1987–88 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
1987–88 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Alex MacDonald Sandy Jardine
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi Final
League Cup	Quarter Final
East of Scotland Shield	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: John Robertson (26) All: John Robertson (31)
Highest home attendance	28,992 v Hibs 2 January 1988 & V Celtic 7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division
Lowest home attendance	7,307 v Dunfermline Athletic 13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division
Average home league attendance	16,633
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 season is Hearts 5th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Friendly	Homburg		2 – 1		Hearts		18 July 1987
					Andy Watson 83'	Attendance: 1,800

Friendly	Preußen Münster		0 – 2		Hearts		22 July 1987
					Gary Mackay Andy Watson	Attendance: 300

Friendly	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach		1 – 3		Hearts		24 July 1987
85'					Allan Moore 25' Andy Watson 56' Sandy Clark 90'	Attendance: 250

Friendly	SC Birkenfeld		1 – 1		Hearts		25 July 1987
					Gary Mackay 66'	Attendance: 450

Friendly	Remscheid		2 – 1		Hearts		27 July 1987
					John Robertson 65' (pen.)	Attendance: 300

Friendly	Berwick Rangers		1 – 2		Hearts		1 August 1987
Mark Main 53'					Dave McPherson 19' John Robertson 84'	Attendance: 1,200

Friendly	Hearts		0 – 1		Newcastle		3 August 1987
					Paul Gascoigne 86'	Attendance: 10,113

Friendly	Inverness		3 – 4		Hearts		29 September 1987
Polworth Hercher					Hugh Burns Sandy Clark John Robertson John Colquhoun	Attendance: 2,500

League Cup

League Cup R2	Hearts		6 – 1		Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium	19 August 1987
Dave McPherson 24' Sandy Clark 39' 59' Gary Mackay 81' Neil Berry 88' Wayne Foster 89'					Ian Bryson 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 9,188

League Cup R3	Hearts		2 – 0		Clyde	Tynecastle Stadium	25 August 1987
John Robertson 32' 83' (pen.)						Attendance: 11,711

League Cup QF	Rangers		4 – 1		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	2 September 1987
Iain Durrant 21' 23' Ally McCoist 43' 89' (pen.)					John Robertson 49'	Attendance: 40,920

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup R3	Falkirk		1 – 3		Hearts	Brockville Park	30 January 1988
Stuart Romaines 40'					John Robertson 43' 52' Wayne Foster 70'	Attendance: 16,000

Scottish Cup R4	Hearts		2 – 0		Morton	Tynecastle Stadium	20 February 1988
Sandy Clark 41' Gary Mackay 75'						Attendance: 13,646

Scottish Cup QF	Hearts		3 – 0		Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium	12 March 1988
John Colquhoun 27' Wayne Foster 42' Gary Mackay						Attendance: 21,969

Scottish Cup SF	Celtic		2– 1		Hearts	Hampden Park	9 April 1988
Mark McGhee 88' Andy Walker 91'					Brian Whittaker 60'	Attendance: 66,466

East of Scotland Shield

Main article: East of Scotland Shield

East of Scotland Shield	Hearts		5 – 1		Hibs		8 May 1988
Neil Berry Allan Moore Sean Docherty						Attendance: 400

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		4 – 2		Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium	8 August 1987
John Colquhoun 1' Sandy Clark 9' John Robertson 43' 79'					Stuart Burgess 72' Crawford Baptie 77'	Attendance: 12,163

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		1 – 0		Hearts	Celtic Park	12 August 1987
Mark McGhee 86'						Attendance: 27,825

Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren		1 – 1		Hearts	Love Street	15 August 1987
Paul Lambert 66' (pen.)					John Robertson 38' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,408

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		4 – 1		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	22 August 1987
John Robertson 21' (pen.) Sandy Clark 36' 77' Iain Jardine 50'					Iain Ferguson 87'	Attendance: 14,548

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 0		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	29 August 1987
John Robertson 6'						Attendance: 24,496

Scottish Premier Division	Morton		1 – 2		Hearts	Cappielow	5 September 1987
John McNeil 88' (pen.)					John Colquhoun 10' John Robertson 32' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,143

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 0		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	12 September 1987
Allan Moore 44'						Attendance: 11,488

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee		1 – 3		Hearts	Dens Park	19 September 1987
James Smith 88'					John Colquhoun 1' 50' John Robertson 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 9,199

Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline		0 – 1		Hearts	East End Park	26 September 1987
					John Colquhoun 36'	Attendance: 13,873

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	3 October 1987
						Attendance: 28,906

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	7 October 1987
John Robertson 13' Dave McPherson 16'					James Bett	Attendance: 17,843

Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk		1 – 5		Hearts	Brockville Park	10 October 1987
Robert Stewart					John Colquhoun Iain Jardine John Robertson pen.' Wayne Foster	Attendance: 9,300

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		2 – 1		Hearts	Easter Road	17 October 1987
Eddie May 5' Paul Kane 41'					John Robertson 15'	Attendance: 23,390

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 0		Morton	Tynecastle Stadium	24 October 1987
Kenny Black Gary Mackay						Attendance: 11,516

