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CONTENTS 05 Robbie Neilson 06 Today’s Squads 10 Big Hearts 06

12 Team For Me 16 A Bit of History 21 Hearts On Tour 16

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ello and greetings from Tynecastle Park.

This has been an extremely difficult year for us all but I hope everyone was able to enjoy a somewhat pleasant, and safe, Christmas.

I’d like to thank everyone for their support from afar last Sunday. We went to Hampden confident, we knew what we were capable of doing. Granted, it wasn’t the best first half hour but from thereon in we were in the driver’s seat. I’m pleased that the whole country, and Hearts fans everywhere, saw a team fighting and giving everything for this club.

There is a real togetherness in this squad and not many teams would go 2-0 down to Celtic in a Scottish Cup Final and have the courage and temerity to fight back. Although we are obviously bitterly disappointed to go so close and lose on penalties, the main feeling is pride. I’m proud of the players and they should be proud of themselves.

As is the way with football, we move on. The league has always been our main focus this season and over the next couple of days we welcome Ayr United and Arbroath to Tynecastle. These will be two tough games, as all Championship matches are, but our home form has been excellent and we now have the opportunity to make some real headway at the top of the table.

I hope everyone watching at home on Hearts TV enjoys both matches and we can all look forward to a better 2021.

Robbie Neilson

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HEARTS MANAGER: ROBBIE NEILSON CRAIG GORDON 01 MICHAEL SMITH 02 AIDAN WHITE 03 JOHN SOUTTAR 04 PETER HARING 05 CHRISTOPHE BERRA 06 JAMIE WALKER 07 OLLY LEE 08 LIAM BOYCE 10 JORDAN ROBERTS 11 ROSS STEWART 13 STEVEN NAISMITH 14 CRAIG WIGHTON 15 ANDY HALLIDAY 16 ANDREW IRVING 19 STEPHEN KINGSLEY 21 LOIC DAMOUR 22 ZDENEK ZLAMAL 23 ELLIOTT FREAR 24 JAMIE BRANDON 25 CRAIG HALKETT 26 LEWIS MOORE 27 MIHAI POPESCU 28 JOSH GINNELLY 30 EUAN HENDERSON 31 SCOTT MCGILL 36

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AYR UNITED MANAGER: MARK KERR 01 VILJAMI SINISALO 02 JORDAN HOUSTON 03 PATRICK READING 04 AARON MUIRHEAD 05 SAM ROSCOE 06 ANDY MURDOCH 07 MICHAEL MOFFAT 08 MICHAEL MILLER 09 BRUCE ANDERSON 10 TOM WALSH 11 LUKE MCCOWAN 14 CAMMY SMITH 15 INNES CAMERON 18 JOE CHALMERS 19 DARIO ZANATTA 20 MICHAEL HEWITT 21 ELLIS HARE-REID 22 MARK MCKENZIE 27 MARK KERR 30 JACK BAIRD

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JOHN SOUTTAR

PETER HARING

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RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

This Christmas, over 300 people across Edinburgh got to enjoy a free festive meal delivered at home thanks to our new partnership with the Space and Broomhouse Hub. From our Festive Memories Lunch for older people to our School’s out project for school pupils, our charity traditionally prioritises free food as one the main needs in our local community over the festive season.

“Like most charities, Big Hearts had to adapt to Covid-19 to continue being there for those who need our help. Christmas is no exception and thanks to the catering expertise from Space we were in the position to

offer the same level of support as in previous years.” explains Craig Wilson, Big Hearts’ General Manager.

For the very first time, the charity of the Club teamed up with the Space Kitchen in Broomhouse, who catered our festive dinners for Christmas Day. The ingredients were donated by Tesco, our long-time Christmas partner in the Edinburgh Cheer campaign.

The pre-cooked meals were delivered by the Big Hearts’ Staff team - concluding one of the busiest projects the charity ever completed. Earlier in November, the number of referrals to Big Hearts’ Christmas programme resulted in 300 local individuals in need of free food to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes on Christmas Day. Amongst these households, 80% received gift parcels through Big Hearts’ successful Gift Back Appeal, which was supported by outstanding volunteer Hearts fans.

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FESTIVE CHEER ALL ROUND! Looking back at some of our Christmas Volunteers whose incredible efforts enabled our charity to distribute over 1,200 bespoke gifts to isolated adults and disadvantaged children. A huge well done to everyone who got involved!

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The Team for Me –

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Why did you start supporting Hearts?

