1987–88 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

September 2020 Heart of Midlothian 1987–88 Alex MacDonald Sandy Jardine Wallace Mercer Tynecastle Stadium Scottish Premier Division 2nd Scottish Cup Semi-final League Cup Quarter-final East of Scotland Shield Winner John Robertson (26) John Robertson (31) 28,992 v Hibs 2 January 1988 & V Celtic 7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division 7,307 v Dunfermline Athletic 13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division 16,633 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.s 5th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. Fixtures Friendlies L 18 July 1987 Friendly 2–1 Homburg Hearts Andy Watson 83 1,800 W 22 July 1987 Friendly 0–2 Preußen Münster Hearts Gary Mackay Andy Watson 300 W 24 July 1987 Friendly 1–3 Eintracht Bad Kreuznach 85 Hearts Allan Moore 25Andy Watson 56Sandy Clark 90 250 D 25 July 1987 Friendly 1–1 SC Birkenfeld Hearts Gary Mackay 66 450 L 27 July 1987 Friendly 2–1 Remscheid Hearts John Robertson 65 pen. 300 W 1 August 1987 Friendly 1–2 Berwick Rangers Mark Main 53 Hearts Dave McPherson 19John Robertson 84 1,200 L 3 August 1987 Friendly 0–1 Hearts Newcastle Paul Gascoigne 86 10,113 W 29 September 1987 Friendly 3–4 Inverness Polworth Hercher Hearts Hugh Burns Sandy Clark John Robertson John Colquhoun 2,500 League Cup W 19 August 1987 League Cup R2 6–1 Hearts Dave McPherson 24Sandy Clark 39 59Gary Mackay 81Neil Berry 88Wayne Foster 89 Kilmarnock Ian Bryson 66 pen. Tynecastle Stadium 9,188 W 25 August 1987 League Cup R3 2–0 Hearts John Robertson 32 83 pen. Clyde Tynecastle Stadium 11,711 L 2 September 1987 League Cup QF 4–1 Rangers Iain Durrant 21 23Ally McCoist 43 89 pen. Hearts John Robertson 49 Ibrox Stadium 40,920 Scottish Cup 1987–88 Scottish Cup W 30 January 1988 Scottish Cup R3 1–3 Falkirk Stuart Romaines 40 Hearts John Robertson 43 52Wayne Foster 70 Brockville Park 16,000 W 20 February 1988 Scottish Cup R4 2–0 Hearts Sandy Clark 41Gary Mackay 75 Morton Tynecastle Stadium 13,646 W 12 March 1988 Scottish Cup QF 3–0 Hearts John Colquhoun 27Wayne Foster 42Gary Mackay Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium 21,969 L 9 April 1988 Scottish Cup SF 2– 1 Celtic Mark McGhee 88Andy Walker 91 Hearts Brian Whittaker 60 Hampden Park 66,466 East of Scotland Shield East of Scotland Shield W 8 May 1988 East of Scotland Shield 5–1 Hearts Neil Berry Allan Moore Sean Docherty Hibs 400 Scottish Premier Division 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division W 8 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division 4–2 Hearts John Colquhoun 1Sandy Clark 9John Robertson 43 79 Falkirk Stuart Burgess 72Crawford Baptie 77 Tynecastle Stadium 12,163 L 12 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–0 Celtic Mark McGhee 86 Hearts Celtic Park 27,825 D 15 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 St Mirren Paul Lambert 66 pen. Hearts John Robertson 38 pen. Love Street 7,408 W 22 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division 4–1 Hearts John Robertson 21 pen.Sandy Clark 36 77Iain Jardine 50 Dundee United Iain Ferguson 87 Tynecastle Stadium 14,548 W 29 August 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–0 Hearts John Robertson 6 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium 24,496 W 5 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–2 Morton John McNeil 88 pen. Hearts John Colquhoun 10John Robertson 32 pen. Cappielow 5,143 W 12 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–0 Hearts Allan Moore 44 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium 11,488 W 19 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–3 Dundee J. Smith 88 Hearts John Colquhoun 1 50John Robertson 90 pen. Dens Park 9,199 W 26 September 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–1 Dunfermline Hearts John Colquhoun 36 East End Park 13,873 D 3 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Hearts Rangers Tynecastle Stadium 28,906 W 7 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division 2–1 Hearts John Robertson 13Dave McPherson 16 Aberdeen James Bett Pen. Tynecastle Stadium 17,843 W 10 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–5 Falkirk Robert Stewart Hearts John Colquhoun Iain Jardine John Robertson pen.Wayne Foster Brockville Park 9,300 L 17 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division 2–1 Hibs Eddie May 5Paul Kane 41 Hearts John Robertson 15 Easter Road 23,390 W 24 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division 3–0 Hearts Kenny Black Gary Mackay Morton Tynecastle Stadium 11,516 W 27 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–3 Motherwell Hearts Wayne Foster John Robertson pen.Mark Caughey og. Fir Park 6,493 W 31 October 1987 Scottish Premier Division 4–2 Hearts John Robertson 15 17John Colquhoun 34Kenny Black 74 Dundee Thomas Coyne 60Keith Wright 87 Tynecastle Stadium 13,806 D 7 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts John Colquhoun 39 Celtic Mark McGhee 79 Tynecastle Stadium 28,992 D 14 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Aberdeen Hearts Pittodrie Stadium 19,302 W 18 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–3 Dundee United Hearts John Robertson 31 39Wayne Foster 65 Tannadice Park 14,260 D 21 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Hearts St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium 14,879 W 24 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division 3–2 Hearts John Robertson 10Dave McPherson 84Sandy Clark 88 Dunfermline Craig Robertson 49Burns 64 og. Tynecastle Stadium 14,157 L 28 November 1987 Scottish Premier Division 3–2 Rangers Robert Fleck 28Craig Levein 41 og.Ian Durrant 74 Hearts Mike Galloway 36John Robertson 61 Ibrox Stadium 43,557 W 5 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–0 Hearts John Robertson 36 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium 12,729 D 12 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division 2–2 Celtic Andy Walker 81 pen.Paul McStay 87 Hearts John Robertson 22Mike Galloway 74 Celtic Park 42,004 D 16 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts Gary Mackay 36 Motherwell Steven Cowan 5 Tynecastle Stadium 9,407 D 19 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Dundee Hearts Dens Park 10,788 D 26 December 1987 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Greenock Morton Hearts Cappielow 6,726 D 2 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Hearts Hibs Tynecastle Stadium 28,992 W 9 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–4 Dunfermline Hearts John Robertson 46 56John Colquhoun 68Mike Galloway 83 East End Park 11,963 D 16 January 1988 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts Sandy Clark 77 Rangers Iain Durrant 54 pen. Tynecastle Stadium 28,967 D 3 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts Gary Mackay 77 Dundee United Ian Redford 51 pen. Tynecastle Stadium 13,710 W 6 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–6 St Mirren Hearts John Robertson 23 pen. 52John Colquhoun 40 41 62Wayne Foster 47 Love Street 6,659 D 13 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division 2–2 Hearts Sandy Clark 43John Robertson 55 pen. Aberdeen James Bett 6Tommy Jones 90 Tynecastle Stadium 18,817 L 27 February 1988 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Falkirk Crawford Baptie Samuel McGivern 55 Hearts Brockville Park 8,819 W 8 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–2 Motherwell Hearts John Colquhoun 42John Robertson 65 Fir Park 6,488 D 19 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Hibs Hearts Easter Road 20,870 W 26 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Hearts Mike Galloway 62 89 Greenock Morton Tynecastle Stadium 8,787 W 30 March 1988 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Hearts Kenny Black 22John Colquhoun 84 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium 9,649 W 2 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division 1–2 Rangers Jan Bartram 25 Hearts Dave McPherson 66John Robertson 83 pen. Ibrox Stadium 41,125 W 13 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division 2–1 Hearts Mike Galloway 26Gary Mackay 71 Dunfermline Stephen Morrison 5 Tynecastle Stadium 7,307 W 16 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division 2–1 Hearts Mike Galloway 26Gary Mackay 71 Celtic Mark McGhee 74 Tynecastle Stadium 25,144 D 23 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Aberdeen Hearts Pittodrie Stadium 11,028 L 30 April 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–1 Hearts St Mirren Paul Chalmers 72 Tynecastle Stadium 9,626 D 7 May 1988 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Dundee United Hearts Tannadice Park 9,820 Scottish Premier Division table HOM Squad information Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Dave McPherson DF SCO 44 0 4 0 3 0 Henry Smith GK SCO 44 0 4 0 3 0 John Colquhoun FW SCO 44 0 4 0 3 0 Brian Whittaker DF SCO 42 0 4 0 3 0 Gary Mackay MF SCO 41 0 4 0 3 0 Kenny Black MF SCO 42 0 4 0 2 0 John Robertson FW SCO 39 0 4 0 3 0 Wayne Foster FW ENG 39 0 3 0 2 0 Neil Berry MF SCO 35 0 4 0 3 0 Sandy Clark MF SCO 35 0 2 0 3 0 Mike Galloway MF SCO 25 0 3 0 0 0 Hugh Burns DF SCO 24 0 2 0 1 0 Iain Jardine MF SCO 18 0 4 0 3 0 Walter Kidd DF SCO 18 0 1 0 3 0 Craig Levein DF SCO 21 0 0 0 0 0 Sandy Jardine MF SCO 9 0 0 0 3 0 Malcolm Murray DF SCO 7 0 1 0 0 0 Allan Moore MF SCO 7 0 1 0 0 0 Mark Gavin FW SCO 7 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Crabbe FW SCO 5 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Sandison DF SCO 2 0 1 0 0 0 Alan McLaren DF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 |} See also List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons References 30em Statistical Record 87-88 External links Official Club website Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons Heart of Midlothian