2015–16 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian
2015–16 season
Executive chairwomanAnn Budge[1]
Head coachRobbie Neilson
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Premiership3rd
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Hibernian
League CupQuarter-finals, lost to Celtic
Top goalscorerLeague: Juanma (12)
All: Juanma (13)
Highest home attendance16,995 vs. Aberdeen, Scottish Premiership, 8 April 2016
Lowest home attendance6,240 vs. Arbroath, Scottish League Cup, 30 July 2015
Average home league attendance16,423

The 2015–16 season is the 135th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football since 2014, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season,[2] having played just one season in the Scottish Championship.[3] The club had been relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2013–14 season.[4] In the League Cup, Hearts reached the quarter-final and were eliminated by Celtic. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup.

Friendlies[edit]

Hearts returned for pre-season training on 19 June,[5] before heading to Ireland for a four-day training camp in Dublin,[6] with games against Bohemian[7] and Shelbourne.[8] On return to Scotland the club travelled to Raith Rovers,[9] Dumbarton,[10] Stirling Albion[11] and Cowdenbeath.[12] Hearts also took part in the Oban Challenge Cup, winning the Round-robin format tournament.[13] The squad then traveled to England to play Preston North End,[14] before returning to Edinburgh to play English Premier League side Everton.[15]

Fixtures[edit]

1 July 2015[16] Friendly Republic of Ireland Bohemian 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Dalymount Park
19:45 Scotsman Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report
Hearts Report		 Paterson 86'
El Hassnaoui 89'		 Referee: Rogers
4 July 2015[16] Friendly Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 2–4 Heart of Midlothian Tolka Park
15:00 English 53', 82' Scotsman Report
Hearts Report		 Oliver 28'
Nicholson 57'
McGhee 80'
Juanma 90'		 Attendance: 374
Referee: Connolly
7 July 2015[17] Friendly Raith Rovers 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Stark's Park
19:45 Scotsman Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report
Hearts Report		 Oliver 54'
Walker 79'		 Attendance: 1,983
Referee: Allan
9 July 2015[18] Friendly Dumbarton 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Gallagher 8'
Cawley 55'		 Edinburgh Evening News Report
Hearts Report		 Attendance: 347
Referee: Muir
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge Cup Alloa Athletic 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Mossfield Stadium
11:40 McGhee 2'
Oliver 4', 18'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge Cup Heart of Midlothian 2–1 St Johnstone Mossfield Stadium
12:20 Juanma 11'
Oliver 13'		 15'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge Cup Dundee United 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Mossfield Stadium
13:40 29' Paterson 12'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge Cup Oban Saints 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Mossfield Stadium
14:20 Smith 17', 22' Nicholson 6'
11 July 2015 Oban Challenge Cup Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Hamilton Academical Mossfield Stadium
15:40 Nicholson 6'
14 July 2015[19] Supporters Direct Scotland Cup Stirling Albion 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Forthbank Stadium
19:30 Dickson 76'
Kouider-Aissa 78'		 Hearts Report
Stirling Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report		 McLean 17' Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Charleston
15 July 2015[20] Friendly Cowdenbeath 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Central Park
19:30 Johnston 36' Hearts Report
Cowdenbeath Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report		 King 1' Attendance: 463
Referee: Salmond
18 July 2015[21] Friendly England Preston North End 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Deepdale
15:00 Garner 63' Hearts Report
Preston Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report		 Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Handley
26 July 2015[22] Friendly Heart of Midlothian 1–3 England Everton Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Paterson 9' Hearts Report
Everton Report
Edinburgh Evening News Report		 Lukaku 9', 35' (pen.), 48' (pen.) Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Collum

Scottish Premiership[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership

The fixture list for the first 33 Scottish Premiership matches in the 2015–16 season were announced on 19 June.[23] Hearts were handed a home game to start the season against St Johnstone, with the championship flag set to be unveiled,[24] having been promoted as champions the previous season.[25] The match had been scheduled to be played on 1 August, however was moved to 2 August to be shown on live television.[26]

Fixtures[edit]

