1989–90 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian

1989–90 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Alex MacDonald
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	3rd
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: John Robertson (17) All: John Robertson (22)
Average home league attendance	15,694

The 1989–90 season was Heart of Midlothian's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Overview

During the 1989–90 season, Hearts reached the quarter finals of both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup losing to Celtic and Dunfermline Athletic respectively. After a relatively successful season, finishing third in the Scottish Premier Division.

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	20	11	5	48	19	+29	51	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Aberdeen	36	17	10	9	56	33	+23	44	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Heart of Midlothian	36	16	12	8	54	35	+19	44	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	36	11	13	12	36	39	−3	35
5	Celtic	36	10	14	12	37	37	0	34

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Statistics

Squad information

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Colquhoun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Levein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan McLaren	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Dave McPherson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Crabbe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Eamonn Bannon	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Tosh McKinlay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan McLaren	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NIR	David McCreery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Davie Kirkwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Walter Kidd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Wayne Foster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Neil Berry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Sandison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Ian Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Brian Whittaker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	YUG	Husref Musemic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	George Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

References

• 1989–90

External links

• Official club website