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.
| 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 |
Fixtures
editFriendlies
edit| 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 |
| 3 August 1985 Friendly | Eintracht Bad Kreuznach | 1–4 | Hearts | |
| |
John Robertson Walter Kidd Gary Mackay |
Attendance: 400 |
| 4 August 1985 Friendly | SC Birkenfeld | 1–2 | Hearts | |
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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 | |
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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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 April 1986 Scottish Cup SF | Dundee United | 0–1 | Hearts | Hampden Park |
| John Colquhoun 14' |
Attendance: 30,797 |
| 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
edit| 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
edit| 10 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Colquhoun 28' |
Paul McStay 91' |
Attendance: 21,786 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 August 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Colquhoun 8' Sandy Clark 81' |
Gordon Durie 35' |
Attendance: 17,457 |
| 7 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Billy Stark 32' Paul Wright 74'Eric Black 90' |
Attendance: 12,226 |
| 14 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Roddie MacDonald 1' John Robertson 79' |
Attendance: 7,617 |
| 21 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 2–1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Andy Harrow 48' John Gahagan 56' |
Iain Jardine 46' |
Attendance: 4,806 |
| 28 September 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Clydebank | 1–0 | Hearts | Kilbowie Park |
| David Alexander Lloyd 88' |
Attendance: 3,583 |
| 5 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Iain Jardine 57' |
Derek McWilliams 11' |
Attendance: 8,512 |
| 12 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 0–1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| John Robertson 32' |
Attendance: 26,683 |
| 19 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 47' 53' Gary Mackay 87' |
Attendance: 8,618 |
| 30 October 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Craig Levein 15' |
Attendance: 12,866 Referee: Louis Thow |
| 2 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1–1 | Hearts | Tannadice |
| Richard Gough 91' |
Iain Jardine 67' |
Attendance: 10,142 |
| 9 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 0–0 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Attendance: 19,776 |
| 16 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Sandy Clark 58' 79' John Robertson 89' |
Attendance: 23,083 |
| 23 November 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Sandy Clark 33' 56' Iain Jardine 63' |
Attendance: 10,119 |
| 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 |
| 7 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 1–1 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| John Brown 7' |
Iain Jardine 80' |
Attendance: 10,780 |
| 14 December 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 9' |
Mark McGhee 66' |
Attendance: 22,163 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 11 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Gary Mackay 69' |
Eamonn Bannon 76' |
Attendance: 19,043 |
| 18 January 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| John Colquhoun 83' |
Attendance: 20,216 |
| 1 February 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Clydebank | 1–1 | Hearts | Kilbowie Park |
| Shanks 51' |
Sandy Clark 86' |
Attendance: 5,837 |
| 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 |
| 22 February 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1–1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Maurice Johnston 30' |
John Robertson 44' |
Attendance: 42,346 |
| 15 March 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Roddie MacDonald 31' John Robertson 37' (pen.) |
Attendance: 12,071 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 12 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 0–3 | Hearts | Tannadice |
| John Robertson 23' 66' Sandy Clark 58' |
Attendance: 19,878 |
| 20 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Colquhoun 87' |
Peter Weir 72' (pen.) |
Attendance: 19,047 |
| 26 April 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–0 | Clydebank | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Gary Mackay 34' |
Attendance: 20,198 |
| 3 May 1986 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 2–0 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Albert Kidd 83', 89' |
Attendance: 19,567 |
Scottish Premier Division table
edit| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Squad information
edit| 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 | |