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CONTENTS

04 – Today’s Squads 06 – Robbie Neilson 08 – Craig Gordon 05

30 – Kitted Out 34 – Hearts On Tour 38 – History of Tynecastle

C LU B D I R E C T O RY League Champions: 1895, 1897, 1958, 1960. 1st Division: 1980, 2015, 2021 Scottish Cup: 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1956, 1998, 2006, 2012. League Cup: 1954/55, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1962/63.

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HEARTS MANAGER: ROBBIE NEILSON CRAIG GORDON 01 MICHAEL SMITH 02 STEPHEN KINGSLEY 03 JOHN SOUTTAR 04 PETER HARING 05 BENI BANINGIME 06 JAMIE WALKER 07 AARON MCENEFF 08 BEN WOODBURN 09 LIAM BOYCE 10 GARY MACKAY-STEVEN 11 ROSS STEWART 13 CAMERON DEVLIN 14 TAYLOR MOORE 15 ANDY HALLIDAY 16 ALEX COCHRANE 17 BARRIE MCKAY 18 CRAIG HALKETT 19 ARMAND GNANDUILLET 21 JOSH GINNELLY 30 FINLAY POLLOCK 38

MATCH

OFFICIALS REFEREE: DAVID MUNRO ASSISTANTS: RALPH GORDON & GARY HILLAND FOURTH OFFICIAL: ANDREW DALLAS

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MOTHERWELL MANAGER: GRAHAM ALEXANDER 01 LIAM KELLY 02 STEPHEN O’DONNELL 03 JAKE CARROLL 04 RICKI LAMIE 05 BEVIS MUGABI 06 BARRY MAGUIRE 07 KAIYNE WOOLERY 08 MARK O’HARA 09 KEVIN VAN VEEN 11 STEVEN LAWLESS 12 SCOTT FOX 14 JUHANI OJALA 15 DARRAGH O’CONNOR 16 CALLUM SLATTERY 17 JUSTIN AMALUZOR 18 DEAN CORNELIUS 19 NATHAN MCGINLEY 20 ROBBIE CRAWFORD 21 SONDRE SOLHOLM JOHANSEN 22 LIAM DONNELLY 23 LIAM GRIMSHAW 25 DAVID DEVINE 26 MICH’EL PARKER M ATC H S P O N S O R

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ood afternoon and welcome from Tynecastle Park.

We head into today’s game off the back of probably one of our best performances of the season. The boys played really well against Livingston last Saturday, in a game that had the potential to be a tricky encounter. However, we knew that if we took the tempo to them then we would have a chance of winning, and that is exactly what we did. We controlled the game, dictated play and although we perhaps didn’t create as many clear-cut chances as we have done in recent weeks, we were clinical when it mattered. To a man, the players were excellent and I was especially happy with our wingbacks, Alex Cochrane and Michael Smith, being so heavily involved and, of course, both scoring. We have worked hard at getting our new formation and style of play right, and some of our football last week was a joy to see. Of course, the challenge is to keep it up and we will have to be at our best again today as we welcome Graham Alexander, the players, staff and supporters of Motherwell to Gorgie. We may be on a great unbeaten run but there is always somebody chipping away at your heels, and Motherwell have similarly enjoyed an impressive start to the season. It will be a tough afternoon but it’s one we are well prepared for. Training has been its usual high standard and we have a dressing room full of players who are desperate to pull on that maroon jersey and give everything on the pitch. There is a real connection between this group and the supporters and you can feel the energy from the stands every week. I hope that come full time we can, once again, send everyone home happy after another positive result. Enjoy the game, Robbie Neilson

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ood afternoon Jambos!

It’s great to have another home game on the back of such an impressive performance against Livingston last Saturday. Three goals, a clean sheet and a number of fine individual displays made for a thoroughly enjoyable 90 minutes in Gorgie. Once again we had to show patience during the opening stages against resilient opponents but we knew we had the quality to break them down and the manner in which we went about our business was hugely encouraging. We head into today’s clash with Motherwell full of confidence; we’re a point off top place and remain undefeated in the league. Our opponents, meanwhile, are just a point behind us having also made a strong start to the campaign so we’re under no illusions as to how tough a game we’re in for this afternoon. However, as we showed against Livi last weekend, when we’re at the top of our game we are a very difficult side to play against. Boycie grabbed his 9th goal of the season last week and once again showed how important a player he is for us. It was also great to see two defenders on the scoresheet, not least Alex Cochrane who scored his first senior goal. Alex has been tremendous for us since joining on loan from Brighton in the summer, playing with a calmness and maturity well beyond his years. It was also encouraging to see new signings Barrie McKay, Taylor Moore and Cammy Devlin make an impact last weekend. With the quality we now have in the ranks, everyone will feel as if they should be playing. The standard of training this week has once again been really good; everyone is in great spirits and working extremely hard with one common goal in mind: to keep winning. So the 11 guys who start today know they’ll have someone in their position desperate to get onto the park; there’s a healthy competition for places and that can only bode well for us going forward. Today we go in search of another three points and as ever we head onto the pitch safe in the knowledge that the support from the stands will be second to none. Keep that noise coming and we’ll do everything we can to send you home happy. Enjoy the game! Craig Gordon

