1978–79 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
1978–79 season
ManagerScotland Willie Ormond
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division10th
Scottish CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland Willie Pettigrew (16)

All:
Scotland Willie Pettigrew (20)

During the 1978–79 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Anglo-Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.

Fixtures

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Friendlies

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9 August 1978 Friendly Hearts 3–0 Middlesbrough Tynecastle Park
Gary Liddell
Paul O'Brien
Gerry McCoy

Tennents Caledonian Cup

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5 August 1978 Tennents Caledonian Cup Semi-final Rangers 3–1 Hearts Ibrox Park

Gerry McCoy
Gary Liddell
Peter Shields
Gerry McCoy
6 August 1978 Tennents Caledonian Cup 3rd place match Hearts 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson

Anglo-Scottish Cup

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League Cup

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30 August 1978 League Cup R2 1st leg Hearts 1–3 Morton Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson Attendance: 6,729
2 September 1978 League Cup R2 2nd leg Morton 4–1 Hearts Cappielow Park
Chris Robertson Attendance: 5,249

Scottish Cup

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3 March 1979 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 1–1 Morton Tynecastle Park
Stephen Hancock Attendance: 9,000

East of Scotland Shield

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Scottish Premier Division

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14 October 1978 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Rangers Tynecastle Park
David Dodds 36' Attendance: 17,910
21 October 1978 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 1–2 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
John Robertson 13', 27' (pen.) Attendance: 13,707
4 November 1978 Scottish Premier Division Hibernian 1–2 Hearts Easter Road
Gary Mackay 66' (pen.) Tosh McKinlay 18'
McCall 57', 73'
Attendance: 20,120
9 December 1978 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 4–0 Hearts St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 5,183
20 January 1979 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 3–2 Hearts Tannadice Park
Ian Gibson 19' Donald Park 31'
George Cowie
Attendance: 3,881
31 March 1979 Scottish Premier Division Morton 2–2 Hearts Cappielow Park
Brian McClair 22', 37', 79'
John Colquhoun 75'
Donald Park 87' Attendance: 5,767
18 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–3 Celtic Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 10,633
21 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 2–1 Hearts St Mirren Park, Love Street
Ian Porteous 46' John Robertson 62' Attendance: 6,049
28 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 4–0 Hearts Ibrox Park
Attendance: 20,464

Scottish Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 St Mirren 36 15 6 15 45 41 +4 36
7 Morton 36 12 12 12 52 53 −1 36
8 Partick Thistle 36 13 8 15 42 39 +3 34
9 Heart of Midlothian (R) 36 8 7 21 39 71 −32 23 Relegation to the 1979–80 Scottish First Division
10 Motherwell (R) 36 5 7 24 33 86 −53 17
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Squad information

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO John Brough 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Thomson Allan 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Gibson 39 0 34 0 4 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Cammy Fraser 39 0 36 0 3 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Brown 32 0 26 0 4 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Drew Busby 31 0 26 0 3 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Walter Kidd 34 0 30 0 4 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Prentice 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Jeffries 34 0 28 0 4 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Malcolm Robertson 35 0 29 0 4 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Graham Shaw 12 0 8 0 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Black 17 0 14 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Liddell 36 0 31 0 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek O'Connor 22 0 18 0 4 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Colin More 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Craig 22 0 19 0 3 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave McNicoll 20 0 17 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Lawrie Tierney 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Eamonn Bannon 21 0 19 0 0 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Ray Dunlop 20 0 18 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Denis McQuade 24 0 23 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Rab Stewart 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Scott 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Des O'Sullivan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Donald Park 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Paul Rodger 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Kenny McLeod 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gordon James Smith 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Paterson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Johnstone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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