2010–11 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was the 130th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 28th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2010–11 season
ChairmanRoman Romanov
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
SPLThird place
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rudi Skácel (13)

All:
Rudi Skácel (13)
Highest home attendance17,156 vs. Hibs Scottish Premier League 1 January 2011
Lowest home attendance4,922 vs. Elgin Scottish League Cup 24 August 2010

Overview edit

Hearts first four SPL games of the 2010–11 season were announced as St Johnstone at home, Hamilton away, Dundee Utd at home, and Celtic away.

Heart of Midlothian have made 6 signings over the summer break: Stephen Elliott, Kevin Kyle, Darren Barr, Marian Kello, as a permanent deal, after being on loan at the club, Adrian Mrowiec from FBK Kaunas and Rudolf Skácel returned to the club.

Hearts started the league off with a 1–1 draw with St Johnstone, a 0–4 win over Hamilton, and a 1–1 draw with Dundee United. Performances have received positive reviews so far, and Hearts have been unlucky not to win all 3 of their opening games, taking the lead in each.

Hearts have had 6 consecutive wins in a row beating rivals Hibernian 2–0 at Easter Road Stadium, while beating Celtic, Hamilton and Saint Johnstone 2–0 as well, they hammered Aberdeen 5–0 at Tyncastle and beat Motherwell 2–1 away from home.

On 3 February 2011 it was announced that Andy Webster would return to the club after being released by Rangers of deadline day of the transfer window. He signed a two and a half year deal.

Hearts Drew 5 then lost the last 3 games of the season against Rangers, Celtic and Dundee United narrowly scraping third place by 2 points. despite being 16 points clear at one point in the season.

Matches edit

Pre-Season Friendlies edit

16 July 2010 Friendly Barga XI 1–2 Hearts ll Ciocco
Ragghianti   11' Hearts Report Johnson   5'
Smith   74'
Attendance: 20
27 July 2010 Friendly Dunfermline 3–1 Hearts East End Park
Phinn   46'
Cardle   59' (69)
Hearts Report Elliot   85' Attendance: 2,195
Referee: John McKendrick
29 July 2010 Friendly Gillingham 1–2 Hearts KRBS Priestfield Stadium
Rooney   50' (pen.) Hearts Report Novikovas   52'
Bouzid   82'
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Gavin Ward
31 July 2010 Friendly Millwall 2–3 Hearts New Den
Trotter   44' (54) Hearts Report Jonsson   12' (pen.)
Thomson   82' (87)
Attendance: 8,376
Referee: Paul Crossley
3 August 2010 Friendly Hearts 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tynecastle Stadium
Halford   4'
Ward   16'
Attendance: 5,616
7 August 2010 Friendly Hearts 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Tynecastle Stadium
Suso   25' Blackburn Report Diouf   60' Attendance: 6,333
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Premier League edit

Hearts began their SPL campaign at home to St Johnstone.

