2000–01 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2000–01 season is the 104th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the third consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League in which Hearts have competed since its inauguration in 1998–99. Hearts also competed in the Uefa Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2000–01 season
Manager Jim Jefferies
Peter Houston (Caretaker)
Craig Levein
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League5th
Uefa CupFirst Round
Scottish CupQuarter Final
League CupQuarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Kirk (13)
All:
Colin Cameron (16)
Highest home attendance17,619 v Hibs SPL 26 December 2000
Lowest home attendance7,502 v Berwick Rangers Scottish Cup 7 February 2001
Average home league attendance12,771

Managers

Hearts started the season under the stewardship of Jim Jefferies. He moved on to Bradford during the season, Peter Houston became Caretaker manager for 4 games before Craig Levein became Hearts new permanent manager.

First team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Gilles Rousset
2 DF Steven Pressley
3 DF Austin McCann
4 DF Kevin McKenna
5 DF Kevin James
6 DF Gordan Petrić
7 FW Gary McSwegan
8 MF Steve Fulton
9 FW Stéphane Adam
10 MF Colin Cameron
11 DF Darren Jackson
12 DF Grant Murray
13 GK Roddie McKenzie
14 MF Thomas Flögel
15 FW Gary Wales
16 MF Lee Makel
17 FW Gordon Durie
18 MF Fitzroy Simpson
19 MF Scott Severin
20 MF Juanjo
21 MF Róbert Tomaschek
22 MF Steve Boyack
24 FW Andy Kirk
26 MF Antti Niemi
No. Position Player
28 DF Kenny Milne
29 DF Robbie Neilson
30 FW Kris O'Neill
31 FW Alisdair Graham
32 DF Steven Reilly
33 DF Darren Goldie
34 MF Alan McIlroy
35 DF Craig Neeson
36 DF Anton Smith
37 MF Stephen Simmons
38 FW Ryan Davidson
39 GK Craig Gordon
40 DF Barry Smith
41 DF Paul Kaczan
42 MF Neil Janczyk
43 MF Robert Sloan
44 DF Paul Parkin
45 DF Elliot Smith
46 MF Gary Meek
47 DF John Knox
48 MF Joe Hamill
49 MF Paul McLaughlin
50 FW Graham Weir

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 DF Gary Naysmith (to Everton)
No. Position Player
4 DF Gary Locke (to Bradford City)

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies
15 July 2000 FriendlyLivingston1–1HeartsAlmondvale Stadium
Kirk Attendance: 3,268
18 July 2000 FriendlyNiort0–0Hearts
Attendance: 980
20 July 2000 FriendlyRoyal Charleroi0–0Hearts
Attendance: 150
22 July 2000 FriendlyToulouse1–2Hearts
Jackson Adam Attendance: 1,303

