Hearts on TV

The Championship match between Hearts and the new Rangers will be shown live in the White Horse at 12.45pm next Saturday (Nov 22). The following Sunday (Nov 30), Hearts are live on TV again, against Celtic in the Scottish Cup.

Winning start

Hearts and York Hearts began the season with a great win over the New Rangers on Sunday. 20 Hearts fans were in the White Horse in Bootham as Hearts won 2-1 at Ibrox, winning the match in injury time, despite having conceded an equaliser moments earlier. Club regulars were joined by a visiting group from Middlesbrough, and the sale of a football scratch card raised £20 for club funds. We'll be back in The White Horse on Sunday for the Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle. Kick-off is 12.30pm.

AGM date set

The York Hearts 2013 AGM will be held in the White Horse at 2pm on Sunday 1 December. Immediately afterwards, we will be watching the Hearts v Celtic Scottish Cup tie. All members welcome.

Derby delight

AROUND a dozen members of York Hearts gathered in the White Horse in Bootham, to see the Jam tarts win the Edinburgh Derby 1-0 on Sunday.

The victory means Hearts have clawed back 3 of the 15 points they were deducted for entering administration over the summer.

Thanks to all who attended and contributed to a great atmosphere in the pub.

Remember, we are back on TV again THIS FRIDAY, against Partick Thistle. Kick-off is 7.45pm.

A lot of us would ordinarily have made the effort to travel to these early-season matches, particularly the derby. We are encouraging anyone who considered travelling to Edinburgh but who instead stayed in York to give HMFC all or some of the money they'd have otherwise spent travelling, as the club continues to fight for its future.

Save Our Hearts Social

Don't forget, we are holding a club social at The Lighthorseman pub in Fulford Road on Saturday 20 July, starting at 7pm.

This is a vital fundraiser to help York Hearts pay for the season tickets we are buying this year and to raise money to help keep HMFC afloat.

We need a big turnout so bring yourselves, friends, neighbours, colleagues, family etc.

There'll be beer, music, pig-racing, raffle, Hearts Darts and prizes to be won - including the use of the season-tickets for the Edinburgh derby on Aug 11 at Tynecastle.

New facebook page

We've launched a new Facebook page, which we'll use as an additional way of keeping members up to date on what we're doing, and also of raising awareness of the club. Please take a look, 'like' the page and spread the word. We're at

Save our Hearts!

Hearts remain in deep financial crisis and it is vital that all fans rally round. As a supporters club, here's what we are doing and what we are advising members to do:

Pledge - If you can afford to do so, please pledge to support the Foundation of Hearts, which is trying to bring the club into fan ownership. To sign up, visit

Season-tickets - York Hearts are to buy season tickets for 2013/14 for use equally by members. To pay for this, we need membership renewal money ASAP. All membership money this Sumer will go on season-tickets. If you've not already renewed, please do so by giving your tenner to a committee member.

Social - There will be a club fundraising social for HMFC in The Lighthorseman in Fulford Road on July 20 from 7pm. We need a big turnout so bring yourselves, friends, neighbours, colleagues, family etc. There'll be beer, music, pig-racing, raffle, darts etc. Prizes will include use of the season-tickets for the Edinburgh derby on Aug 10 at Tynecastle.

Derby-day For those who don't win the raffle.... We would ordinarily run a trip to the first home derby. This year, we are taking the unusual step of not doing so. Instead, we encourage those who would have gone to give HMFC some or all of the money they'd have otherwise spent on travel. The match is likely to sell out in any case so this approach should ensure Hearts get more of our money, instead of the train or petrol companies.

All additional ideas and suggestions welcome. Email yorkhearts@yahoo.co.uk

York Hearts v Orwell Hearts

York Hearts welcomed Orwell Hearts Supporters Club last weekend, when they made the trip south from Edinburgh for football and races. The two clubs played a friendly football match on Friday evening (Orwell won 10-1), followed by drinks at the Lighthorseman pub. On the Saturday, the Orwell lads then headed to York Races. Thanks to all who took part in the match or turned out for the drinks. Thanks too to Terence Tate, whose photographs from the match can be seen here: https://picasaweb.google.com/Yorkhearts/YorkHeartsVOrwellHearts2013#