1939 �40 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN F.C. SEASON

Heart of Midlothian
1939–40 season
Manager	Frank Moss
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Emergency League Eastern Division	3rd
Emergency Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: ; ; All: ;
	← 1938–39 1940–41 →

During the 1939–40 season and after the outbreak of World War II which suspended the usual Scottish Football League, Hearts competed in the Emergency League Eastern Division, the Emergency Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.

Fixtures

Friendlies

2 August 1939 Trail

Hearts

7–0

Hearts "A"

Tynecastle Park

7 August 1939 Trail

Hearts

5–0

Hearts "A"

Tynecastle Park

23 September 1939 Friendly

Hearts

2–4

Hibernian

Tynecastle Park

7 October 1939 Friendly

Hearts

4–2

Partick Thistle

Tynecastle Park

14 October 1939 Friendly

Hearts

5–2

Celtic

Tynecastle Park

Wilson Cup

16 August 1939 Final	Hibernian	0–2	Hearts	Easter Road

East of Scotland Shield

30 August 1939 Semi-Final

Hearts

7–0

Leith Athletic

Tynecastle Park

15 May 1940 Final

Hibernian

3–2

Hearts

Easter Road

Rosebery Charity Cup

22 May 1940 Semi-Final	Hearts	3–1	Leith Athletic	Tynecastle Park

1 June 1940 Final	Hearts	2–5	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park

Scottish First Division (abandoned)

12 August 1939 Scottish First Division

Hearts

1–1

Partick Thistle

Tynecastle Park

19 August 1939 Scottish First Division

Celtic

2–0

Hearts

Celtic Park

22 August 1939 Scottish First Division

Partick Thistle

1–2

Hearts

Tynecastle Park

26 August 1939 Scottish First Division

Hearts

6–2

Ayr United

Tynecastle Park

2 September 1939 Scottish First Division

Motherwell

2–4

Hearts

Fir Park

Emergency Cup

24 February 1940 Emergency Cup R1 1st Leg	St Johnstone	2–1	Hearts	Muirton Park
				Attendance: 4,300

2 March 1940 Emergency Cup R1 2nd Leg	Hearts	5–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 7,974

9 March 1940 Emergency Cup R2	Hearts	2–1	Raith Rovers	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 9,951

23 March 1940 Emergency Cup Quarter-Final 1st Leg	Airdrieonians	0–0	Hearts	Broomfield Park
				Attendance: 14,000

27 March 1940 Emergency Cup Quarter-Final 2nd Leg	Hearts	2–2	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 19,949

1 April 1940 Emergency Cup Quarter-Final Replay	Hearts	3–4	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 20,000

Emergency League Eastern Division

21 October 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division	Hearts	2–3	Falkirk	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 4,500

28 October 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Raith Rovers

1–5

Hearts

Stark's Park

4 November 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

2–2

St Bernard's

Tynecastle Park

11 November 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Alloa Athletic

2–3

Hearts

Recreation Park

18 November 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division	Hearts	9–2	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 3,715

25 November 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Dunfermline Athletic

5–2

Hearts

East End Park

2 December 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

6–3

East Fife

Tynecastle Park

9 December 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Dundee

4–6

Hearts

Dens Park

16 December 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division	Hearts	3–2	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 4,000

23 December 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Cowdenbeath

1–1

Hearts

Central Park

30 December 1939 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

8–2

Stenhousemuir

Tynecastle Park

1 January 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division	Hibernian	4–6	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 14,000

2 January 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

7–2

Arbroath

Tynecastle Park

6 January 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

King's Park

2–2

Hearts

Forthbank Park

13 January 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

3–0

St Johnstone

Tynecastle Park

10 February 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division	Hearts	7–2	Alloa Athletic	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 5,000

17 February 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division	Dundee United	3–2	Hearts	Tannadice Park
				Attendance: 3,000

16 March 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Aberdeen

3–0

Hearts

Pittodrie Park

30 March 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Stenhousemuir

1–0

Hearts

Ochilview Park

3 April 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division	Falkirk	7–1	Hearts	Brockville Park
				Attendance: 5,000

6 April 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

4–0

Hibernian

Tynecastle Park

10 April 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

4–3

Raith Rovers

Tynecastle Park

13 April 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Arbroath

2–2

Hearts

Gayfield Park

15 April 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

St Bernard's

0–2

Hearts

Tynecastle Park

20 April 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

7–2

King's Park

Tynecastle Park

27 April 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

St Johnstone

2–2

Hearts

Muirton Park

4 May 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

East Fife

1–2

Hearts

Bayview Park

11 May 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

2–3

Dundee

Tynecastle Park

25 May 1940 Emergency League Eastern Division

Hearts

2–0

Dunfermline Athletic

Tynecastle Park

References

External links

v t e 1939–40 in Scottish football
« 1938–39 1940–41 »
Domestic leagues	Scottish League Division One Division Two Emergency League Western Division Eastern Division
Domestic cups	Scottish War Emergency Cup Glasgow Cup ( '39, '40) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Celtic Clyde Cowdenbeath Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Airdrieonians Brechin City Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife East Stirlingshire Edinburgh City Forfar Athletic King's Park Leith Athletic Montrose Morton Queen's Park Raith Rovers St Bernard's Stenhousemuir
Western Division	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Ayr United Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Eastern Division	Aberdeen Alloa Athletic Arbroath Cowdenbeath Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian King's Park Raith Rovers St Bernard's St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir

v t e 1939–40 in Scottish football
« 1938–39 1940–41 »
Domestic leagues	Scottish League Division One Division Two Emergency League Western Division Eastern Division
Domestic cups	Scottish War Emergency Cup Glasgow Cup ( '39, '40) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Celtic Clyde Cowdenbeath Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Airdrieonians Brechin City Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife East Stirlingshire Edinburgh City Forfar Athletic King's Park Leith Athletic Montrose Morton Queen's Park Raith Rovers St Bernard's Stenhousemuir
Western Division	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Ayr United Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Eastern Division	Aberdeen Alloa Athletic Arbroath Cowdenbeath Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian King's Park Raith Rovers St Bernard's St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir

Fixtures

Friendlies

Wilson Cup

East of Scotland Shield

Rosebery Charity Cup

Scottish First Division (abandoned)

Emergency Cup

Emergency League Eastern Division

See also

References

External links

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Friendlies

Wilson Cup

East of Scotland Shield

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Scottish First Division (abandoned)

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