14 August 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 St Johnstone Tynecastle
Elliot   45' BBC Sport Parkin   45'
Anderson   73'
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: S O'Reilly
21 August 2010 SPL Hamilton Academical 0–4 Hearts New Douglas Park
Canning   75' BBC Sport Elliot   6',   81'
Templeton   24'
Palazuelos   63'  
Kyle   76' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: S Finnie
29 August 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle
Templeton   30' BBC Sport Gomis   85' Attendance: 12,898
Referee: C Thomson
11 September 2010 SPL Celtic 3–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Forrest   28'
Maloney   44'
McCourt   90'
BBC Sport Attendance: 49,023
Referee: W Collum
18 September 2010 SPL Inverness CT 1–3 Hearts Caledonian Stadium
Odhiambo   37' BBC Sport Innes   45' (o.g.)
Stevenson   55'
Elliot   69'
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: I Brines
25 September 2010 SPL Hearts 0–2 Motherwell Tynecastle
BBC Sport Blackman   58'
Sutton   70'
Attendance: 13,749
Referee: M Tumilty
2 October 2010 SPL Hearts 1–2 Rangers Tynecastle
Skácel   12' BBC Sport Lafferty   80'
Naismith   90'
Attendance: 15,637
Referee: C Thomson
16 October 2010 SPL Aberdeen 0–1 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Kyle   46' Attendance: 8,999
Referee: M Tumilty
23 October 2010 SPL Hearts 3–0 St Mirren Tynecastle
Skácel   2',   24',   90' BBC Sport Attendance: 12,009
Referee: C Murray
31 October 2010 SPL Hearts 0–3 Kilmarnock Tynecastle
BBC Sport Wright   45'
Sammon   80'
Eremenko   82'
Attendance: 13,056
Referee: S O'Reilly
7 November 2010 SPL Hibernian 0–2 Hearts Easter Road
Riordan   88' BBC Sport Templeton   19'
Elliot   67'
Attendance: 17,767
Referee: W Collum
10 November 2010 SPL Hearts 2–0 Celtic Tynecastle
Black   29'
Templeton   58'
BBC Sport Ledley   56' Attendance: 15,632
Referee: C Thomson
13 November 2010 SPL St Johnstone 0–2 Hearts McDiarmid Park
BBC Sport Kyle   64' (pen.)
Stevenson   90'
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: M Tumilty
20 November 2010 SPL Hearts 2–0 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle
Skácel   32'
Templeton   52'
BBC Sport Attendance: 12,620
Referee: I Brines
11 December 2010 SPL Hearts 5–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle
Templeton   5'
Skácel   9',   58'
Elliott   51'
Novikovas   78'
BBC Sport Attendance: 13,434
Referee: M Tumilty
14 December 2010 SPL Motherwell 1–2 Hearts Fir Park
Lasley   45'
Jennings   82'  
BBC Sport Reynolds   44' (o.g.)
Kyle   60' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: S O'Reilly
18 December 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 Inverness CT Tynecastle
Kyle   25' (pen.) BBC Sport Munro   17' Attendance: 12,994
Referee: B Winter
29 December 2010 SPL St Mirren 0–2 Hearts St Mirren Park
Potter   81' BBC Sport Templeton   63'
Kyle   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,599
Referee: C Allan
1 January 2011 SPL Hearts 1–0 Hibernian Tynecastle
Kyle   86' BBC Sport Attendance: 17,156
Referee: C Murray
18 January 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Hearts Rugby Park
Miguel   19' BBC Sport Elliott   73',   86' Attendance: 4,996
Referee: S Conroy
22 January 2011 SPL Hearts 1–0 Rangers Tynecastle
Stevenson   77' BBC Sport Attendance: 16,737
Referee: M Tumilty
26 January 2011 SPL Celtic 4–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Forrest   7'
Stokes   53',   71'
McCourt   80'
BBC Sport Attendance: 49,460
Referee: E Norris
29 January 2011 SPL Hearts 1–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle
Skácel   3' BBC Sport Attendance: 14,250
Referee: C Allan
2 February 2011 SPL Rangers 1–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Lafferty   4' BBC Sport Attendance: 44,823
Referee: B Winter
12 February 2011 SPL Hamilton Academical 0–2 Hearts New Douglas Park
BBC Sport Elliott   22', 47' Attendance: 2,876
Referee: S O'Reilly
19 February 2011 SPL Hearts 2–1 Dundee United Tynecastle
Skácel   45'
Žaliūkas   88'
Palazuelos   90'
BBC Sport Douglas   6' Attendance: 15,473
Referee: C Murray
26 February 2011 SPL Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 9,100
Referee: M Tumilty
5 March 2011 SPL Hearts 0–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle
BBC Sport Silva   50'
Eremenko   56',   72'
Attendance: 13,836
Referee: S McLean
16 March 2011 SPL Dundee United 2–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Russell   83', 90' BBC Sport Attendance: 6,718
Referee: I Brines
19 March 2011 SPL Hearts 3–2 St Mirren Tynecastle
Skácel   55', 90'
Stevenson   82'
BBC Sport Higdon   15', 69' Attendance: 12,763
Referee: S Finnie
3 April 2011 SPL Hibs 2–2 Hearts Easter Road
Miller   35' (pen.)
Vaz Tê   80'
BBC Sport Stevenson   24'
Žaliūkas   34'
Elliott   83'
Attendance: 17,793
Referee: Brines
9 April 2011 SPL Hearts 0–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
BBC SPORT Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Thomson
16 April 2011 SPL Inverness 1–1 Hearts Caledonian Stadium
Doran   6'
Tokely   78'  
BBC Sport Elliot   53' Attendance: 4,336
Referee: Crawford Allan
23 April 2011 SPL Hearts 3–3 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Thomson   26' (pen.)
Skácel   36'
Stevenson   52'
BBC Sport Sutton   55' (88)
Tom Hateley   59'
Attendance: 13,039
Referee: Willie Collum
30 April 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 2–2 Hearts Rugby Park
Fowler   55'
Agard   86'
BBC Sport Skácel   67'
Stevenson   76'
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Euan Norris
7 May 2011 SPL Rangers 4–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Jelavic   23'
Lafferty   40'
Davis   44'
Stevenson   84' (og.)
BBC Sport Jonsson   62' Attendance: 46,178
Referee: Iain Brines
11 May 2011 SPL Hearts 0–3 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Obua   32' BBC Sport Hooper   12', 49'
Commons   78',   78'  
Attendance: 16,681
Referee: Craig Thomson
15 May 2011 SPL Dundee United 2–1 Hearts Tannadice Park
Goodwillie   22'
Daly   71'
BBC Sport Glen   31' Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
Upcoming Scottish Premier League fixtures are the intellectual property of the Scottish Premier League. For upcoming Scottish Premier League fixtures, see the official Heart of Midlothian FC website