2 August 2015[26] Premiership Heart of Midlothian 4–3 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
12:30 Juanma 4'
Walker 53'
Paterson 62'
Nicholson 80'		 BBC Report Lappin 56'
Sutton 75'
Cummins 78'		 Attendance: 16,334
Referee: McLean
8 August 2015 Premiership Dundee 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00 Hemmings 5' BBC Report Juanma 56', 63' (pen.) Attendance: 8,222
Referee: Thomson
12 August 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Reilly 32' (pen.)
King 64'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,645
Referee: Colvin
15 August 2015 Premiership Ross County 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 39' (pen.) BBC Report Sow 11'
Öztürk 14'		 Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Madden
22 August 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Sow 29'
Nicholson 69'
Juanma 71'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,657
Referee: Beaton
29 August 2015 Premiership Hamilton Academical 3–2 Heart of Midlothian New Douglas Park
15:00 Kurtaj 45'
Crawford 83'
García Tena 88'		 BBC Report King 53'
Paterson 71'
Paterson Red card 77'		 Attendance: 4,745
Referee: Collum
11 September 2015 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Vincent 49'
Storey 89'		 BBC Report Oshaniwa Red card 87' Attendance: 4,160
Referee: McLean
20 September 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
14:15 Rossi 52' BBC Report Goodwillie 9', 45'
McGinn 23'		 Attendance: 16,702
Referee: Madden
26 September 2015 Premiership Celtic 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 Ambrose Red card 90+4' BBC Report Attendance: 46,297
Referee: Clancy
3 October 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Walker 40' (pen.)
Reilly Red card 90+2'		 BBC Report Balatoni 79' Attendance: 16,461
Referee: Beaton
18 October 2015 Premiership Dundee United 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
12:15 Spittal Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card BBC Report Juanma 16' (pen.) Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Clancy
24 October 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Ross County Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Paterson 15'
Augustyn Red card 48'
Sow 67'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,264
Referee: Muir
31 October 2015 Premiership Partick Thistle 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Firhill Stadium
15:00 Scully Red card 85' BBC Report Juanma 38', 64' (pen.)
Sow 51', 86' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,776
Referee: McLean
7 November 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Buaben 27'
Djoum 38'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Madden
21 November 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Djoum 24' BBC Report Loy 67' Attendance: 16,736
Referee: Clancy
28 November 2015 Premiership Motherwell 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
15:00 Moult 2'
Johnson 65'		 BBC Report Juanma 9'
Sow 69'		 Attendance: 5,141
Referee: McLean
5 December 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian P–P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Muir
Note: Postponed due to adverse weather conditions in Edinburgh.
12 December 2015[27] Premiership Aberdeen 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 Rooney 87' (pen) BBC Report Attendance: 13,110
Referee: Thomson
19 December 2015 Premiership St Johnstone 0–0 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC Report Juanma Red card 28' Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Clancy
27 December 2015[27] Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
14:00 Nicholson 45+1'
Sow 90+1'		 BBC Report Bitton 42'
Rogic 70'		 Attendance: 16,844
Referee: McLean
30 December 2015 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Reilly 17'
Buaben 26'
Sow 30' (pen.)		 BBC Report Mckay 2' (pen.)
Fraser 45'		 Attendance: 16,721
Referee: Madden
2 January 2016 Premiership Kilmarnock 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
15:00 Balatoni 43'
Magennis 80'		 BBC Report Reilly 45+3'
Paterson 56'		 Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Muir
16 January 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 6–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Rossi 11'
Sow 16'
Reilly 22' (pen.)
Paterson 77'
Juanma 87'
Djoum 90+1' (pen.)		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,574
Referee: Clancy
24 January 2016[28] Premiership Hamilton Academical 0–0 Heart of Midlothian New Douglas Park
12:45 Garcia Tena Red card 87' BBC Report Rossi Red card 40' Attendance: 2,684
Referee: Madden
30 January 2016[28] Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle P–P Heart of Midlothian Caledonian Stadium
12:30 BBC Report Referee: Collum
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and extreme weather conditions in Inverness.
10 February 2016 Premiership Ross County 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
19:45 BBC Report Davies 53' (o.g.)
Dauda 86', 89'		 Attendance: 3,391
Referee: McLean
13 February 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian P–P Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Madden
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
20 February 2016 Premiership Dundee United 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 Demel 43'
Paton 88'
Anier Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card		 BBC Report McGhee Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card
Walker 48'		 Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Clancy
27 February 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Walker 7' BBC Report Attendance: 16,354
Referee: Robertson
1 March 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Walker 35'
Dauda 53'		 BBC Report Attendance: 15,767
Referee: Muir
5 March 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Djoum 25' BBC Report Attendance: 16,558
Referee: Madden
12 March 2016 Premiership Dundee 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00 BBC Report Walker 52' Attendance: 6,195
Referee: Collum
19 March 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 0–3 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Davidson 11', 21'
Fisher 88'		 Attendance: 16,295
Referee: Thomson
2 April 2016 Premiership Celtic 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
12:30 Mackay-Steven 15'
Roberts 35', 49'		 BBC Report Walker 5'
Oshaniwa Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 49,009
Referee: Madden
8 April 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Juanma 33', 61' BBC Report Church 4' Attendance: 16,995
Referee: McLean
12 April 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Robertson
Note: Match was originally rescheduled for 15 March 2016 but again had to be changed due to Inverness' Scottish Cup quarter-final replay.
23 April 2016 Premiership Motherwell 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
15:00 Ainsworth 28' BBC Report Attendance: 5,125
Referee: Dallas
30 April 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
12:30 Dauda 57' BBC Report Kazim-Richards 17'
Roberts 66'
Griffiths 85'		 Attendance: 16,527
Referee: Muir
7 May 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Ross County Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Juanma 84' BBC Report Goodwillie 88' Attendance: 15,438
Referee: Walsh
12 May 2016 Premiership Aberdeen 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Dauda 64' Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Dallas
15 May 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2–2 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
12:30 Djoum 17'
Shaughnessy 20' (o.g.)
Dauda Red card 57'		 BBC Report Craig 9' (pen.)
Cummins 12'		 Attendance: 16,046
Referee: Aitken

