1985–86 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian

1985–86 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Alex MacDonald
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Runner Up
League Cup	Quarter-final
East of Scotland Shield	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: John Robertson (20) All: John Robertson (25)
Average home league attendance	16,198

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.

Fixtures

Friendlies

FSV Saarwellingen v Hearts

25 July 1985 Friendly	FSV Saarwellingen	0–2	Hearts
			Andy Watson Brian McNaughton	Attendance: 600

SV Wiesbaden v Hearts

26 July 1986 Friendly	SV Wiesbaden	0–0	Hearts
				Attendance: 500

spVgg Ingelheim 1923 v Hearts

29 July 1985 Friendly	spVgg Ingelheim 1923	1–5	Hearts
			Andy Watson John Robertson Brian McNaughton Kenny Black Roddie MacDonald	Attendance: 375

Eintracht Bad Kreuznach v Hearts

3 August 1985 Friendly	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach	1–4	Hearts
			John Robertson Walter Kidd Gary Mackay	Attendance: 400

SC Birkenfeld v Hearts

4 August 1985 Friendly	SC Birkenfeld	1–2	Hearts
			Gary Mackay	Attendance: 750

Arbroath v Hearts

23 October 1985 Friendly	Arbroath	1–4	Hearts
	Paul Kirkcaldy 36'		Sandy Clark 23' Gary Mackay 25' 77' John Robertson 80'	Attendance: 300

Barbados v Hearts

19 May 1985 Friendly	Barbados	1–3	Hearts
			Sandy Clark 20' 25' 55'

Trinidad and Tobago v Hearts

21 May 1985 Friendly	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Hearts
			Walter Kidd 15' 81' Andy Watson 20'

Tintoc v Hearts

23 May 1987 Friendly	Tintoc	0–2	Hearts
			Andy Watson 10' John Robertson 70'

League Cup

Montrose v Hearts

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

Hearts v Stirling Albion

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

Aberdeen v Hearts

4 September 1985 League Cup QF	Aberdeen	1–0	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
	Eric Black 23'			Attendance: 13,066

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1985–86 Scottish Cup

Hearts v Rangers

25 January 1986 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	3–2	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Colin McAdam 49' Gary Mackay 55' John Robertson 85'		Alistair McCoist 45' Iain Durrant 69'	Attendance: 27,442

Hamilton Academical v Hearts

3 March 1986 Scottish Cup R4	Hamilton Academical	1–2	Hearts	Douglas Park
	John Brogan 1'		John Robertson 3' Gary Mackay 68'	Attendance: 10,000

Hearts v St Mirren

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

Dundee United v Hearts

5 April 1986 Scottish Cup SF	Dundee United	0–1	Hearts	Hampden Park
			John Colquhoun 14'	Attendance: 30,797

Aberdeen v Hearts

10 May 1986 Scottish Cup Final	Aberdeen	3– 0	Hearts	Hampden Park
	John Hewitt 5' 48' William Stark 74'			Attendance: 62,841 Referee: H Alexander

East of Scotland Shield

Main article: East of Scotland Shield

Hibs v Hearts

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

Main article: 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division

Hearts v Celtic

10 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 28'		Paul McStay 91'	Attendance: 21,786

St Mirren v Hearts

17 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren	6–2	Hearts	Love Street
	Gardner Speirs 17' Peter Godfrey 36' Frank McGarvey 43' Tony Fitzpatrick 52' Steve Clarke James Rooney 72'		John Colquhoun 14' John Robertson 83'	Attendance: 6,685

Rangers v Hearts

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

Hearts v Hibs

31 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 8' Sandy Clark 81'		Gordon Durie 35'	Attendance: 17,457

Aberdeen v Hearts

7 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	3–0	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
	Billy Stark 32' Paul Wright 74' Eric Black 90'			Attendance: 12,226

Hearts v Dundee United

14 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Roddie MacDonald 1' John Robertson 79'			Attendance: 7,617

Motherwell v Hearts

21 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	2–1	Hearts	Fir Park
	Andy Harrow 48' John Gahagan 56'		Iain Jardine 46'	Attendance: 4,806

Clydebank v Hearts

28 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Clydebank	1–0	Hearts	Kilbowie Park
	David Alexander Lloyd 88'			Attendance: 3,583