Scottish Cup edit

Hearts entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and were given a tough game by SPL side St Johnstone narrowly being defeated 0–1 at home in the dying minutes of the game.

11 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Hearts 0–1 St Johnstone Tynecastle
BBC Sport MacDonald   86' Attendance: 6,261
Referee: I Brines

Scottish League Cup edit

Hearts entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round being handed a home tie against Scottish Third Division side Elgin City. Hearts won the game emphatically 4–0. Hearts then traveled to Scottish First Division side Falkirk. The game was a dramatic affair Hearts going in 2–0 down at half time with only ten men left after Craig Thomson was sent off. Hearts fought back and went 3–2 ahead through a penalty and goal from Kevin Kyle and Suso Santana only to be disappointed again when with Hearts tiring falkirk equalised to make it 3–3 in the 80th minute. Hearts tried to defend hard hoping to push the game to extra time only to be defeated in the last minutes of injury time. Falkirk knocking them out 4–3.

24 August 2010 League Cup round 2 Hearts 4–0 Elgin City Tynecastle
Jónsson   11'
Kyle   33'
Novikovas   59'
Robinson   84'
BBC Sport Attendance: 4,922
Referee: S McLean
21 September 2010 League Cup round 3 Falkirk 4–3 Hearts Falkirk Stadium
Stewart   13',   90'
Finnigan   41'
Flynn   80'
BBC Sport Thomson   26'
Kyle   67' (pen.),   78'
Suso   74'
Attendance: 4,216
Referee: B Winter

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 30 3 5 88 29 +59 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Players edit

Squad information edit

Squad Number Player name Position Appearances Goals
1   János Balogh GK 1 0
2   Dawid Kucharski DF 0 0
3   Lee Wallace DF 10 0
4   Eggert Jónsson DF 32 1
5   Darren Barr DF 14 0
6   Rubén Palazuelos MF 36 0
7   Suso Santana MF 21 1
8   Ian Black MF 34 1
9   Kevin Kyle FW 22 10
10   Stephen Elliott FW 31 8
11   Andrew Driver MF 14 0
12   David Templeton MF 36 7
13   David Obua MF 14 0
14   Callum Elliot FW 21 4
15   Andy Webster DF 9 0
16   Ryan Stevenson MF 34 7
17   Ryan McGowan DF 8 0
18   Arvydas Novikovas MF 8 2
19   Rudi Skácel MF 29 13
20   Jason Thomson DF 6 0
21   Ismaël Bouzid DF 35 0
23   Gary Glen FW 11 0
24   Craig Thomson DF 29 1
25   Marián Kello GK 32 0
26   Marius Žaliūkas DF 29 1
27   Scott Robinson FW 5 1
28   Mark Ridgers GK 0 0
30   Jamie MacDonald GK 8 0
31   Adrian Mrowiec MF 33 0
34   Jonny Stewart MF 0 0
42   Robert Ogleby FW 0 0
44   Denis Prychynenko MF 0 0
47   Colin Hamilton DF 0 0
51   Jason Holt MF 1 0
52   David Smith FW 1 0
  Jamie Mole FW 0 0
  Evaldas Razulis MF 0 0

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in The SPL, Scottish Cup and League Cup.
1Player first came to the club on loan and was transferred the following year.
Squad only includes players currently registered with the club and those with professional contracts only.

Captains edit

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
26 MF Žaliūkas   29 Club captain
4 DF Jónsson   8 3rd captain
15 DF Webster   3 4th captain
23 DF Wallace   1 Vice-captain

Last updated: 11 May 2011
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.