My dad grew up in Edinburgh supporting Hearts, because his brother-inlaw took him to games when he was a teenager, so for as long as I can remember I’ve been supporting them too. I’ve lived on the Isle of Lewis my whole life, but I grew up taking trips down to Edinburgh to visit my granny, so the city has always been one of my favourite places. It’s no surprise that when I got the opportunity to study at Edinburgh Napier University, I took it in a flash.

What was your first Hearts game?

My first Hearts game is possibly the worst first game I could have experienced! It was the 2013 League Cup final against St Mirren, and I still remember the horror of losing that game and the shock that it brought as we all expected to win. It was, of course, at Hampden Park and funnily enough I remember that I forgot to bring my glasses and therefore went through the whole match unable to make most of it out, but maybe that was for the better! I remember Ryan Stevenson scoring within 10 minutes and then the painful equaliser just before halftime.

The second half was horrible, to put it bluntly, with St Mirren scoring twice and Stevenson only scoring his second in the last 5 minutes. I remember my dad and I going to McDonald’s after the match, in an attempt to overcome our disappointment; I’m not sure it worked though!

Do you have any favourite memories when it comes to Hearts games you’ve been to?

The Scottish Cup Final in 2012 is the obvious answer for any Hearts fan. Sadly, I didn’t make it to that match, but I remember watching it with my family and being completely taken in by the football that Hearts were playing and the way they completely dominated Hibs. I also have fond memories of our 2-0 home victory against Queen of the South in 2015, a week after we were crowned champions and I am blessed to have experienced that moment; especially when the players did a lap of honour at full time. We were all singing our hearts out. Since coming to university in Edinburgh I’ve had a season ticket, for 2 years now, and I’ve been able to go to a lot more games. I really enjoyed beating Aberdeen on penalties at Tynecastle in the quarter-final of the League Cup last season; especially the absolute scenes when Craig Halkett scored in added time to save the game. But last year the best match was definitely beating The Rangers 2-1. That was crazy seeing us do it against all the odds, just brilliant.

times when you really feel like that’s what it means to be a supporter. Really sticking by your team whether you’re winning or losing, whether is the first team or the U20s, whether it’s home or away. That’s what it means to be a H How does Hearts affect your family and friendships – is football a big part of your life?

It can be hard being a Hearts fan on the Isle of Lewis at times, for example I didn’t have any other friends who supported Hearts at school. Most people on the Island just support one of the Old Firm, and that can be difficult especially when they are usually the ones winning. I did have a friend in school who supported Hibs, and to this day I still feel sorry for him. But, all joking aside, he’s a great friend and it’s nice to be able to talk football with someone who supports a club that is just as inconsistent as the Hearts!

Do you have any favourite players down the years, what can you remember about watching them play and did you ever meet any of your Hearts heroes?

My favourite memories of the Hearts squad are when we were in the Championship in 2015, when we completely destroyed every other team in the league, including Rangers and Hibs. I also fondly remember results like the 10-0 victory against Cowdenbeath. My favourite player around that time was either Sam Nicolson or Jamie Walker, and I remember clearly when Sammy scored that amazing goal against Hibs in 2014 where he did a cheeky nutmeg before smashing it with his left peg from outside the box. You can imagine my excitement when I then met him in a shopping centre in Edinburgh soon after. I was quite disappointed this year when I heard that he went to Bristol Rovers rather than coming back to us from America. But I think it’s great to have Jamie Walker back, and I can’t wait for him to score his 50th goal for the Boys in Maroon.

What is the best thing about being a Hearts fan – and the worst?

The best thing about being a Hearts fan is definitely the club itself; there is a great family feeling around the whole club and I just love the way the fans stick with the club no matter what the situation. Yes, we can sometimes be quick to get on the backs of players or managers who aren’t performing; but I think we’re just honest, and the passion that every fan has can be seen so strongly. The worst thing would probably be the fact that we’re always in the shadow of the Old Firm, it’s quite frustrating when I meet people from outside of Scotland who are big football supporters but when I ask them about the Scottish league they can only tell me about Rangers or Celtic.

What are your favourite away days, and why?

It’s been a tough time recently following Hearts, but are you optimistic about the future?

There was one occasion when my dad and I were staying at my granny’s in Edinburgh and we decided out of the blue to go to see Hearts U20s in action against Aberdeen at Ochilview Park. That was quite a trip. I remember really enjoying it and it was a great experience. I feel moments like that, when it’s a cold wet night and there are only around a hundred other fans, are the

I’m really positive about our future, especially now we have Robbie back as manager. My hope is that he can redeem his Hearts managerial history by getting us back to the Premiership and then back into Europe. I understand why he went to England to take his chance, but now he’s back at Hearts there’s only one option: get us back where we belong!

