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SPL 2005/06 - Hearts News
Hearts 2-1 Celtic - Sun 06th Aug 2006
Roman Bednar scored twice as Hearts beat defending champions Celtic at Tynecastle to go joint top of the SPL.

Bednar struck shortly after the break with a great drive past Artur Boruc and then had a valid finish ruled offside.

Stilian Petrov replied for the visitors with a brilliant strike but near the end Bednar...
Hearts land Champions League spot ahead of Rangers - Wed 03rd May 2006
Hearts became the first non-Old Firm side to qualify for Europe's premier tournament in more than 20 years thanks to Paul Hartley's second-half penalty.

Hartley blasted home after Zander Diamond had prevented a goal with his hands to make sure the Edinburgh side will finish second ahead of Rangers.

Rudi Skacel...
Hearts cruise into Scottish Cup Final - Sun 02nd Apr 2006
Paul Hartley scored a stunning hat-trick to ease Hearts into the Scottish Cup final at the expense of Edinburgh rivals Hibernian.

Edgaras Jankauskas set up Scotland midfielder Hartley for a cute, sidefoot finish from 12 yards.

A curling Hartley free-kick deceived Zbigniew Malkowski before Hibs' Ivan Sproule was...
Hearts sack Rix as Ivanauskas steps in - Tue 21st Mar 2006
Hearts have sacked their head coach Graham Rix, the club has confirmed.

Coach Valdas Ivanauskas has been appointed as his interim replacement, with John McGlynn assisting him.

Rix only took the position in November, following the sacking of the previous head coach, George Burley, after only a few months in the...
Hartley handed three match ban - Tue 31st Jan 2006
Hearts' Paul Hartley will sit out the next three games after being found guilty of a serious misconduct charge by the SFA's disciplinary committee.

The midfielder kicked Ross Wallace in an off-the-ball incident during their 3-2 defeat by Celtic on 1 January.

The disciplinary committee decided the offence...
Wallace Mercer dies after Cancer battle - Tue 17th Jan 2006
Former Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer has died at the age of 59, following a short battle with cancer.

Mercer became the major shareholder at Tynecastle in 1981 and stayed at the helm for 13 eventful years.

Under his stewardship Hearts came within a whisker of winning the championship in 1986 - losing out on goal...
Hearts appoint former Rangers executive - Fri 25th Nov 2005
Former Rangers general secretary and director Campbell Ogilvie has been appointed to a similar role with Scottish Premier League rivals Hearts.

Ogilvie relinquished executive duties following a boardroom reshuffle at Ibrox in September.

He said: "It was clear to me that Hearts is a club in the ascendancy and I...
Graham Rix confirmed as Hearts Gaffer - Mon 07th Nov 2005
Hearts have confirmed that former Portsmouth manager Graham Rix will be unveiled as their new first-team coach at a news conference on Tuesday.

Rix said: "I saw them win on Saturday and I'm very excited to be working with them. It's a massive chance and I'm grateful for the opportunity."

It appears likely...
Romanov Junior replaces Foulkes as Chairman - Mon 31st Oct 2005
Vladimir Romanov insists Phil Anderton and George Foulkes fell short of expectations after a dramatic day ended with the Hearts chief executive and chairman leaving the Edinburgh club.

According to a statement issued to the Stock Exchange, Anderton has "ceased to be" the chief executive while Foulkes has...
Hearts fall to Hibs in Edinburgh Derby - Sat 29th Oct 2005
Hibs made it 13th time unlucky for city rivals Hearts as the 10-man SPL leaders crashed to defeat at Easter Road.

Hearts striker Edgaras Jankauskas was sent off on 62 minutes after angrily pushing Scott Brown.

And Hearts' 12-game unbeaten run was undone when Guillaume Beuzelin stabbed in a great cut-back from...
Ranieri in for Hearts job - Thu 27th Oct 2005
Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri has emerged as a shock contender for the Hearts manager's job.

The SPL leaders began their search for a new boss on Monday following the departure of George Burley over the weekend.

Sir Bobby Robson and Italian Nevio Scala - both of whom were considered before Burley took...
Robson ready to consider Tynecastle job - Sun 23rd Oct 2005
Sir Bobby Robson has hinted he could be interested in the vacant manager's job at Hearts following the departure of George Burley on Saturday.

Robson, 72, reportedly turned down the position in the summer but says he got on well with owner Vladimir Romanov.

"I didn't take the Hearts job before for personal...
Burley leaves Tynecastle - Sat 22nd Oct 2005
George Burley has sensationally left Hearts, GafferSports understands.

Burley arrived at Tynecastle in the summer with high hopes of taking on the Old Firm for the SPL title and the Edinburgh club currently sits in top position after a sensational start to the campaign.

However, it is understood that the ex...
Bobic loses Heart - Tue 18th Oct 2005
Hearts have decided against offering a contract to former German international striker Fredi Bobic after a trial.

The 33-year-old is a free agent after leaving Hertha Berlin in the summer and has previously played for Bolton, Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund.

"He trained with the club for a couple of days...
Burley heaps praise on his heroes - Mon 03rd Oct 2005
Hearts boss George Burley has praised the character of his early-season heroes as they showed impressive resolve to rescue a 2-2 draw with Falkirk on Sunday.

The men from Edinburgh did see their winning run of eight games ended at The Falkirk Stadium although a late Steven Pressley brace meant they are still unbeaten...
Ten man Jambos saved by Pressley double - Sun 02nd Oct 2005
Two goals by skipper Steven Pressley kept 10-man Hearts' unbeaten Bank of Scotland Premier League run intact in an astonishing 2-2 game at Falkirk on Sunday.

Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon was sent off for a professional foul on Falkirk striker Darryl Duffy who then scored from the spot against substitute keeper...
Three year plan for Burley - Wed 21st Sep 2005
Hearts manager George Burley believes it will take three years before the Edinburgh club are able to break the Old Firm duopoly in Scotland.

Burley joined Hearts in the summer and has had an immediate impact at the club which last season was acquired by Russian-born Lithuanian Vladimir Romanov.

The Tynecastle club...
SPL Results 2005 for Hearts
Week
Home Team
Score
-
Score
Away Team
Date
38
Hearts
1
-
0
Aberdeen
2006-05-03
37
Hearts
3
-
0
Celtic
2006-04-30
36
Hibernian
2
-
1
Hearts
2006-04-22
35
Hearts
2
-
0
Kilmarnock
2006-04-15
34
Hearts
4
-
0
Dunfermline Athletic
2006-04-08
33
Celtic
1
-
0
Hearts
2006-04-05
32
Falkirk
1
-
2
Hearts
2006-03-25
31
Hearts
1
-
1
Rangers
2006-03-19
30
Inverness CT
0
-
0
Hearts
2006-03-11
29
Livingston
2
-
3
Hearts
2006-03-05
27
Hearts
3
-
0
Motherwell
2006-02-18
26
Hearts
1
-
2
Aberdeen
2006-02-11
25
Dundee United
1
-
1
Hearts
2006-02-07
24
Hearts
4
-
1
Hibernian
2006-01-28
23
Kilmarnock
1
-
0
Hearts
2006-01-21
22
Dunfermline Athletic
1
-
4
Hearts
2006-01-14
21
Hearts
2
-
3
Celtic
2006-01-01
20
Hearts
5
-
0
Falkirk
2005-12-26
19
Rangers
1
-
0
Hearts
2005-12-17
18
Hearts
0
-
0
Inverness CT
2005-12-10
17
Hearts
2
-
1
Livingston
2005-12-03
16
Motherwell
1
-
1
Hearts
2005-11-26
15
Aberdeen
1
-
1
Hearts
2005-11-20
14
Hearts
3
-
0
Dundee United
2005-11-05
13
Hibernian
2
-
0
Hearts
2005-10-29
12
Hearts
1
-
0
Kilmarnock
2005-10-26
11
Hearts
2
-
0
Dunfermline Athletic
2005-10-22
10
Celtic
1
-
1
Hearts
2005-10-15
9
Falkirk
2
-
2
Hearts
2005-10-02
8
Hearts
1
-
0
Rangers
2005-09-24
7
Inverness CT
0
-
1
Hearts
2005-09-17
6
Livingston
1
-
4
Hearts
2005-09-11
5
Hearts
2
-
1
Motherwell
2005-08-27
4
Hearts
2
-
0
Aberdeen
2005-08-20
3
Dundee United
0
-
3
Hearts
2005-08-14
2
Hearts
4
-
0
Hibernian
2005-08-07
1
Kilmarnock
2
-
4
Hearts
2005-07-30
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