 at Tyncastle and beat Motherwell 2–1 away from home.

On 3 February 2011 it was announced that Andy Webster would return to the club after being released by Rangers of deadline day of the transfer window. He signed a two and a half year deal.

Hearts Drew 5 then lost the last 3 games of the season against Rangers, Celtic and Dundee United narrowly scraping third place by 2 points. despite being 16 points clear at one point in the season.

Matches

Pre-Season Friendlies

16 July 2010 Friendly Barga XI 1–2 Hearts ll Ciocco
Ragghianti  11' Hearts Report Johnson  5'
Smith  74'
Attendance: 20
27 July 2010 Friendly Dunfermline 3–1 Hearts East End Park
Phinn  46'
Cardle  59' (69)
Hearts Report Elliot  85' Attendance: 2,195
Referee: John McKendrick
29 July 2010 Friendly Gillingham 1–2 Hearts KRBS Priestfield Stadium
Rooney  50' (pen.) Hearts Report Novikovas  52'
Bouzid  82'
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Gavin Ward
31 July 2010 Friendly Millwall 2–3 Hearts New Den
Trotter  44' (54) Hearts Report Jonsson  12' (pen.)
Thomson  82' (87)
Attendance: 8,376
Referee: Paul Crossley
3 August 2010 Friendly Hearts 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tynecastle Stadium
Halford  4'
Ward  16'
Attendance: 5,616
7 August 2010 Friendly Hearts 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Tynecastle Stadium
Suso  25' Blackburn Report Diouf  60' Attendance: 6,333
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Premier League

Hearts began their SPL campaign at home to St Johnstone.

