2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is the 119th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football since 2014, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season,[2] having played just one season in the Scottish Championship.[3] The club had been relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2013–14 season.[4] In the League Cup, Hearts reached the quarter-final and were eliminated by Celtic. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2015–16 season
Executive chairwomanAnn Budge[1]
Head coachRobbie Neilson
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Celtic
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Hibernian
Average home league attendance16,423

Friendlies

Hearts returned for pre-season training on 19 June,[5] before heading to Ireland for a four-day training camp in Dublin,[6] with games against Bohemian[7] and Shelbourne.[8] On return to Scotland the club travelled to Raith Rovers,[9] Dumbarton,[10] Stirling Albion[11] and Cowdenbeath.[12] Hearts also took part in the Oban Challenge Cup, winning the Round-robin format tournament.[13] The squad then traveled to England to play Preston North End,[14] before returning to Edinburgh to play English Premier League side Everton.[15]

Fixtures

4 July 2015[16] FriendlyShelbourne2–4Heart of MidlothianTolka Park
15:00 English  53', 82' Scotsman Report
Hearts Report
Oliver  28'
Nicholson  57'
McGhee  80'
Juanma  90'
Attendance: 374
Referee: Connolly
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge CupAlloa Athletic0–3Heart of MidlothianMossfield Stadium
11:40 McGhee  2'
Oliver  4', 18'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge CupHeart of Midlothian2–1St JohnstoneMossfield Stadium
12:20 Juanma  11'
Oliver  13'
 15'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge CupDundee United1–1Heart of MidlothianMossfield Stadium
13:40  29' Paterson  12'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge CupOban Saints2–1Heart of MidlothianMossfield Stadium
14:20 Smith  17', 22' Nicholson  6'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge CupHeart of Midlothian1–0Hamilton AcademicalMossfield Stadium
15:40 Nicholson  6'
14 July 2015[19] Supporters Direct Scotland CupStirling Albion2–1Heart of MidlothianForthbank Stadium
19:30 Dickson  76'
Kouider-Aissa  78'
Hearts Report
Stirling Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report
McLean  17' Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Charleston
26 July 2015[22] FriendlyHeart of Midlothian1–3EvertonTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Paterson  9' Hearts Report
Everton Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report
Lukaku  9', 35' (pen.), 48' (pen.) Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Collum

Scottish Premiership

The fixture list for the first 33 Scottish Premiership matches in the 2015–16 season were announced on 19 June.[23] Hearts were handed a home game to start the season against St Johnstone, with the championship flag set to be unveiled,[24] having been promoted as champions the previous season.[25] The match had been scheduled to be played on 1 August, however was moved to 2 August to be shown on live television.[26]