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FOUNDATION OF HEARTS: HEARTS’ FOUNDATIONS

By David Speed

The sterling work of those who have structured the Foundation of Hearts and the members who have reinforced the organisation with their financial support, really does take us “back to the future.” Away in the distant past, in 1874, when The Heart of Midlothian Football Club came into

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existence, it started as a members’ club with annual election of officials. It operated on a much smaller and less complex scale, but nevertheless, the original members also faced significant challenges with success or failure depending on the ability to attract and retain paying members.

It is important to note that when Hearts started, the players not only paid their annual subscription, but provided their own strips and boots, covered their own travel expenses, helped purchase balls and equipment, and met the bill for any hospitality offered to visitors from outlying districts. This was a big commitment for ordinary working men and, in addition, any player that was hurt during a match might not be fit for his day-to-day work. There was likely to be no sick-pay at that time and consequently they would suffer real financial hardship.

Having a base in a public house was extremely useful and, in that connection, Hearts were fortunate to have the support of “Mother” Anderson, the proprietor of Anderson’s Coffee House & Tavern on the junction of West Crosscauseway and St. Patrick Street. Being almost adjacent to the club’s first home ground, East Meadows Public Park, Anderson’s provided a comfortable place to change before matches and training sessions, and a fine venue to entertain opponents.

Meeting in the tavern also enabled collections to be made and many spectators, who increasingly enjoyed Hearts’ performances on the Meadows, were generally keen to assist. All things considered, the original players were real heroes who readily put their hands in their pockets to establish Hearts.

Step forward some of Hearts’ valiant originals: Tom Purdie, a 20-year old rubber mill worker and first captain, who lived at Fountainbridge; Jake Reid, a porter from Greenside Row; Hugh Wylie, a boot and shoe closer and club secretary, who stayed at West Richmond Street; Andrew Lees, a leather processer, residing at Lady Lawson Street; brothers Peter and John McBeath, chimney sweeps from the Pleasance; Peter Donaghue, another chimney

sweep from Causewayside; and a second pair of brothers from Rose Street; George and Bob Barbour, a blacksmith and a plumber respectively.

How did this these lads come together to form a football team? Every club had to have a group from which the first playing and non-playing members could be drawn. It might be church, a factory, a military group, or even a cricket club, looking to keep fit in the winter. For our boys, it was the Heart of Midlothian Quadrille Assembly, a square dancing and country dancing group that regularly met in halls around the Old Town. George Robertson, who first watched Hearts in 1878 and became the club secretary, a director, and first historian, documented the early years. His lecture notes are held in the club’s archive and he recorded: “Doubtless many people have wondered how the club came to be called The Heart of Midlothian. The original players frequented a dance club, in what is now Holyrood Square, and what was then called Washing Green Court in the South Back Canongate, now Holyrood Road. A number of them were standing at the Tron Kirk one summer evening, which was then the meeting place of the football crowds—outside the Kirk, of course!—when the policeman on the beat suggested that they would be much better employed kicking a ball in the Meadows.” He went on to say, “so enthusiastic were the dancers that they decided to form a club. From that strange beginning sprang the Heart of Midlothian. But why, you may ask, the Heart of Midlothian? That was the name of the dancing club.”

This was corroborated by the Edinburgh Evening News on 4 March 1889, when most of the original players were still around. The newspaper recalled that, “ The Hearts had a curious inauguration, for in 1875, they had their origin from the Heart of Mid-Lothian Quadrille Assembly Club. The members

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of this dancing party one evening adjourned to the Meadows, got the loan of a ball from a cricketer named Howie, and played until the ball burst. Their vigorous enthusiasm did not stay here, as Mr. James Reid discovered that he had sufficient to buy a new ball.”

Writing in the Edinburgh Evening News on 31 October 1931, the sole survivor of the original Hearts team, 76-year old, George Barbour, also recalled the club’s formative years: “It was established by a group of working lads who resided in the vicinity of Holyrood Square and who spent their spare time in the evening dancing. There were no establishments after the modern fashion in those days, but the lads of Holyrood Square found an excellent substitute for the carrying through of their favourite exercise in “The Tubs,” a public wash house situated in Holyrood Square.

Barbour further recalled that, “they also used to gather at the Tron, a general rendezvous in those days, and possibly sighting trouble, a policeman directed them to the Meadows to kick a ball.”