14 August 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 St Johnstone Tynecastle
Elliot  45' BBC Sport Parkin  45'
Anderson  73'
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: S O'Reilly
21 August 2010 SPL Hamilton Academical 0–4 Hearts New Douglas Park
Canning  75' BBC Sport Elliot  6',  81'
Templeton  24'
Palazuelos  63' 
Kyle  76' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: S Finnie
29 August 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle
Templeton  30' BBC Sport Gomis  85' Attendance: 12,898
Referee: C Thomson
11 September 2010 SPL Celtic 3–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Forrest  28'
Maloney  44'
McCourt  90'
BBC Sport Attendance: 49,023
Referee: W Collum
18 September 2010 SPL Inverness CT 1–3 Hearts Caledonian Stadium
Odhiambo  37' BBC Sport Innes  45' (o.g.)
Stevenson  55'
Elliot  69'
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: I Brines
25 September 2010 SPL Hearts 0–2 Motherwell Tynecastle
BBC Sport Blackman  58'
Sutton  70'
Attendance: 13,749
Referee: M Tumilty
2 October 2010 SPL Hearts 1–2 Rangers Tynecastle
Skácel  12' BBC Sport Lafferty  80'
Naismith  90'
Attendance: 15,637
Referee: C Thomson
16 October 2010 SPL Aberdeen 0–1 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Kyle  46' Attendance: 8,999
Referee: M Tumilty
23 October 2010 SPL Hearts 3–0 St Mirren Tynecastle
Skácel  2',  24',  90' BBC Sport Attendance: 12,009
Referee: C Murray
31 October 2010 SPL Hearts 0–3 Kilmarnock Tynecastle
BBC Sport Wright  45'
Sammon  80'
Eremenko  82'
Attendance: 13,056
Referee: S O'Reilly
7 November 2010 SPL Hibernian 0–2 Hearts Easter Road
Riordan  88' BBC Sport Templeton  19'
Elliot  67'
Attendance: 17,767
Referee: W Collum
10 November 2010 SPL Hearts 2–0 Celtic Tynecastle
Black  29'
Templeton  58'
BBC Sport Ledley  56' Attendance: 15,632
Referee: C Thomson
13 November 2010 SPL St Johnstone 0–2 Hearts McDiarmid Park
BBC Sport Kyle  64' (pen.)
Stevenson  90'
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: M Tumilty
20 November 2010 SPL Hearts 2–0 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle
Skácel  32'
Templeton  52'
BBC Sport Attendance: 12,620
Referee: I Brines
11 December 2010 SPL Hearts 5–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle
Templeton  5'
Skácel  9',  58'
Elliott  51'
Novikovas  78'
BBC Sport Attendance: 13,434
Referee: M Tumilty
14 December 2010 SPL Motherwell 1–2 Hearts Fir Park
Lasley  45'
Jennings  82' 
BBC Sport Reynolds  44' (o.g.)
Kyle  60' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: S O'Reilly
18 December 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 Inverness CT Tynecastle
Kyle  25' (pen.) BBC Sport Munro  17' Attendance: 12,994
Referee: B Winter
29 December 2010 SPL St Mirren 0–2 Hearts St Mirren Park
Potter  81' BBC Sport Templeton  63'
Kyle  82' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,599
Referee: C Allan
1 January 2011 SPL Hearts 1–0 Hibernian Tynecastle
Kyle  86' BBC Sport Attendance: 17,156
Referee: C Murray
18 January 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Hearts Rugby Park
Miguel  19' BBC Sport Elliott  73',  86' Attendance: 4,996
Referee: S Conroy
22 January 2011 SPL Hearts 1–0 Rangers Tynecastle
Stevenson  77' BBC Sport Attendance: 16,737
Referee: M Tumilty
26 January 2011 SPL Celtic 4–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Forrest  7'
Stokes  53',  71'
McCourt  80'
BBC Sport Attendance: 49,460
Referee: E Norris
29 January 2011 SPL Hearts 1–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle
Skácel  3' BBC Sport Attendance: 14,250
Referee: C Allan
2 February 2011 SPL Rangers 1–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Lafferty  4' BBC Sport Attendance: 44,823
Referee: B Winter
12 February 2011 SPL Hamilton Academical 0–2 Hearts New Douglas Park
BBC Sport Elliott  22', 47' Attendance: 2,876
Referee: S O'Reilly
19 February 2011 SPL Hearts 2–1 Dundee United Tynecastle
Skácel  45'
Žaliūkas  88'
Palazuelos  90'
BBC Sport Douglas  6' Attendance: 15,473
Referee: C Murray
26 February 2011 SPL Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 9,100
Referee: M Tumilty
5 March 2011 SPL Hearts 0–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle
BBC Sport Silva  50'
Eremenko  56',  72'
Attendance: 13,836
Referee: S McLean
16 March 2011 SPL Dundee United 2–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Russell  83', 90' BBC Sport Attendance: 6,718
Referee: I Brines
19 March 2011 SPL Hearts 3–2 St Mirren Tynecastle
Skácel  55', 90'
Stevenson  82'
BBC Sport Higdon  15', 69' Attendance: 12,763
Referee: S Finnie
3 April 2011 SPL Hibs 2–2 Hearts Easter Road
Miller  35' (pen.)
Vaz Tê  80'
BBC Sport Stevenson  24'
Žaliūkas  34'
Elliott  83'
Attendance: 17,793
Referee: Brines
9 April 2011 SPL Hearts 0–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
BBC SPORT Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Thomson
16 April 2011 SPL Inverness 1– 1 Hearts Caledonian Stadium
Doran  6'
Tokely  78' 
BBC Sport Elliot  53' Attendance: 4,336
Referee: Crawford Allan
23 April 2011 SPL Hearts 3– 3 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Thomson  26' (pen.)
Skácel  36'
Stevenson  52'
BBC Sport Sutton  55' (88)
Tom Hateley  59'
Attendance: 13,039
Referee: Willie Collum
30 April 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 2– 2 Hearts Rugby Park
Fowler  55'
Agard  86'
BBC Sport Skácel  67'
Stevenson  76'
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Euan Norris
7 May 2011 SPL Rangers 4– 0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Jelavic  23'
Lafferty  40'
Davis  44'
Stevenson  84' (og.)
BBC Sport Jonsson  62' Attendance: 46,178
Referee: Iain Brines
11 May 2011 SPL Hearts 0– 3 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Obua  32' BBC Sport Hooper  12', 49'
Commons  78',  78' 
Attendance: 16,681
Referee: Craig Thomson
15 May 2011 SPL Dundee United 2–1 Hearts Tannadice Park
Goodwillie  22'
Daly  71'
BBC Sport Glen  31' Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
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Scottish Cup

