1991–92 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
1991–92 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Joe Jordan
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi-final Replay
League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: ; John Robertson (14); All: ; John Robertson (20)
Highest home attendance	24,356 v Rangers Scottish Premier Division 1 February 1992
Lowest home attendance	5,310 v Airdrieonians Scottish Premier Division 25 April 1992
Average home league attendance	13,317
	← 1990–91 1992–93 →

The 1991–92 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 9th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

27 July 1991 Friendly	Morton	0–3	Hearts
			Robertson Crabbe Melrose	Attendance: 1,499

31 July 1991 Friendly	Raith Rovers	1–4	Hearts
			Robertson Crabbe McKinlay McPherson	Attendance: 2,200

3 August 1991 Friendly	Hearts	3–1	Real Sociedad
	Crabbe Baird Robertson			Attendance: 7,677

League Cup

20 August 1991 League Cup R2	Hearts	3–0	Clydebank	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe 18' Baird 28' Robertson 32'			Attendance: 7,867 Referee: DA Yeats

28 August 1991 League Cup R3	Hamilton	0–2	Hearts	Douglas Park
			Robertson 49' (pen.) Baird 82'	Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Hugh Williamson

4 September 1991 League Cup QF	Hearts	0–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
			McCoist 25'	Attendance: 22,878 Referee: DD Hope

Scottish Cup

25 January 1992 Scottish Cup R3	St Mirren	0–0	Hearts	Love Street
				Attendance: 8,952

25 February 1992 Scottish Cup R3 Replay	Hearts	3–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson			Attendance: 12,130

15 February 1992 Scottish Cup R4	Dunfermline	1–2	Hearts	East End Park
	Davies 2'		Hogg 11' Crabbe 88'	Attendance: 12,882

8 March 1992 Scottish Cup QF	Hearts	3–1	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	Ferguson Robertson Mackay		McGivern	Attendance: 11,227

4 April 1992 Scottish Cup SF	Airdrieonians	0–0	Hearts	Hampden Park
				Attendance: 27,310

14 April 1992 Scottish Cup SF Replay	Hearts	1–1 (2 – 4 pen.)	Airdrieonians	Hampden Park
	McLaren 91'		Black	Attendance: 11,163

Scottish Premier Division

10 August 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline	1–2	Hearts	East End Park
	Farningham 81'		Crabbe 4' Robertson 65'	Attendance: 10,736 Referee: Hugh Williamson

13 August 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Airdrieonians	2–3	Hearts	Broomfield Park
	Conn 5' Lawrence 56' (pen.)		Robertson 20' (34), pen.' Baird 48'	Attendance: 6,326 Referee: Gerry Evans

17 August 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe 1'			Attendance: 22,534

24 August 1991 Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone	0–1	Hearts	McDiarmid Park
			Levein	Attendance: 7,516

31 August 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 22,208

7 September 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe Baird			Attendance: 9,003

14 September 1991 Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren	2–3	Hearts	Love Street
	Irvine Charnley		Millar McPherson Crabbe	Attendance: 5,836

21 September 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKinlay		Ferguson	Attendance: 11,746

28 September 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk	1–2	Hearts	Brockville Park
	McAllister		Crabbe Millar	Attendance: 8,339

5 October 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	3–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
	McNally Nicholas Cascarino		Robertson	Attendance: 33,621 Referee: Jim McCluskey

9 October 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe			Attendance: 15,569 Referee: DD Hope

12 October 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	McLaren			Attendance: 9,002

19 October 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Rangers	2–0	Hearts	Ibrox Stadium
	McCoist Mikhailitchenko			Attendance: 36,481

26 October 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	0–1	Hearts	Fir Park
			Ferguson	Attendance: 5,417

30 October 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 8,683 Referee: Brian McGinlay

2 November 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	1–1	Hearts	Easter Road
	Wright 26'		Robertson 4'	Attendance: 19,831 Referee: AW Waddell

9 November 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–1	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
	Baird 61' Hogg 85'		Curran 64'	Attendance: 10,222

16 November 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wright 55' Levein 60' Crabbe 77'		Coyne 14'	Attendance: 22,666 Referee: AM Roy

20 November 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	0–2	Hearts	Pittodrie
			Robertson 9' Baird	Attendance: 15,338 Referee: JR Renton

23 November 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	0–1	Hearts	Tannadice Park
			Robertson	Attendance: 12,796

