2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season explained

Club:Heart of Midlothian
Season:2015–16
Chairman:Ann Budge[1]
Chrtitle:Executive chairwoman
Manager:Robbie Neilson
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Tynecastle Stadium
League:Premiership
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth round, lost to Hibernian
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarter-finals, lost to Celtic
League Topscorer:Juanma (12)
Season Topscorer:Juanma (13)
Highest Attendance:16,995 vs. Aberdeen, Scottish Premiership, 8 April 2016
Lowest Attendance:6,240 vs. Arbroath, Scottish League Cup, 30 July 2015
Average Attendance:16,423
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Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season was the 135th edition of Heart of Midlothian football competition. It was their 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.

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

Scottish Premiership

See main article: article and 2015–16 Scottish Premiership. The fixture list for the first 33 Scottish Premiership matches in the 2015–16 season were announced on 19 June.[16] Hearts were handed a home game to start the season against St Johnstone, with the championship flag set to be unveiled,[17] having been promoted as champions the previous season.[18] The match had been scheduled to be played on 1 August, however was moved to 2 August to be shown on live television.

Fixtures

League Cup

See main article: article and 2015–16 Scottish League Cup. Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the League Cup at the first round stage.[19] The draw was held on 6 July 2015, and the club were drawn at home against Scottish League Two side Arbroath.[20]

Fixtures

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 2015–16 Scottish Cup. Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage.[21] The draw was held on 1 December 2015, and the club were drawn at home against fellow Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.[22]

Fixtures

First team player statistics

Captains

NoPosNameCountryNo of gamesNotes
5DFÖztürk[23] [24] 29Captain
4DFAugustyn[25] 7Vice-captain
6MFGomis7Vice-captain
2DFPaterson[26] 2Vice-captain

Squad information

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of Hearts squad for 2015–16 season.[27] They may not have made an appearance.

Last updated 10 February 2016[28] [29]

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[30] was reduced on appeal[31] to a yellow card[32] and as such is listed as a yellow card.

Having gone over the SFA disciplinary points threshold, Callum Paterson,[33] Juanma Delgado[34] and Błażej Augustyn served a one-match ban.[35]

Last updated 10 February 2016

NumberNationPositionNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupTotal
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1GKNeil Alexander10001020
2DFCallum Paterson60001070
3DFKevin McHattie10000010
4DFBłażej Augustyn71001081
5DFAlim Öztürk30002050
6MFMorgaro Gomis40000040
7MFJamie Walker00000000-->
8MFPrince Buaben70000070
9FWSoufian El Hassnaoui0000000000
10FWOsman Sow0000000000 -->
11MFSam Nicholson300001040
12FWBilly King0000000000
13GKJack Hamilton0000000000 -->
14MFMiguel Pallardó30001040
15GKScott Gallacher0000000000
16FWGary Oliver0000000000 -->
17DFJuwon Oshaniwa11001021
18DFIgor Rossi Branco31001041
19FWJuanma Delgado61200081
20FWGavin Reilly01000001
21MFKenny Anderson0000000000 -->
22DFJordan McGhee10001020
23MFDanny Swanson10000010
26MFAngus Beith0000000000
27MFRobbie Buchanan0000000000
28DFLiam Smith0000000000
29DFLiam Henderson0000000000
30MFJahmal Howlett-Mundle0000000000
31MFNathan Flanagan0000000000
32FWAlistair Roy0000000000
34DFLeon Jones0000000000
35MFSean McKirdy0000000000
36MFIan Smith0000000000
37MFLewis Moore0000000000
38FWRussell McLean0000000000
39GKKelby Mason0000000000
40DFDaniel Baur0000000000
41DFCallumn Morrison0000000000
43MFLiam Fox0000000000

