2000–01 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2000–01 season
Manager	Jim Jefferies; Peter Houston (Caretaker); Craig Levein
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League	5th
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andy Kirk (13); All: ; Colin Cameron (16)
Highest home attendance	17,619 v Hibs SPL 26 December 2000
Lowest home attendance	7,502 v Berwick Rangers Scottish Cup 7 February 2001
Average home league attendance	12,771
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1999–00 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 season was the 120th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 18th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Managers

Hearts started the season under the stewardship of Jim Jefferies. He moved on to Bradford during the season, Peter Houston became Caretaker manager for 4 games before Craig Levein became Hearts new permanent manager.

First team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Gilles Rousset
2	DF	SCO	Steven Pressley
3	DF	SCO	Austin McCann
4	DF	CAN	Kevin McKenna
5	DF	SCO	Kevin James
6	DF	YUG	Gordan Petrić
7	FW	SCO	Gary McSwegan
8	MF	SCO	Steve Fulton
9	FW	FRA	Stéphane Adam
10	MF	SCO	Colin Cameron
11	DF	SCO	Darren Jackson
12	DF	SCO	Grant Murray
13	GK	SCO	Roddy McKenzie
14	MF	AUT	Thomas Flögel
15	FW	SCO	Gary Wales
16	MF	ENG	Lee Makel
17	FW	SCO	Gordon Durie
18	MF	JAM	Fitzroy Simpson
19	MF	SCO	Scott Severin
20	MF	ESP	Juanjo
21	MF	SVK	Róbert Tomaschek
22	MF	SCO	Steven Boyack
24	FW	NIR	Andy Kirk
26	GK	FIN	Antti Niemi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	DF	SCO	Kenny Milne
29	DF	SCO	Robbie Neilson
30	FW	SCO	Kris O'Neill
31	FW	SCO	Alasdair Graham
32	DF	SCO	Steven Reilly
33	DF	SCO	Darren Goldie
34	MF	SCO	Alan McIlroy
35	DF	SCO	Craig Neeson
36	DF	SCO	Anton Smith
37	MF	SCO	Stephen Simmons
38	FW	SCO	Ryan Davidson
39	GK	SCO	Craig Gordon
40	DF	IRL	Barry Smith
41	DF	SCO	Paul Kaczan
42	MF	SCO	Neil Janczyk
43	MF	SCO	Robert Sloan
44	DF	SCO	Paul Parkin
45	DF	SCO	Elliot Smith
46	MF	SCO	Gary Meek
47	DF	SCO	John Knox
48	MF	SCO	Joe Hamill
49	MF	SCO	Paul McLaughlin
50	FW	SCO	Graham Weir

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	SCO	Gary Naysmith (to Everton)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	SCO	Gary Locke (to Bradford City)

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies

15 July 2000 Friendly	Livingston	1–1	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium
			Kirk	Attendance: 3,268

18 July 2000 Friendly	Niort	0–0	Hearts
				Attendance: 980

20 July 2000 Friendly	Royal Charleroi	0–0	Hearts
				Attendance: 150

22 July 2000 Friendly	Toulouse	1–2	Hearts
			Jackson Adam	Attendance: 1,303

Scottish Premier League

30 July 2000 SPL	Hearts	0–0	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Kenny Clark

6 August 2000 SPL	St Johnstone	2–2	Hearts	McDiarmid Park
	Parker 31' Jones 73'		O'Neill 84' Tomaschek 88'	Attendance: 6,164 Referee: John Rowbotham

13 August 2000 SPL	Aberdeen	1–1	Hearts	Pittodrie
	Young 3'		McSwegan 30'	Attendance: 11,798 Referee: Hugh Dallas

19 August 2000 SPL	Hearts	2–4	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Severin 56' Juanjo 67'		Sutton 22' (26) Larsson 39' Moravcik 62'	Attendance: 16,744 Referee: Willie Young

27 August 2000 SPL	Dundee	1–1	Hearts	Dens Park
	Caballero 58'		Cameron 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,779 Referee: Kenny Clark