Fixtures

2 August 2015[26] PremiershipHeart of Midlothian4–3St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
12:30 Juanma  4'
Walker  53'
Paterson  62'
Nicholson  80'
BBC Report Lappin  56'
Sutton  75'
Cummins  78'
Attendance: 16,334
Referee: McLean
8 August 2015 PremiershipDundee1–2Heart of MidlothianDens Park
15:00 Hemmings  5' BBC Report Juanma  56', 63' (pen.) Attendance: 8,222
Referee: Thomson
12 August 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian2–0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
19:45 Reilly  32' (pen.)
King  64'
BBC Report Attendance: 16,645
Referee: Colvin
15 August 2015 PremiershipRoss County1–2Heart of MidlothianVictoria Park
15:00 Boyce  39' (pen.) BBC Report Sow  11'
Öztürk  14'
Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Madden
22 August 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian3–0Partick ThistleTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Sow  29'
Nicholson  69'
Juanma  71'
BBC Report Attendance: 16,657
Referee: Beaton
20 September 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian1–3AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
14:15 Rossi  52' BBC Report Goodwillie  9', 45'
McGinn  23'
Attendance: 16,702
Referee: Madden
26 September 2015 PremiershipCeltic0–0Heart of MidlothianCeltic Park
15:00 Ambrose  90+4' BBC Report Attendance: 46,297
Referee: Clancy
3 October 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian1–1KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Walker  40' (pen.)
Reilly  90+2'
BBC Report Balatoni  79' Attendance: 16,461
Referee: Beaton
18 October 2015 PremiershipDundee United0–1Heart of MidlothianTannadice Park
12:15 Spittal  90+3'  BBC Report Juanma  16' (pen.) Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Clancy
24 October 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian2–0Ross CountyTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Paterson  15'
Augustyn  48'
Sow  67'
BBC Report Attendance: 16,264
Referee: Muir
31 October 2015 PremiershipPartick Thistle0–4Heart of MidlothianFirhill Stadium
15:00 Scully  85' BBC Report Juanma  38', 64' (pen.)
Sow  51', 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,776
Referee: McLean
7 November 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian2–0Hamilton AcademicalTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Buaben  27'
Djoum  38'
BBC Report Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Madden
21 November 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian1–1DundeeTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Djoum  24' BBC Report Loy  67' Attendance: 16,736
Referee: Clancy
28 November 2015 PremiershipMotherwell2–2Heart of MidlothianFir Park
15:00 Moult  2'
Johnson  65'
BBC Report Juanma  9'
Sow  69'
Attendance: 5,141
Referee: McLean
5 December 2015 PremiershipHeart of MidlothianP–PInverness Caledonian ThistleTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Muir
Note: Postponed due to adverse weather conditions in Edinburgh.
12 December 2015[27] PremiershipAberdeen1–0Heart of MidlothianPittodrie Stadium
12:30 Rooney  87' (pen) BBC Report Attendance: 13,110
Referee: Thomson
19 December 2015 PremiershipSt Johnstone0–0Heart of MidlothianMcDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC Report Juanma  28' Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Clancy
27 December 2015[27] PremiershipHeart of Midlothian2–2CelticTynecastle Stadium
14:00 Nicholson  45+1'
Sow  90+1'
BBC Report Bitton  42'
Rogic  70'
Attendance: 16,844
Referee: McLean
30 December 2015 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian3–2Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
19:45 Reilly  17'
Buaben  26'
Sow  30' (pen.)
BBC Report Mckay  2' (pen.)
Fraser  45'
Attendance: 16,721
Referee: Madden
2 January 2016 PremiershipKilmarnock2–2Heart of MidlothianRugby Park
15:00 Balatoni  43'
Magennis  80'
BBC Report Reilly  45+3'
Paterson  56'
Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Muir
16 January 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian6–0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Rossi  11'
Sow  16'
Reilly  22' (pen.)
Paterson  77'
Juanma  87'
Djoum  90+1' (pen.)
BBC Report Attendance: 16,574
Referee: Clancy
30 January 2016[28] PremiershipInverness Caledonian ThistleP–PHeart of MidlothianCaledonian Stadium
12:30 BBC Report Referee: Collum
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and extreme weather conditions in Inverness.
10 February 2016 PremiershipRoss County0–3Heart of MidlothianVictoria Park
19:45 BBC Report Davies  53' (o.g.)
Dauda  86', 89'
Attendance: 3,391
Referee: McLean
13 February 2016 PremiershipHeart of MidlothianP–PPartick ThistleTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Madden
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
20 February 2016 PremiershipDundee United2–1Heart of MidlothianTannadice Park
15:00 Demel  43'
Paton  88'
Anier  90' 
BBC Report McGhee  40' 
Walker  48'
Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Clancy
27 February 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian1–0KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Walker  7' BBC Report Attendance: 16,354
Referee: Robertson
1 March 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian2–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleTynecastle Stadium
19:45 Walker  35'
Dauda  53'
BBC Report Attendance: 15,767
Referee: Muir
5 March 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian1–0Partick ThistleTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Djoum  25' BBC Report Attendance: 16,558
Referee: Madden
12 March 2016 PremiershipDundee0–1Heart of MidlothianDens Park
15:00 BBC Report Walker  52' Attendance: 6,195
Referee: Collum
19 March 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian0–3St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Davidson  11', 21'
Fisher  88'
Attendance: 16,295
Referee: Thomson
2 April 2016 PremiershipCeltic3–1Heart of MidlothianCeltic Park
12:30 Mackay-Steven  15'
Roberts  35', 49'
BBC Report Walker  5'
Oshaniwa  90+3' 
Attendance: 49,009
Referee: Madden
8 April 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian2–1AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
19:45 Juanma  33', 61' BBC Report Church  4' Attendance: 16,995
Referee: McLean
12 April 2016 PremiershipInverness Caledonian Thistle0–0Heart of MidlothianCaledonian Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Robertson
Note: Match was originally rescheduled for 15 March 2016 but again had to be changed due to Inverness' Scottish Cup quarter-final replay.
23 April 2016 PremiershipMotherwell1–0Heart of MidlothianFir Park
15:00 Ainsworth  28' BBC Report Attendance: 5,125
Referee: Dallas
30 April 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian1–3CelticTynecastle Stadium
12:30 Dauda  57' BBC Report Kazim-Richards  17'
Roberts  66'
Griffiths  85'
Attendance: 16,527
Referee: Muir
7 May 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian1–1Ross CountyTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Juanma  84' BBC Report Goodwillie  88' Attendance: 15,438
Referee: Walsh
12 May 2016 PremiershipAberdeen0–1Heart of MidlothianPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Dauda  64' Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Dallas
15 May 2016 PremiershipHeart of Midlothian2–2St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
12:30 Djoum  17'
Shaughnessy  20' (o.g.)
Dauda  57'
BBC Report Craig  9' (pen.)
Cummins  12'
Attendance: 16,046
Referee: Aitken

