<- Team <- Date <- Comp -> Comp -> Date -> Team
Discipline Scoring Seq Streaks Table Team Opponents Statistics Games played
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Sat 31 Mar 1956
Division A
Hearts 5
Dunfermline Athletic 0
Scorers Dave Mackay 19 ;Dave Mackay 28 ;Alex Young 37 ;Jimmy Whittle 43 ;Bobby Kirk pen 61 Opp Scorers -----
MR NR Season Date Team Venue FT HT Agg Comp Round Crowd LiveTV 1955-56 Sat 31 Mar 1956 15:00:00 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh Scotland
4-0 Division A
22000
Manager /Competitive
Games in ChargeNumber of Team Changes (Competitive Games Only) = 1
Team Changes Compared to Last League Team (League Games Only) = 2Tommy Walker 215
Discipline
Referee WD Liston
Hearts Dunfermline Athletic 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
Mackay Dave Heart of Midlothian 19 2 2-0
Mackay Dave Heart of Midlothian 28 3 3-0
Young Alex Heart of Midlothian 37 4 4-0
Whittle Jimmy Heart of Midlothian 43 5 5-0
Kirk Bobby Heart of Midlothian 61
League Tables Before - Wednesday 28 Mar 1956 After - Saturday 31 Mar 1956
Pos Team G W D L F A Diff Avg Pts Note 1 Rangers 26 18 7 1 71 20 51 3.5500 43 2 Heart Of Midlothian 26 16 6 4 76 31 45 2.4516 38 3 Aberdeen 26 15 8 3 72 34 38 2.1176 38 4 Hibernian 27 16 4 7 72 43 29 1.6744 36 5 Celtic 27 14 7 6 49 29 20 1.6897 35 6 Queen of the South 28 13 5 10 57 54 3 1.0556 31 7 Airdrieonians 28 12 6 10 71 81 -10 .8765 30 8 Falkirk 27 11 5 11 54 59 -5 .9153 27 9 Kilmarnock 28 9 8 11 44 42 2 1.0476 26 10 Motherwell 25 8 9 8 40 46 -6 .8696 25 11 Dundee 27 9 6 12 43 48 -5 .8958 24 12 East Fife 28 9 5 14 49 58 -9 .8448 23 13 Raith Rovers 25 6 9 10 38 53 -15 .7170 21 14 Partick Thistle 25 8 4 13 38 51 -13 .7451 20 15 St Mirren 25 7 5 13 43 58 -15 .7414 19 16 Dunfermline Athletic 27 6 5 16 32 70 -38 .4571 17 17 Clyde 26 6 4 16 41 59 -18 .6949 16 18 Stirling Albion 27 2 5 20 18 72 -54 .2500 9
Pos Diff Team G W D L F A Diff Avg Pts Note 1 0 Rangers 27 19 7 1 73 21 52 3.4762 45 2 0 Heart Of Midlothian 27 17 6 4 81 31 50 2.6129 40 3 0 Aberdeen 27 15 8 4 75 39 36 1.9231 38 4 1 Celtic 28 15 7 6 52 30 22 1.7333 37 5 -1 Hibernian 28 16 5 7 73 44 29 1.6591 37 6 0 Queen of the South 29 13 5 11 57 56 1 1.0179 31 7 0 Airdrieonians 29 12 6 11 72 84 -12 .8571 30 8 1 Kilmarnock 29 10 8 11 45 42 3 1.0714 28 9 -1 Falkirk 28 11 5 12 54 61 -7 .8852 27 10 2 East Fife 29 10 5 14 54 62 -8 .8710 25 11 -1 Motherwell 26 8 9 9 41 48 -7 .8542 25 12 -1 Dundee 28 9 6 13 47 53 -6 .8868 24 13 0 Raith Rovers 26 7 9 10 43 56 -13 .7679 23 14 1 St Mirren 26 8 5 13 45 58 -13 .7759 21 15 -1 Partick Thistle 26 8 5 13 39 52 -13 .7500 21 16 0 Dunfermline Athletic 28 6 5 17 32 75 -43 .4267 17 17 0 Clyde 27 6 4 17 41 60 -19 .6833 16 18 0 Stirling Albion 28 3 5 20 20 72 -52 .2778 11
Type Streaks by Date Cumulative by Date W D L Unb NoW G W D L F A Competitive 2
23
2397
1161
483
753
5088
3613
L only 1
18
2061
977
415
669
4242
3166
Type Streaks by Team Cumulative by Team W D L Unb NoW G W D L F A Competitive 3
3
15
10
1
4
39
18
L only 3
3
14
9
1
4
36
17
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 73 21y 01m 25d / 2 Bobby Kirk 37 28y 07m 19d 1 1 1 / 2 3 Tam MacKenzie 301 33y 04m 26d / 4 Dave Mackay 69 21y 04m 17d 5 2 / 3 5 Freddie Glidden 154 28y 06m 24d / 6 John Cumming 169 26y 00m 14d / 1 7 Johnny Hamilton 20 21y 02m 09d / 6 8 Alex Young 31 19y 01m 28d 22 2 / 4 9 Jimmy Whittle 44 26y 06m 26d 18 1 / 1 10 Jimmy Wardhaugh 303 27y 00m 10d / 6 11 Ian Crawford 18 21y 08m 17d / 4 Total Starting App->> 1219 24.98 <<-Average Starting Age –––––– Substitutes –––––– n/a No Subs n/a n/a n/a / 24.98 <<-Average Age of Players who played
Opponents
Manager Andy Dickson
Team Managed 02 of 08
Total Managed 02 of 08
No Player Age Team
AppsTotal
AppsSub
MrkSubstitued by Sub
Time1 Joe Mackin Not Known 01 of 03 01 of 05 2 Alec Watson Laird 27y 05m 08d 02 of 03 02 of 03 3 George R B Duthie Not Known 02 of 05 02 of 05 4 James Stewart Chalmers 25y 08m 07d 01 of 02 01 of 03 5 Harry Colville 32y 01m 19d 01 of 06 21 of 26 6 Felix McCairney Reilly 22y 06m 19d 02 of 04 02 of 06 7 George Peebles 17y 11m 09d 02 of 15 02 of 21 8 George Samuel Not Known 02 of 03 03 of 04 9 Ronald George Mailer 23y 10m 13d 01 of 11 01 of 11 10 George O'Brien 20y 04m 09d 01 of 02 01 of 02 11 Alex Anderson 30y 06m 20d 01 of 03 05 of 07 –––––– 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 19560326 Mon 26 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Doncaster Rovers 2 West Ham United 1 19560328 Wed 28 Mar 1956 L1 St Mirren 0 Celtic 2 10000 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Blackpool 0 Bolton Wanderers 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Charlton Athletic 2 Burnley 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Everton 1 Sheffield United 4 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Luton Town 2 Chelsea 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Manchester United 5 Newcastle United 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Portsmouth 1 Cardiff City 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Sunderland 0 Manchester City 3 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Preston North End 4 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Blackburn Rovers 2 Hull City 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Bristol Rovers 2 Plymouth Argyle 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Bury 4 Notts County 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Doncaster Rovers 1 Liverpool 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Fulham 1 Leeds United 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Port Vale 2 Bristol City 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div 2 West Ham United 2 Stoke City 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Barrow 0 Wrexham 3 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Carlisle United 0 Bradford City 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Chester City 1 Halifax Town 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Crewe Alexandra 1 Southport 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Gateshead 2 Hartlepool United 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Grimsby Town 0 Scunthorpe United 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Mansfield Town 3 Accrington Stanley 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Rochdale 1 Workington