9 September 2000 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	Juanjo 6' McSwegan 64'			Attendance: 11,811 Referee: Robert Orr

17 September 2000 SPL	Rangers	1–0	Hearts	Ibrox
	De Boer 58'			Attendance: 47,340 Referee: Hugh Dallas

20 September 2000 SPL	Hearts	2–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
	McSwegan 46' Juanjo 68'			Attendance: 10,524 Referee: John Underhill

24 September 2000 SPL	Hearts	0–2	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
			Wright 5' Dindeleux 46'	Attendance: 10,379 Referee: Kenny Clark

1 October 2000 SPL	Hearts	3–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Durie 12' (59) Kirk 27'			Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Willie Young

14 October 2000 SPL	Dundee United	0–4	Hearts	Tannadice Park
			Tomaschek 9' Kirk 25' (30) James 81'	Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Willie Young

22 October 2000 SPL	Hibs	6–2	Hearts	Easter Road
	Paatelainen 43' (45), 74' Zitelli 51' O'Neil 81' Latapy 84'		Kirk 5' Cameron 90'	Attendance: 12,926 Referee: Hugh Dallas

28 October 2000 SPL	Hearts	0–3	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
			Parker 49' (pen.) Connolly 62' (89)	Attendance: 10,938 Referee: George Clyde

4 November 2000 SPL	Hearts	3–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Cameron 24' Severin 62' Kirk 86'			Attendance: 12,744 Referee: Tom Brown

11 November 2000 SPL	St Mirren	1–2	Hearts	Love Street
	Gillies 89'		Cameron 22' (pen.) Severin 82'	Attendance: 5,328 Referee: John Rowbotham

18 November 2000 SPL	Celtic	6–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Joos Valgaeran 15' Moravcik 36' Larssonl 39' (81) Mjallby 44' Petrov 82'		Cameron 13'	Attendance: 59,813 Referee: Stuart Dougal

25 November 2000 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Murray 52' Cameron 88' (90), pen.'		Carranza 24'	Attendance: 11,539 Referee: Alan Freeland

29 November 2000 SPL	Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Hearts	East End Park
	Dair 40'			Attendance: 5,642 Referee: Willie Young

3 December 2000 SPL	Hearts	0–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
			Albertz 12' (pen.)	Attendance: 16,710 Referee: Stuart Dougal

9 December 2000 SPL	Kilmarnock	0–3	Hearts	Rugby Park
			Fulton 45' Kirk 51' (55)	Attendance: 6,828 Referee: Dougie McDonald

16 December 2000 SPL	Motherwell	2–0	Hearts	Fir Park
	Townsley 56' Adams 87'			Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Mike McCurry

23 December 2000 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Cameron 2' Heaney 17' (og.) McSwegan 72'		Aljofree 26'	Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Kevin Toner

26 December 2000 SPL	Hearts	1–1	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	McSwegan 60'		Lovell 41'	Attendance: 17,619 Referee: Willie Young

30 December 2000 SPL	St Johnstone	2–2	Hearts	McDiarmid Park
	Sylla 24' Connolly 35'		Kirk 6' Durie 77'	Attendance: 5713 Referee: J Fleming

2 January 2001 SPL	Aberdeen	1–0	Hearts	Pittodrie
	Rowson 7'			Attendance: 13,524 Referee: John Rowbotham

31 January 2001 SPL	Hearts	1–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium
	Cameron 74' (pen.)			Attendance: 10,164 Referee: Stuart Dougal

4 February 2001 SPL	Hearts	0–3	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
			Larsson 4' (68), 83'	Attendance: 13,077 Referee: Kenny Clark

24 February 2001 SPL	Hearts	7–1	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	Adam 5' (38) Kirk 26' (60) Cameron 30' (46) Tomaschek 67'		Dair 50'	Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Alan Freeland