Hearts entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and were given a tough game by SPL side St Johnstone narrowly being defeated 0–1 at home in the dying minutes of the game.

11 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 Hearts 0–1 St Johnstone Tynecastle
BBC Sport MacDonald  86' Attendance: 6,261
Referee: I Brines

Scottish League Cup

Hearts entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round being handed a home tie against Scottish Third Division side Elgin City. Hearts won the game emphatically 4–0. Hearts then traveled to Scottish First Division side Falkirk. The game was a dramatic affair Hearts going in 2–0 down at half time with only ten men left after Craig Thomson was sent off. Hearts fought back and went 3–2 ahead through a penalty and goal from Kevin Kyle and Suso Santana only to be disappointed again when with Hearts tiring falkirk equalised to make it 3–3 in the 80th minute. Hearts tried to defend hard hoping to push the game to extra time only to be defeated in the last minutes of injury time. Falkirk knocking them out 4–3.

24 August 2010 League Cup Round 2 Hearts 4–0 Elgin City Tynecastle
Jónsson  11'
Kyle  33'
Novikovas  59'
Robinson  84'
BBC Sport Attendance: 4,922
Referee: S McLean
21 September 2010 League Cup Round 3 Falkirk 4–3 Hearts Falkirk Stadium
Stewart  13',  90'
Finnigan  41'
Flynn  80'
BBC Sport Thomson  26'
Kyle  67' (pen.),  78'
Suso  74'
Attendance: 4,216
Referee: B Winter

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 30 3 5 88 29 +59 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 2 49
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Players

Squad information

Squad NumberPlayer NamePositionAppearancesGoals
1 János BaloghGK10
2 Dawid KucharskiDF00
3 Lee WallaceDF100
4 Eggert JónssonDF321
5 Darren BarrDF140
6 Rubén PalazuelosMF360
7 Suso SantanaMF211
8 Ian BlackMF341
9 Kevin KyleFW2210
10 Stephen ElliottFW318
11 Andrew DriverMF140
12 David TempletonMF367
13 David ObuaMF140
14 Callum ElliotFW214
15 Andy WebsterDF90
16 Ryan StevensonMF347
17 Ryan McGowanDF80
18 Arvydas NovikovasMF82
19 Rudi SkácelMF2913
20 Jason ThomsonDF60
21 Ismaël BouzidDF350
23 Gary GlenFW110
24 Craig ThomsonDF291
25 Marián KelloGK320
26 Marius ŽaliūkasDF291
27 Scott RobinsonFW51
28 Mark RidgersGK00
30 Jamie MacDonaldGK80
31 Adrian MrowiecMF330
34 Jonny StewartMF00
42 Robert OglebyFW00
44 Denis PrychynenkoMF00
47 Colin HamiltonDF00
51 Jason HoltMF10
52 David SmithFW10
Jamie MoleFW00
Evaldas RazulisMF00

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The SPL, Scottish Cup and League Cup.
1Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year.
Squad only includes players currently registered with the club and those with professional contracts only.