Disciplinary records edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player        
1 GK   János Balogh 0 0 0
2 DF   Dawid Kucharski 0 0 0
3 DF   Lee Wallace 3 0 0
4 DF   Eggert Jónsson 7 0 1*
5 DF   Darren Barr 3 0 0
6 MF   Rubén Palazuelos 6 1 1
7 MF   Suso Santana 5 0 0
8 MF   Ian Black 12 0 0
9 FW   Kevin Kyle 6 0 0
10 FW   Stephen Elliott 2 0 0
11 MF   Andrew Driver 1 0 0
12 MF   David Templeton 5 0 0
13 MF   David Obua 1 0 1
15 FW   Callum Elliot 2 0 0
15 DF   Andy Webster 0 0 0
16 MF   Ryan Stevenson 3 0 0
17 DF   Ryan McGowan 1 0 0
18 MF   Arvydas Novikovas 0 0 0
19 MF   Rudi Skácel 5 0 0
20 DF   Jason Thomson 3 0 0
21 DF   Ismaël Bouzid 7 0 0
23 FW   Gary Glen 0 0 0
24 DF   Craig Thomson 5 0 1
25 GK   Marián Kello 0 0 0
26 DF   Marius Žaliūkas 5 0 1
27 FW   Scott Robinson 0 0 0
28 GK   Mark Ridgers 0 0 0
30 GK   Jamie MacDonald 0 0 0
31 MF   Adrian Mrowiec 5 0 0
34 MF   Jonny Stewart 0 0 0
42 FW   Robert Ogleby 0 0 0
44 MF   Denys Prychynenko 0 0 0
47 DF   Colin Hamilton 0 0 0
51 MF   Jason Holt 0 0 0
52 FW   David Smith 0 0 0
FW   Jamie Mole 0 0 0
FW   Evaldas Razulis 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source: BBC Sport
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

  • Red Card was rescinded after appeal.

Top scorers edit

Squad No Pos PLayer SPL SC LC Total
19 MF   Rudi Skácel 13 0 0 13
9 FW   Kevin Kyle 7 0 3 10
10 FW   Stephen Elliott 8 0 0 8
12 MF   David Templeton 7 0 0 7
16 MF   Ryan Stevenson 7 0 0 7
14 FW   Callum Elliot 4 0 0 4
18 MF   Arvydas Novikovas 1 0 1 2
8 MF   Ian Black 1 0 0 1
4 MF   Eggert Jónsson 0 0 1 1
27 FW   Scott Robinson 0 0 1 1
7 MF   Suso Santana 0 0 1 1
26 DF   Marius Zaliukas 1 0 0 1
24 DF   Craig Thomson 1 0 0 1
23 FW   Gary Glen 1 0 0 1

Hearts Personnel Awards edit

Player Award Date
  Jim Jefferies SPL Manager of the month November
  David Templeton SPL Young player of the month November
  Marius Zaliukas SPL Player of the month December
  David Templeton SPL Young player of the month December
  Marian Kello SPL Player of the month February
  Marian Kello SPL Save of the Season Season
  Jason Holt SPL Under 19 League Player of the Season Season
  David Templeton HYDC Young Player of the Year Season

Transfers edit

In edit

Player Club from Fee
  Darren Barr Falkirk Free
  Kevin Kyle Kilmarnock Free
  Stephen Elliott Preston North End Free
  Marian Kello FBK Kaunas Undisclosed fee
  Adrian Mrowiec FBK Kaunas Undisclosed fee
  Rudolf Skácel Free agent Free
  Andy Webster Rangers Free

Out edit

Player Released/Transfer Club to
  David Witteveen Released Stirling Albion
  Michael Stewart End of Contract Gençlerbirliği
  José Gonçalves End of Contract FC St. Gallen
  Laryea Kingston End of Contract Vitesse Arnhem

Loans edit

In edit

Player In/out Club From Club To
  Evaldas Razulis In FBK Kaunas Heart of Midlothian

Out edit

Player In/out Club From Club To
  Arvydas Novikovas Out Heart of Midlothian St Johnstone
  David Witteveen Out Heart of Midlothian Dundee
  Jonathan Brown Out Heart of Midlothian Stirling Albion
  Mark Ridgers Out Heart of Midlothian Airdrie United F.C.
  Ryan McGowan Out Heart of Midlothian Partick Thistle F.C.
  Conrad Balatoni Out Heart of Midlothian Partick Thistle F.C.
  Gordon Smith Out Heart of Midlothian Stirling Albion F.C.
  Jonny Stewart Out Heart of Midlothian Dundee
  Paul Mulrooney Out Heart of Midlothian Clyde
  Danny Thomson Out Heart of Midlothian Clyde
  Dean Lyness Out Heart of Midlothian East Fife
  Dylan McGowan Out Heart of Midlothian East Fife
  Matthew Park Out Heart of Midlothian East Fife
  Michael Deland Out Heart of Midlothian East Fife
  Jamie Mole Out Heart of Midlothian Raith Rovers

See also edit

External links edit