1971–72 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1971–72 football season

Heart of Midlothian
1971–72 season
Manager	Bobby Seith
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Scottish First Division	6th
Scottish Cup	5th Round
League Cup	Group Stage
Texaco Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: All:
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

During the 1971–72 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Texaco Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Queen of the South v Hearts

31 July 1971 Friendly	Queen of the South	0–2	Hearts	Palmerston Park

Hearts v Tottenham Hotspur

7 August 1971 Friendly	Hearts	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Tynecastle Park

Carlisle United v Hearts

2 November 1971 Friendly	Carlisle United	3–2	Hearts	Brunton Park

Hearts v Gornik Zabrze

24 November 1971 Friendly	Hearts	2–1	Gornik Zabrze	Tynecastle Park

Ross County v Hearts

1 May 1972 Friendly	Ross County	2–1	Hearts	Victoria Park

Texaco Cup

Hearts v Newcastle United

15 September 1971 Texaco Cup 1st Round 1st Leg	Hearts	1–0	Newcastle United	Tynecastle Park

Newcastle United v Hearts

28 September 1971 Texaco Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg	Newcastle United	2–1	Hearts	St James' Park

League Cup

Hearts v St Johnstone

14 August 1971 League Cup Group	Hearts	1–0	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 11,242

Airdrieonians v Hearts

18 August 1971 League Cup Group	Airdrieonians	1–3	Hearts	Broomfield Park
				Attendance: 6,573

Dunfermline Athletic v Hearts

21 August 1971 League Cup Group	Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Hearts	East End Park
				Attendance: 12,553

Hearts v Airdrieonians

25 August 1971 League Cup Group	Hearts	1–2	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 10,469

St Johnstone v Hearts

28 August 1971 League Cup Group	St Johnstone	1–0	Hearts	Muirton Park
				Attendance: 8,027

Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic

1 September 1971 League Cup Group	Hearts	4–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 5,197

Scottish Cup

Hearts v St Johnstone

5 February 1972 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	2–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 12,431

Hearts v Celtic

26 February 1972 Scottish Cup R4	Hearts	4–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 11,953

Celtic v Hearts

18 March 1972 Scottish Cup R5	Celtic	1–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
				Attendance: 47,500

Hearts v Celtic

27 March 1972 Scottish Cup R5 Replay	Hearts	0–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 40,029

Scottish First Division

Hearts v Hibernian

4 September 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	0–2	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 26,671

Dunfermline Athletic v Hearts

11 September 1971 Scottish First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	1–4	Hearts	East End Park
				Attendance: 8,354

Hearts v St Johnstone

18 September 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–1	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 10,025

Dundee v Hearts

25 September 1971 Scottish First Division	Dundee	0–0	Hearts	Dens Park
				Attendance: 10,185

Hearts v Rangers

2 October 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 28,512

Clyde v Hearts

9 October 1971 Scottish First Division	Clyde	0–1	Hearts	Shawfield Stadium
				Attendance: 3,656

Hearts v Airdrieonians

16 October 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–1	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 10,188

Kilmarnock v Hearts

23 October 1971 Scottish First Division	Kilmarnock	2–2	Hearts	Rugby Park
				Attendance: 4,536

Hearts v East Fife

30 October 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–1	East Fife	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 8,932

Motherwell v Hearts

6 November 1971 Scottish First Division	Motherwell	5–3	Hearts	Fir Park
				Attendance: 5,449

Hearts v Morton

13 November 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	6–1	Morton	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 6,092

Hearts v Ayr United

20 November 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–0	Ayr United	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 8,414

Aberdeen v Hearts

27 November 1971 Scottish First Division	Aberdeen	2–3	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium
				Attendance: 20,702

Hearts v Dundee United

4 December 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–2	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 9,391

Falkirk v Hearts

11 December 1971 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	2–0	Hearts	Brockville Park
				Attendance: 7,210

Hearts v Partick Thistle

18 December 1971 Scottish First Division	Hearts	0–0	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 10,554

Celtic v Hearts

25 December 1971 Scottish First Division	Celtic	3–2	Hearts	Celtic Park
				Attendance: 32,880

Hibernian v Hearts

1 January 1972 Scottish First Division	Hibernian	0–0	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 36,046

Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic

3 January 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 12,872

St Johnstone v Hearts

8 January 1972 Scottish First Division	St Johnstone	1–1	Hearts	Muirton Park
				Attendance: 5,536

Hearts v Dundee

15 January 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–5	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 8,667

Rangers v Hearts

22 January 1972 Scottish First Division	Rangers	6–0	Hearts	Ibrox Park
				Attendance: 29,776

Hearts v Clyde

29 January 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–0	Clyde	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 6,267

Airdrieonians v Hearts

12 February 1972 Scottish First Division	Airdrieonians	1–1	Hearts	Broomfield Park
				Attendance: 5,078

Hearts v Kilmarnock

19 February 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–1	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 8,503

East Fife v Hearts

4 March 1972 Scottish First Division	East Fife	2–2	Hearts	Bayview Park
				Attendance: 5,915

Hearts v Motherwell

11 March 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	0–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 8,411

Morton v Hearts

21 March 1972 Scottish First Division	Morton	1–1	Hearts	Cappielow Park
				Attendance: 3,407

Ayr United v Hearts

25 March 1972 Scottish First Division	Ayr United	1–0	Hearts	Somerset Park
				Attendance: 6,347

Hearts v Aberdeen

1 April 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 8,106

Dundee United v Hearts

8 April 1972 Scottish First Division	Dundee United	3–2	Hearts	Tannadice Park
				Attendance: 4,550

Hearts v Falkirk

15 April 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–0	Falkirk	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 6,470

Partick Thistle v Hearts

22 April 1972 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	2–2	Hearts	Firhill Park
				Attendance: 4,748

Hearts v Celtic

29 April 1972 Scottish First Division	Hearts	4–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 10,124

References

Statistical Record 71-72

External links

Official Club website

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Drybrough Cup Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup Final UEFA Cup Texaco Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1972 qualifying (Group 5) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Ayr United Celtic Clyde Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Johnstone
Division Two	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clydebank Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer