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clubname = Heart of Midlothian |
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fullname = Heart Of Midlothian Football Club |
nickname = ''The Maroons'' (earliest nickname);<br>''The Heart''
''The Hearts'';<br> ''Hearts'';<br> ''Jam Tarts'';<br> ''Jambos''|
founded = 1874 |
ground = [[Tynecastle Stadium]]<br/>[[Edinburgh]] |
capacity = 17,420<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4157738.stm Tynecastle Shift is last option] (Retrieved 19:00, 25 November 2006 (UTC))</ref> |
owner = {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Vladimir Romanov]] |
chairman = {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Roman Romanov]] |
mgrtitle = Manager |
manager = {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Csaba László]] |
league = [[Scottish Premier League]] |
season = [[Scottish Premier League 2007-08|2007-2008]]|
position = [[Scottish Premier League]], 8th |
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'''Heart of Midlothian F.C.''' (most commonly referred to as '''Hearts''') is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club from [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] who play in the [[Scottish Premier League]]. They are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being rivals [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]. Hearts were the only east coast team invited to join the inaugural Scottish Football League in 1890. Hearts have won the Scottish Cup on 7 occasions, the League title 4 times and the League Cup 4 times.
The club's home, the all-seated 17,420-capacity [[Tynecastle Stadium]] in West Edinburgh, has been their home since 1886. The ground has hosted nine full [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] International matches, although only two of these have been since the [[Second World War]].<ref>[http://londonhearts.com/scotland/misc/tynie.html Scotland at Tynecastle]</ref>
Russian-Lithuanian businessman and banker [[Vladimir Romanov]] became the major shareholder of Hearts when he took over Chris Robinson's stake.
==Formation==
[[Image:1875-7604.jpg|left|thumb|Hearts' first captain, Tom Purdie]]
Hearts were founded around 1874. They are reputedly named after a popular local dance hall,<ref>[http://londonhearts.com/images/mack02/pages/p029.htm From Albert Mackie, "The Hearts 1959" p29]</ref> which in turn took its name from the novel ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' by Sir [[Walter Scott]]. The first Hearts Captain, [[Tom Purdie]], stated that they may have played in 1873. They initially played at [[The Meadows]], Powburn and [[Powderhall]] before moving to the [[Gorgie]] area in 1881. They moved to their current [[Tynecastle]] site in 1886. Their badge is a heart based on the [[Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile)|Heart of Midlothian mosaic]] on the [[Royal Mile]].
The earliest mention of ''Heart of Midlothian'' in a sporting context is a report in the Scotsman newspaper from [[20 July]] [[1864]] of ''[[the Scotsman]]'' vs Heart of Mid-Lothian at cricket. It is not known if this was the same club who went on to form the football club, but it was common for football clubs in those days to play other sports as well (eg. Clyde played cricket, whilst Vale of Leven played shinty).<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1864/1864072001.jpg From [[20 July]] [[1864]] of the Scotsman]</ref>
The famous Hearts Song was written and performed by Scottish comedian [[Hector Nicol]], a [[St. Mirren F.C.]] fan.
==Rivalry==
Hearts traditional rivals are [[Hibernian F.C]]. Support for the clubs tended to be based largely on geography - Hearts in the south and west, Hibs in the north and east - and success rather than religion or politics, although Hibs were formed as an Irish Catholic team.
Hearts lobbied hard for the admission of Hibernians (as they were initially called) into the Scottish Football Association, who initially forbade member clubs to play a "sectarian" side. Hearts played several "illegal" matches with Hibs - being fined every time, which resulted in the two clubs playing another match to pay the fine off - until the SFA acquiesced.
The first derby match was on Christmas Day 1875, when Hearts beat Hibernians 1–0. After their five-game struggle for the EFA Cup in 1878, that the two clubs became the dominant ones in Edinburgh. Hearts won 3–2 after 0–0, 1–1, 1–1 and 1–1 draws. The clubs' most notable meeting occurred in the [[1895-96 in Scottish football|1896]] Scottish Cup Final, played on [[14 March]] [[1896]], Hearts winning 3-1 at Logie Green Park (the ground of St Bernards) in the only final played outside [[Glasgow]].
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==History==
[[Image:HeartOfMidlothian 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The [[Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile)|Heart of Midlothian]]]]
The original colour of Hearts football strip was white with a maroon heart.
Hearts had considerable success in the early years of the [[Scottish Football League]] winning the league championship in 1894-5 and 1895-6. They also won four [[Scottish Cup]]s in a 15 year period from 1891 to 1906.
The club then went from 1906 to 1954 without winning a major trophy before enjoying a decade of success between 1954 and 1963. Under the managership of [[Tommy Walker (footballer)|Tommy Walker]] Hearts won the League twice, in [[1957-58 in Scottish football|1957-58]], with a record 62 points and 132 goals scored (Still the Scottish 'Top' League Record) and only 29 against in 34 matches, and in [[1959-60 in Scottish football|1959-60]]. Hearts also won the [[Scottish Cup]], in [[1955-56 in Scottish football|1956]], and the [[Scottish League Cup]] four times, in [[1954-55 in Scottish football|1954-55]], [[1958-59 in Scottish football|1958-59]], 1959-60 and [[1962-63 in Scottish football|1962-63]]. This glorious period for the club contained many top, now legendary, names such as [[Alfie Conn, Sr.]], [[Willie Bauld]], [[Jimmy Wardhaugh]], [[John Cumming]], [[Dave Mackay (footballer born 1934)|Dave Mackay]] and [[Alex Young (footballer)|Alex Young]]. In [[1964-65 in Scottish football|1964-65]] Hearts lost 2-0 to Kilmarnock on the last day of the season to lose the league title to them on goal average. Subsequently Hearts were instrumental in pushing through a change to use goal difference to separate teams level on points.
From the mid 1960s Hearts went into decline and after the advent of the ten team Premier Division in 1975; they were relegated for the first time in [[1976-77 in Scottish football|1976-77]], promotion followed in [[1977-78 in Scottish football|1977-78]] spent several seasons yo-yoing back and forth from the Premier League to the First Division & back again. The major problem for Hearts at this time was an antiquated company structure which was a massive disincentive to anyone to invest in the club. When the board of directors finally resigned after Hearts failed to regain their Premier Division status, however, the arrival of chairman [[Wallace Mercer]] led to a revival in the club's fortunes. The club came within 10 minutes of winning the league in 1986 before two goals by [[Albert Kidd]] denied them; losing out on goal difference. Hearts finished runners-up again in 1988.
The early 1990s the club struggled to settle on a manager. Within a 2 year period, [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]], [[Sandy Clark]] and [[Tommy McLean]] were all sacked. One of the only bright points in this period was the run of 22 games in a row without defeat against arch-rivals [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], including the 2-1 triumph in the fourth round of the 1994 [[Tennents Scottish Cup]] at Easter Road, with [[Wayne Foster]] grabbing the late winner.
In [[1997-98 in Scottish football|1997-98]] Hearts beat Rangers 2-1 to lift the Scottish Cup under the management of [[Jim Jefferies]].
[[Image:IMG 0824.jpg|left|thumb|Full-time scoreboard vs Braga to qualify for UEFA Cup group stages]]
In recent seasons, Hearts have usually been competing for third place in the Scottish Premier League, but, in 2005-2006, they finished second. Since the Scottish Premier League introduced an end of season split into two groups of six, Hearts have been the only team other than the "Old Firm" to have been in the top six each season. This came to an end in the 2007-08 season, when after 33 games, Hearts sat in a dismal 8th place, missing the cut to be in the top 6 by an agonising 3 points, to [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen's]] 44 points total. They finished third in 2002-3 and 2003-4, and reached the inaugural group stages of the [[UEFA Cup]] in 2004-5, but finished bottom of their group, despite a victory over [[FC Basel]]. During the 2004-05 season, they finished fifth in the league.
In 2004, then club [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] Chris Robinson announced plans to sell Tynecastle, which he claimed was “not fit for purpose”, and instead have Hearts rent [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] from the [[Scottish Rugby Union]].<ref>[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=1455932004 Tynecastle architect says £100,000 to fix stadium] (Retrieved 1:45, [[29 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref> This move was deemed necessary due to the club’s increasingly large debt. The plan was very unpopular with supporters, and a campaign, entitled ''Save Our Hearts'', was set up to try to block the move.<ref>[http://quicksitebuilder.cnet.com/bonnjoy/thefederationofheartssupportersclubs/id11.html Save our Hearts] (Retrieved 1:50, [[29 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref> But, as Robinson and his supporters had a slight majority of the club’s shares, a preliminary deal to sell the stadium was struck with the Cala property development company for just over £20 million.<ref>[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=1073472004 Tynecastle sale to go through, but at what price?] (Retrieved 1:51, [[29 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
===Vladimir Romanov era===
In the midst of Hearts financial difficulties in late 2004, [[Russians|Russian]]-[[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]] multi-millionaire [[Vladimir Romanov]] began to be involved with the club in what was styled the “Romanov Revolution”. After Romanov began negotiations to purchase a large portion of Hearts’ shares, the impending sale of Tynecastle was called off, much to the relief of the majority of supporters.<ref>[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=1455942004 Romanov calls off sale of Tynecastle to Cala] (Retrieved 1:54, [[29 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
During February 2005, Romanov purchased 29.9% of the share capital, taking effective control of the club. He then increased his holding to 80% by December 2005 and thus gained full control of the club. Romanov also arranged for a £4,500,000 loan due to [[Scottish Media Group]] to be paid off by his investment bank.
Romanov said that his ultimate aim is for Hearts to win the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]. His early actions included bringing on former Rugby Union chief [[Phil Anderton]] as CEO in [[3 March]] [[2005]]. On [[9 May]] [[2005]], manager [[John Grant Robertson|John Robertson]] resigned, a move which was greeted with much dismay among supporters because Robertson had been a great player for Hearts. Former [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] manager [[George Burley]] was hired on [[30 June]] [[2005]] to replace him.
====2005-06====
[[Image:Hearts victory bus.jpg|thumb|right|The 2006 [[Scottish Cup]] victory bus]]
As the season began, the combination of [[Vladimir Romanov|Vladimir Romanov's]] financial backing and the appointment of [[George Burley]] led many Hearts fans to believe that they could win the SPL championship in [[2005-06 in Scottish football|2005-06]]. Signings such as [[Edgaras Jankauskas]], [[Rudolf Skácel|Rudi Skácel]] and [[Takis Fyssas]], allied to existing players [[Andy Webster]], [[Steven Pressley]], [[Craig Gordon]], and [[Paul Hartley]] meant that Hearts built a team which made an outstanding start to the season. Hearts won their first eight [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] games, including a 1-0 win over reigning champions [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4273232.stm|title=Hearts 1-0 Rangers|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2006-11-29}}</ref>
After leading the ''Jambos'' through ten undefeated SPL appearances, and guiding them to the top of the league table, Hearts and Burley parted ways on [[22 October]] [[2005]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4367202.stm|title=Burley in shock exit from Hearts|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> just hours before their Premier League match with [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]. A club statement after the game declared that the departure of Burley had been mutually agreed and that there were "irreconcilable differences" between Burley and the Hearts board. Throughout his short spell in charge rumours had persisted that the relationship between Burley and Romanov was uneasy. It had also been reported that Romanov had signed players without Burley's consent.
John McGlynn was put in temporary charge of the team following Burley's abrupt departure. During McGlynn's tenure of four games, Hearts lost their first league match of the season against [[Edinburgh derby|rivals]] [[Hibernian FC|Hibs]]. Following this match, the [[CEO|chief executive]] [[Phil Anderton]] was dismissed on [[31 October]] [[2005]]. The [[chairman]], [[George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock|George Foulkes]] resigned in protest at Anderton's dismissal. Romanov's son, Roman Romanov, was appointed as chairman and acting chief executive.
Vladimir Romanov's concerns with the fairness of [[Scottish referees|refereeing]] developed during this period. This stated after Hearts made major complaints after a match with Rangers in the [[2004-05 in Scottish football|2004-05 season]] during which the referee [[Hugh Dallas]] controversially awarded a decisive [[penalty kick]] late in the match on the basis of advice from his linesman Andy Davis. There were also complaints after the dismissals of [[Craig Gordon]] against [[Falkirk FC|Falkirk]], [[Edgaras Jankauskas]] against [[Hibernian FC|Hibs]] and [[Saulius Mikoliunas]] against Rangers. Romanov called for a replay of each of these matches, but this was refused and Romanov was rebuked by the SFA.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=46202006|title=Romanov demand rejected by angry SFA|publisher=''[[The Scotsman]]''}}</ref>
On [[7 November]] [[Graham Rix]] was surprisingly appointed as head coach. Hearts' title ambitions suffered a major setback when they lost 3–2 to Celtic on [[New Year's Day]] 2006. On [[7 February]] [[2006]], reports were made indicating that Rix had told players who were apparently disgruntled at being left out of the team before a match against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] that Romanov himself was picking the team and was "pulling the strings". While it was well-known that Rix was not in charge of player transfer policy, it had not previously been confirmed that he was not in charge of selecting the team either.
Part of the fallout from this match was that the agent of [[Andy Webster]] indicated that Webster would not extend his contract with Hearts, which was due to expire at the end of 2006-07 season.<ref name="bbcrixfeb7">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4690068.stm|title=Rix not picking team, say players|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|date= 2006-02-07}}</ref> During April 2006, Vladimir Romanov put [[Andy Webster]] on the transfer list, claiming that he could not trust the player 100%.<ref name="bbcwebapr26"> Webster made football transfer history when he invoked a loophole in FIFA-adopted EU law, enabling him to cancel his contract with Hearts in the third year of a four year deal with the proviso that he join a club in a foreign country and that sufficient notice is given to his former employers. Webster's transfer to Wigan Athletic was ratified by FIFA on September 4, 2006.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4944890.stm "Webster on his way out at Hearts" (BBC SPORT, Wednesday 26 April 2006 07:57 GMT.)] (Retrieved [[27 April]] [[2006]])</ref>
Graham Rix was sacked as Hearts manager on [[22 March]] [[2006]] along with the club's Director of Football, [[Jim Duffy (football)|Jim Duffy]], who had only been appointed one month previously.<ref name="bbcrixmar22">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4832716.stm|title=Rix sacked as Hearts head coach|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2006-03-22}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, former [[FBK Kaunas]] coach [[Valdas Ivanauskas]] was appointed interim head coach of the first team until the end of the season.
[[Image:CRW 1545.jpg|Pressley's penalty|right|thumb|[[Steven Pressley]] scores in the Scottish Cup final [[penalty shootout]]]]
Nonetheless, on [[April 2]] [[2006]] Hearts eased into the [[Scottish Cup 2005-06|Scottish Cup Final]] after a 4–0 victory over [[Hibernian F.C|Hibs]]. A 1-0 win over Aberdeen on [[3 May]] at Tynecastle guaranteed second place and a place in the [[Champions League]] qualifying rounds for the following season. It also meant that Hearts were the first club to break the total dominance of the [[Scottish Premier League]] by the [[Old Firm]] since [[Motherwell FC|Motherwell]] in [[1994-95 in Scottish football|1995]]. Hearts then won the [[Scottish Cup]] by beating [[Scottish Second Division]] side [[Gretna FC|Gretna]] in a [[penalty shootout]] after the Final had finished in a 1-1 draw.
====2006-07====
[[Valdas Ivanauskas]] was confirmed as head coach on a permanent basis during the summer of 2006 following the Scottish Cup victory. However, a pre-season tour of [[Austria]] surprisingly witnessed no new signings. Eventually, on the eve of the SPL season, Hearts announced the capture of [[Chile national football team|Chile]] Striker [[Mauricio Pinilla]] on a season-long loan. [[PAOK FC|PAOK Salonika's]] [[Christos Karipidis]] and [[Tiago Costa]], a full back from [[SL Benfica|Benfica B]] were also signed, while in the final week of the transfer window three further Lithuanian players - [[Marius Žaliūkas]], [[Kęstutis Ivaškevičius]] and [[Andrius Velička]] - joined on loan from FBK Kaunas. Hearts fans still anticipated the arrival of "two World Cup stars" but were left disappointed when the club announced that the final piece of business of the transfer window would be to sign the previously-loaned striker [[Roman Bednář]] on a permanent deal.
Hearts played their home [[2006-07 in Scottish football|2006/2007]] European Champions League games at [[Murrayfield Stadium]], rather than in their home ground [[Tynecastle Stadium|Tynecastle]]. A combination of Tynecastle falling short of [[UEFA]] requirements in terms of pitch size and hospitality facilities, and Murrayfield's greater capacity, meant that Murrayfield was the preferred choice for the Tynecastle board. Hearts won their 2nd round qualifying tie against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian]] champions [[NK Široki Brijeg|Široki Brijeg]] 3-0 on aggregate, but were defeated 5-1 on aggregate by [[AEK Athens FC|AEK Athens]] in the final qualifying round. The [[Greece|Greek]] side won 2-1 at Murrayfield due to two late goals and then won 3-0 in the [[Athens]] [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]]. Hearts had one player ([[Bruno Aguiar]]) sent off in the first leg and two players ([[Julien Brellier]] and [[Neil McCann]]) sent off in the second leg.
The loss in the final qualifying round meant that Hearts dropped into the [[UEFA Cup]] first round against [[AC Sparta Praha|Sparta Prague]]. In this competition they lost 2-0 at a muddy Murrayfield in the first leg and they were eliminated after a 0-0 draw in [[Prague]] in the return leg on [[28 September]] [[2006]].
Following an inconsistent start to their League campaign, head coach Valdas Ivanauskas took a sabbatical from his role on [[23 October]]. Club owner Vladimir Romanov, who stated "I have full confidence in Valdas and look forward to his return",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6075332.stm|title=Ivanauskas to take two-week break|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate= 2006-11-24}}</ref> appointed the club's sporting director, [[Eduard Malofeev]], as interim head coach. Further off-field disruption ensued four days later when Romanov warned his players that they would all be put up for sale if Hearts did not win their match against [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] the next day. Captain [[Steven Pressley]], flanked by senior players [[Paul Hartley]] and [[Craig Gordon]], responded with a statement voicing the players' unhappiness at affairs at the club, stating in a pre-match media conference ahead of Dunfermline's visit that there was "significant unrest" in the dressing-room.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6091336.stm#startcontent|title=Romanov issues player ultimatum|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> The game was drawn 1-1.
The repercussions from the press-conference would stretch over several months and eventually lead to the departure from the club of two of the so-called ''Riccarton Three''.<ref>Riccarton being the location of Hearts training ground, where the contentious press-conference took place.</ref> Pressley was dropped for a match against [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] on [[13 November]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6145162.stm|title=Pressley holds talks with union|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> and
named as an unused substitute for a 1-0 defeat by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on [[19 November]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6157788.stm|title=Hearts 0-1 Rangers|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> Hartley was only used as a substitute in the former game. Pressley eventually left Hearts on [[9 December]], with accompanying press releases stating that this was an amicable agreement. He joined rivals [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] on [[1 January]] [[2007]] and captained his new squad to a 2-1 victory at Tynecastle on his first return to Edinburgh. Hartley also moved to Celtic during January 2007, in a £1.1 million transfer on [[31 January]]. This only left Gordon, who was inexplicably dropped for matches away to [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in December and January respectively, as the only member of the trio to remain at Hearts beyond the January transfer window.
Hearts failed to win a game under the management of [[Eduard Malofeev]], who took control during Ivanauskas' sabbatical. Hearts lost at Celtic and Hibernian - a result which eliminated Hearts from the [[Scottish League Cup|CIS Cup]] - and at home to Rangers. He remained as caretaker manager until late November 2006 when, despite media reports anticipating the appointment of [[Eugenijus Riabovas]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6167092.stm|title=Ribovas promises Hearts return|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2006-11-24}}</ref> Ivanauskas returned to resume his duties as club manager.<ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10289~933468,00.html|title=Valdas Returns|publisher=''[[Hearts F.C.]]''|accessdate=2006-11-27}}</ref>
A 1-0 loss in the Scottish Cup at Dunfermline on [[3 February]] [[2007]], with Gordon on the bench, ended Hearts' chance to retain the trophy. Later that month, Ivanauskas was moved to a [[director of football]] role,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6398633.stm|title=Ivanauskas set for change of role|publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|accessdate=2007-02-26}}</ref> with director of football [[Anatoly Korobochka]] assuming the role of interim head coach on [[March 2]]. An improved run of form towards the end of the season witnessed Hearts challenge [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] for third spot in the League and UEFA Cup qualification. However, ''The Dons'' scored a last minute equaliser in a head-to-head confrontation between the two teams at Tynecastle in May, and eventually finished four points clear in third place.
====2007-08====
For the second consecutive pre-season Hearts visited [[Austria]], although on this occasion the side also played four tour matches in [[Germany]]. Only one pre-season match was played in Edinburgh, a "glamour [[friendly match|friendly]]" against [[FC Barcelona]] at [[Murrayfield Stadium]], which attracted what Hearts claim was their largest ever attendance for a home match, although this was actually classed as Barcelona's home match. Several Lithuanian players left the club during the close-season, while two more [[Audrius Ksanavičius]] and [[Ričardas Beniušis]] arrived on loan from [[FBK Kaunas]]. Other summer signings included [[Rubén Palazuelos]] from [[RS Gimnástica de Torrelavega]] and [[Michael Stewart (footballer)|Michael Stewart]], who returned to the club after two seasons with rivals Hibernian. [[Scotland national football team|Scottish international]] goalkeeper Craig Gordon moved to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] for £9 million in early August. This fee meant that Gordon was the most expensive Hearts and Scottish player ever, and the most expensive goalkeeper in British football history.
Just prior to the season's commencement [[Anatoly Korobochka]] and [[Stephen Frail]] were confirmed as the club's permanent coaching team,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1186392007|title=Korobochka and Frail are Hearts coaching duo|publisher=''[[Edinburgh Evening News]]''|date=2007-07-30}}</ref> however Hearts began their League season disappointingly, with a 1-0 [[Edinburgh Derby|Derby]] defeat to Hibernian. After several other discouraging results, the Scottish media began to scrutinise
why the team was not matching supporters expectations, with one particular area of interest being the coaching structure. As neither Korobochka or [[Bulgaria]]n assistant coach [[Angel Chervenkov]] spoke fluent English, a translator was required to aid management and team communication, a situation Frail admitted was "frustrating" and "not ideal" after a 1-1 draw with Gretna.<ref>{{cite news |url=
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6952997.stm | title=Frail slams communication issues |publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]''|date=2007-08-18}}</ref>
On [[31 December]] [[2007]], Romanov announced that, following five successive defeats which saw the club fall to 10th (third bottom) place in the league, the club would be looking to appoint a 'British-style' manager who would have complete control over team affairs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/heartofmidlothianfc/Hearts-launch-formal-search-for.3631955.jp | title=Hearts launch formal search for traditional manager |publisher=''[[Scotsman]]''|date=2007-08-18}}</ref> Since then, [[Stephen Frail]] has been the caretaker manager, although it was not made clear at the time that Frail would be manager until the end of the [[2007-08 in Scottish football|season]].
Hearts were defeated 1-0 in the 4th Round replay of the Scottish Cup by Motherwell after a 2-2 draw on [[21 January]] [[2008]]. Rangers defeated them 2-0 in the semi-final of the CIS Cup on [[30 January]] at Hampden Park. Hearts then sold their top scorer, [[Andrius Velička]], to Norwegian side Viking Stavanger on [[26 February]] [[2008]]. A 0-0 draw with [[Kilmarnock FC|Kilmarnock]] on [[5 April]] [[2008]] meant that Hearts failed to make the "Top Six" of the SPL, for the first time since the split league format was introduced in [[2000-01 in Scottish football|2001]].
On the [[22 May]] [[2008]] reports came out that caretaker manager [[Stephen Frail]] was on his way out of Tynecastle as he was not part of the new regime.
====2008-09====
[[Image:Csabalaszlo.jpg|Csaba Laszlo|right|thumb|[[Csaba László]] is unveiled as the new Hearts manager.]]
After a search spanning six months, and 10 days, Hearts finally announced the appointment of [[Csaba László]] as their new manager, on [[11 July]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeartsNewsDetail/0,,10289~1342391,00.html| title=Csaba Laszlo is new manager |publisher=''[[HeartsFC.co.uk]]''|date=2008-07-11}}</ref>
==Mascots==
The club's two mascots are Tynie and Teenie Tiger.<ref>[http://i26.tinypic.com/28jijns.jpg Photograph of the mascots]</ref> Replacing the outgoing Josh and Jemma Jambo, they first appeared at Tynecastle on [[6 August]] [[2006]] when Hearts beat [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] 2-1 with a late goal coming from [[Roman Bednar]] to seal the win.
==Players==
:''As of [[June 17]] [[2008]].''
===Current squad===
{{Football squad start}}
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{{fs player | no=3 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=[[Lee Wallace]]}}
{{fs player | no=4 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Christophe Berra]]|other=[[captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player | no=7 | nat=GHA| pos=MF | name=[[Laryea Kingston]]}}
{{fs player | no=8 | nat=POR | pos=MF | name=[[Bruno Aguiar]]}}
{{fs player | no=11 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=[[Andrew Driver]]}}
{{fs player | no=13 | nat=ENG | pos=GK | name=[[Steve Banks]]}}
{{fs player | no=14 | nat=FRA | pos=FW | name=[[Christian Nadé]]}}
{{fs player | no=16 | nat=LTU | pos=MF | name=[[Saulius Mikoliūnas]]|other=on loan from [[FBK Kaunas]]}}
{{fs player | no=18 | nat=LTU | pos=MF | name=[[Deividas Česnauskis]]|other=on loan from [[FBK Kaunas]]}}
{{fs player | no=21 | nat=ISL | pos=MF | name=[[Eggert Jónsson]]}}
{{fs player | no=20 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Jason Thomson]]}}
{{fs player | no=22 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[Calum Elliot]]}}
{{fs player | no=23 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=[[Michael Stewart (footballer)|Michael Stewart]]}}
{{fs player | no=25 | nat=GRE | pos=DF | name=[[Christos Karipidis]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player | no=26 | nat=LTU | pos=MF | name=[[Marius Žaliūkas]]|other=on loan from [[FBK Kaunas]]}}
{{fs player | no=28 | nat=LTU | pos=MF | name=[[Kęstutis Ivaškevičius]]|other=on loan from [[FBK Kaunas]]}}
{{fs player | no=29 | nat=LTU | pos=MF | name=[[Audrius Ksanavičius]]|other=on loan from [[FBK Kaunas]]}}
{{fs player | no=31 | nat=FRA | pos=GK | name=[[Anthony Basso]]}}
{{fs player | no=35 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[Steven Husband]]}}
{{fs player | no=39 | nat=ARG | pos=MF | name=[[Fernando Screpis]]}}
{{fs player | no=42 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[Scott Robinson (footballer)|Scott Robinson]]}}
{{fs player | no=43 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=[[Jamie Mole]]}}
{{fs player | no=44 | nat=ESP | pos=MF | name=[[Rubén Palazuelos]]}}
{{fs player | no=48 | nat=BUL | pos=FW | name=[[Branimir Kostadinov]]}}
{{fs player | no=52 | nat=AUS | pos=DF | name=[[Ryan McGowan]]}}
{{fs player | no=53 | nat=SLO | pos=DF | name=[[Matej Rapnik]]}}
{{fs player | no=60 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[Gary Glen]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=BIH | pos=MF | name=[[Mirsad Bešlija]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=IRE | pos=FW | name=[[Denis McLaughlin]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=ISL | pos=FW | name=[[Hjálmar Þórarinsson]]}}
{{Football squad end}}
<!--===Players out on loan===
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=POR | pos=DF | name=[[José Gonçalves]]}} at [[F.C. Nurnberg]]
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=FIN | pos=FW | name=[[Juho Mäkelä]]}}
{{Football squad start}}
{{Football squad end}}
:''For recent transfers, see [[List of Scottish football transfers 2007-08]].''-->
===Loan moves from Kaunas to Hearts===
{{details|FBK Kaunas to Hearts}}
===Reserve and under-19 squad===
{{Football squad start}}
{{fs player | no=32 | nat=NIR | pos=DF | name=[[David Armstrong (Northern Irish footballer)|David Armstrong]]}}
{{fs player | no=34 | nat=NIR | pos=MF | name=[[Matthew Doherty]]}}
{{fs player | no=35 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[John Armstrong (footballer)|John Armstrong]]}}
{{fs player | no=36 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Alan Lithgow]]}}
{{fs player | no=38 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=[[Sean Mackle]]}}
{{fs player | no=40 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Alistair Divine]]}}
{{fs player | no=41 | nat=AUS | pos=MF | name=[[Matthew Park (footballer)|Matthew Park]]}}
{{fs player | no=45 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[David Templeton]]}}
{{fs player | no=47 | nat=ISL | pos=GK | name=[[Haraldur Bjornsson]]}}
{{fs player | no=48 | nat=BUL | pos=FW | name=[[Branimir Kostadinov]]}}
{{fs player | no=49 | nat=IRE | pos=DF | name=Shaun Kelly}}
{{fs player | no=53 | nat=SVN | pos=DF | name=[[Matej Rapnik]]}}
{{fs player | no=54 | nat=SCO | pos=GK | name=[[Mark Ridgers]]}}
{{fs player | no=55 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=[[Steven Hubby]]}}
{{fs player | no=56 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[Paul Mulrooney]]}}
{{fs player | no=57 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[Mark Cowan]]}}
{{fs player | no=58 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Jonothan Brown]]}}
{{fs player | no=59 | nat=AUS | pos=MF | name=[[Rocco Visconte]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player | no=61 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=[[Ross McKenzie]]}}
{{fs player | no=62 | nat=ROM | pos=MF | name=[[Dumitru Copil]]}}
{{fs player | no=63 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=[[Jonothan Stewart]]}}
{{fs player | no=64 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=Ryan Wallace}}
{{fs player | no=65 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=Shaun McCallion}}
{{fs player | no=66 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=[[Conrad Balatoni]]}}
{{fs player | no=67 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=Danny Thomson}}
{{fs player | no=68 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=Craig Thomson}}
{{fs player | no=69 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=David Love}}
{{fs player | no=70 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=Jonathan Wood}}
{{fs player | no=71 | nat=AUT | pos=MF | name=[[Elias Wagner]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=IRE | pos=DF | name=[[Cairan Coll]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name= Ben Long}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Robert D. Adam]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=[[Niall Malone]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Craig Sives]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Marco Pelosi]]}}
{{fs player | no=-- | nat=SCO | pos=GK | name=[[Jamie MacDonald (footballer)|Jamie MacDonald]]}}
{{Football squad end}}
===Kit sponsors===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Kit sponsor
! Main sponsor
|-
| 1977-82
| [[Umbro]]
|
|-
| 1982-84
| [[Umbro]]
| Alexanders
|-
| 1984-85
| [[Umbro]]
| [[Renault]]
|-
| 1985-86
| [[Umbro]]
| Mita
|-
| 1986-88
| [[Bukta]]
| Mita
|-
| 1988-89
| [[Bukta]]
| [[Novafone]]
|-
| 1989-90
| [[Bukta]]
| [[Thorn Sercurity]]
|-
| 1990-91
| [[Bukta]]
| [[Miller Homes]]
|-
| 1991-92
| [[Admiral]]
| [[Miller Homes]]
|-
| 1992-93
| [[Admiral]]
| [[Strongbow]]
|-
| 1993-94
| [[Asics]]
| [[Strongbow]]
|-
| 1995-97
| Pony
| [[Strongbow]]
|-
| 1997-98
| Olympic Sportswear
| [[Strongbow]]
|-
| 1998-00
| os
| [[Strongbow]]
|-
| 2000-02
| [[Errea]]
| [[Strongbow]]
|-
| 2002-05
| [[Reebok]]
| [[All:Sports]]
|-
| 2005-07
| [[Hummel International]]
| [[Ukio Bankas]]
|-
| 2007-09
| [[Umbro]]
| [[Ukio Bankas]]
|}
==Non-playing staff==
===Boardroom===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Role
|-
|{{Flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Roman Romanov]]||Chairman
|-
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Campbell Ogilvie]]||Managing Director
|-
|{{Flagicon|Lithuania}} Sergejus Fedotovas||Non-Executive Director
|-
|{{Flagicon|Lithuania}} Julija Goncaruk||Non-Executive Director
|}
===Management===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Role
|-
|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Csaba László]]||Manager
|-
|{{Flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Anatoly Korobochka]]||Director of Football
|-
|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Steve Banks]]||Goalkeeping Coach
|-
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} Tom Ritchie||Fitness Coach
|-
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} Darren Murray||Under 19's Coach
|-
|{{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} John Murray||Youth Academy Director
|-
|{{Flagicon|Australia}} Rob Marshall||Head Physiotherapist
|-
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}}Andrew Murray||Sports Scientist
|}
==Managers==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} Peter Fairley (1901-1903)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} William Waugh (1903-1908)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[James McGhee]] (1908-1909)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John McCartney (footballer born 1866)|John McCartney]] (1910-1919)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} William McCartney (1919-1935)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Pratt (footballer)|David Pratt]] (1935-1937)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Frank Moss (goalkeeper)|Frank Moss]] (1937-1940)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David McLean (footballer)|David McLean]] (1941-1951)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tommy Walker (footballer)|Tommy Walker]] (1951-1966)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} John Harvey (1966-1970)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Seith]] (1970-1974)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} John Hagart (1974-1977)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Willie Ormond]] (1977-1980)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Moncur]] (1980-1981)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Ford (footballer)|Tony Ford]] (1981)
{{col-2}}
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex MacDonald]] (1982-1990) (with [[Sandy Jardine]], 1986-1988)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]] (1990-1993)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Sandy Clark]] (1993-1994)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tommy McLean]] (1994-1995)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jim Jefferies]] (1995-2000)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Craig Levein]] (2000-2004)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Grant Robertson|John Robertson]] (2004-2005)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[George Burley]] (2005)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Graham Rix]] (2005-2006)
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Valdas Ivanauskas]] (2006-2007)
* {{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Eduard Malofeev]] (2006,interim)
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Anatoly Korobochka]] and {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Frail]] (2007-2008)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Frail]] (2008, caretaker)
* {{flagicon|Hungary }} [[Csaba Laszlo]] ( Current Manager, 2008- )
{{col-end}}
==Club records==
*'''Highest home [[Scottish football attendance records|attendance]] ([[Tynecastle]]):''' 53,396 vs [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[Scottish Cup]] 3rd Round, [[13 February]], [[1932]]
*'''Highest home attendance ([[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]]):''' 57,857<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article2159380.ece Barcelona show Hearts the way] (Retrieved 11:54, [[29 July]] [[2007]] (UTC))</ref> vs [[FC Barcelona|F.C. Barcelona]], Pre-season friendly, [[28 July]], [[2007]] [N.B.: Barcelona were officially the "home" side in this tie]
*'''Highest average home attendance:''' 28,195, [[1948-49 in Scottish football|1948-49 season]] (15 games)<ref>{{cite book| first=David| last=Ross| title=The Roar of the Crowd: Following Scottish football down the years| publisher=Argyll publishing| year=2005| id=ISBN 9-8781902-831831| pages=94}}</ref>
*'''Most capped players:''' [[Steven Pressley]], 32 (for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]])<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/clubs/heartofmidlothian.html#SummarybyCaps Summary of caps] (Retrieved 19:21, [[25 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
*'''Most appearances:''' [[Gary Mackay]], 640 (515 L, 58 SC, 46 LC, 21 E) 1980 - 1997<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/aaplayersbyapp.html Appearances] (Retrieved 19:21, [[25 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
*'''Most league appearances:''' [[Gary Mackay]], 515
*'''Most league goals:''' [[John Robertson (footballer born 1964)|John Robertson]], 214, 1983-1998<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/aaplayersbygoals.html Goals] (Retrieved 19:21, [[25 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
*'''Most goals in a season:''' [[Barney Battles, Jr.|Barney Battles]], 44<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sea/1930-31.html#Scorers Top scorers by season] (Retrieved 19:21, [[25 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
*'''Most honours:''' John Cumming, 2 League Titles, 1 Scottish Cup, 4 League Cups, 1954-1962<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/misc/rollofhonour.htm Most honours] (Retrieved 19:21, [[25 November]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
*'''Highest transfer fee paid:''' [[Mirsad Bešlija]], £850,000, [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]], 2006<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6203035.stm Hearts pay Belgians for Beslija] (Retrieved 16:28, [[22 December]] [[2006]] (UTC))</ref>
*'''Highest transfer fee received:''' £9m for [[Craig Gordon]] from [[Sunderland A.F.C.]] in 2007 (British record fee ever paid for a goalkeeper)
==Scottish Cup Finals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
!
! F
! Opponents
! A
|-
|
[[7 February]] [[1891]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Dumbarton
|
0
|-
|
[[14 March]] [[1896]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
3
|
Hibernian
|
1
|-
|
[[6 April]] [[1901]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
4
|
Celtic
|
3
|-
|
[[11 April]] [[1903]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Rangers
|
1
|-
|
[[18 April]] [[1903]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
0
|
Rangers
|
0
|-
|
[[25 April]] [[1903]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
0
|
Rangers
|
2
|-
|
[[28 April]] [[1906]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Third Lanark
|
0
|-
|
[[20 April]] [[1907]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
0
|
Celtic
|
3
|-
|
[[21 April]] [[1956]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
3
|
Celtic
|
1
|-
|
[[27 April]] [[1968]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Dunfermline Athletic
|
3
|-
|
[[1 May]] [[1976]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Rangers
|
3
|-
|
[[10 May]] [[1986]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
0
|
Aberdeen
|
3
|-
|
[[18 May]] [[1996]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Rangers
|
5
|-
|
[[16 May]] [[1998]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
2
|
Rangers
|
1
|-
|
[[13 May]] [[2006]]
|
Heart Of Midlothian
|
1
|
Gretna
|
1
|}
==League Cup Finals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
!
! F
! Opponents
! A
|-
|
[[23 October]] [[1954]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
4
|
Motherwell
|
2
|-
|
[[25 October]] [[1958]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
5
|
Partick Thistle
|
1
|-
|
[[24 October]] [[1959]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
2
|
Third Lanark
|
1
|-
|
[[28 October]] [[1961]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Rangers
|
1
|-
|
[[18 December]] [[1961]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Rangers
|
3
|-
|
[[27 October]] [[1962]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
1
|
Kilmarnock
|
0
|-
|
[[24 November]] [[1996]]
|
Heart of Midlothian
|
3
|
Rangers
|
4
|}
==Honours==
;Major honours
*{{sport honours|[[Scottish football champions|Scottish League Champions]]|4|1894-95, 1896-97, 1957-58, 1959-60}}
*{{sport honours|[[Scottish Cup]]|7|1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1956, 1998, 2006}}
*{{sport honours|[[Scottish League Cup]]|4|1954-55, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1962-63}}
;Minor honours
*{{sport honours|[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]|1|1979-80}}
*{{sport honours|[[Inter City Football League]]|2|1902, 1903}}
*{{sport honours|[[Edinburgh Football League]]|7 to 9 |1894-95,1895-96,1896-97,1897-98,1898-99,1899-00,1903-04,Finished 1st or second in 1904-05 and 1905-06 }}
*{{sport honours|[[Tennents' Sixes]]|2|1985, 1991}}
*{{sport honours|[[Festival Cup]]|2|2003, 2004}}
*{{sport honours|[[Milk Cup]] (Premier)|2|1994, 2004}}
==External links==
*[http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/ Official Club website]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/default.stm BBC My Club Hearts page]
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