Hearts v Dundee

5 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Iain Jardine 57'		Derek McWilliams 11'	Attendance: 8,512

Celtic v Hearts

12 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	0–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
			John Robertson 32'	Attendance: 26,683

Hearts v St Mirren

19 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 47' 53' Gary Mackay 87'			Attendance: 8,618

Hearts v Aberdeen

30 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Craig Levein 15'			Attendance: 12,866 Referee: Louis Thow

Dundee United v Hearts

2 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	1–1	Hearts	Tannadice
	Richard Gough 91'		Iain Jardine 67'	Attendance: 10,142

Hibs v Hearts

9 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	0–0	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 19,776

Hearts v Rangers

16 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–0	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Sandy Clark 58' 79' John Robertson 89'			Attendance: 23,083

Hearts v Motherwell

23 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Sandy Clark 33' 56' Iain Jardine 63'			Attendance: 10,119

Hearts v Clydebank

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

Dundee v Hearts

7 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee	1–1	Hearts	Dens Park
	John Brown 7'		Iain Jardine 80'	Attendance: 10,780

Hearts v Celtic

14 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson 9'		Mark McGhee 66'	Attendance: 22,163

St Mirren v Hearts

21 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren	0–1	Hearts	Love Street
			Kenny Black 25' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,498

Rangers v Hearts

28 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division	Rangers	0–2	Hearts	Ibrox Stadium
			John Colquhoun 15' 25'	Attendance: 33,588

Hearts v Hibs

1 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–1	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	Iain Jardine 25' John Robertson 71' Sandy Clark 74'		Colin Harris 72'	Attendance: 25,605

Motherwell v Hearts

4 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	1–3	Hearts	Fir Park
	John Reilly 37'		Iain Jardine 54' Neil Berry 57' John Robertson 85'	Attendance: 10,131

Hearts v Dundee United

11 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Gary Mackay 69'		Eamonn Bannon 76'	Attendance: 19,043

Aberdeen v Hearts

18 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	0–1	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
			John Colquhoun 83'	Attendance: 20,216

Clydebank v Hearts

1 February 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Clydebank	1–1	Hearts	Kilbowie Park
	Shanks 51'		Sandy Clark 86'	Attendance: 5,837

Hearts v Dundee

8 February 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 21' John Robertson 60' Gary Mackay 68'		Vince Mennie 9'	Attendance: 15,065

Celtic v Hearts

22 February 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	1–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Maurice Johnston 30'		John Robertson 44'	Attendance: 42,346

Hearts v Motherwell

15 March 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Roddie MacDonald 31' John Robertson 37' (pen.)			Attendance: 12,071

Hibs v Hearts

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

Hearts v St Mirren

25 March 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
	Craig Levein 42' John Robertson 70' Sandy Clark 87'			Attendance: 13,287

Hearts v Rangers

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

Dundee United v Hearts

12 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	0–3	Hearts	Tannadice
			John Robertson 23' 66' Sandy Clark 58'	Attendance: 19,878

Hearts v Aberdeen

20 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Colquhoun 87'		Peter Weir 72' (pen.)	Attendance: 19,047

Hearts v Clydebank

26 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Clydebank	Tynecastle Stadium
	Gary Mackay 34'			Attendance: 20,198

Dundee v Hearts

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 v t e	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	53	45	+8	35	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: Rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Squad information

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Henry Smith	44	0	36	0	5	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Levein	41	2	33	2	5	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Sandison	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	George Cowie	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Walter Kidd	35	0	28	0	5	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Brian Whittaker	32	0	25	0	4	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Sandy Clark	40	12	33	12	5	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay	39	6	32	4	5	2	2	0
	MF	SCO	Neil Berry	37	2	32	2	5	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Kenny Black	36	3	29	2	5	1	2	0
	MF	SCO	Iain Jardine`	25	7	23	7	2	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Andy Watson	16	0	12	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Roddie MacDonald	14	2	10	2	1	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Cherry	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Billy MacKay	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Sandy Jardine	43	0	35	0	5	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Alex MacDonald	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Robertson	43	25	35	20	5	4	3	1
	FW	SCO	John Colquhoun	44	11	36	8	5	2	3	1
	FW	SCO	Colin McAdam	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Brian McNaughton	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0

See also

• List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

References

• Statistical Record 85-86

External links

• Official Club website