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup

Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the League Cup at the first round stage.[29] The draw was held on 6 July 2015, and the club were drawn at home against Scottish League Two side Arbroath.[30]

Fixtures[edit]

30 July 2015[31] League Cup First round Heart of Midlothian 4–2 Arbroath Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 McGhee 57'
Sow 60', 61' (pen.)
Wilson 90+3' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Gold 40'
Grehan 85'		 Attendance: 6,240
Referee: Muir
25 August 2015[32] League Cup Second round Forfar Athletic 1–2 (a.e.t.) Heart of Midlothian Station Park
19:45 Dunlop 84'
Denholm Yellow card 90+1' Yellow-red card
Nicoll Red card 120+2'		 BBC Sport McHattie 74'
Reilly 107'		 Attendance: 1,844
Referee: Aitken
23 September 2015[33] League Cup Third round Kilmarnock 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
19:45 Magennis 13', 80' BBC Sport Ozturk 74'
Juanma 90'
Nicholson 90+4'		 Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Thomson
28 October 2015 League Cup Quarter-final Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Djoum 90+2' BBC Sport Griffiths 71'
Rogic 82'		 Attendance: 11,598
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup

Having played in the Scottish Championship during the previous season, Hearts entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage.[34] The draw was held on 1 December 2015, and the club were drawn at home against fellow Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.[35]

Fixtures[edit]

9 January 2016[36] Scottish Cup Fourth round Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
17:30 Paterson 3' BBC Report Attendance: 13,595
Referee: Beaton
7 February 2016[37] Scottish Cup Fifth round Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Hibernian Tynecastle Stadium
12:30 Djoum 32'
Nicholson 44'		 BBC Report Cummings 80'
Hanlon 90+1'		 Attendance: 16,845
Referee: Thomson
16 February 2016 Scottish Cup Fifth round replay Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
19:45 Cummings 4'
Cummings Yellow card 78' Red card		 BBC Report Augustyn Yellow card 76' Red card Attendance: 19,433
Referee: Beaton

First team player statistics[edit]

Captains[edit]

No Pos Name Country No of games Notes
5 DF Öztürk[38][39] Turkey 29 Captain
4 DF Augustyn[40] Poland 7 Vice-captain
6 MF Gomis Senegal 7 Vice-captain
2 DF Paterson[41] Scotland 2 Vice-captain

Last updated: 15 May 2016
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. |}

Squad information[edit]

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of Hearts squad for 2015–16 season.[42] They may not have made an appearance.