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SETTING THE SCENE MOTHERWELL We’ve reached Matchday eight of the 21/22 cinch Premiership campaign and it’s all to play for with today’s visitors sitting pretty in 4th spot – just one point behind the men in maroon. Graham Alexander’s men roll into Gorgie full of confidence as they look to extend their unbeaten league run to seven games. It’s all been very positive for those of an amber and claret persuasion since their opening day home defeat to Hibs back in August. Since then they’ve racked up four victories and two draws and come to Tynecastle having won four of their last five fixtures. An impressive 2-0 win over Aberdeen at Fir Park on September 11th was followed up by a hard-fought point at Ibrox before Ross County were put to the sword in Lanarkshire one week ago today. Former Hearts striker Tony Watt was the hero of the day as he struck home the winner late on after Callum Slattery’s stunning strike had put them ahead inside two minutes. Some shrewd summer recruitment has allowed the Steelmen to once again build a squad to be reckoned with. Adding to a spine that features two current Scotland internationalists in Stephen O’Donnell and Liam Kelly, Graham Alexander has been able to bring in the likes of Kevin van Veen and Kaiyne Woolery up front – adding creativity and composure to a front line supported by solid midfield operators such as Liam Grimshaw and Mark O’Hara. The Well were the last side Hearts faced before a capacity crowd pre-pandemic with the visitors sealing a point against a Daniel Stendel side battling at the bottom of the league. It’s a different story for the boys in maroon this afternoon, however. Unbeaten in the league and coming off a resounding win against Livingston here in Gorgie last Saturday, Robbie and the boys will be full of confidence as they take to the pitch in front of another bumper Tynecastle crowd. Liam Boyce will be looking to grab his 10th goal of the season this afternoon to continue his prolific start to the campaign which has seen him find back of the net nine times in 12 appearances. Only John Robertson has scored more goals for Hearts in the same space of time and that man, incidentally, is the Hearts player who scored the most goals against Motherwell – an impressive 27 in 49 competitive outings.

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earts Women added to their squad earlier this week with the signing of Addie Handley, a 17-yearold midfielder, from

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Having signed for the Hibees a year ago from Boroughmuir, Addie saw her playing time restricted COVID restrictions, niggling injuries and then by a lack of opportunity when fit. Following her request for release to get more game time elsewhere, Eva Olid was quick to snap her up when learning of her interest in crossing the capital divide. Although a young team, with the majority of the squad in their teens, Addie feels that Oriam is the best place for her to develop her talents due to the progress being made behind the scenes and on the pitch as well. “I’m so happy to be here at Hearts. I really want to be playing at the best level possible,” said Handley. “I didn’t get a run of games previously due to a variety of reasons including injury and the long break over lockdown, but I feel this is the right place for me to be “I’d trained with the team and with Eva for a couple of weeks before signing and I was just blown away by the potential of the club here. It really feels like something special is being built. It doesn’t necessarily mean immediate success but the club is on an upward trajectory in women’s football.” After nearly half a year out with injury, Addie’s rapid recovery since moving to Hearts saw her grab some vital minutes on Sunday off the bench against Rangers, and she was keen to let supporters know what to expect from her when fully fit and flying. “I’m an athletic and quick player that’s good on the ball, I love getting forward and I’m aiming to grab some goals and assists this season. It’s been a rough few months for me, I missed about five months with a hamstring injury, but I feel really fit and powerful now, and I’m hopeful I can show what I can do here when I’m on the pitch. I’m glad to be at a place where I feel like I’ll get chances. Obviously I’m familiar

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with a lot of the girls already from Scotland duty, so that’s been a great help.” Lastly, Wednesday evening saw Hearts take on Hibs in the biggest ever domestic crowd for a women’s match in Scotland, in front of over 6000 supporters at Easter Road, something Addie was thrilled by, as she sees it as another signal for the improvement in the standing of women’s sport in Scotland. “Playing at Easter Road in front of so many fans was such a great advert for the women’s game, everything that both teams - but especially Hearts, of course - are doing to promote the women’s football in Scotland is just fantastic for everyone. The better the atmosphere at women’s games, the more fun they are to play in. We love big occasions and we’re hopeful that this is just the start of more comprehensive coverage and exposure for women’s football in Scotland.”

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et your boots on and join us for our October Play the Game Courses, supported by DPS Group and the Scottish FA. We have two courses this October, one at the home of the Jamtarts, Tynecastle Park and another, in partnership with Kirkliston & South Queensferry FC, at Allison Park, Kirkliston.

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These courses are ideal for kids between 5-12 years of age who like to play outfield whether as a defender, midfielder, striker or all three! Games, goals, defending and attacking - it’s all here!

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Sessions are suitable for young players of all abilities including those just starting out in the game and those who already play regular football. We acknowledge that kids are also on holiday while attending these sessions so we endeavour to create a balance between coaching and allowing players to experience exciting and fun games based activities and challenges that add to their time off school. We aim to make the courses as accessible as possible for families and young people. All players will receive an exclusive 15% off online at Hearts Direct, a

We have limited places remaining so get in touch soon to avoid disappointment. Tynecastle Park Monday 18th - Friday 22nd October Tynecastle Park, Community Pitch 10am-12pm £42 Kirkliston Monday 18th - Friday 22nd October Allison Park, Carmel Road Kirkliston, EH29 9DD 2-4pm £42

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Walking Football Walking Football is designed to help people keep or kick-start an active lifestyle regardless of their age, weight or health. As the name suggests, only walking is allowed - no jogging, running or sprinting! The game is played on a pitch 40 yards in length and 30 yards in width with the game restarted via a kick, roll or throw-in. By playing 1 hour a week for 3 months, it enables players to cover 30 miles and burn 4,200 calories! Tuesday Walking Football The session, supported by Saltire Roofing, runs at Tuesday lunchtimes from 1:00-2:00pm and costs just £4.00 per session inclusive of a post-match hot drink, soup and a roll. This session is for players over the age of 50. As well as ‘a kick at the ball’ each week, every player is welcome to join us for a ‘cuppa’ after each session. Heart of Midlothian Walking Football currently has a regular attendance of around 40 players. This session takes place, between March and

October, on our Community Pitch, which is located at the back of the Wheatfield Stand here at Tynecastle Park. During the winter months, between November and February, this session is held at World of Football, at the Edinburgh Corn Excahnge, 11a Newmarket Road. Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ Thursday Walking Football This session, supported by Health All Round, runs on Thursday evenings from 6:007:00pm and costs just £4.00 per session and also takes place on our Community Pitch, which is located at the back of the Wheatfield Stand here at Tynecastle Park, EH11 2NL. This session runs from March to September. This session is open to all wishing to get more active and meet likeminded people over a friendly game of football. Whilst our Tuesday Walking Football is strictly for over 50’s, this session is more relaxed with age limits. Regular attendees include, regular walking football players and those kicking the ball for the first time in years. We also have a core of previous Football Fans In Training participants (See bottom of page for more

information) and a number of female players who join us for a game at Thursday tea time. How to get involved To register for Walking Football, please email CalumSandison@ homplc.co.uk and include the following information: • Which session you wish to attend • Full name • Date of birth • Gender • Daytime phone number • Email address • Medical conditions (if applicable) • Emergency contact name • Emergency contact number

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH MEMORIES Richard McBrearty is Curator of the Scottish Football Museum, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and the Project Director of Football Memories - a reminiscence project for older people living with dementia. After a successful pilot in 2009, there are now around 230 groups across Scotland. These are held at football clubs, localised Alzheimer Scotland networks, care homes and NHS hospitals. Richard tells us about his involvement in the project and how invaluable it is to people living in Scotland. The idea of the Football Memories group was brought up back in 2008 at the first Scottish Football Heritage network meeting. Richard said, “The Football Museum thought it was a fantastic idea but it’s not something that had ever been considered before. It was a step into the unknown for us.” Resources play a huge part in the success of each reminiscence group. He has been heavily involved in the development and growth of the centralised database and digital archive over the last 10 years. “With over 8000 images now, it allows each session to be personalised to suit every participant.” Big Hearts, the charity of Heart of Midlothian FC, currently have a two-model approach to their memories group, which includes ‘Edinburgh Memories’. This encourages participants to explore not only footballing history, but local history from over the years too. “This is an idea we are very keen on. We want to learn by their example. We hope that by next year we will be able to digitalise images in relation to local history too.”

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Having volunteered at his local library, Richard has seen first-hand just how effective reminiscence groups can be. He recalls a particular participant who was an ex professional footballer, “I showed him an image of the 1950’s reserve team and he recognised himself straight away. Up until that day, he hadn’t remembered a single person. That day he left smiling, and I was just as happy – that’s the value for the volunteer too!” Many participants have no memory of the people around them or where they are, “Football Memories groups help people who are lost in the contemporary world.” It is hoped that by attending sessions, old memories come back. “They are back in a time when they remember who they are. It gives them their personality back. I’ll never forget the wife of one of our participants who said - each time I drop off this sad old man with dementia, I take home my husband.” The project aims to not only help participants, but the families and carers too. Providing them with some respite. “Knowing you have made their life better, even for only 30 minutes or an hour. It makes all the difference.” Thank you to Richard for sharing an insight into the brilliant work of the Football Memories project. Big Hearts memories sessions are hosted every Tuesday, at Tynecastle Park. For more information visit www.bighearts.org.uk

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eople of a certain vintage like myself will remember the days of a “lift over” when it was accepted that youngsters would be lifted over the turnstile by their Dads to get into the game for free. Not so easy to do nowadays! At Alloa recently the police were called out when some fans had climbed over the railway line to reach an embankment from where they could see over the fence. My favourite though was at the match Betfred Cup matchg at Stirling Albion this summer. On a beautiful clear evening I spotted a hang glider passing over the stadium. I couldn’t help but wonder if the pilot had found a novel way of avoiding having to buy a ticket!

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The best decision I have ever made in life, to take a leap of faith and move to rural Japan, was also accompanied by one of the hardest that I have ever made. Giving up my season ticket at Tynecastle after a decade. While I wouldn’t trade the last four years for anything, nothing is ever perfect. The absence of a Hearts match from my weekly routine does leave a hole in what I would otherwise say is an incredibly satisfying lifestyle over here, largely spent teaching English to Japanese 16-18 year olds. The role of a native speaker when teaching English abroad is simple. Provide the chance to practice natural English communication, and to provide real, cultural context to students’ learning. In my case, I’m a window into British and Scottish culture and society. The first bit of communication I get from a lot of students is them telling me that they love “Soccer”, so first, I beat that out of them. What do they think “FC” in “FC Tokyo” or “Yokohama FC” means? Next, they usually say something like “Favourite team? I like Juventus, Manchester United, PSG”, so I tell them, “My team is Hearts”. “Hatsu? Sorry, I don’t know. Liverpool is very good.” “Really? I went to Anfield once, to watch Hearts! Liverpool didn’t win!” We might have a similar chat where they don’t understand why my favourite player isn’t Messi or Ronaldo, and they apologise for having no idea who Beni Baningime is. This is one of the biggest football cultural barriers we have.

In Japan, football really took off in the 90’s and relied on heavy commercialisation and financial investment to produce a product capable of rivalling the European leagues for the attention of the Japanese audience. As a result, the football culture is completely manufactured. Not long after arriving here, I thought I’d go and watch my nearest J1 league team, Vissel Kobe. Not only did they play in maroon, but they boasted a starting team featuring David Villa, Lukas Podolski and Andres Iniesta. “The team for me”, I thought, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. The whole experience lacked soul. The 30,000 in attendance created a tame atmosphere compared to Tynecastle on derby day or a European night. There was no legacy to this club, and no reason for it to exist other than as an extension of the Rakuten company. I couldn’t relate to it at all. For me, a club needs to reflect the society in which it lies. It should serve as a second home for people and act as a community for those who claim a connection to it. I try to explain to my students, that if you take Vissel out of Kobe, not a whole lot changes. On the other hand, Hearts is Edinburgh as much as Edinburgh is Hearts. Without Rakuten, there is no Vissel. Yet, thanks to the hard work of the foundation, so long as there are fans, Hearts will never cease to exist. Japan has taught me how special a thing that really is. It follows that one of the few things Japanese teenagers know about the UK, is how popular football is. They don’t however fully appreciate just how many teams there are, and how many regular followers they have. We tell each other that we love football, but to them that means coming to school every day of the week and training. To me, spending every Saturday in school training or playing friendlies sounds like hell. I tell them how my love of the game meant spending every other week travelling across the country alongside friends and family, or having a pint in the Diggers, or walking up Gorgie Road taking in the smell of the brewery and the sight of the floodlights in the distance. Some of my best memories from when I lived in Scotland surround following Hearts. Ozturk away at Hibs was a great day out with my Dad, above all. I never got tired of the long drives with friends up to Inverness and Ross County. Especially if it featured a trip into the Mallard, full of jambos! I love football, and I love Hearts because of the power it has to so regularly bring

together friends, family, and people important to me. I’m yet to find something in Japanese society that manages to do the same thing. Whenever I moved out of my family house and went off to university, Hearts became the main way of seeing my Dad on a regular basis. While attending matches is impossible these days, whenever a call home is made on a Sunday, we more often than not start with discussing the result from the day before. While no longer with a Pie and Bovril, I still do make an effort to watch as many games as I can, but more likely alongside some sake and sushi (if I haven’t already eaten by midnight!). The midweek games are murder, and they can make or break my day before it’s even begun. A couple of years ago, I distinctly remember one of my worst days at work spent half asleep, miserable after Odsonne Edouard’s late winner at about 5am left me as gutted as I’d have felt if I were still in the ground, after what was a positive performance in a poor season. My neighbours probably had just as bad a day when I gave them an unsolicited wake up call after Bozanic’s classic goal at Easter Road. To summarise why Hearts is the team for me, despite being thousands of miles away, they still bring out all the same emotions as they did when I took my seat all those hundreds of times in the Wheatfield. Our football culture really should not be taken for granted. It’s the envy of places like Japan in the way it unites people, brings life to a city, invokes so much passion and creates moments of both unbridled joy and crippling frustration. Hearts has already given me this in spades, and will continue to for the rest of my life. Hearts is sewn into the fabric of my hometown, and so it becomes an intrinsic part of my personality. I’m not only proud to have it as part of me, but I’m proud to be a part of it too as we proceed in the new era of fan ownership, which to sports fans in Japan is an unimaginable dream. I don’t know how long I’ll be here, nor do I have any major targets regarding teaching English, but if i can get just one teenager to do away with the textbook nonsense saying “I want to go to America, to eat a big hamburger”, and off their own back say something like “I want to go to Tynecastle, to watch Heart of Midlothian”, then I’ll feel as if I’ve done my job.

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KITTED

OUT Ask any Hearts fan their favourite home game during season 1989/90 and I am pretty sure they would immediately reply the 4-0 win against Motherwell in the Scottish Cup on the 24th of February 1990. It was the day it felt like the Terrible Trio from the Fifties of Conn, Bauld and Wardhaugh were back gracing the turf of Tynecastle only this time it was the more modern version comprising of Crabbe, Colquhoun and Robertson.

This was a typical February Scottish Cup tie, torrential rain, a pitch like porridge and two committed teams. In their three previous meetings four players were ordered off and there were 17 bookings so this game was always likely to be played at a blood and thunder pace. On this occasion the game was light on bookings but heavy on goals, the tackles may have been tempered with the persistent heavy downpours from above. The sticky pitch didn’t prevent Hearts from going all out in attack. Season 1989/90 saw manager Alex MacDonald make the bold decision to buck a trend in the Premier Division and play with three forwards. This meant at times the midfield of MacKay, McCreery and Bannon could be overrun but when you had the goal hungry trio of Crabbe, Colquhoun

and Robertson working in harmony, when it clicked it produced glorious football and some wonderful goals. This was going to be one of those occasions. A buoyant John Robertson was keen to catch the eye of the Scotland manager and gain selection for the Italia 90 squad. Before the Motherwell game his goal tally sat at an impressive 15 for the season. He would quickly add to that total in the Cup tie bagging a goal in the 9th minute. Starting from a clever back heel from Scott Crabbe, Robertson drilled a low right-hand shot past the Motherwell keeper Maxwell. The second goal in the 32nd minute was a contender for goal of the season. A superb individual effort from fans favourite John Colquhoun. Craig Levein sprayed a pass to the winger who took the ball just on the halfway line, out-paced his good friend John Philliben then side stepped the keeper before casually rolling the ball into the net. Hearts would go three up before half time as Colquhoun then turned provider as he passed to Robertson who rammed home his second goal of the game and moved onto 16 for the season. The fourth and final goal of the game came in the 67th minute of the 2nd half with Scott Crabbe

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getting in on the act. Man of the match Robertson supplied the pass from the left and Crabbo smashed home from 20 yards. A stunning goal to end the day’s goalscoring exploits, the exciting trio had struck again. The home shirt for season 1989/90 was a classic maroon with a rollover v neck collar with treble white stripes and white piping running down from the neck to the armpit. The long-sleeved version would have the treble white stripes on the cuffs. Player worn shirts would have both an embroidered club badge and Bukta logo on the front of the shirt. Thorn Security would make their one and only season long appearance as the shirt sponsor. The version made available to the fans via the

shop would be a heat pressed flock logo and a heat pressed plastic badge. The numbers on the back used that season were simple but stylish with a block effect. On the numbers was a separate maroon heat pressed flock Bukta Logo. The logo mirrored the logo featured on the front of the shirt. The shirt featured is a number 15 substitute shirt that would have been worn by several players throughout the season including Husref Musemic, Jimmy Sandison and Davie Kirkwood. Grant Young is a Hearts shirt collector and is currently writing a book. He can be contacted at jambojim190512@yahoo. com or via twitter @ heartsshirts

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BOBBY WALKER— THE ACE OF HEARTS

t twenty-one years of age, on 7 April 1900, a footballer from the Southside of Edinburgh, born in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat, became a national hero. Bobby Walker, with his colleagues in the Scotland team, had humbled England by 4-1 at Celtic Park and were entitled to be called, “the best team in the world.” Bobby became the first player to earn 21 caps for Scotland, including a record eleven appearances against England, and on his retirement in 1913, he had set a new bench-mark of 29 games for his country. He captivated the crowds and regularly drew superlatives in the newspapers such as, “Walker even at outsideright was an artist, the most accomplished player engaged, and one without which no Scottish team can be complete.” The adulation he received at Tynecastle was tangible, and his fame spread throughout the football world: indeed, King Haakon of Norway wanted to see him play during Hearts first overseas tour in 1912. And yet, in 1909, this modest and retiring young man, a star of the Hearts, described himself in his marriage certificate as a tinsmith! Bobby played in the last few games that secured the League Championship for Hearts in 1896-97, and he was the inspiration behind the club’s Scottish Cup Final victories in 1901 and 1906. Indeed, He stamped his

authority in the success of 1901 which became known as the “Walker Final” after he captained Hearts to a monumental 4-3 victory over Celtic. Although now lost in the mist of time, this was surely one of the greatestever Cup Finals. He pulled Hearts out of difficult situations time and time again, and therefore the supporters and players had no objection to his increased wage demands or sometimes wayward lifestyle. When Bobby finally retired in May 1913 a national testimonial was set in motion by Sir Harry Lauder and for a brief period he had a full life, being a publican and director of Hearts. However, his business was not a success and health issues prevented him from joining the Army during the Great War. In particular, after many years in football, his legs were in poor condition and eventually, Bobby was not able to work. As a result, he encountered the rough side of life. Bobby Walker passed away on 28 August 1930 and thousands lined the route of his funeral cortege from the Royal Infirmary to North Merchiston Cemetery. This brilliant footballer, modest gentleman, and wonderful ambassador for Edinburgh, had raised the fame of the Heart of Midlothian Football Club to its highest ever level. Hearts supporters will want to learn more about his life and times from this immaculately researched book. By David Speed

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BOOK LAUNCH We are pleased to announce the launch of the new book ‘Bobby Walker - This is his Story’ by Colin Robertson and Andrew Hoggan. Now available to purchase from Hearts Direct and the Hearts Club Store, this is the first book to ever tell the story of Bobby Walker, considered by many to be the finest player in Europe at his peak from 1896 to 1913, reveals the highs and lows of his career with Hearts and his outstanding international record. The extensively researched publication also contains numerous images that cannot be sourced in modern day publications. All profits from book sales are being kindly donated to Hearts Heritage & Museum.