League Cup

Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the League Cup at the first round stage.[29] The draw was held on 6 July 2015, and the club were drawn at home against Scottish League Two side Arbroath.[30]

Fixtures

30 July 2015[31] League Cup First roundHeart of Midlothian4–2ArbroathTynecastle Stadium
19:45 McGhee  57'
Sow  60', 61' (pen.)
Wilson  90+3' (o.g.)
BBC Sport Gold  40'
Grehan  85'
Attendance: 6,240
Referee: Muir
25 August 2015[32] League Cup Second roundForfar Athletic1–2 (a.e.t.)Heart of MidlothianStation Park
19:45 Dunlop  84'
Denholm  90+1' 
Nicoll  120+2'
BBC Sport McHattie  74'
Reilly  107'
Attendance: 1,844
Referee: Aitken
23 September 2015[33] League Cup Third roundKilmarnock2–3Heart of MidlothianRugby Park
19:45 Magennis  13', 80' BBC Sport Ozturk  74'
Juanma  90'
Nicholson  90+4'
Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Thomson
28 October 2015 League Cup Quarter-finalHeart of Midlothian1–2CelticTynecastle Stadium
19:45 Djoum  90+2' BBC Sport Griffiths  71'
Rogic  82'
Attendance: 11,598
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup

Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage.[34] The draw was held on 1 December 2015, and the club were drawn at home against fellow Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.[35]

Fixtures

9 January 2016[36] Scottish Cup Fourth roundHeart of Midlothian1–0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
17:30 Paterson  3' BBC Report Attendance: 13,595
Referee: Beaton
7 February 2016[37] Scottish Cup Fifth roundHeart of Midlothian2–2HibernianTynecastle Stadium
12:30 Djoum  32'
Nicholson  44'
BBC Report Cummings  80'
Hanlon  90+1'
Attendance: 16,845
Referee: Thomson
16 February 2016 Scottish Cup Fifth round replayHibernian1–0Heart of MidlothianEaster Road
19:45 Cummings  4'
Cummings  78' 
BBC Report Augustyn  76'  Attendance: 19,433
Referee: Beaton

First team player statistics

Captains

No Pos Name Country No of games Notes
5DFÖztürk[38][39]29Captain
4DFAugustyn[40]7Vice-captain
6MFGomis7Vice-captain
2DFPaterson[41]2Vice-captain

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
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Squad information

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of Hearts squad for 2015–16 season.[42] They may not have made an appearance.

Last updated 10 February 2016[43][44]
Number Position Nation Name Totals Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Neil Alexander 28024+002+002+00
2 DF Callum Paterson 28622+053+102+01
3 DF Kevin McHattie 310+102+010+00
4 DF Błażej Augustyn 20016+002+002+00
5 DF Alim Öztürk 15211+012+012+00
6 MF Morgaro Gomis 21012+504+000+00
7 MF Jamie Walker 1539+230+300+10
8 MF Prince Buaben 27221+222+002+00
9 FW Soufian El Hassnaoui 000+000+000+00
10 FW Osman Sow 271122+193+021+00
11 MF Sam Nicholson 27518+334+012+01
12 FW Billy King 2027+824+000+10
13 GK Jack Hamilton 200+002+000+00
14 MF Miguel Pallardó 1509+400+002+00
15 GK Scott Gallacher 000+000+000+00
16 FW Gary Oliver 300+102+000+00
16 MF Arnaud Djoum 17512+230+112+01
17 DF Juwon Oshaniwa 18017+000+000+10
18 DF Igor Rossi Branco 28223+023+101+00
19 FW Juanma Delgado 261018+391+310+10
20 FW Gavin Reilly 2258+1041+112+00
21 MF Kenny Anderson 000+000+000+00
21 MF Don Cowie 201+000+000+10
22 DF Jordan McGhee 2017+803+011+10
23 MF Danny Swanson 904+401+000+00
24 DF John Souttar 101+000+000+00
25 FW Abiola Dauda 220+120+001+00
26 MF Angus Beith 000+000+000+00
27 FW Robbie Buchanan 000+000+000+00
28 DF Liam Smith 400+301+000+00
29 DF Liam Henderson 000+000+000+00
30 MF Jahmal Howlett-Mundle 000+000+000+00
31 MF Nathan Flanagan 000+000+000+00
32 FW Alistair Roy 000+000+000+00
34 DF Leon Jones 000+000+000+00
35 MF Sean McKirdy 401+102+000+00
36 MF Ian Smith 000+000+000+00
37 MF Lewis Moore 000+000+000+00
38 FW Russell McLean 000+000+000+00
39 GK Kelby Mason 000+000+000+00
40 DF Daniel Baur 000+000+000+00
41 MF Callumn Morrison 200+100+100+00
43 MF Liam Fox 000+000+000+00
44 FW Dario Zanatta 700+700+000+00

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. |}

Disciplinary record

During the 2015–16 season, Hearts players have been issued with fifty-five yellow cards and four reds. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player. The red card issued to Callum Paterson during the game versus Hamilton Academical on 29 August, for a foul on Darian MacKinnon[45] was reduced on appeal[46] to a yellow card[47] and as such is listed as a yellow card.

Having gone over the SFA disciplinary points threshold, Callum Paterson,[48] Juanma Delgado[49] and Błażej Augustyn served a one-match ban.[50]

Last updated 10 February 2016
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1GKNeil Alexander 10001020
2DFCallum Paterson 60001070
3DFKevin McHattie 10000010
4DFBłażej Augustyn 71001081
5DFAlim Öztürk 30002050
6MFMorgaro Gomis 40000040
8MFPrince Buaben 70000070
11MFSam Nicholson 30001040
14MFMiguel Pallardó 30001040
17DFJuwon Oshaniwa 11001021
18DFIgor Rossi Branco 31001041
19FWJuanma Delgado 61200081
20FWGavin Reilly 01000001
22DFJordan McGhee 10001020
23MFDanny Swanson 10000010

Top scorers

Last updated on 15 May 2016
Position Nation Number Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
119Juanma Delgado 121013
210Osman Sow 92011
37Jamie Walker 7007
16Arnaud Djoum 5117
52Callum Paterson 5016
625Abiola Dauda 5005
20Gavin Reilly 4105
11Sam Nicholson 3115
918Igor Rossi Branco 2002
8Prince Buaben 2002
12Billy King 2002
5Alim Öztürk 1102
1322Jordan McGhee 0101
3Kevin McHattie 0101
Total 579369

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Neil Alexander 16 0 1 17
2 GK Jack Hamilton 1 0 0 1
Totals170118

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 16 50
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[51]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAAAHHHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultWWWWWLLLDDWWWWDDLDDWDWDWLWWWWLLWDLLDWD
Position31111333333322233333333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: [52]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 15 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson[53] 30 July 2015 15 May 2016 45 22 12 11 048.89

Home attendances

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
League Cup30 July 20154–2Arbroath6,240[54]
Premiership2 August 20154–3St Johnstone16,334[55]
Premiership12 August 20152–0Motherwell16,645[56]
Premiership22 August 20153–0Partick Thistle16,657[57]
Premiership20 September 20151–3Aberdeen16,702[58]
Premiership3 October 20151–1Kilmarnock16,461[59]
Premiership24 October 20152–0Ross County16,264[60]
League Cup28 October 20151–2Celtic11,598[61]
Premiership7 November 20152–0Hamilton Academical16,121[62]
Premiership21 November 20151–1Dundee16,736[63]
Premiership27 December 20152–2Celtic16,844[64]
Premiership30 December 20153–2Dundee United16,721[65]
Scottish Cup9 January 20161–0Aberdeen13,595[66]
Premiership16 January 20166–0Motherwell16,574[67]
Scottish Cup7 February 20162–2Hibernian16,845[68]
Premiership27 February 20161–0Kilmarnock16,354[69]
Premiership1 March 20162–0Inverness Caledonian Thistle15,767[70]
Premiership5 March 20161–0Partick Thistle16,558[71]
Premiership19 March 20160–3St Johnstone16,295[72]
Premiership8 April 20162–1Aberdeen16,995[73]
Premiership30 April 20161–3Celtic16,527[74]
Premiership7 May 20161–1Ross County15,438[75]
Premiership15 May 20162–2St Johnstone16,046[76]
Total attendance: 360,317
Total league attendance: 312,039
Average league attendance: 16,423

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Results

Club

Club staff

Playing kit

Hearts kits were manufactured by Puma for the 2015–16 season, ending the club's three-year association with Adidas.[86] The home and away kits are sponsored by the charity Save the Children,[87] in a three-year deal funded through philanthropy.[88] The sponsorship deal marked the first time a UK based football club had been sponsored by a worldwide charity.[89][90]

Deaths

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former forward Jimmy Murray.[91]

Transfers

Contract extensions

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.

Date Player Length Expiry
5 May 2015 Billy King 2 years 2017[144]
5 May 2015 Robbie Buchanan 2 years 2017[144]
5 May 2015 Gary Oliver 1 year 2016[144]
29 May 2015 Miguel Pallardó 1 year 2016[145]
1 December 2015 Igor Rossi Branco 1 year 2017[146][147]
2 December 2015 Arnaud Djoum 18 months 2017[148][149]
9 December 2015 Jamie Walker 2 years 2018[150]
14 January 2016 Liam Smith 2 years 2018[151]

See also

Notes

  1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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