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		0 – 3		Hearts	Fir Park	27 October 1987
					Wayne Foster John Robertson pen.' Mark Caughey	Attendance: 6,493

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		4 – 2		Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium	31 October 1987
John Robertson 15' 17' John Colquhoun 34' Kenny Black 74'					Thomas Coyne 60' Keith Wright 87'	Attendance: 13,806

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	7 November 1987
John Colquhoun 39'					Mark McGhee 79'	Attendance: 28,992

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		0 – 0		Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium	14 November 1987
						Attendance: 19,302

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		0 – 3		Hearts	Tannadice Park	18 November 1987
					John Robertson 31' 39' Wayne Foster 65'	Attendance: 14,260

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium	21 November 1987
						Attendance: 14,879

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 2		Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium	24 November 1987
John Robertson 10' Dave McPherson 84' Sandy Clark 88'					Craig Robertson 49' Burns 64' (og.)	Attendance: 14,157

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		3 – 2		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	28 November 1987
Robert Fleck 28' Craig Levein 41' (og.) Ian Durrant 74'					Mike Galloway 36' John Robertson 61'	Attendance: 43,557

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 0		Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium	5 December 1987
John Robertson 36'						Attendance: 12,729

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		2 – 2		Hearts	Celtic Park	12 December 1987
Andy Walker 81' (pen.) Paul McStay 87'					John Robertson 22' Mike Galloway 74'	Attendance: 42,004

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	16 December 1987
Gary Mackay 36'					Steven Cowan 5'	Attendance: 9,407

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee		0 – 0		Hearts	Dens Park	19 December 1987
						Attendance: 10,788

Scottish Premier Division	Greenock Morton		0 – 0		Hearts	Cappielow	26 December 1987
						Attendance: 6,726

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	2 January 1988
						Attendance: 28,992

Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline		0 – 4		Hearts	East End Park	9 January 1988
					John Robertson 46' 56' John Colquhoun 68' Mike Galloway 83'	Attendance: 11,963

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	16 January 1988
Sandy Clark 77'					Iain Durrant 54' (pen.)	Attendance: 28,967

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	3 February 1988
Gary Mackay 77'					Ian Redford 51' (pen.)	Attendance: 13,710

Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren		0 – 6		Hearts	Love Street	6 February 1988
					John Robertson 23' (pen.) 52' John Colquhoun 40' 41' 62' Wayne Foster 47'	Attendance: 6,659

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 2		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	13 February 1988
Sandy Clark 43' John Robertson 55' (pen.)					James Bett 6' Tommy Jones 90'	Attendance: 18,817

Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk		2 – 0		Hearts	Brockville Park	27 February 1988
Crawford Baptie Samuel McGivern 55'						Attendance: 8,819

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		0 – 2		Hearts	Fir Park	8 March 1988
					John Colquhoun 42' John Robertson 65'	Attendance: 6,488

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		0 – 0		Hearts	Easter Road	19 March 1988
						Attendance: 20,870

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Greenock Morton	Tynecastle Stadium	26 March 1988
Mike Galloway 62' 89'						Attendance: 8,787

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium	30 March 1988
Kenny Black 22' John Colquhoun 84'						Attendance: 9,649

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		1 – 2		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	2 April 1988
Jan Bartram 25'					Dave McPherson 66' John Robertson 83' (pen.)	Attendance: 41,125

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium	13 April 1988
Mike Galloway 26' Gary Mackay 71'					Stephen Morrison 5'	Attendance: 7,307

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		0 – 0		Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium	23 April 1988
						Attendance: 11,028

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 1		St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium	30 April 1988
					Paul Chalmers 72'	Attendance: 9,626

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		0 – 0		Hearts	Tannadice Park	7 May 1988
						Attendance: 9,820

Squad information

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF		Dave McPherson	51	0	44	0	4	0	3	0
	GK		Henry Smith	51	0	44	0	4	0	3	0
	FW		John Colquhoun	51	0	44	0	4	0	3	0
	DF		Brian Whittaker	49	0	42	0	4	0	3	0
	MF		Gary Mackay	48	0	41	0	4	0	3	0
	MF		Kenny Black	48	0	42	0	4	0	2	0
	FW		John Robertson	46	0	39	0	4	0	3	0
	FW		Wayne Foster	44	0	39	0	3	0	2	0
	MF		Neil Berry	42	0	35	0	4	0	3	0
	MF		Sandy Clark	40	0	35	0	2	0	3	0
	MF		Mike Galloway	28	0	25	0	3	0	0	0
	DF		Hugh Burns	27	0	24	0	2	0	1	0
	MF		Iain Jardine	25	0	18	0	4	0	3	0
	DF		Walter Kidd	22	0	18	0	1	0	3	0
	DF		Craig Levein	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Sandy Jardine	12	0	9	0	0	0	3	0
	DF		Malcolm Murray	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Allan Moore	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Mark Gavin	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Scott Crabbe	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Jimmy Sandison	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Alan McLaren	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

References

Statistical Record 87-88

External links

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