Top scorers

Last updated on 15 May 2016

PositionNationNumberNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupTotal
119Juanma Delgado121013
210Osman Sow92011
37Jamie Walker7007
16Arnaud Djoum5117
52Callum Paterson5016
625Abiola Dauda5005
20Gavin Reilly4105
11Sam Nicholson3115
918Igor Rossi Branco2002
8Prince Buaben2002
12Billy King2002
5Alim Öztürk1102
1322Jordan McGhee0101
3Kevin McHattie0101
Total579369

Clean sheets

NamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupTotal
1GKNeil Alexander160117
2GKJack Hamilton1001
Totals 17 0 1 18

Team statistics

Management statistics

Last updated on 15 May 2016

Home attendances

CompDateScoreOpponentAttendance
League Cup30 July 20154–2 Arbroath6,240[37]
Premiership2 August 20154–3St Johnstone16,334[38]
Premiership12 August 20152–0Motherwell16,645[39]
Premiership22 August 20153–0Partick Thistle16,657[40]
Premiership20 September 20151–3Aberdeen16,702[41]
Premiership3 October 20151–1Kilmarnock16,461[42]
Premiership24 October 20152–0Ross County16,264[43]
League Cup28 October 20151–2Celtic11,598[44]
Premiership7 November 20152–0Hamilton Academical16,121[45]
Premiership21 November 20151–1Dundee16,736[46]
Premiership27 December 20152–2Celtic16,844[47]
Premiership30 December 20153–2Dundee United16,721[48]
Scottish Cup9 January 20161–0Aberdeen13,595[49]
Premiership16 January 20166–0Motherwell16,574[50]
Scottish Cup7 February 20162–2Hibernian16,845[51]
Premiership27 February 20161–0Kilmarnock16,354[52]
Premiership1 March 20162–0Inverness Caledonian Thistle15,767[53]
Premiership5 March 20161–0Partick Thistle16,558[54]
Premiership19 March 20160–3St Johnstone16,295[55]
Premiership8 April 20162–1Aberdeen16,995[56]
Premiership30 April 20161–3Celtic16,527[57]
Premiership7 May 20161–1Ross County15,438[58]
Premiership15 May 20162–2St Johnstone16,046[59]
Total attendance:360,317
Total league attendance:312,039
Average league attendance:16,423

Club

Club staff

NameRole[60]
Head coach[61]
Assistant head coach[62] [63]
Roger Arnott Academy Manager
John MurrayChief Scout[64]
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John HillFirst-team Sport Scientist[65]
Scott WilsonStadium Announcer[66]