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
26 MF Žaliūkas 29 Club captain
4 DF Jónsson 8 3rd captain
15 DF Webster 3 4th captain
23 DF Wallace 1 Vice-captain

Last updated: 11 May 2011
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Disciplinary records

No. Pos. Nat. Player
1GKJános Balogh000
2DFDawid Kucharski000
3DFLee Wallace300
4DFEggert Jónsson701*
5DFDarren Barr300
6MFRubén Palazuelos611
7MFSuso Santana500
8MFIan Black1200
9FWKevin Kyle600
10FWStephen Elliott200
11MFAndrew Driver100
12MFDavid Templeton500
13MFDavid Obua101
15FWCallum Elliot200
15DFAndy Webster000
16MFRyan Stevenson300
17DFRyan McGowan100
18MFArvydas Novikovas000
19MFRudi Skácel500
20DFJason Thomson300
21DFIsmaël Bouzid700
23FWGary Glen000
24DFCraig Thomson501
25GKMarián Kello000
26DFMarius Žaliūkas501
27FWScott Robinson000
28GKMark Ridgers000
30GKJamie MacDonald000
31MFAdrian Mrowiec500
34MFJonny Stewart000
42FWRobert Ogleby000
44MFDenys Prychynenko000
47DFColin Hamilton000
51MFJason Holt000
52FWDavid Smith000
FWJamie Mole000
FWEvaldas Razulis000

Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source: BBC Sport
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

  • Red Card was rescinded after appeal.

Top scorers

Squad NoPosPLayerSPLSCLCTotal
19MF Rudi Skácel130013
9FW Kevin Kyle70310
10FW Stephen Elliott8008
12MF David Templeton7007
16MF Ryan Stevenson7007
14FW Callum Elliot4004
18MF Arvydas Novikovas1012
8MF Ian Black1001
4MF Eggert Jónsson0011
27FW Scott Robinson0011
7MF Suso Santana0011
26DF Marius Zaliukas1001
24DF Craig Thomson1001
23FW Gary Glen1001

Hearts Personnel Awards

Player Award Date
Jim Jefferies SPL Manager of the month November
David Templeton SPL Young player of the month November
Marius Zaliukas SPL Player of the month December
David Templeton SPL Young player of the month December
Marian Kello SPL Player of the month February
Marian Kello SPL Save Of the Season Season
Jason Holt SPL Under 19 League Player of the Season Season
David Templeton HYDC Young Player of the Year Season

Transfers

In

PlayerClub fromFee
Darren BarrFalkirkFree
Kevin KyleKilmarnockFree
Stephen ElliottPreston North EndFree
Marian KelloFBK KaunasUndisclosed fee
Adrian MrowiecFBK KaunasUndisclosed fee
Rudolf SkácelFree AgentFree
Andy WebsterRangersFree

Out

PlayerReleased/TransferClub to
David WitteveenReleasedStirling Albion
Michael StewartEnd Of ContractGençlerbirliği
José GonçalvesEnd Of ContractFC St. Gallen
Laryea KingstonEnd Of ContractVitesse Arnhem

Loans

In

PlayerIn/OutClub FromClub To
Evaldas RazulisInFBK KaunasHeart of Midlothian

Out

PlayerIn/OutClub FromClub To
Arvydas NovikovasOutHeart of MidlothianSt Johnstone
David WitteveenOutHeart of MidlothianDundee
Jonathan BrownOutHeart of MidlothianStirling Albion
Mark RidgersOutHeart of MidlothianAirdrie United F.C.
Ryan McGowanOutHeart of MidlothianPartick Thistle F.C.
Conrad BalatoniOutHeart of MidlothianPartick Thistle F.C.
Gordon SmithOutHeart of MidlothianStirling Albion F.C.
Jonny StewartOutHeart of MidlothianDundee
Paul MulrooneyOutHeart of MidlothianClyde
Danny ThomsonOutHeart of MidlothianClyde
Dean LynessOutHeart of MidlothianEast Fife
Dylan McGowanOutHeart of MidlothianEast Fife
Matthew ParkOutHeart of MidlothianEast Fife
Michael DelandOutHeart of MidlothianEast Fife
Jamie MoleOutHeart of MidlothianRaith Rovers

See also

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