Last updated 10 February 2016[43][44]
Number Position Nation Name Totals Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Alexander 28 0 24+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Callum Paterson 28 6 22+0 5 3+1 0 2+0 1
3 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McHattie 3 1 0+1 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
4 DF Poland POL Błażej Augustyn 20 0 16+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Turkey TUR Alim Öztürk 15 2 11+0 1 2+0 1 2+0 0
6 MF Senegal SEN Morgaro Gomis 21 0 12+5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Walker 15 3 9+2 3 0+3 0 0+1 0
8 MF Ghana GHA Prince Buaben 27 2 21+2 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW Morocco MAR Soufian El Hassnaoui 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Sweden SWE Osman Sow 27 11 22+1 9 3+0 2 1+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Sam Nicholson 27 5 18+3 3 4+0 1 2+0 1
12 FW Scotland SCO Billy King 20 2 7+8 2 4+0 0 0+1 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Miguel Pallardó 15 0 9+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
15 GK Scotland SCO Scott Gallacher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Gary Oliver 3 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Cameroon CMR Arnaud Djoum 17 5 12+2 3 0+1 1 2+0 1
17 DF Nigeria NGA Juwon Oshaniwa 18 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 DF Brazil BRA Igor Rossi Branco 28 2 23+0 2 3+1 0 1+0 0
19 FW Spain ESP Juanma 26 10 18+3 9 1+3 1 0+1 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Gavin Reilly 22 5 8+10 4 1+1 1 2+0 0
21 MF Netherlands NED Kenny Anderson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Don Cowie 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Jordan McGhee 20 1 7+8 0 3+0 1 1+1 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Danny Swanson 9 0 4+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO John Souttar 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Nigeria NGA Abiola Dauda 2 2 0+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Angus Beith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Buchanan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF Scotland SCO Liam Smith 4 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF England ENG Jahmal Howlett-Mundle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Nathan Flanagan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 FW Scotland SCO Alistair Roy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF Scotland SCO Leon Jones 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Sean McKirdy 4 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF Scotland SCO Ian Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Moore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 FW Scotland SCO Russell McLean 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 GK Scotland SCO Kelby Mason 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 DF Scotland SCO Daniel Baur 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 MF Scotland SCO Callumn Morrison 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
43 MF Scotland SCO Liam Fox 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 FW Canada CAN Dario Zanatta 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. |}

Disciplinary record[edit]

During the 2015–16 season, Hearts players have been issued with fifty-five yellow cards and four reds. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player. The red card issued to Callum Paterson during the game versus Hamilton Academical on 29 August, for a foul on Darian MacKinnon[45] was reduced on appeal[46] to a yellow card[47] and as such is listed as a yellow card.

Having gone over the SFA disciplinary points threshold, Callum Paterson,[48] Juanma Delgado[49] and Błażej Augustyn served a one-match ban.[50]

Last updated 10 February 2016
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Scotland GK Neil Alexander 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 Scotland DF Callum Paterson 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
3 Scotland DF Kevin McHattie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Poland DF Błażej Augustyn 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
5 Turkey DF Alim Öztürk 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
6 Senegal MF Morgaro Gomis 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 Ghana MF Prince Buaben 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
11 Scotland MF Sam Nicholson 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
14 Spain MF Miguel Pallardó 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
17 Nigeria DF Juwon Oshaniwa 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
18 Brazil DF Igor Rossi Branco 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
19 Spain FW Juanma Delgado 6 1 2 0 0 0 8 1
20 Scotland FW Gavin Reilly 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 Scotland DF Jordan McGhee 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
23 Scotland MF Danny Swanson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Top scorers[edit]