Boardroom

NameRole[67]
Ann BudgeExecutive chairwoman
Eric HoggOperations Director
Brian CormackFoundation of Hearts Representative[68]
Craig LeveinDirector of Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ann Budge to start at Tynecastle on Monday . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 9 May 2014 . 24 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Hearts celebrate securing Championship title . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 22 March 2015 . 24 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Hearts win the Scottish Championship . . 22 March 2015 . 24 March 2015.
  4. Web site: IF EVER there was a footballing equivalent of going down swinging, Hearts produced it yesterday. . . scotsman.com . 6 April 2014 . 6 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Robbie Neilson fine-tunes Hearts’ pre-season plans . . edinburghnews.scotsman.com . 18 April 2015 . 26 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Hearts can fly high in Premiership . . edinburghnews.scotsman.com . 1 July 2015 . 2 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Paterson and El Hassnaoui net as Jambos off to winning start . . dailyrecord.co.uk . 1 July 2015 . 2 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Hearts in good health as Robbie Neilson tests his squad in Dublin . . dailyrecord.co.uk . 4 July 2015 . 4 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Encouraging Signs For New Look Raith . . raithrovers.net . 8 July 2015 . 8 July 2015.
  10. Web site: Jambos beaten in friendly . . scotsman.com . 9 July 2015 . 10 July 2015.
  11. Web site: Quick-fire double downs Jambos . . scotsman.com . 15 July 2015 . 15 July 2015.
  12. Web site: Cowden give Jambos a tough test . . thecourier.co.uk . 16 July 2015 . 17 July 2015.
  13. Web site: Hearts get their award for professionalism at Oban . . edinburghnews.scotsman.com . 13 July 2015 . 19 July 2015.
  14. Web site: Defeat for Jambos in England . . scotsman.com . 18 July 2015 . 19 July 2015.
  15. Web site: Romelu Lukaku scores a hat-trick as Everton beat Hearts . . skysports.com . 26 July 2015 . 26 July 2015.
  16. Web site: Celtic host Ross County in league opener . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 19 June 2015 . 17 July 2015.
  17. Web site: League Cup to change after Hearts double booked . . scotsman.com . 6 July 2015 . 17 July 2015.
  18. Web site: Hearts celebrate securing Championship title . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 22 March 2015 . 17 July 2015.
  19. Web site: SPFL to review League Cup rules after Hearts are double booked on opening weekend . . eveningtimes.co.uk . 6 July 2015 . 17 July 2015.
  20. Web site: Big sides get home draws . . scotsman.com . 6 July 2015 . 17 July 2015.
  21. Web site: Cup Competition Rules . . scottishfa.co.uk . 1 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063242/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/SFAPublications/ScottishFAPublications2013-14/Cup%20competition%20rules.pdf . 8 December 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  22. Web site: Hearts draw Aberdeen in Scottish Cup fourth round . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 1 December 2015 . 1 December 2015.
  23. Web site: Alim Ozturk succeeds Danny Wilson as club captain . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 22 July 2015 . 22 July 2015.
  24. Web site: Alim Named Captain . . heartsfc.co.uk . 22 July 2015 . 22 July 2015.
  25. Web site: Blazej Augustyn will captain the Jambos this afternoon . . twitter.com . 18 October 2015 . 18 October 2015.
  26. Web site: Callum Paterson captains the Jambos today . . twitter.com . 31 October 2015 . 1 November 2015.
  27. Web site: Squad numbers for the Ladbrokes Premiership for season 2015/16 . . spfl.co.uk . 31 July 2015 . 1 August 2015.
  28. Web site: Soccerbase Hearts Squad Stats 2013/14 . 26 April 2015.
  29. Web site: First Team . . 26 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110924214137/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/page/Squad/FirstTeam/0%2C%2C10289%2C00.html . 24 September 2011 .
  30. Web site: Hamilton Academical end Hearts' 100% league run . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 29 August 2015 . 4 September 2015.
  31. Web site: Callum Paterson red card rescinded . . bbc.co.uk/sport/ . 3 September 2015 . 4 September 2015.
  32. Web site: Hearts' Callum Paterson has red card at Hamilton quashed . . skysports.com . 3 September 2015 . 4 September 2015.
