2019–20_Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C._season

2019–20 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

2019–20 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 2019–20 football season


The 2019–20 season was the 139th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts played their fifth consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season.[5] They reached the Semi-final of the Scottish League Cup and reached the Final of the Scottish Cup.

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On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] This led to league games being postponed until at least 30 April, and later the season being ended early, resulting in 12th placed Hearts being relegated to Scottish Championship.[7] Both Semi-finals of the Scottish Cup were postponed until later in the year -- Hearts finished as runners up, losing to Celtic in the Final.[8]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

1 July 2019[9] Friendly Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 0 7 Heart of Midlothian Tolka Park
19:30 MacLean 23'
Mulraney 33'
Clare 46'
Wighton 55'
Zanatta 76'
Smith 79'
Berra 84'

Premiership

10 August 2019 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 0 0 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 BBC Report Morris Yellow card 45'
Kelly Yellow card 73'
Spittal Yellow card 87'
Attendance: 15,562
Referee: Muir
25 August 2019 Scottish Premiership Celtic 3 1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 Berra 29' (o.g.)
Forster Yellow card 39'
McGregor 54'
Halkett 60' (o.g.)
BBC Report Halkett Yellow card 44'
Brandon Yellow card 59'
Washington 81'
Ikpeazu Yellow card 90+2'
Attendance: 58,763
Referee: Collum
31 August 2019 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2 2 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Park
15:00 Clare 20'
Berra Yellow card 26', 58'
BBC Report Oakley 50', 73'
Collar Yellow card 80'
MacKinnon Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 15,347
Referee: Aitken
14 September 2019 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2 3 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Ikpeazu 61'
Meshino 86'
BBC Report Gallagher 20'
Seedorf 52'
Hylton 66'
Attendance: 15,862
Referee: Anderson
22 September 2019 Scottish Premiership Hibernian 1 2 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
15:00 Mallan 47' BBC Report Ikpeazu 70'
Hickey 84'
Attendance: 19,828
Referee: Beaton
28 September 2019 Scottish Premiership St Mirren 0 0 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
10:00 McGinn Yellow card 41' BBC Report Hickey Yellow card 29' Attendance: 5,901
Referee: Dallas
26 October 2019 Scottish Premiership Livingston 0 0 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Souda Red card 49' BBC Report Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Aitken
30 October 2019 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 1 0 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
19:45 Berra 58' (o.g.) BBC Report Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Munro
9 November 2019 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 5 2 St. Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00 Naismith 6'
McLoughlin 30' (o.g)
Bozanic 42'
Walker 46'
Mulraney 77'
BBC Report Obika 21'
Mullen 33'
Attendance: 16,165
Referee: Anderson
23 November 2019 Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 3 0 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
19:45 Burke 9', 16'
Brophy 14'
BBC Report Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Madden
1 December 2019 Scottish Premiership Rangers 5 0 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Morelos 11'
Kent 37'
Berra 64' (o.g.)
Stewart 80', 85'
BBC Report Attendance: 49,811
Referee: Robertson
4 December 2019 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1 1 Livingston Tynecastle Park
MacLean 88' BBC Report Bartley 33' Attendance: 14,681
Referee: Aitken
7 December 2019 Scottish Premiership Motherwell 1 0 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
15:00 Long 40' BBC Report Mulraney Red card 90+2' Attendance: 4,745
Referee: Muir
14 December 2019 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 0 1 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
15:00 BBC Report Hendry 74' Attendance: 16,347
Referee: Newlands
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical 2 1 Heart of Midlothian New Douglas Park
15:00 Miller 64'
Collar 72'
BBC Report Bozanic 82' Attendance: 2,654
Referee: Munro
22 January 2020 Scottish Premiership Ross County 0 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Gavin Duncan
1 February 2020 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 3 3 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
15:00 May 17', 62' (Penalty)
McCann 52'
BBC Report Boyce 26'
Naismith 31'
Clare 90+1'
Attendance: 6,002
Referee: Aitken
5 February 2020 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2 3 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Clare 79' (Penalty)
Halkett 89'
BBC Report Findlay 24'
Burke 38'
Brophy 50'
Branescu Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 16,211
Referee: Munro
7 March 2020 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1 1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 GMT Washington 49' Report Long 21' Referee: Don Robertson

League Cup

12 July 2019 League Cup Group A Heart of Midlothian 1 1
(5 3 p)
Dundee United Tynecastle Park
19:45 Andy Irving 44'
Irving Red card 83'
BBC Report Shankland 9' Attendance: 9,091
Referee: Clancy
Penalties
24 July 2019 League Cup Group A Heart of Midlothian 2 1 Stenhousemuir Tynecastle Park
19:45 Halkett 82', 87' BBC Report McGuigan 77' Attendance: 7,299
Referee: Newlands
16 August 2019 League Cup Second round Motherwell 1 2 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Long 60' BBC Report Clare soccer ball with red X 9
Washington 45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,597
Referee: Madden
3 November 2019 League Cup Semi final Rangers 3 0 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park
15:00 Helander 45+1'
Morelos 47', 62'
BBC Report Attendance: 49,310
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup

31 October 2020 Scottish Cup Semi-final Heart of Midlothian 2 1 (a.e.t.) Hibernian Glasgow, Scotland
17:00 Wighton 60'
Boyce 111 pen.'
BBC Report Doidge 67' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
20 December 2020 Scottish Cup Final Celtic 3 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 3 p)
Heart of Midlothian Glasgow, Scotland
14:15 Christie 19'
Edouard 29 pen.'
Griffiths 105+1'
BBC Report Boyce 48'
Kingsley 67'
Ginnelly 111'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton

First team player statistics

Captains

Christophe Berra continued as captain for season 2019–20, having been re-appointed as captain two seasons earlier.[14][15] In January 2020, following Daniel Stendel's appointment as manager Berra was advised he was free to find a new club and was dropped from the team, later being loaned out to Dundee.[16] Steven Naismith was then appointed as club captain, with John Souttar named as vice-captain.[17]

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Last updated: 11 March
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information

During the 2019–20 season, Hearts have used thirty-six players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. The player statistics for the two delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches have been included in the 2020–21 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season article.

Last Updated 11 March 2020[18]
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Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Disciplinary record

During the 2019–20 season, Hearts players have been issued with seventy-six yellow cards and five reds. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player. The player statistics for the two delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches have been included in the 2020–21 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season article.

Last updated 11 March 2020
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Goal scorers

The player statistics for the two delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches have been included in the 2020–21 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season article.

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Clean sheets

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Last updated: 11 March 2020
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

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Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[20]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]

League Cup table

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Source: [21]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[22]

Division summary

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Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: [23]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 11 March 2020
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Club

Staff

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Transfers


See also

Notes

    1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
    2. Loan deal initially until January 2020,[61] with extension signed until the end of season.[62]
    3. Loan deal initially until end of season 2019–20,[63] however was recalled in January 2020.[64]
    4. Loan deal initially until end of season 2019–20,[63] however was recalled in January 2020.[64]
    5. Loan deal initially until January 2020,[67] with extension signed until the end of season.[71]
    6. Loan deal initially until January 2020,[72] with extension signed until the end of season.[71]

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