2000–01 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 18th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Gilles Rousset
2 DF  SCO Steven Pressley
3 DF  SCO Austin McCann
4 DF  CAN Kevin McKenna
5 DF  SCO Kevin James
6 DF  SCG Gordan Petrić
7 FW  SCO Gary McSwegan
8 MF  SCO Steve Fulton
9 FW  FRA Stéphane Adam
10 MF  SCO Colin Cameron
11 DF  SCO Darren Jackson
12 DF  SCO Grant Murray
13 GK  SCO Roddie McKenzie
14 MF  AUT Thomas Flögel
15 FW  SCO Gary Wales
16 MF  ENG Lee Makel
17 FW  SCO Gordon Durie
18 MF  JAM Fitzroy Simpson
19 MF  SCO Scott Severin
20 MF  ESP Juanjo
21 MF  SVK Róbert Tomaschek
22 MF  SCO Steve Boyack
24 FW  NIR Andy Kirk
26 MF  FIN Antti Niemi
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  SCO Kenny Milne
29 DF  SCO Robbie Neilson
30 FW  SCO Kris O'Neill
31 FW  SCO Alisdair Graham
32 DF  SCO Steven Reilly
33 DF  SCO Darren Goldie
34 MF  SCO Alan McIlroy
35 DF  SCO Craig Neeson
36 DF  SCO Anton Smith
37 MF  SCO Stephen Simmons
38 FW  SCO Ryan Davidson
39 GK  SCO Craig Gordon
40 DF  IRL Barry Smith
41 DF  SCO Paul Kaczan
42 MF  SCO Neil Janczyk
43 MF  SCO Robert Sloan
44 DF  SCO Paul Parkin
45 DF  SCO Elliot Smith
46 MF  SCO Gary Meek
47 DF  SCO John Knox
48 MF  SCO Joe Hamill
49 MF  SCO Paul McLaughlin
50 FW  SCO 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. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  SCO Gary Naysmith (to Everton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  SCO Gary Locke (to Bradford City)

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies
15 July 2000 Friendly Livingston 1–1 Hearts Almondvale Stadium
Kirk Attendance: 3,268
18 July 2000 Friendly Niort 0–0 Hearts
Attendance: 980
20 July 2000 Friendly Royal Charleroi 0–0 Hearts
Attendance: 150
22 July 2000 Friendly Toulouse 1–2 Hearts
Jackson Adam Attendance: 1,303