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League
30 July 2000 SPLHearts0–0HibsTynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 17,132
Referee: Kenny Clark
6 August 2000 SPLSt Johnstone2–2HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Parker  31' Jones  73' O'Neil  84' Tomaschek  88' Attendance: 6,164
Referee: John Rowbotham
13 August 2000 SPLAberdeen1–1HeartsPittodrie
Young  3' McSwegan  30' Attendance: 11,798
Referee: Hugh Dallas
19 August 2000 SPLHearts2–4CelticTynecastle Stadium
Severin  56' Juanjo  67' Sutton  22' (26) Larsson  39' Moravcik  62' Attendance: 16,744
Referee: Willie Young
27 August 2000 SPLDundee1–1HeartsDens Park
Caballero  58' Cameron  85' (pen.) Attendance: 6,779
Referee: Kenny Clark
9 September 2000 SPLHearts2–0DunfermlineTynecastle Stadium
Juanjo  6' McSwegan  64' Attendance: 11,811
Referee: Robert Orr
17 September 2000 SPLRangers1–0HeartsIbrox
De Boer  58' Attendance: 47,340
Referee: Hugh Dallas
20 September 2000 SPLHearts2–0St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  46' Juanjo  68' Attendance: 10,524
Referee: John Underhill
24 September 2000 SPLHearts0–2KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Wright  5' Dindeleux  46' Attendance: 10,379
Referee: Kenny Clark
1 October 2000 SPLHearts3–0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Durie  12' (59) Kirk  27' Attendance: 10,460
Referee: Willie Young
14 October 2000 SPLDundee United0–4HeartsTannadice Park
Tomaschek  9' Kirk  25' (30) James  81' Attendance: 7,016
Referee: Willie Young
22 October 2000 SPLHibs6–2HeartsEaster Road
Paatelainen  43' (45), 74' Zitelli  51' O'Neil  81' Latapy  84' Kirk  5' Cameron  90' Attendance: 12,926
Referee: Hugh Dallas
28 October 2000 SPLHearts0–3St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Parker  49' (pen.) Connolly  62' (89) Attendance: 10,938
Referee: George Clyde
4 November 2000 SPLHearts3–0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  24' Severin  62' Kirk  86' Attendance: 12,744
Referee: Tom Brown
11 November 2000 SPLSt Mirren1–2HeartsLove Street
Gillies  89' Cameron  22' (pen.) Severin  82' Attendance: 5,328
Referee: John Rowbotham
18 November 2000 SPLCeltic6–1HeartsCeltic Park
Joos Valgaeran  15' Moravcik  36' Larssonl  39' (81) Mjallby  44' Petrov  82' Cameron  13' Attendance: 59,813
Referee: Stuart Dougal
25 November 2000 SPLHearts3–1DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Murray  52' Cameron  88' (90), pen.' Carranza  24' Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Alan Freeland
29 November 2000 SPLDunfermline Athletic1–0HeartsEast End Park
Dair  40' Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Willie Young
3 December 2000 SPLHearts0–1RangersTynecastle Stadium
Albertz  12' (pen.) Attendance: 16,710
Referee: Stuart Dougal
9 December 2000 SPLKilmarnock0–3HeartsRugby Park
Fulton  45' Kirk  51' (55) Attendance: 6,828
Referee: Dougie McDonald
16 December 2000 SPLMotherwell2–0HeartsFir Park
Townsley  56' Adams  87' Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Mike McCurry
23 December 2000 SPLHearts3–1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  2' Heaney  17' (og.) McSwegan  72' Aljofree  26' Attendance: 12,128
Referee: Kevin Toner
26 December 2000 SPLHearts1–1HibsTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  60' Lovell  41' Attendance: 17,619
Referee: Willie Young
30 December 2000 SPLSt Johnstone2–2HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Sylla  24' Connolly  35' Kirk  6' Durie  77' Attendance: 5713
Referee: J Fleming
2 January 2001 SPLAberdeen1–0HeartsPittodrie
Rowson  7' Attendance: 13,524
Referee: John Rowbotham
31 January 2001 SPLHearts1–0St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  74' (pen.) Attendance: 10,164
Referee: Stuart Dougal
4 February 2001 SPLHearts0–3CelticTynecastle Stadium
Larsson  4' (68), 83' Attendance: 13,077
Referee: Kenny Clark
24 February 2001 SPLHearts7–1DunfermlineTynecastle Stadium
Adam  5' (38) Kirk  26' (60) Cameron  30' (46) Tomaschek  67' Dair  50' Attendance: 11,251
Referee: Alan Freeland
3 March 2001 SPLRangers2–0HeartsIbrox
Andre Flo  35' (57) Attendance: 49,003
Referee: Willie Young
14 March 2001 SPLHearts3–0KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Flogel  71' Juanjo  76' Scott Severin  89' Attendance: 9,195
Referee: Garry Mitchell
18 March 2001 SPLDundee0–0HeartsDens Park
Attendance: 7,327
Referee: Robert Orr
31 March 2001 SPLHearts3–0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Tomaschek  14' Kirk  63' (80) Attendance: 11,581
Referee: David Somers
7 April 2001 SPLDundee United1–1HeartsTannadice Park
Thompson  45' Wales  65' Attendance: 7,242
Referee: Alan Freeland
22 April 2001 SPLCeltic1–0HeartsCeltic Park
Moravcik  68' Attendance: 59,298
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 April 2001 SPLKilmarnock1–1HeartsRugby Park
McGowne  53' Kirk  50' Attendance: 6,867
Referee: Dougie McDonald
5 May 2001 SPLHearts1–4RangersTynecastle Stadium
Adam  46' Albertz  28' (78) Wallace  48' Andre Flo  84' Attendance: 15,158
Referee: Hugh Dallas
13 May 2001 SPLHibs0–0HeartsEaster Road
Attendance: 8,913
Referee: Stuart Dougal
20 May 2001 SPLHearts2–0DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Adam  52' Cameron  70' Attendance: 13,544

Uefa Cup
Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup
10 August 2000 Uefa Cup Qualifying RoundÍBV Vestmannaeyjar0–2HeartsLaugardalsvollur
Severin  49' Jackson  67' Attendance: 815
Referee: Stephane Moulin
24 August 2000 Uefa Cup Qualifying RoundHearts3–0ÍBV VestmannaeyjarTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  6' O'Neil  19' Tomaschek  39' Attendance: 8,720
Referee: Antonio Manuel de Almeida Costa
14 September 2000 Uefa Cup Round 1Stuttgart1–0HeartsGottlieb Daimler Stadion
Balakov  35' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Giancarlo Bolognino
28 September 2000 Uefa Cup Round 1Hearts3–2StuttgartTynecastle Stadium
Pressley  16' Petric  62' Cameron  83' (pen.) Dundee  37' Bordon  58' Attendance: 14,448
Referee: Bruno Derrien

League Cup
6 September 2000 Scottish League Cup R4Livingston0–2HeartsAlmondvale Stadium
Cameron  15' Naysmith  54' Attendance: 5,549
Referee: Mike McCurry
1 November 2000 Scottish League Cup QFHearts2 – 5 (a.e.t.)CelticTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  36' (pen.), 70' (pen.) Crainey  41' Smith  60' Healy  99' Moravcik  116' McNamara  117' Attendance: 12,922
Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
27 January 2001 Scottish Cup R3Berwick Rangers0–0HeartsShielfield Park
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: John Rowbotham
7 February 2001 Scottish Cup R3 ReplayHearts2–1Berwick RangersTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  68' Juanjo  70' Elliott  18' Attendance: 7,502
Referee: Eric Martindale
17 February 2001 Scottish Cup R4Hearts1–1DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Juanjo  81' Sara  30' Attendance: 9,970
Referee: Hugh Dallas
7 March 2001 Scottish Cup R4 ReplayDundee0–1HeartsDens Park
Tomaschek  71' Attendance: 6,947
Referee: John Underhill
11 March 2001 Scottish Cup QFCeltic1–0HeartsCeltic Park
Larsson  40' Attendance: 34,529
Referee: Kenny Clark

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hibernian 38 18 12 8 57 35 +22 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 44 53 −9 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 10 14 56 50 +6 52
6 Dundee 38 13 8 17 51 49 +2 47 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round[lower-alpha 3]
7 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 45 52 −7 45
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.
  3. Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

See also

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2000-2001/scotprm/hearts.htm
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