Town 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Stockport County 2 Darlington 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N Tranmere Rovers 0 Derby County 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3N York City 3 Chesterfield 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Bournemouth 2 Shrewsbury Town 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Colchester United 1 Walsall 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Crystal Palace 2 Reading 3 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Gillingham 1 Southampton 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Ipswich Town 4 Norwich City 1 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Leyton Orient 3 Torquay United 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Millwall 2 Brighton and Hove Albion 4 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Newport County 1 Exeter City 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Queens Park Rangers 1 Coventry City 2 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Southend United 0 Swindon Town 0 19560330 Fri 30 Mar 1956 E Div3S Watford 1 Aldershot 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 Aberdeen 3 Raith Rovers 5 18000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 Celtic 3 Airdrieonians 1 20000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 East Fife 5 Dundee 4 6000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 Heart Of Midlothian 5 Dunfermline Athletic 0 22000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 Kilmarnock 1 Clyde 0 10000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 Motherwell 1 Rangers 2 27500 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 Partick Thistle 1 Hibernian 1 23000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 St Mirren 2 Falkirk 0 15000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L1 Stirling Albion 2 Queen of the South 0 6000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Albion Rovers 1 Arbroath 0 1500 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Cowdenbeath 1 Third Lanark 4 1500 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Dundee United 2 Stranraer 2 4500 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 East Stirlingshire 0 Ayr United 4 2000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Forfar Athletic 3 Hamilton Academical 3 1200 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Montrose 2 Alloa Athletic 4 1150 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Morton 1 Dumbarton 2 3000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Queens Park 1 Berwick Rangers 2 6456 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 L2 Stenhousemuir 2 Brechin City 0 3000 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Arsenal 3 Luton Town 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Aston Villa 2 Everton 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Blackpool 1 Sheffield United 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Bolton Wanderers 0 Burnley 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Cardiff City 1 West Bromwich Albion 3 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Chelsea 0 Preston North End 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Huddersfield Town 0 Manchester United 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Manchester City 1 Birmingham City 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Portsmouth 4 Charlton Athletic 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Sunderland 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Newcastle United 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Blackburn Rovers 3 Bury 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Bristol Rovers 1 Rotherham United 4 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Doncaster Rovers 3 Swansea City 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Hull City 2 Fulham 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Lincoln City 4 Barnsley 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Liverpool 2 Bristol City 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Nottingham Forest 2 Leeds United 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Plymouth Argyle 0 West Ham United 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Notts County 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div 2 Stoke City 1 Port Vale 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Accrington Stanley 2 Oldham Athletic 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Barrow 2 Workington Town 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Bradford Park Avenue 1 Hartlepool United 3 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Carlisle United 0 Derby County 3 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Chester City 2 York City 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Chesterfield 2 Mansfield Town 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Darlington 1 Scunthorpe United 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Gateshead 4 Bradford City 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Grimsby Town 5 Crewe Alexandra 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Rochdale 0 Stockport County 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Southport 2 Halifax Town 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3N Tranmere Rovers 0 Wrexham 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Bournemouth 0 Northampton Town 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Brentford 2 Walsall 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Colchester United 2 Crystal Palace 4 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Coventry City 3 Ipswich Town 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Gillingham 0 Queens Park Rangers 2 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Leyton Orient 0 Brighton and Hove Albion 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Millwall 1 Swindon Town 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Norwich City 0 Aldershot 1 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Reading 3 Newport County 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Southampton 5 Exeter City 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Southend United 1 Shrewsbury Town 0 19560331 Sat 31 Mar 1956 E Div3S Watford 2 Torquay United 1