  33. Web site: Hearts must improve discipline, says boss Neilson . . edinburghnews.scotsman.com . 15 October 2015 . 18 October 2015.
  34. Web site: Hearts striker Juanma told to cut out dissent . . edinburghnews.scotsman.com . 18 November 2015 . 21 November 2015.
  35. Web site: Hearts defender Igor Rossi banned for Cup derby . . edinburghnews.scotsman.com . 26 January 2016 . 30 January 2016.
  36. Web site: Robbie Neilson Stats . Soccerbase . soccerbase.com . 8 July 2015.
  37. Web site: Scottish League Cup: Hearts see off battling Arbroath at Tynecastle . . skysports.com . 30 June 2015 . 11 August 2015.
  38. Web site: Hearts 4-3 St Johnstone: Hearts win thriller on Premiership return . . skysports.com . 2 August 2015 . 11 August 2015.
  39. Web site: Hearts 2-0 Motherwell . . skysports.com . 12 August 2015 . 12 August 2015.
  40. Web site: Hearts 3-0 Partick Thistle . . skysports.com . 22 August 2015 . 22 August 2015.
  41. Web site: Hearts 1-3 Aberdeen: David Goodwillie fires Dons to eighth win . . skysports.com . 21 September 2015 . 26 September 2015.
  42. Web site: Hearts 1-1 Kilmarnock . . skysports.com . 3 October 2015 . 3 October 2015.
  43. Web site: Hearts 2-0 Ross County . . skysports.com . 24 October 2015 . 24 October 2015.
  44. Web site: Hearts 1-2 Celtic: Hoops book place in League Cup semi-finals . . skysports.com . 28 October 2015 . 31 October 2015.
  45. Web site: Hearts 2-0 Hamilton Academical . . skysports.com . 7 November 2015 . 7 November 2015.
  46. Web site: Hearts 1-1 Dundee . . skysports.com . 21 November 2015 . 22 November 2015.
  47. Web site: Hearts 2-2 Celtic: Osman Sow's stunner secures draw . . skysports.com . 27 December 2015 . 27 December 2015.
  48. Web site: Hearts 3-2 Dundee United . . skysports.com . 30 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  49. Web site: Hearts 1-0 Aberdeen: Early Callum Paterson goal settles tie . . skysports.com . 9 January 2016 . 9 January 2016.
  50. Web site: Hearts 6-0 Motherwell . . skysports.com . 16 January 2016 . 16 January 2016.
  51. Web site: Hearts 2-2 Hibernian: Paul Hanlon pounces late to earn Cup replay . . skysports.com . 7 February 2016 . 27 February 2016.
  52. Web site: Hearts 1-0 Kilmarnock . . skysports.com . 27 February 2016 . 27 February 2016.
  53. Web site: Hearts 2-0 Inverness CT . . skysports.com . 1 March 2016 . 1 March 2016.
  54. Web site: Hearts 1-0 Partick Thistle . . skysports.com . 5 March 2016 . 5 March 2016.
  55. Web site: Hearts 0-3 St Johnstone . . skysports.com . 19 March 2016 . 8 April 2016.
  56. Web site: Juanma at the double as Hearts beat Aberdeen 2-1 . . skysports.com . 8 April 2016 . 8 April 2016.
  57. Web site: Hearts 1-3 Celtic: Champions start title party barring Aberdeen miracle . . skysports.com . 15 May 2016 . 15 May 2016.
  58. Web site: Hearts 1-1 Ross County . . skysports.com . 15 May 2016 . 15 May 2016.
  59. Web site: Hearts 2-2 St Johnstone . . skysports.com . 15 May 2016 . 15 May 2016.
  60. Web site: I’ll honour my Hearts contract . . edinburghnews.scotsman.com . 27 March 2015.
  61. Web site: Jonah Hill. Heart of Midlothian F.C. . heartsfc.co.uk . 24 July 2015. 27 March 2015.
  62. Web site: Crawford to become No. 2 . . heartsfc.co.uk . 22 May 2014 . 22 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161517/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20140522/crawford-to-become-no-2_2241384_3850006 . 2014-05-22 . dead .
  63. Web site: Stevie Crawford joins Hearts as assistant to head coach Robbie Neilson . . sport.stv.tv . 22 May 2014 . 22 May 2014.
  64. Web site: Ann Budge statement . . heartsfc.co.uk . 12 May 2014 . 12 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513061403/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20140512/ann-budge-statement_2241384_3825964 . 2014-05-13 . dead .
  65. Web site: Jonah Hill. Heart of Midlothian F.C. . heartsfc.co.uk . 24 July 2015.
  66. Web site: Stadium special! . Heart of Midlothian F.C. . Hearts news . 21 August 2007 . 21 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924144121/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20070821/stadium-special_2241384_1097142 . 2012-09-24 . dead .
  67. Web site: Introducing the Board of Directors . . heartsfc.co.uk . 12 May 2014.
  68. Web site: Businessman Brian Cormack joins Hearts board . . heraldscotland.com . 13 May 2015.

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