1989–90 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1989–90 football season

Heart of Midlothian1989–90 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

<- 1988–99

1990–91 ->

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

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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

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Pos | Team

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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

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### Squad information

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No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup

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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

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* List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

## References

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* 1989–90

## External links

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* Official club website

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1989–90 in Scottish football

« 1988–89

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Premier Division
* First Division
* Second Division
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Junior Cup
* Tennent's Sixes

European competitions|

* European Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* UEFA Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* 1990 World Cup qualifying (Group 5)
* 1990 World Cup

Club seasons

Premier Division|

* Aberdeen
* Celtic
* Dundee
* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Motherwell
* Rangers
* St. Mirren

First Division|

* Airdrieonians
* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
* Ayr United
* Clyde
* Clydebank
* Falkirk
* Forfar Athletic
* Hamilton Academical
* Meadowbank Thistle
* Morton
* Partick Thistle
* Raith Rovers
* St. Johnstone

Second Division|

* Arbroath
* Brechin City
* Berwick Rangers
* Cowdenbeath
* Dumbarton
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Kilmarnock
* Montrose
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Stenhousemuir
* Stirling Albion
* Stranraer

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Squad number
*[Nat]: Nationality