3 March 2001 SPL	Rangers	2–0	Hearts	Ibrox
	Andre Flo 35' (57)			Attendance: 49,003 Referee: Willie Young

14 March 2001 SPL	Hearts	3–0	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
	Flogel 71' Juanjo 76' Scott Severin 89'			Attendance: 9,195 Referee: Garry Mitchell

18 March 2001 SPL	Dundee	0–0	Hearts	Dens Park
				Attendance: 7,327 Referee: Robert Orr

31 March 2001 SPL	Hearts	3–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Tomaschek 14' Kirk 63' (80)			Attendance: 11,581 Referee: David Somers

7 April 2001 SPL	Dundee United	1–1	Hearts	Tannadice Park
	Thompson 45'		Wales 65'	Attendance: 7,242 Referee: Alan Freeland

22 April 2001 SPL	Celtic	1–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Moravcik 68'			Attendance: 59,298 Referee: Mike McCurry

27 April 2001 SPL	Kilmarnock	1–1	Hearts	Rugby Park
	McGowne 53'		Kirk 50'	Attendance: 6,867 Referee: Dougie McDonald

5 May 2001 SPL	Hearts	1–4	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Adam 46'		Albertz 28' (78) Wallace 48' Andre Flo 84'	Attendance: 15,158 Referee: Hugh Dallas

13 May 2001 SPL	Hibs	0–0	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 8,913 Referee: Stuart Dougal

20 May 2001 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Adam 52' Cameron 70'			Attendance: 13,544

Uefa Cup

10 August 2000 Uefa Cup qualifying round	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	0–2	Hearts	Laugardalsvollur
			Severin 49' Jackson 67'	Attendance: 815 Referee: Stephane Moulin

24 August 2000 Uefa Cup qualifying round	Hearts	3–0	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	Tynecastle Stadium
	McSwegan 6' O'Neill 19' Tomaschek 39'			Attendance: 8,720 Referee: Antonio Manuel de Almeida Costa

14 September 2000 Uefa Cup round 1	Stuttgart	1–0	Hearts	Gottlieb Daimler Stadion
	Balakov 35'			Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Giancarlo Bolognino

28 September 2000 Uefa Cup round 1	Hearts	3–2	Stuttgart	Tynecastle Stadium
	Pressley 16' Petric 62' Cameron 83' (pen.)		Dundee 37' Bordon 58'	Attendance: 14,448 Referee: Bruno Derrien

League Cup

6 September 2000 Scottish League Cup R4	Livingston	0–2	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium
			Cameron 15' Naysmith 54'	Attendance: 5,549 Referee: Mike McCurry

1 November 2000 Scottish League Cup QF	Hearts	2–5 (a.e.t.)	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Cameron 36' (pen.), 70' (pen.)		Crainey 41' Smith 60' Healy 99' Moravcik 116' McNamara 117'	Attendance: 12,922 Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish Cup

27 January 2001 Scottish Cup R3	Berwick Rangers	0–0	Hearts	Shielfield Park
				Attendance: 3,139 Referee: John Rowbotham

7 February 2001 Scottish Cup R3 Replay	Hearts	2–1	Berwick Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	McSwegan 68' Juanjo 70'		Elliott 18'	Attendance: 7,502 Referee: Eric Martindale

17 February 2001 Scottish Cup R4	Hearts	1–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Juanjo 81'		Sara 30'	Attendance: 9,970 Referee: Hugh Dallas

7 March 2001 Scottish Cup R4 Replay	Dundee	0–1	Hearts	Dens Park
			Tomaschek 71'	Attendance: 6,947 Referee: John Underhill

11 March 2001 Scottish Cup QF	Celtic	1–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Larsson 40'			Attendance: 34,529 Referee: Kenny Clark

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
3	Hibernian	38	18	12	8	57	35	+22	66	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Kilmarnock	38	15	9	14	44	53	−9	54	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[b]
5	Heart of Midlothian	38	14	10	14	56	50	+6	52
6	Dundee	38	13	8	17	51	49	+2	47	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round^[c]

7	Aberdeen	38	11	12	15	45	52	−7	45

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
^ As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.
^ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.