30 November 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe 70' (pen.)			Attendance: 12,073

4 December 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe		Sloan	Attendance: 11,742 Referee: DD Hope

7 December 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline	0–2	Hearts	East End Park
			Millar Crabbe Pen.'	Attendance: 8,774 Referee: GB Smith

14 December 1991 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	3–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe pen.' Baird 39' Millar 45'		McCart	Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Jim McCluskey

21 December 1991 Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren	0–1	Hearts	Love Street
			Millar	Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Willie Young

28 December 1991 Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone	0–5	Hearts	McDiarmid Park
			Baird Robertson Crabbe	Attendance: 10,064 Referee: Ray Morrison

1 January 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–1	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	Ferguson 65'		McIntyre 71' (Pen.)	Attendance: 20,358 Referee: DFT Syme

4 January 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Celtic	1–2	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Collins 86'		Crabbe 59' Millar 60'	Attendance: 30,417

11 January 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–4	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
			Jess Booth Mason	Attendance: 16,291

18 January 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Airdrieonians	2–1	Hearts	Broomfield Park
	Lawrence		Robertson	Attendance: 5,930

1 February 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
			McCoist	Attendance: 24,356

8 February 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Bannon			Attendance: 10,516

29 February 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–2	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson		Creaney	Attendance: 20,863

4 March 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Falkirk	1–2	Hearts	Brockville Park
	Smith		Mackay Ferguson	Attendance: 6,002

14 March 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKinlay Millar			Attendance: 8,799

18 March 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen	2–0	Hearts	Pittodrie
	Ten Caat Mason			Attendance: 10,581

21 March 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hibs	1–2	Hearts	Easter Road
	Weir		Hunter (own goal) Ferguson 76'	Attendance: 14,429

28 March 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	1–0	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	Robertson			Attendance: 7,488

7 April 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell	0–1	Hearts	Fir Park
			Robertson	Attendance: 4,501

11 April 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	0–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 6,200

18 April 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United	2–0	Hearts	Tannadice Park
	Malpas Ferguson			Attendance: 6,711

25 April 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–2	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Stadium
	Crabbe McPherson		Conn Coyle	Attendance: 5,310

28 April 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Rangers	1– 1	Hearts	Ibrox Stadium
	McCoist		Robertson	Attendance: 36,129

2 May 1992 Scottish Premier Division	Hearts	2–0	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	Bannon Ferguson			Attendance: 7,348

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	44	33	6	5	101	31	+70	72	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Hearts	44	27	9	8	60	37	+23	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Celtic	44	26	10	8	88	42	+46	62	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	44	19	13	12	66	50	+16	51
5	Hibernian	44	16	17	11	53	45	+8	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Stats

Squad information

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Henry Smith	53	0	44	0	6	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Tosh McKinlay	47	2	39	2	5	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Alan McLaren	45	2	38	1	6	1	1	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Levein	43	2	36	2	4	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Dave McPherson	53	2	44	2	6	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Graeme Hogg	21	2	18	1	1	1	2	0
	MF	SCO	John Millar	49	7	41	7	5	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay	49	2	43	1	3	1	3	0
	MF	SCO	Derek Ferguson	47	1	38	1	6	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	George Wright	31	1	24	1	6	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Tommy Harrison	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Eamonn Bannon	18	2	13	2	5	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Robertson	51	20	42	14	6	4	3	2
	FW	NIR	Steve Penney	11	0	9	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Wayne Foster	10	0	7	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Glynn Snodin	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Crabbe	49	17	41	15	5	1	3	1
	FW	ENG	Ian Baird	36	8	30	6	3	0	3	2
	FW	SCO	Ian Ferguson	36	5	30	4	6	1	0	0

Scorers

Pos	PLayer	SPL	SC	LC	Total
FW	John Robertson	14	4	2	20
FW	Scott Crabbe	15	1	1	17
FW	Ian Baird	6	0	2	8
MF	John Millar	7	0	0	7
FW	Ian Ferguson	4	1	0	5
MF	Eamonn Bannon	2	0	0	2
DF	Craig Levein	2	0	0	2
DF	Tosh McKinlay	2	0	0	2
DF	Dave McPherson	2	0	0	2
DF	Gary Mackay	1	1	0	2
MF	Graeme Hogg	1	1	0	2
DF	Alan McLaren	1	1	0	2
MF	Derek Ferguson	1	0	0	1
MF	George Wright	1	0	0	1

References

1991-92

External links

Official Club website

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1992 qualifying Group 2 Euro 1992
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Ayr United Clydebank Dundee Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Montrose Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Stirling Albion
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Brechin City Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer