1997–98 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

September 2020 Heart of Midlothian 1997–98 Jim Jefferies Tynecastle Stadium Scottish Premier Division 3rd Scottish Cup Winner League Cup Quarter-final Jim Hamilton (14) Jim Hamilton (15) 17,657 v Celtic Scottish Premier Division 8 February 1998 12,367 v Aberdeen Scottish Premier Division 16 August 1997 15,337 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.s 15th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. Fixtures Friendlies D 16 July 1997 Friendly 0–0 Blyth Spartans Hearts Croft Park 800 W 18 July 1997 Friendly 2–3 Hull City Hearts Salvatori Flogel Hamilton Boothferry Park 3,471 W 20 July 1997 Friendly 0–3 Berwick Rangers Hearts Robertson Hamilton Shielfield Park 1,754 L 29 July 1997 Friendly 2–0 Grimsby Town Hearts Blundell Park 6,348 Scottish Premier Division 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division L 4 August 1997 Scottish Premier Division 3–1 Rangers Negri 39 40 Cleland 85 Hearts Cameron 88 Ibrox 48,257 Stuart Dougal W 16 August 1997 Scottish Premier Division 4–1 Hearts John Robertson 36 pen. Fulton 38 Cameron 42 Flogel 89 Aberdeen Newell 12 Tynecastle Stadium 12,367 George Clyde L 23 August 1997 Scottish Premier Division 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Smith 57 Tod 68 Hearts Hamilton 90+1 East End Park 8,823 S Roy W 30 August 1997 Scottish Premier Division 0–1 Hibs Hearts McCann 7 Easter Road 15,565 Hugh Dallas W 13 September 1997 Scottish Premier Division 1–2 St Johnstone Tosh 70 Hearts Hamilton 19 65 McDiarmid Park 5,836 Garry Mitchell W 20 September 1997 Scottish Premier Division 2–1 Hearts Pressley 44 og. John Robertson 60 Dundee United Olafsson 45 Tynecastle Stadium 13,515 Hugh Dallas W 27 September 1997 Scottish Premier Division 0–3 Kilmarnock Hearts Weir 6 Hamilton 14 Adam 43 Rugby Park 7,875 Kenny Clark W 4 October 1997 Scottish Premier Division 1–4 Motherwell Coyne 45 pen. Hearts Cameron 6 Adam 13 McCann 20 Hamilton 71 Fir Park 8,886 Jim McCluskey L 18 October 1997 Scottish Premier Division 1–2 Hearts Cameron 65 Celtic Reiper 17 Larsson 21 Tynecastle Stadium 16,977 John Rowbotham W 29 October 1997 Scottish Premier Division 3–1 Hearts McCann 13 Adam 73 Fulton 90 Dunfermline Athletic Smith 76 Tynecastle Stadium 14,493 J Fleming W 1 November 1997 Scottish Premier Division 1–4 Aberdeen Windass 22 Hearts McCann 54 Flogel 65 82 Robertson 76 Pittodrie 15,097 Jim McCluskey W 8 November 1997 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Hearts Robertson 17 Quitongo 88 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium 16,739 Mike McCurry W 15 November 1997 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Hearts Flogel 48 Cameron 90 pen. St Johnstone O'Boyle 77 Tynecastle Stadium 13,611 Stuart Dougal W 23 November 1997 Scottish Premier Division 5–3 Hearts McCann 10 Adam 28 61 70 Quitongo 88 Kilmarnock Nevin 5 Holt 62 Roberts 76 pen. Tynecastle Stadium 16,015 Alan Freeland W 6 December 1997 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Hearts Cameron 45 pen. Flogel 68 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium 12,706 George Clyde D 9 December 1997 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Dundee United Hearts Tannadice Park 10,402 K Bisset L 13 December 1997 Scottish Premier Division 1–0 Celtic Burley 80 Hearts Celtic Park 49,806 Bobby Tait L 20 December 1997 Scottish Premier Division 2–5 Hearts Robertson 17 Hamilton 88 Rangers Durie 6,34,86 Negri 69 pen. Albertz 78 Tynecastle Stadium 17,092 Hugh Dallas W 27 December 1997 Scottish Premier Division 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Bingham 16 pen. Hearts Hamilton 7 Westwater 28 og. Salvatori 33 East End Park 11,722 Hugh Dallas D 1 January 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–2 Hearts Fulton 6 10 Hibs Walker 51 Mcginlay 67 Tynecastle Stadium 17,564 Bobby Tait W 12 January 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–3 St Johnstone Davidson 48 O’Boyle 63 pen. Hearts Hamilton 29 70 Naysmith 36 McDiarmid Park 5,408 Mike McCurry D 17 January 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–2 Kilmarnock Wright 40 Reilly 76 Hearts McCann 6 Mcpherson 45 og. Rugby Park 11,079 Dougie Smith W 31 January 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Hearts Cameron 39 40 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium 14,414 Willie Young D 8 February 1998 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts Quitongo 92 Celtic McNamara 40 Tynecastle Stadium 17,657 Bobby Tait W 21 February 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–4 Motherwell Coyle 6 Falconer 37 Hearts Hamilton 38 58 Fulton 68 Adam 87 Fir Park 8,375 J Fleming W 25 February 1998 Scottish Premier Division 3–1 Hearts Hamilton 2 Naysmith 63 McCann 77 Aberdeen Jess 61 Tynecastle Stadium 16,512 Garry Mitchell D 28 February 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–2 Rangers Albertz 40 92 Hearts McCann 31 Hamilton 76 Ibrox 50,046 Kenny Clark D 14 March 1998 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts Macpherson 23 Kilmarnock Heny 34 Tynecastle Stadium 15,338 Willie Young W 21 March 1998 Scottish Premier Division 0–1 Dundee United Hearts Hamilton 8 Tannadice Park 10,400 Alan Freeland D 28 March 1998 Scottish Premier Division 0–0 Celtic Hearts Celtic Park 49,978 Bobby Tait D 8 April 1998 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts McCann 59 Motherwell Coyne 79 Tynecastle Stadium 14,737 L 11 April 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–1 Hibs Lavety 56 Harper 80 Hearts Robertson 71 Easter Road 15,530 Willie Young D 18 April 1998 Scottish Premier Division 1–1 Hearts Mcpherson 75 St Johnstone Grant 78 Tynecastle Stadium 15,034 Robert Orr L 25 April 1998 Scottish Premier Division 0–3 Hearts Rangers Gattoso 48 78 Albertz 78 Tynecastle Stadium 17,415 Jim McCluskey D 2 May 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–2 Aberdeen Jess 26 Newell 46 Hearts McCann 10 Mcpherson 29 Pittodrie 12,899 Eric Martindale W 9 May 1998 Scottish Premier Division 2–0 Hearts Mcpherson 83 Holmes 83 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Stadium 13,888 Robert Orr Scottish League Cup Scottish League Cup 1997–98 W 9 August 1997 League Cup R2 0–2 Livingston Hearts McCann 25 26 Almondvale Stadium 4,869 W 19 August 1997 League Cup R3 1–2 Raith Rovers Wright 54 Hearts Weir 56 McCann 64 Stark's Park 7,146 Jim Herald L 9 September 1997 League Cup QF 1–0 y Dunfermline Moore 114 Hearts East End Park 11,106 Mike McCurry Scottish Cup 1997–98 Scottish Cup W 24 January 1998 Scottish Cup R3 2–0 Hearts Flogel 31 Weir 61 Clydebank Tynecastle Stadium 12,699 Mike McCurry W 14 February 1998 Scottish Cup R4 3–0 Hearts Quitongo 61 88 Cameron 66 pen. Albion Rovers Tynecastle Stadium 12,634 Alan Freeland W 7 March 1998 Scottish Cup QF 4–1 Hearts Ritchie 9 Flogel 16 Fulton 65 Hamilton 82 Ayr United Ferguson 19 Tynecastle Stadium 15,761 Stuart Dougal W 4 April 1998 Scottish Cup SF 3–1 Hearts Adam 5 89 McCann 90 Falkirk McAllister 85 Ibrox 31,587 Hugh Dallas W 16 May 1998 Scottish Cup Final 1–2 Rangers McCoist 81 Hearts Cameron 2 pen. Adam 52 Celtic Park 48,946 Willie Young Scottish Premier Division table HOM Stats Scorers Pos PLayer SPL SC LC Total FW SCO Jim Hamilton 14 1 0 15 MF SCO Neil McCann 10 1 3 14 MF SCO Colin Cameron 8 2 0 10 FW France Stephane Adam 7 3 0 10 MF Austria Thomas Flogel 5 2 0 7 FW SCO John Robertson 6 0 0 6 MF SCO Steve Fulton 5 1 0 6 MF Angola Jose Quitongo 3 2 0 5 DF SCO Dave McPherson 4 0 0 4 DF SCO David Weir 1 1 1 3 DF SCO Gary Naysmith 2 0 0 2 FW SCO Derek Holmes 1 0 0 1 MF Italy Stefano Salvatori 1 0 0 1 DF SCO Paul Ritchie 0 1 0 1 See also List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons References 30em External links Official Club website Complete Statistical Record Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons Heart of Midlothian