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1977–78 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

During the 1977–78 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield

Heart of Midlothian
1977–78 season
ManagerScotland Willie Ormond
StadiumTynecastle Park
Scottish First Division2nd
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupSemi-final
East of Scotland ShieldFinalists
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland Willie Pettigrew (16)
All:
Scotland Willie Pettigrew (20)

Fixtures edit

Friendlies edit

3 August 1977 Friendly East Fife 2–1 Hearts Bayview Park
 
 		 Gerry McCoy  
Gary Liddell  
Peter Shields  
Gerry McCoy  
5 August 1977 Friendly Hearts 2–1 OFK Kikinda Tynecastle Park
  Chris Robertson   Attendance: 8,000
9 August 1977 Friendly Hearts 1–0 Middlesbrough Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 7,620

League Cup edit

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish League Cup
29 August 1977 League Cup round 2 1st Leg Hearts 1–0 Stenhousemuir Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 6,307
3 September 1977 League Cup round 2 2nd Leg Stenhousemuir 0–5 Hearts Ochilview Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 3,362
5 October 1977 League Cup round 3 1st Leg Hearts 3–0 Morton Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 11,567
26 October 1977 League Cup round 3 2nd Leg Morton 2–0 Hearts Cappielow Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 5,962
9 November 1977 League Cup Quarter-final 1st Leg Dundee United 3–1 Hearts Tannadice Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 7,286
16 November 1977 League Cup Quarter-final 2nd Leg Hearts 2–0 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 7,245
1 March 1978 League Cup Semi-final Celtic 2–0 Hearts Hampden Park
Chris Robertson   Attendance: 18,940

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Cup
6 February 1978 Scottish Cup R3 Airdireonians 2–3 Hearts Broomfield Park
Billy Howitt   Roddie MacDonald  
Chris Robertson  
Peter Marinello  
Pat Byrne  		 Attendance: 6,893
18 February 1978 Scottish Cup R4 Dumbarton 1–1 Hearts Boghead Park
Stephen Hancock   Attendance: 6,677
27 February 1978 Scottish Cup R4 Replay Hearts 0–1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Park
Stephen Hancock   Attendance: 12,906

East of Scotland Shield edit

Main article: East of Scotland Shield
23 August 1977 Semi Final Hearts 1–0 Berwick Rangers Tynecastle Park
Derek Rodier   73' Roddie MacDonald   17'
Gordon Rae   82' (og.)
7 May 1978 Final Hibernian 0–1 Hearts Easter Road
Derek Rodier   73' Roddie MacDonald   17'
Gordon Rae   82' (og.)		 Attendance: 16,000

Scottish First Division edit

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish First Division
13 August 1977 Scottish First Division Dumbarton 2–2 Hearts Boghead Park
Doug Considine   Gary Liddell   Attendance: 4,448
20 August 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–1 Dundee Tynecastle Park
Derek O'Connor   Larnach   Attendance: 11,761
27 August 1977 Scottish First Division Kilmarnock 1–1 Hearts Rugby Park
Derek O'Connor  
Willie Pettigrew  
Gary Mackay  
Dave Bowman  
Pat Byrne  		 Alexander McNaughton   Attendance: 5,003
10 September 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 4–1 East Fife Tynecastle Park
Gary Thompson   Derek O'Connor   Attendance: 8,874
14 September 1977 Scottish First Division Queen of the South 3–3 Hearts Palmerston Park
Dave Bowman   Attendance: 4,227
17 September 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 3–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
Willie Pettigrew  
Derek O'Connor  
Pat Byrne  
Sandy Jardine  		 Ronald   Attendance: 8,949
24 September 1977 Scottish First Division Stirling Albion 2–4 Hearts Annfield Stadium
Colin Harris   63' Attendance: 6,728
28 September 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–0 Alloa Athletic Tynecastle Park
Derek O'Connor   John Donnelly   Attendance: 7,547
1 October 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 0–2 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Park
Roddie MacDonald  
Holt   og.'
John Robertson  		 Attendance: 8,616
8 October 1977 Scottish First Division Morton 5–3 Hearts Cappielow Park
Thomas Donnelly   Alex MacDonald  
Pat Byrne  
Derek O'Connor  		 Attendance: 7,140
15 October 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 3–2 Airdrieonians Tynecastle Park
Derek O'Connor  
Dave Bowman  
Alex MacDonald  
Willie Johnston  		 Hugh Hamill   Attendance: 8,252
19 October 1977 Scottish First Division Montrose 3–1 Hearts Links Park
Alexander O'Hara   John Robertson   Attendance: 2,049
22 October 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Park
Derek O'Connor  
Sandy Jardine  		 Flood  
Flood  
Gary Faulds  
Blair Millar  		 Attendance: 8,942
29 October 1977 Scottish First Division Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
Gary Mackay  
Derek O'Connor  
John Robertson  		 Attendance: 9,074
5 November 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
Willie Johnston  
John Robertson  
John Robertson  		 Thomas Ward   Attendance: 7,703
12 November 1977 Scottish First Division East Fife 2–0 Hearts Bayview Park
Raymond Blair   Derek O'Connor   Attendance: 3,898
19 November 1977 Scottish First Division St Johnstone 0–1 Hearts Muirton Park
Gary Mackay   13'
Willie Johnston   70' (pen.)
26 November 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–0 Stirling Albion Tynecastle Park
Robert Reilly  
Robert Reilly  		 Alex MacDonald  
Willie Pettigrew  
Willie Pettigrew  		 Attendance: 8,234
10 December 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–1 Morton Tynecastle Park
Derek O'Connor  
Willie Pettigrew  
Alex MacDonald  		 Attendance: 12,033
17 December 1977 Scottish First Division Airdireonians 2–4 Hearts Broomfield Park
Willie Pettigrew   Attendance: 2,987
24 December 1977 Scottish First Division Arbroath 0–7 Hearts Gayfield Park
Willie Pettigrew   Attendance: 3,165
31 December 1977 Scottish First Division Hearts 3–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
Willie Pettigrew  
Derek O'Connor  		 Thomas Donnelly   Attendance: 13,063
2 January 1978 Scottish First Division East Fife 1–2 Hearts Bayview Park
Attendance: 7,774
7 January 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park
Donald Park   Attendance: 13,399
14 January 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–0 Queen of the South Tynecastle Park
Robert Forrest   50' (pen.)
Jenkins   89'		 Roddie MacDonald   Attendance: 12,083
4 February 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–0 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Park
Derek O'Connor  
Willie Pettigrew  
Gary Mackay  
Dave Bowman  
Pat Byrne  		 Alexander McNaughton   Attendance: 7,516
25 February 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 3–0 Airdrieonians Tynecastle Park
John Robertson  
John Robertson  
John Robertson  		 Attendance: 9,348
4 March 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 0–0 Dumbarton Tynecastle Park
Derek O'Connor   Robert McCulley  
Mackin  		 Attendance: 6,736
8 March 1978 Scottish First Division Morton 0–1 Hearts Cappielow Park
John Robertson  
Gary Mackay  
Roddie MacDonald  		 Tommy O'Neill   Attendance: 7,513
11 March 1978 Scottish First Division Alloa Athletic 0–2 Hearts Recreation Park
John Robertson  
Willie Pettigrew  
John Robertson  
John Robertson  		 Attendance: 4,484
15 March 1978 Scottish First Division Stirling Albion 1–2 Hearts Annfield Stadium
Colin Harris   33'
Jim Kerr   56' (pen.)
James Marshall   68'
More   89'		 Willie Johnston   6'
Willie Johnston   72' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,587
18 March 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–2 Montrose Tynecastle Park
Gary Mackay   44' (pen.)
John Robertson   84'		 Attendance: 8,391
25 March 1978 Scottish First Division Montrose 0–0 Hearts Links Park
John Robertson  
Derek O'Connor  		 Attendance: 2,550
2 April 1978 Scottish First Division Hamilton Academical 0–2 Hearts Douglas Park
Morton  
Raymond Blair  		 Dave Bowman   Attendance: 5,132
8 April 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 3–2 Arbroath Tynecastle Park
John Robertson  
John Robertson  		 Gerard McCabe  
Gerard McCabe  		 Attendance: 9,360
12 April 1978 Scottish First Division St Johnstone 0–2 Hearts Muirton Park
William Garner   Alex MacDonald   Attendance: 4,224
15 April 1978 Scottish First Division Queen of the South 1–1 Hearts Palmerston Park
John Robertson  
John Robertson  
John Robertson  		 Norman McCathie  
Stephen Morrison  
Stewart  		 Attendance: 3,159
22 April 1978 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–1 Alloa Athletic Tynecastle Park
John Robertson  
Derek O'Connor  
Gary Mackay  
John Robertson  		 Attendance: 3,494
29 April 1978 Scottish First Division Arbroath 0–1 Hearts Gayfield Park
Willie Johnston  
Derek O'Connor  		 Attendance: 8,389

Scottish First Division table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Morton (C, P) 39 25 8 6 85 42 +43 58 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Heart of Midlothian (P) 39 24 10 5 77 42 +35 58
3 Dundee 39 25 7 7 91 44 +47 57
4 Dumbarton 39 16 17 6 65 48 +17 49
5 Stirling Albion 39 15 12 12 60 52 +8 42
Source: RSSSF and statto[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Squad information edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   EIR Pat Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Peter Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Stewart MacLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Roddie MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Henry Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Willie Pettigrew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Chris Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Walter Kidd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Derek Addison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Alex Hamill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Gerry McCoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Dave Bowman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Alex MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Gary Mackay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Peter Marinello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian McNeill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Gary Liddell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Derek O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Colin More 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO John Brough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Stuart Gauld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Frank Liddell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Paul O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Derek Strickland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

External links edit

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