This is a slightly unusual background for a football club, but one of which to be proud. In these much rougher times, an organised dancing group provided a safe and secure social hub where lasting friendships were formed.

The youngsters also made a fine job of forming a football club and the Hearts were strong enough to join the SFA in August 1875 and to play in the Scottish Cup. Hearts also became founder members of the Edinburgh Football Association in 1876. In addition, the first known match against Hibernian also took place at Christmas-time 1875 and subsequent rivalry between the clubs has become integral to the experience of following football in Edinburgh, having enormous appeal to spectators.

It was not all plain sailing, however, and due to a shortage of

members, and therefore cash, Hearts could not fulfil its fixtures at the start of season 1876-77. The team did not compete for several months and had to forfeit a Scottish Cup-tie against Dunfermline FC. Meanwhile, a group of Hearts men played for the St. Andrew’s club and persuaded most of its members to join forces. Hearts returned to the Meadows in January 1877.

Many clubs disappeared when faced with similar situations, but our heroes stood firm and steered Hearts back onto the rails. More than that, this far-sighted group made a momentous decision to abandon the overcrowded and somewhat unruly East Meadows and arranged for important matches to be played at Powburn Toll, above where Saville Terrace now stands. This was an enclosed ground, leased by the Edinburgh FA, which had once accommodated 3,000 spectators at an athletics meeting. Football was gaining the attention of the public and admission money could now be charged.

With money in the bank, the club was able to grow and in April 1878, Hearts were Edinburgh FA Cup winners. The club could now afford to play outside the city and establish a national reputation and indeed, Hearts won the Scottish Cup in 1891, less than 20 years after its formation. The decision to move away from the East Meadows was a significant one and the early members, and their annually elected committee, could never have imagined that the fruits of their labour would flourish and still be operating nearly 150 years later.

Membership clubs worked very well if a club was profitable. However, the coming of professional players to Scotland in 1893, and a public demand for better and safer spectating facilities, particularly after the Ibrox disaster in 1902, brought increased financial stress. There was a need to raise capital and, as the ground was only leased from Edinburgh Corporation, there were no real assets to support borrowing.

Accordingly, in 1903, Hearts members voted to raise cash through forming a limited company. Things were moving on.

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hroughout the most successful decade in the Club’s history, manager Tommy Walker forged close bonds between his talented players by taking them on six post-season tours to destinations as far apart as the USA, South Africa and Australia. This season, I’m going to take a look at the memorabilia associated with Hearts’ tours of the 1950’s.

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Hearts left New South Wales for the relative tranquility of Melbourne and two back to back matches on 30 and 31 May 1959. The flight to the “Garden City” was uneventful and the team was welcomed by scenes reminiscent of Edinburgh; heavy rain and a pipe band were waiting for them at the airport.

Melbourne had hosted the Olympic Games in 1956 and the Olympic Stadium was the venue for the two matches in the city. The state-of-the-art stadium was a huge hit with the players with Jimmy Wardhaugh writing in the Evening News that “Australia could give Scotland a lead in international grounds. Hampden, in comparison, appears in poor light”.

Having beaten Australia by the same 7-1 scoreline in three matches, Hearts did even better against the national side on the more even surface of the Olympic pitch. The local Melbourne newspaper bemoaned the fact that only Victoria players had been selected for the Australia team compared with six players from New South Wales. Around 20,000 watched the game and saw Hearts race into a two goal lead within the first sixteen minutes, Johnny Hamilton and Jimmy Wardhaugh scoring the goals. But after the break, as was often the case in these tour matches as Hearts’ fitness and superior skill showed through, Hearts ran riot, scoring another seven in the second half. Hamilton completed his hat-trick and there were doubles for Ian Crawford and Alex Young. Jimmy Murray was the other Hearts scorer and Willie Bauld, the only forward not to score, suffered the agony of a disallowed goal. Towards the end, Gordon Marshall misjudged a through ball and Bill Hume nudged the ball passed him to tap into an empty goal.

The very next day Hearts were back in action against the state side.

An even larger crowd saw the Sunday game and the Melbourne newspaper may have felt vindicated as Victoria did better than the national side the day before. This time, however, the day belonged to Willie Bauld who scored twice and set up two more as Hearts were made to battle for a win against a determined Victoria team. Ian Crawford put Hearts ahead in the fifth minute via a post and Bauld doubled the lead with a stunning run and 20 yard strike. Bauld hit the crossbar before the interval but made it 3-0 soon after the break. After Alex Beattie had a home goal ruled out for offside, Bauld turned provider setting up Blackwood and Wardhaugh to make it 5-0 at the final whistle.

Soccer News, the magazine of the Victoria Amateur Soccer Football Association, produced a Souvenir Programme which covered both matches and cost 2/- for sixteen pages. The match details are above a Hearts team group with the whole lot printed in maroon ink. The second page has an editorial in which the editor looks forward to the “yearly thrill” of a touring side playing in Melbourne. Recent years had seen visits from Rapid Vienna, Ferencvaros, FK Austria and Blackpool and Hearts were welcomed as the “world famous combination – the Hearts of

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Scotland”. The editor was confident that “our players will be thrilled and will count it a glorious honour to play against them, win or lose.

Our supporters will be thrilled by their football class and varying techniques”. Page three has a list of Hearts honours and another welcome, this time from the Chairman of the VASFA. He had seen Hearts play their first match in Sydney and was able to assure fans that “we are going to enjoy football of a standard which will thrill all who are fortunate to see them at Olympic Park.

Page four has a tour itinerary with results so far already entered and pages five, six and seven have detailed pen pictures of the Hearts squad.

Jimmy Wardhaugh “can hold the ball beautifully and his timing is perfect. He has all the secrets on smooth ball play.

No Hearts player has ever scored more goals than he has in a season …”. I’m not sure Barney Battles would agree with that story but we’ll allow some poetic licence. Page seven has brief details of the Victorian squad who played for clubs such as Wilhelmina, Juventus, George Cross and Hakoah demonstrating the cosmopolitan nature of the league set-up in Victoria.

The centre pages have the two team line-ups for the two matches and page ten has a few snippets of information about Hearts players past and present.

The remainder of the magazine reverts to the regular business of the Victorian leagues with pages devoted to the juniors, the second division and league tables for all the regional leagues.

Two full page adverts bring the advert to a close.

You could buy soccer equipment at Melbourne Sports Depot or if you preferred “the boot that the stars prefer”, you could get those from Hartleys Limited.

From Melbourne, Hearts made the short hop to Tasmania to play the state side on 3 June. Once again, the local amateurs did well in the first half, restricting Hearts to three goals in the first half.

The returning Bobby Rankin scored the first with Blackwood and Young also scoring. In the second half, it was the same old story as Hearts ran in another seven to chalk up double figures for the first time on the tour with a 10-0 win.

The programme for the game was a much smaller more compact 4-page affair which sold for sixpence.

The cover – headed “Soccer Football” - has match details with team lines on the second page. There are pen pictures of the players of both sides on the third page showing that no fewer than eight of the Tasmanian squad of eighteen were born in Scotland. The final page shows Tasmania’s previous international matches; the game the previous year against Blackpool had been abandoned.

More from Australia next time.

Gary Cowen is a member of Hearts heritage group and is currently writing a book about the Hearts post-season tours

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FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES 2020/21 PLAYER Craig Zdenek Ross Colin Harry Michael Jamie Aidy Stephen John Mihai Craig Peter Christophe Loic Harry Scott Lewis Oliver Andy Jamie Andy Steven Jordan Josh Liam Craig Euan Elliott Aaron Aidan Cammy Connor Chris Leeroy

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7

-

2

1

-

-

1

-

-

9

-

2

118

5

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

34

-

1

3

-

5

-

-

0

1

-

6

4

-

26

-

7

-

3

2

2

-

1

-

-

10

2

3

12

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

125

2

4

1

-

4

1

-

1

-

-

9

2

-

11

-

7

-

-

2

-

1

1

-

-

10

-

1

42

8

2

3

1

2

2

-

0

1

-

4

6

1

47

8

3

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

255

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

33

1

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

27

-

6

1

-

4

1

2

1

-

-

11

2

2

54

8

5

2

2

1

1

-

1

-

-

7

3

2

10

2

5

1

3

3

1

1(1

1

-

-

9

2

4(1

215

48

3

2

-

2

1

1

0

1

-

5

4

1

41

3

5

-

2

2

2

-

0

1

-

7

3

2

74

25

2

2

-

1

3

-

1

-

-

4

5

-

9

-

2

1

2

2

1

-

-

-

-

4

2

2

6

2

6

-

4(1

1

-

-

1

-

1(1

8

-

5(2

18

7

3

2

1

3

2

3(2

1

-

1

7

4

5(2

33

5

-

-

-

2

2

-

0

1

-

2

3

-

32

1

2

2

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

4

3

1

7

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

77

20

21

55

20

8

11

5

2

143

45

31

-

-

*Denotes shut out in goals column

*Up to date as of 18/12/20.

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