Last updated on 15 May 2016
Position Nation Number Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 Spain 19 Juanma Delgado 12 1 0 13
2 Sweden 10 Osman Sow 9 2 0 11
3 Scotland 7 Jamie Walker 7 0 0 7
Cameroon 16 Arnaud Djoum 5 1 1 7
5 Scotland 2 Callum Paterson 5 0 1 6
6 Nigeria 25 Abiola Dauda 5 0 0 5
Scotland 20 Gavin Reilly 4 1 0 5
Scotland 11 Sam Nicholson 3 1 1 5
9 Brazil 18 Igor Rossi Branco 2 0 0 2
Ghana 8 Prince Buaben 2 0 0 2
Scotland 12 Billy King 2 0 0 2
Turkey 5 Alim Öztürk 1 1 0 2
13 Scotland 22 Jordan McGhee 0 1 0 1
Scotland 3 Kevin McHattie 0 1 0 1
Total 57 9 3 69

Clean sheets[edit]

R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Neil Alexander 16 0 1 17
2 GK Scotland Jack Hamilton 1 0 0 1
Totals 17 0 1 18

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 −16 50
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[51]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division summary[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAAAHHHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultWWWWWLLLDDWWWWDDLDDWDWDWLWWWWLLWDLLDWD
Position31111333333322233333333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: [52]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics[edit]

Last updated on 15 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson[53] 30 July 2015 15 May 2016 45 22 12 11 048.89

Home attendances[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
League Cup 30 July 2015 4–2 Arbroath 6,240[54]
Premiership 2 August 2015 4–3 St Johnstone 16,334[55]
Premiership 12 August 2015 2–0 Motherwell 16,645[56]
Premiership 22 August 2015 3–0 Partick Thistle 16,657[57]
Premiership 20 September 2015 1–3 Aberdeen 16,702[58]
Premiership 3 October 2015 1–1 Kilmarnock 16,461[59]
Premiership 24 October 2015 2–0 Ross County 16,264[60]
League Cup 28 October 2015 1–2 Celtic 11,598[61]
Premiership 7 November 2015 2–0 Hamilton Academical 16,121[62]
Premiership 21 November 2015 1–1 Dundee 16,736[63]
Premiership 27 December 2015 2–2 Celtic 16,844[64]
Premiership 30 December 2015 3–2 Dundee United 16,721[65]
Scottish Cup 9 January 2016 1–0 Aberdeen 13,595[66]
Premiership 16 January 2016 6–0 Motherwell 16,574[67]
Scottish Cup 7 February 2016 2–2 Hibernian 16,845[68]
Premiership 27 February 2016 1–0 Kilmarnock 16,354[69]
Premiership 1 March 2016 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 15,767[70]
Premiership 5 March 2016 1–0 Partick Thistle 16,558[71]
Premiership 19 March 2016 0–3 St Johnstone 16,295[72]
Premiership 8 April 2016 2–1 Aberdeen 16,995[73]
Premiership 30 April 2016 1–3 Celtic 16,527[74]
Premiership 7 May 2016 1–1 Ross County 15,438[75]
Premiership 15 May 2016 2–2 St Johnstone 16,046[76]
Total attendance: 360,317
Total league attendance: 312,039
Average league attendance: 16,423

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Results

Club[edit]

Club staff[edit]

Playing kit[edit]

Hearts kits were manufactured by Puma for the 2015–16 season, ending the club's three-year association with Adidas.[86] The home and away kits are sponsored by the charity Save the Children,[87] in a three-year deal funded through philanthropy.[88] The sponsorship deal marked the first time a UK based football club had been sponsored by a worldwide charity.[89][90]

Deaths[edit]

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former forward Jimmy Murray.[91]

Transfers[edit]

Contract extensions[edit]

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.

Date Player Length Expiry
5 May 2015 Scotland Billy King 2 years 2017[144]
5 May 2015 Scotland Robbie Buchanan 2 years 2017[144]
5 May 2015 Scotland Gary Oliver 1 year 2016[144]
29 May 2015 Spain Miguel Pallardó 1 year 2016[145]
1 December 2015 Brazil Igor Rossi Branco 1 year 2017[146][147]
2 December 2015 Cameroon Arnaud Djoum 18 months 2017[148][149]
9 December 2015 Scotland Jamie Walker 2 years 2018[150]
14 January 2016 Scotland Liam Smith 2 years 2018[151]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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