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League
30 July 2000 SPL Hearts 0–0 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 17,132
Referee: Kenny Clark
6 August 2000 SPL St Johnstone 2–2 Hearts McDiarmid Park
Parker  31' Jones  73' O'Neil  84' Tomaschek  88' Attendance: 6,164
Referee: John Rowbotham
13 August 2000 SPL Aberdeen 1–1 Hearts Pittodrie
Young  3' McSwegan  30' Attendance: 11,798
Referee: Hugh Dallas
19 August 2000 SPL Hearts 2–4 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Severin  56' Juanjo  67' Sutton  22' (26) Larsson  39' Moravcik  62' Attendance: 16,744
Referee: Willie Young
27 August 2000 SPL Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
Caballero  58' Cameron  85' (pen.) Attendance: 6,779
Referee: Kenny Clark
9 September 2000 SPL Hearts 2–0 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
Juanjo  6' McSwegan  64' Attendance: 11,811
Referee: Robert Orr
17 September 2000 SPL Rangers 1–0 Hearts Ibrox
De Boer  58' Attendance: 47,340
Referee: Hugh Dallas
20 September 2000 SPL Hearts 2–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  46' Juanjo  68' Attendance: 10,524
Referee: John Underhill
24 September 2000 SPL Hearts 0–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Wright  5' Dindeleux  46' Attendance: 10,379
Referee: Kenny Clark
1 October 2000 SPL Hearts 3–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Durie  12' (59) Kirk  27' Attendance: 10,460
Referee: Willie Young
14 October 2000 SPL Dundee United 0–4 Hearts Tannadice Park
Tomaschek  9' Kirk  25' (30) James  81' Attendance: 7,016
Referee: Willie Young
22 October 2000 SPL Hibs 6–2 Hearts Easter 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 SPL Hearts 0–3 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
Parker  49' (pen.) Connolly  62' (89) Attendance: 10,938
Referee: George Clyde
4 November 2000 SPL Hearts 3–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron  24' Severin  62' Kirk  86' Attendance: 12,744
Referee: Tom Brown
11 November 2000 SPL St Mirren 1–2 Hearts Love Street
Gillies  89' Cameron  22' (pen.) Severin  82' Attendance: 5,328
Referee: John Rowbotham
18 November 2000 SPL Celtic 6–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Joos Valgaeran  15' Moravcik  36' Larssonl  39' (81) Mjallby  44' Petrov  82' Cameron  13' Attendance: 59,813
Referee: Stuart Dougal
25 November 2000 SPL Hearts 3–1 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Murray  52' Cameron  88' (90), pen.' Carranza  24' Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Alan Freeland
29 November 2000 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Hearts East End Park
Dair  40' Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Willie Young
3 December 2000 SPL Hearts 0–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Albertz  12' (pen.) Attendance: 16,710
Referee: Stuart Dougal
9 December 2000 SPL Kilmarnock 0–3 Hearts Rugby Park
Fulton  45' Kirk  51' (55) Attendance: 6,828
Referee: Dougie McDonald
16 December 2000 SPL Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Fir Park
Townsley  56' Adams  87' Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Mike McCurry
23 December 2000 SPL Hearts 3–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron  2' Heaney  17' (og.) McSwegan  72' Aljofree  26' Attendance: 12,128
Referee: Kevin Toner
26 December 2000 SPL Hearts 1–1 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  60' Lovell  41' Attendance: 17,619
Referee: Willie Young
30 December 2000 SPL St Johnstone 2–2 Hearts McDiarmid Park
Sylla  24' Connolly  35' Kirk  6' Durie  77' Attendance: 5713
Referee: J Fleming
2 January 2001 SPL Aberdeen 1–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Rowson  7' Attendance: 13,524
Referee: John Rowbotham
31 January 2001 SPL Hearts 1–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron  74' (pen.) Attendance: 10,164
Referee: Stuart Dougal
4 February 2001 SPL Hearts 0–3 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Larsson  4' (68), 83' Attendance: 13,077
Referee: Kenny Clark
24 February 2001 SPL Hearts 7–1 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
Adam  5' (38) Kirk  26' (60) Cameron  30' (46) Tomaschek  67' Dair  50' Attendance: 11,251
Referee: Alan Freeland
3 March 2001 SPL Rangers 2–0 Hearts Ibrox
Andre Flo  35' (57) Attendance: 49,003
Referee: Willie Young
14 March 2001 SPL Hearts 3–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Flogel  71' Juanjo  76' Scott Severin  89' Attendance: 9,195
Referee: Garry Mitchell
18 March 2001 SPL Dundee 0–0 Hearts Dens Park
Attendance: 7,327
Referee: Robert Orr
31 March 2001 SPL Hearts 3–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Tomaschek  14' Kirk  63' (80) Attendance: 11,581
Referee: David Somers
7 April 2001 SPL Dundee United 1–1 Hearts Tannadice Park
Thompson  45' Wales  65' Attendance: 7,242
Referee: Alan Freeland
22 April 2001 SPL Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Moravcik  68' Attendance: 59,298
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 April 2001 SPL Kilmarnock 1–1 Hearts Rugby Park
McGowne  53' Kirk  50' Attendance: 6,867
Referee: Dougie McDonald
5 May 2001 SPL Hearts 1–4 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Adam  46' Albertz  28' (78) Wallace  48' Andre Flo  84' Attendance: 15,158
Referee: Hugh Dallas
13 May 2001 SPL Hibs 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 8,913
Referee: Stuart Dougal
20 May 2001 SPL Hearts 2–0 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Adam  52' Cameron  70' Attendance: 13,544

Uefa Cup
Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup
10 August 2000 Uefa Cup Qualifying Round ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 0–2 Hearts Laugardalsvollur
Severin  49' Jackson  67' Attendance: 815
Referee: Stephane Moulin
24 August 2000 Uefa Cup Qualifying Round Hearts 3–0 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Tynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  6' O'Neil  19' Tomaschek  39' Attendance: 8,720
Referee: Antonio Manuel de Almeida Costa
14 September 2000 Uefa Cup Round 1 Stuttgart 1–0 Hearts Gottlieb Daimler Stadion
Balakov  35' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Giancarlo Bolognino
28 September 2000 Uefa Cup Round 1 Hearts 3–2 Stuttgart Tynecastle 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 R4 Livingston 0–2 Hearts Almondvale Stadium
Cameron  15' Naysmith  54' Attendance: 5,549
Referee: Mike McCurry
1 November 2000 Scottish League Cup QF Hearts 2–5 (a.e.t.) Celtic Tynecastle 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 R3 Berwick Rangers 0–0 Hearts Shielfield Park
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: John Rowbotham
7 February 2001 Scottish Cup R3 Replay Hearts 2–1 Berwick Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  68' Juanjo  70' Elliott  18' Attendance: 7,502
Referee: Eric Martindale
17 February 2001 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 1–1 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Juanjo  81' Sara  30' Attendance: 9,970
Referee: Hugh Dallas
7 March 2001 Scottish Cup R4 Replay Dundee 0–1 Hearts Dens Park
Tomaschek  71' Attendance: 6,947
Referee: John Underhill
11 March 2001 Scottish Cup QF Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic 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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