2010–11 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was the 114th 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.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Roman Romanov |
| Manager | Jim Jefferies |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
| SPL | Third place |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Rudi Skácel (13) All: Rudi Skácel (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 17,156 vs. Hibs Scottish Premier League 1 January 2011 |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,922 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 October 2010 SPL | Hearts | 0–3 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle |
| BBC Sport | Wright 45' Sammon 80' Eremenko 82' | Attendance: 13,056 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 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 |
| 18 December 2010 SPL | Hearts | 1–1 | Inverness CT | Tynecastle |
| Kyle 25' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Munro 17' | Attendance: 12,994 Referee: B Winter |
| 18 January 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Miguel 19' | BBC Sport | Elliott 73', 86' | Attendance: 4,996 Referee: S Conroy |
| 29 January 2011 SPL | Hearts | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle |
| Skácel 3' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 14,250 Referee: C Allan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ 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 |
- Last updated: 11 May 2011
- Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Heart of Midlothian, Sky Sports
- Ordered by Squad Number.
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
This Section possibly contains original research. (June 2017) |
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
This Section possibly contains original research. (June 2017) |
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 |