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Hearts

On Tour

The The 50s/60s Tours

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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aving got their ISL programme off to a winning start against Blackburn Rovers, Hearts were invited to City Hall to meet the Mayor of New York, Robert F Wagner. A bus was laid on from the players’ hotel but it was only after arriving that the club’s officials were told that the Werder Bremen players had also been invited and that the bus had departed without them. The enterprising Germans decided they would just take the underground and ended up arriving before the Hearts team. It hadn’t been plain sailing though as the German team had brought a gift for the Mayor which they had promptly dropped under a train and which had to be rescued from the tracks after the train had left the station. To top it all off, after the speeches and presentations, the Hearts party stepped outside to find … the bus had left without them! As Hearts embarked on the only real “tour” element of their summer with a trip to Toronto, there was another surprise as, despite only being away for two nights, the players had to pack all their things and vacate their rooms with all the luggage being stored in Tommy Walker’s top floor room. But having sweltered in the New York heat, the players were glad to step off their flight to the cool of Toronto which felt very much like home. This was Hearts’ third visit to Toronto in six years and as usual, they were met by a string of ex-pat Scots and treated like royalty with receptions in their honor both before and after their match against a team labelled the East Canada Professional League All-Stars and which contained a few familiar faces for the Hearts lads. Ex-Hibs players Bobby Nicol and John Young were in the Canadian team along with ex-East Fife and Sunderland inside right Charlie “Legs” Fleming who won a single Scotland cap and was plying his trade for Toronto City at the age of 37 in 1964. The team also contained Nigel Sims, recently emigrated from Aston Villa and a Brazilian, Carlos “Feoti” Dias who had been a teammate of Pele at Santos (though there appears to be almost no trace of him online). Astonishingly (with hindsight) the All-Stars team was managed on the day by Malcolm Allison Around 6,000 (mostly of Scots ancestry) were at the game and they saw an unfamiliar Hearts line up with a few regulars rested and Alan Anderson, John Cumming, Alan Gordon and Frank Sandeman drafted into the team in a 4-2-4 formation. It took Hearts a little while to find their feet but they started to dominate the game after a cautious start and a two-goal burst just before half-time killed the game off. Roy Barry got the first on the fortieth minute and just three minutes later, Hearts doubled their lead with the young Alan Gordon finding the net on his only appearance on the tour. The second half was a repeat of the first with Hearts dominating but this time being unable to add to their lead and the game finished 2-0. Tommy Walker said after the game that he felt that the All-Stars were the equivalent of a top Scottish second division side and singled out keeper Sims and “Feoti” for praise. Regular readers of this column will be familiar with the

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cover of the programme for the game which was very similar those produced in Toronto in 1958 and 1960 and once again the only advertiser is department store Eatons which suggests that they may have financed the production of the programme. A fairly simple eight page affair, it sold on the day for 15c. The cover, in a pale maroon with white and black fonts used has match details and an action picture showing Enore Zanoni making a save in a recent league encounter. On page 2, Ed Waring’s welcome suggests that it was Hearts who were keen to add to their ISL programme by playing once again in Toronto. He writes that “although the Hearts primary purpose in coming to North America is to play in the ISL, nevertheless their officials expressed a wish to again play in Toronto”. The programme was certainly up to date, noting that Hearts had beaten Blackburn Rovers in their first match in that competition. Pen pictures of the Hearts players followed on pages 2 and 3 with eleven of the group having their photographs alongside their biographies. The players remaining incognito were Jim Murphy, Roy Barry, John Cumming, Alan Gordon and Danny Ferguson. Page 4 has a Hearts team group and a warm

welcome from the Ontario Football Association’s officials who said that “Hearts are always welcome guests. This isn’t the first time they played in Canada and we sincerely hope it won’t be the last”. Well, it wasn’t as Hearts were back in Canada just seven years later. The team lines are on page 5 and All-Stars pen pics take up pages 6 and 7. There’s quite a bit of quality there with Tony Book at right back. Like Malcolm Allison, Book had been at Bath City before heading to Toronto for a year and like Allison, he then made his name at Maine Road, playing 244 games for Manchester City before managing them for a further five years. There were two Argentinians and two Brazilians amongst the Scots. Centre forward Bentivegna had played for Estudiantes de la Plata in Argentina. For Hearts, there was no time to rest on their laurels. They had to head back to New York, unpack, and get ready to face group favourites, Lanerossi Vicenza of Italy. More on that 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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OVER THE COURSE OF THE 21/22 SEASON, CLUB HISTORIAN DAVID SPEED WILL COVER THE ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY OF OUR HOME.

ART SIX: CHAMPIONS AGAIN

In June 1895, Edinburgh Corporation finally opened the bowling green on the previously unused land behind the Tynecastle stands. Hearts’ improved pitch was also in pristine condition on 10 August 1895, when the Scottish League Championship flag was unfurled before a Challenge Match against the Scottish Cup winners, St.Bernards. Hearts won by 4-1 and the fine surface appeared to help the players produce some exhilarating football. This was certainly required on 28 September in one of the most dramatic contests that had ever taken place in Gorgie.

achieved by increasing the height of the cinder banking around three sides of the pitch, on which most of the regular spectators stood. There was a set-back on 2 November 1895 when Hearts defeated Dundee by 2-0 in a League match. One of the visiting players, Thomas Vail, kicked the Hearts goalkeeper, John Fairbairn, and then faced the wrath of the home fans. Around 1,000 spectators congregated around the Pavilion to remonstrate with the Dundee youngster and the City Police had to draw batons while Vail made his exit through a side door. This was reported as the first incident of its kind in Edinburgh.

The occasion was the first Scottish League “derby” against Hibernian, before a new record attendance of 17,500. The atmosphere was electric and the Second Division Champions proved that they could now perform at the higher level. However, the maroons were just too strong and, in the dying minutes, Davie Baird scored with a blistering shot to give Hearts a 4-3 victory. It was a memorable goal which produced a great roar of relief from the Gorgie fans. The match was well documented in the newspapers, with the reporters having an excellent view from the enlarged press-box that had been built on the roof of the (now covered) South Stand. Positive reporting encouraged even greater crowds and the club had to further expand the ground during the course of the season. This was

Nevertheless, the season ended on a high note and although Hearts failed to retain the League Championship in 1895-96, the team won the Scottish FA Cup for a second time. On 22 February 1896, the Semi-Finals had again brought St.Bernards to Tynecastle and in fine weather, 16,000 fans saw Willie Michael score the only goal of the game after three minutes. The end of the match was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm ever witnessed at Tynecastle, but there were even greater celebrations following the Scottish Cup

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 39 Final. This was played at Logie Green, the home of St.Bernards, and Hearts defeated Hibs by 3-1. In addition to expanding the capacity of the ground, the running track was banked during the season. That provided a modern cycle raceway which would establish Tynecastle as a venue for this increasingly popular sport. Indeed, 6,000 spectators were attracted to the Cycle and Athletic Meeting on the new track in May 1896. That summer also witnessed massive developments throughout Gorgie with tenement blocks being erected in every direction. Large bonded stores were also built by Hearts’ close neighbours, the North British Distillery. In addition, the City’s stone depot expanded along a new road, McLeod Street, where the foundation stone of modern labourers’ houses were laid in June 1896. Of more significance, the Corporation sold seven stances of building ground between Tynecastle Park and Gorgie Road and in June 1896 the construction of tenements commenced. Hearts’ home was slowly being hemmed-in and, at the outset, new entrances were required at the bowling green in McLeod Street and at what is now Tynecastle Terrace. Club President, William Lorimer, advised the members that a long-term stadium strategy was now required with a major decision on whether to continually build-up Tynecastle, which was only leased, or move to a larger site. Over the next few months, fields at Murrayfield Polo Grounds, Meggetland, Craiglockhart Estate and Damhead Farm were considered, but a special Committee eventually recommended staying at Tynecastle Park where the Hearts continued to prosper. During what was a golden era,

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With hindsight, it was fortunate that the home match against Clyde had been abandoned at half-time on 10 October 1896. Hearts were losing 2-0 before only 600 fans, but rain and sleet fell in torrents and officials of both sides called for a halt. The referee could not follow play and the pitch had one inch of water on the surface. The full force of the storm blew the zinc roof off the press box and those in attendance were relieved to make their way home and out of the deluge.

Hearts won the Scottish League Championship for a second time in season 1896-97. Throughout that year, the club continually upgraded the stadium and Gorgie rarely experienced a week without the clatter of carters’ wagons bringing ashes to build up the banking around the pitch. The smart wooden fence that ran around the track, added to the ground’s appeal and Hearts always looked after its workhorse, a brand new stable being erected in November 1896. On the field, a “derby” win for Hibs, on 5 December 1896, would have taken the League Championship down to Easter Road. However, Hearts’ livewire attacker, Tom Robertson, scored the only goal before a Tynecastle crowd of 10,500. With games in hand, Hearts overhauled the Leith men and the title was secured on 20 February 1897, with a 5-0 home victory over Clyde. Robertson scored another four goals that day.

Incredibly, 1897-98 started with some financial problems and the club’s overdraft at the bank had to be guaranteed by three local businessmen. As part of the subsequent cost-cutting exercise, Hearts’ reserve team was scrapped, but the local juniors, Dalry Primrose, from whom the club had signed Bobby Walker, were allowed to use the ground. Bobby Walker would be idolised by the public many of whom formed the first supporters’ organisation, The Heart of Midlothian Brake Club, which conveyed fans from the South Side to Tynecastle on match days in a horse-drawn coach. The vehicle was draped with a silk banner which depicted Willie Taylor and Davie Baird. Their football activities made them wealthy young men, but they still lived among the ordinary people who paid their wages. 1898-99 was another lean season, possibly linked to the necessary transfer of Tom Robertson and John Walker to Liverpool, for a joint fee of £350. Nevertheless, Hearts could always attract big crowds to important fixtures and this was certainly the case on 3 September 1898, when Rangers were the visitors in a League fixture and the attendance was a record-equaling total of 17,500. In

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 41 an epic match, Hearts played very well against the most powerful team in the country, but eventually lost by 3-2. In the summer of 1899, Tynecastle Park was considerably brightened by the addition of colorful enamel and wooden advertising signs that were fixed on the fences and hoardings. These were supplied by Nixon’s Billposting Company, which paid Hearts the princely sum of £20 per annum for the privilege of using the club’s property. To help finance further development and general maintenance work, the club upgraded its annual sports and cycle racing event to include professional athletes. Another memorable event took place at Tynecastle on Monday 18 September 1899, when Hearts drew 1-1 with Rangers before a healthy crowd of 15,500. This was the first point that the Glasgow side had dropped for over a year and the players received a bonus payment of 10/- (50p) for their efforts. Buoyant attendances encouraged the Committee to draw up plans for a new stand at the north end of the ground, but estimates ranging from £135£207 were outside the budget, and the proposal was dropped in October 1899. The club did continue to expand the ash banking for standing spectators and for additional comfort and safety, supports (the first crush barriers) were placed around the ground. The supporters were also treated to regular half-time entertainment, such as foot and cycle racing, or pipe bands. Indeed, in November 1899, it was reported that the music of the Murrayfield Boys Pipe Band was very well received by the crowd. Fund raising is long established in football and at that time, the Hearts supporters generously donated to collections for the Boer War Fund.

