WHO ARE YA?! HEARTS The Edinburgh club who have made a habit of missing out
Hearts’ full name is Heart of Midlothian. This was the name of a famous old prison in Edinburgh, the city where the club are based. It was also the title of a book by a well-known Scottish writer, Sir Walter Scott. The club’s official nickname is the Jam Tarts, which refers to the dark red colour of their shirts. THE HISTORY But fans often call them by a shortened Formed in , Hearts played in version of this – the Jambos! the first Scottish League season, in , and are the fourth most- Arnaud Djoum successful club overall. They have has been a key THE MANAGER been League champions four midfielder for Craig Levein was a popular central times, and have eight Scottish Hearts during defender for Hearts in the s and Cups and four League Cups. recent seasons s. He also played for Scotland in However, they haven’t won the the World Cup and was later the League since . national team manager. Levein became Hearts have been League Hearts manager for the first time in runners-up times! They’ve missed and stayed for four years. He out twice on the final day. In returned to the club in as director they had to avoid losing at home by two of football and became manager again goals to Kilmarnock but their opponents last year. won and became champions instead. In , Hearts only needed a draw at Dundee to win the League but let in two late goals. Meanwhile Celtic beat St Mirren by five goals to be champions. Hearts also lost PREVIOUSLY the Scottish Cup MANAGED final that season – THE COWDENBEATH heartbreak! HEARTS BOSS LEICESTER CITY CRAIG RAITH ROVERS LEVEIN DUNDEE UNITED SCOTLAND
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Dejected Hearts players leave the pitch after Cup final defeat to Aberdeen in
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Hearts CITY OF is now the official home of the EDINBURGH Hibs Scotland women’s team. The record attendance was set in , when MIDLOTHIAN , people watched a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers. These days it holds just over , . THE CLUB THE RIVALS Founded 1874 Colours DID YOU KNOW? Hearts’ local rivals are Hibernian. Hearts are based in Gorgie in the west Maroon and white The fierce Edinburgh rivals have only of Edinburgh while Hibernian are in Nickname met in a major final once – in the Leith, in the north of the city. In derby The Jam Tarts Scottish Cup in 2012 when Hearts matches, Hearts have won a total of Stadium Tynecastle HOME league and cup games against Hibs and Record Attendance SHIRT beat Hibernian 5-1! lost . In Hearts’ owner at the 53,396 time tried to merge the two clubs under Record Win the name Edinburgh United but fans of 21-0 v Anchor, 1880 both clubs were furious about the idea Record Defeat Their best finish in more modern and the plan was dropped. 8-1 v Vale of Leven,1888 times was second in , when they Most Appearances also won the Scottish Cup with players 640, Gary Mackay, like current Celtic keeper Craig Gordon THE STAR PLAYERS in their team. In Hearts were Mighty central defender and Scotland 1980-1997 relegated but bounced straight back. international Christophe Berra began Most Goals his career with Hearts before moving John Robertson, 214, to Wolves and Ipswich in England. He 1983-1998 came back in and was a vital Honours man for the Jambos last season. League: 1894-95, Cameroon international Arnaud 1896-97, 1957-58, Djoum has been a commanding 1959-60 LEGEND presence in midfield since he joined JOHN Tynecastle – home Cup: 1890-91, Hearts three years ago. Veteran ROBERTSON of the Jambos 1895-96, 1900-01, striker Steven Naismith has been 1905-06, 1955-56, 1997-98, 2005-06, a big influence on the team while 2011-12 on loan from Norwich, and Hearts THE STADIUM hope to keep hold of him for Top Fact At the start of the First World Hearts’ stadium is called next season. War in 1914, 16 Hearts players Tynecastle Park. The club have signed up for the army played there since ,, years after they were formed. Tynecastle has staged Scotland NICKNAME international matches in the past and it THE NORTHERN JAM Scotland goalie Craig MASCOT Gordon started his TARTS JOCK THE career at Hearts IRELAND JAMBO 39
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