History Of The Portobello Hearts Supporters ClubPortobello Hearts Supporters’ Club was established in 1978, the founder members having originally travelled to away matches on the Tollcross Hearts Supporters Club bus were aware of the potential for running a bus from the Portobello area through friends and acquaintances they had met on their travels.
A meeting was held in the St Johns Club Rooms in Portobello to gauge interest, when this was established, a constitution was drawn up and office bearers elected.
The original committee of Billy Stirling, Brian Ramsey, Steuart McCondochie, Alex Howie, the late Jimmy Howie and junior member Alistair Walker, steered the club through its infancy and helped establish the club among the growing number of supporters clubs following HMFC.
Portobello Hearts members have travelled far and wide in their support of the famous Heart of Midlothian, including European adventures that have taken them to Paris, Dublin, Vienna, Munich, Bologna, Liege, Madrid, Prague, Estonia, Majorca, Iceland, Stuttgart, Bordeaux, Braga, Rotterdam and Basel.
When originally formed Portobello Hearts’ membership was predominantly from the Portobello area. However nowadays they boast members from East & West Lothian, throughout Edinburgh and Fife.
They are members of The Federation of Hearts Supporters’ Clubs and run buses to all domestic away games with pick-up points in Prestonpans, Musselburgh, Portobello, Piershill, Abbeyhill and Haymarket. There is also an annual Player of the Year function which is very popular and is well attended by members
New members are welcome and the club can be contacted via email to (portobello.hearts@tiscali.co.uk), the official Heart of Midlothian websites fans page, The Federations website (
www.fohsc.com), or through the usual sources at Tynecastle.
