1985–86 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
1985–86 season
ChairmanScotland Wallace Mercer
ManagerScotland Alex MacDonald
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupRunner Up
League CupQuarter-final
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland John Robertson (20)

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

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

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Friendlies

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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
7 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
John Brown 7' Iain Jardine 80' Attendance: 10,780
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 March 1986 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 1–2 Hearts Easter Road
Steven Cowan 64' Sandy Clark 38'
John Robertson 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,756
3 May 1986 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 2–0 Hearts Dens Park
Albert Kidd 83', 89' Attendance: 19,567

Scottish Premier Division table

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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 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

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

See also

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References

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