<- Team <- Date <- Comp -> Comp -> Date -> Team
Discipline Scoring Seq Streaks Table Team Opponents Statistics Games played
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Wed 17 Aug 1955
League Cup
Hearts 5
Raith Rovers 0
Scorers Alfie Conn Snr 14 ;Alfie Conn Snr 41 ;Jim Souness 68 ;Johnny Urquhart 84 ;Alfie Conn Snr 87 Opp Scorers -----
MR NR Season Date Team Venue FT HT Agg Comp Round Crowd LiveTV 1955-56 Wed 17 Aug 1955 19:15:00 Raith Rovers Tynecastle Park Edinburgh Scotland
2-0 League Cup
Section 25000
Manager /Competitive
Games in ChargeNumber of Team Changes (Competitive Games Only) = 0
Team Changes Compared to Last League Team (League Games Only) = -Tommy Walker 177
Discipline
Referee WM Syme
Hearts Raith Rovers Sending Offs Time Note
Sending Offs Time Note
Bookings Time Note Bookings Time Note 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scoring Sequence No Score Scorer Scores For Time 1 1-0
Conn Snr Alfie Heart of Midlothian 14 2 2-0
Conn Snr Alfie Heart of Midlothian 41 3 3-0
Souness Jim Heart of Midlothian 68 4 4-0
Urquhart John Heart of Midlothian 84 5 5-0
Conn Snr Alfie Heart of Midlothian 87
League Tables Before - Saturday 30 Apr 1955 After - Saturday 30 Apr 1955
Pos Team G W D L F A Diff Avg Pts Note 1 Aberdeen 30 24 1 5 73 26 47 2.8077 49 2 Celtic 30 19 8 3 76 37 39 2.0541 46 3 Rangers 30 19 3 8 67 33 34 2.0303 41 4 Heart Of Midlothian 30 16 7 7 74 45 29 1.6444 39 5 Hibernian 30 15 4 11 64 54 10 1.1852 34 6 St Mirren 30 12 8 10 55 54 1 1.0185 32 7 Clyde 30 11 9 10 59 50 9 1.1800 31 8 Dundee 30 13 4 13 48 48 0 1.0000 30 9 Partick Thistle 30 11 7 12 49 61 -12 .8033 29 10 Kilmarnock 30 10 6 14 46 58 -12 .7931 26 11 East Fife 30 9 6 15 51 62 -11 .8226 24 12 Falkirk 30 8 8 14 42 54 -12 .7778 24 13 Queen of the South 30 9 6 15 38 56 -18 .6786 24 14 Raith Rovers 30 10 3 17 49 57 -8 .8596 23 15 Motherwell 30 9 4 17 42 62 -20 .6774 22 16 Stirling Albion 30 2 2 26 29 105 -76 .2762 6
Pos Diff Team G W D L F A Diff Avg Pts Note 1 0 Aberdeen 30 24 1 5 73 26 47 2.8077 49 2 0 Celtic 30 19 8 3 76 37 39 2.0541 46 3 0 Rangers 30 19 3 8 67 33 34 2.0303 41 4 0 Heart Of Midlothian 30 16 7 7 74 45 29 1.6444 39 5 0 Hibernian 30 15 4 11 64 54 10 1.1852 34 6 0 St Mirren 30 12 8 10 55 54 1 1.0185 32 7 0 Clyde 30 11 9 10 59 50 9 1.1800 31 8 0 Dundee 30 13 4 13 48 48 0 1.0000 30 9 0 Partick Thistle 30 11 7 12 49 61 -12 .8033 29 10 1 Kilmarnock 30 10 6 14 46 58 -12 .7931 26 11 -1 East Fife 30 9 6 15 51 62 -11 .8226 24 12 0 Falkirk 30 8 8 14 42 54 -12 .7778 24 13 1 Queen of the South 30 9 6 15 38 56 -18 .6786 24 14 1 Raith Rovers 30 10 3 17 49 57 -8 .8596 23 15 -2 Motherwell 30 9 4 17 42 62 -20 .6774 22 16 0 Stirling Albion 30 2 2 26 29 105 -76 .2762 6
Type Streaks by Date Cumulative by Date W D L Unb NoW G W D L F A Competitive 2
2
2400
1156
483
761
5062
3634
LC only 8
8
105
57
16
32
245
171
Type Streaks by Team Cumulative by Team W D L Unb NoW G W D L F A Competitive 3
3
61
35
11
15
127
69
LC only 1
1
7
5
0
2
16
7
Hearts Line Up - NB Average ages only shown where there are 8 or more 'known' ages No Sq
NoPlayer Pic Nat Tot App Age G P Tot
GlsYel Red Sub
MrkSubstitued by Sub
TimeGoals
vs
Opp1 Willie Duff 41 20y 6 m 11d / 2 Bobby Parker 282 30y 6 m 1 d / 1 3 Bobby Kirk 2 28y 0 m 5 d / 1 4 Andy Bowman 2 21y 5 m 10d / 5 Freddie Glidden 118 27y 11m 10d / 6 John Cumming 131 25y 5 m 0 d / 2 7 Jim Souness 60 26y 9 m 8 d 17 3 / 3 8 Alfie Conn Snr 255 28y 10m 15d 132 14 / 14 9 Willie Bauld 251 28y 6 m 24d / 13 10 Jimmy Wardhaugh 267 26y 4 m 27d / 19 11 Johnny Urquhart 194 30y 6 m 14d 53 6 / 6 Total Starting App->> 1603 26.82 <<-Average Starting Age –––––– Substitutes –––––– n/a No Subs n/a n/a n/a / 26.82 <<-Average Age of Players who played
Opponents
Manager Bert Herdman
Team Managed 21 of 40
Total Managed 21 of 40
No Player Age Team
AppsTotal
AppsSub
MrkSubstitued by Sub
Time1 Charles Drummond Not Known 03 of 10 03 of 10 2 David Archibald Not Known 01 of 02 01 of 02 3 Malcolm McLure Not Known 15 of 20 15 of 20 4 Ian Bain 31y 07m 05d 01 of 04 09 of 14 5 William McNaught 33y 03m 10d 19 of 34 19 of 34 6 Andrew Leigh Not Known 16 of 32 16 of 32 7 Bert Hutchison Not Known 01 of 01 01 of 01 8 James McEwan 26y 04m 26d 09 of 22 09 of 22 9 Andy Young 30y 01m 27d 20 of 33 20 of 33 10 Bernard Kelly 22y 09m 27d 08 of 17 08 of 17 11 (Alexander) Ian Scott 28y 05m 06d 04 of 05 04 of 05 –––––– Substitutes –––––– n/a n/a n/a n/a of n/a n/a of n/a n/a n/a n/a
Match Statistics
Hearts What Opponents 0 Goal Attempts 0 0 On Target 0 0 Off Target 0 0 Woodwork 0 0 Corners 0 0 Fouls 0 0 Offside 0
Games played during this week
SortDate Date Comp Rd Home F Away A Crowd 19550815 Mon 15 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Guatemala 2 El Salvador 3 19550816 Tue 16 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Costa Rica 6 Cuba 0 19550816 Tue 16 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Netherlands Antilles 2 Aruba 1 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Aberdeen 3 Dunfermline Athletic 2 28000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Albion Rovers 1 Forfar Athletic 0 2000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Arbroath 1 Hamilton Academical 2 3000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Ayr United 3 Queens Park 2 7000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Berwick Rangers 2 Stranraer 0 2500 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Clyde 2 Hibernian 2 10000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Cowdenbeath 5 Alloa Athletic 3 3000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Dundee 1 Kilmarnock 2 16000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE East Fife 2 Partick Thistle 3 8000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Heart Of Midlothian 5 Raith Rovers 0 25000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Montrose 2 East Stirlingshire 5 2000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Motherwell 7 Dundee United 1 8000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Queen of the South 0 Celtic 2 12000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Rangers 4 Falkirk 3 35000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE St Mirren 3 Airdrieonians 2 12000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Stenhousemuir 2 Brechin City 0 1000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Stirling Albion 0 St Johnstone 1 6000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Third Lanark 1 Morton 0 5000 19550817 Wed 17 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Honduras 3 El Salvador 1 19550818 Thu 18 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Guatemala 4 Netherlands Antilles 1 19550819 Fri 19 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Aruba 4 Cuba 1 19550819 Fri 19 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Costa Rica 4 El Salvador 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Aberdeen 3 Clyde 2 24000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Albion Rovers 0 Motherwell 2 7000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Celtic 5 Falkirk 1 40000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Cowdenbeath 5 Arbroath 1 3500 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Dundee 2 St Mirren 0 16000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE East Fife 1 Heart Of Midlothian 0 12000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE East Stirlingshire 5 Stranraer 2 1500 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Forfar Athletic 2 Dundee United 5 1600 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Hamilton Academical 1 Alloa Athletic 1 4000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Hibernian 3 Dunfermline Athletic 1 6000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Kilmarnock 2 Airdrieonians 0 18000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Montrose 0 Dumbarton 2 2000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Morton 7 Brechin City 1 5000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Partick Thistle 4 Raith Rovers 0 15000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Queen of the South 1 Rangers 2 15000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Queens Park 1 St Johnstone 2 6023 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Stenhousemuir 1 Third Lanark 1 1500 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 League Cup SE Stirling Albion 3 Ayr United 1 6000 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Birmingham City 2 Manchester United 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Blackpool 3 Arsenal 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Cardiff City 3 Sunderland 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Charlton Athletic 2 Luton Town 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Chelsea 0 Bolton Wanderers 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Everton 0 Preston North End 4 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Huddersfield Town 1 Portsmouth 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Manchester City 2 Aston Villa 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Newcastle United 4 Sheffield United 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Burnley 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Barnsley 2 Leeds United 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 Lincoln City 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Bristol City 2 Swansea City 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Bury 1 Fulham 5 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Doncaster Rovers 2 Stoke City 4 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Hull City 2 Leicester City 4 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Middlesbrough 3 Notts County 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 3 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Port Vale 1 Bristol Rovers 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday 5 Plymouth Argyle 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div 2 West Ham United 1 Rotherham United 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Accrington Stanley 2 Gateshead 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Barrow 0 Southport 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Bradford Park Avenue 2 Scunthorpe United 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Carlisle United 1 Chesterfield 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Chester City 0 Tranmere Rovers 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Crewe Alexandra 3 Stockport County 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Derby County 4 Mansfield Town 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Grimsby Town 1 Rochdale 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Hartlepool United 3 Darlington 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Oldham Athletic 1 Bradford City 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N Workington Town 2 Halifax Town 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3N York City 1 Wrexham 3 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Brentford 1 Gillingham 4 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Brighton and Hove Albion 1 Queens Park Rangers 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Coventry City 3 Bournemouth 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Crystal Palace 2 Northampton Town 3 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Exeter City 0 Colchester United 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Ipswich Town 0 Torquay United 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Reading 0 Aldershot 5 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Shrewsbury Town 5 Newport County 0 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Southampton 2 Swindon Town 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Southend United 3 Norwich City 1 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Walsall 0 Leyton Orient 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 E Div3S Watford 4 Millwall 2 19550820 Sat 20 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Honduras 0 Netherlands Antilles 2 19550821 Sun 21 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR El Salvador 2 Cuba 1 19550821 Sun 21 Aug 1955 CCCF FINGR Guatemala 0 Costa Rica 2