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O Great War.

ur next stop on the Hearts Heritage Trail is the Usher Hall and the start of our story of Hearts in the

In August 1914, John McCartney, Hearts Manager, had assembled a team of which much was expected. It had taken McCartney four years to get the blend of youth and experience, skill and strength that he felt he needed to make the 1914-15 season a great one for Heart of Midlothian FC. By October 1914, McCartney’s team was living up to expectations and had gone eight games undefeated, sitting comfortably five-points clear at the top of the league. All the pundits reckoned Hearts were well on course to be champions. As Hearts were flying high in the league, Britain’s small professional army was suffering heavy casualties in France and the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, called for volunteers, to bring it back to strength. At the same time, public opinion began to harden against full time sports – why should fit, healthy young men be excused from joining the fight, whilst others suffered for their country? Against this background, professional football was especially targeted, and there began a campaign of abuse against footballers who were seen as nothing but shirkers and cowards, content to hide at home whilst better men risked their lives. Harsh criticism indeed. But this was just the beginning! A scathing letter was sent to the Evening News on 16 November

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1914 by the daughter of a serving soldier, suggesting that the club should rename themselves the ‘White Feathers of Midlothian’ this saw many letters arrive at the stadium addressed to players – each containing a white feather and the directions to the nearest recruiting office. Sir George McCrae a local textile merchant, Liberal Party politician, Hearts shareholder and retired colonel in the territorial army was given permission from the War Office to establish a battalion. He made a commitment in the Edinburgh press that he would raise his battalion in two-weeks, a tall order, it had taken the Lord Provost eight-weeks to raise the Edinburgh Battalion six-weeks earlier! Read about how he met this goal in our next installment…

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Aberdeen

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Dundee Utd

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Motherwell

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Celtic

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Livingston

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Rangers

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Dundee

Sun Dec 26

Ross County

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St Johnstone

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Hibs

Wed Jan 26

Celtic

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Motherwell

Sat Feb 5

Rangers

Wed Feb 9

Dundee

Sat Feb 19

St Johnstone

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St Mirren

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Aberdeen

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Dundee Utd

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UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT: Heart of Midlothian welcomes all supporters to Tynecastle Park for today’s match. We ask all supporters NOT to take part in any form of unacceptable conduct, in particular racist or sectarian action or comments, homophobic comments, foul or abusive language or threatening or abusive behaviour. The use of any form of pyrotechnics is strictly prohibited. We thank you for your co-operation.

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C Smith

Denholm

13, 20, 28, 29

Halliday

Boyce d

Haring a

M-Steven c

Gnanduillet

Pollock

Walker

McEneff

C Smith

Pollock b

Boyce

Gnanduillet c

M-Steven

Haring

Walker

Henderson

8, 27, 28, 34, 35,13

Baningime

Boyce

Halliday

M-Steven a

Haring

Gnanduillet

8, 22, 27, 38, 13

Baningime

Boyce c

Haring

M-Steven b

Gnanduillet

McEneff

Henderson

27, 34, 35, 13

Baningime

Boyce pen

Haring b

M-Steven

Ginnelly

McEneff

Walker

22, 27, 35, 13

Baningime

Boyce pen

Haring b

M-Steven b

Walker

McEneff

Henderson

27, 35, 13

Baningime

Boyce

Haring

M Steven b

Ginnelly

Gnanduillet

T Moore

7, 8, 38, 13

13, 22, 28, 29

Baningime

Boyce

Haring

M Steven a

Ginnelly

T Moore

McKay

14, 16, 21, 13

Woodburn b

Boyce

Gnanduillet

M Steven a

Devlin

Walker

5, 8, 16, 17, 13

Woodburn

Boyce pen a

Devlin

A Cochrane

Gnanduillet

Halliday

M-Steven

KEY: League (Unless Stated)

1st Sub A 2nd Sub B 3rd Sub C 4th Sub D

Haring

7, 8, 13

5th Sub E Goalscorer in BOLD Home games in GREY * won on pens e extra time

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APPEARANCES 2021/22 PLAYER

LEAGUE CUP

LEAGUE

SFA CUP

TOTALS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

Craig

GORDON

Ross

STEWART

Michael

SMITH

Cammy

LOGAN

Jamie

BRANDON

Alex

COCHRANE (L)

Stephen

KINGSLEY

John

SOUTTAR

Andy

HALLIDAY

Craig

HALKETT

Taylor

MOORE (L)

Peter

HARING

Cammy

DEVLIN

Beni

BANINGIME

Ben

WOODBURN (L)

Scott

McGILL $

Aaron

McENEFF

Gary

MACKAY-STEVEN

3 -

Barrie

McKAY

Jamie

WALKER

Jordan

ROBERTS $

Josh

GINNELLY

Liam

BOYCE

5(2

4(1

9(3

Armand

GNANDUILLET

Euan

HENDERSON $

Connor

SMITH $

Finlay

POLLOCK

Aaron

DARGE $

Aidan

DENHOLM

Leon

WATSON

Chris

HAMILTON $

Mihal

POPESCU $

Loic

DAMOUR

Totals

132

$ Player on loan * Now left Club *Denotes shut out in goals column # Retired as player, now on Development Staff

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