1978–79 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1978–79 season Hearts competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Anglo-Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
1978–79 season | |
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Manager | ![]() |
Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
Scottish Premier Division | 10th |
Scottish Cup | Third Round |
League Cup | Second Round |
East of Scotland Shield | Winner |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() All: ![]() |
Fixtures
Friendlies
9 August 1978 Friendly | Hearts | 3 – 0 | Middlesbrough | Tynecastle Park |
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Gary Liddell ![]() Paul O'Brien ![]() Gerry McCoy ![]() |
19 November 1978 Testimonial | East Fife | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Bayview Park |
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Gary Liddell ![]() Paul O'Brien ![]() Gerry McCoy ![]() |
Tennents Caledonian Cup
5 August 1978 Tennents Caledonian Cup Semi-final | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Hearts | Ibrox Park |
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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 |
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Chris Robertson ![]() |
Anglo-Scottish Cup
16 August 1978 Anglo-Scottish Cup | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
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23 August 1978 Anglo-Scottish Cup | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
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League Cup
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
27 January 1979 Scottish Cup R3 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Hearts | Stark's Park |
Billy Howitt ![]() |
Roddie MacDonald ![]() Chris Robertson ![]() Peter Marinello ![]() Pat Byrne ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 |
3 March 1979 Scottish Cup R4 | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Morton | Tynecastle Park |
Stephen Hancock ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 |
5 March 1979 Scottish Cup R4 replay | Morton | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Cappielow Park |
Billy Howitt ![]() |
Roddie MacDonald ![]() Chris Robertson ![]() Peter Marinello ![]() Pat Byrne ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 |
10 March 1979 Scottish Cup R5 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
Billy Howitt ![]() |
Roddie MacDonald ![]() Chris Robertson ![]() Peter Marinello ![]() Pat Byrne ![]() |
Attendance: 22,618 |
East Of Scotland Shield
10 October 1978 Final | Hearts | 1 – 3 | Meadowbank Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
Willie Pettigrew ![]() Pat Byrne ![]() Willie Pettigrew ![]() Willie Pettigrew ![]() Willie Pettigrew ![]() |
Scottish Premier Division
12 August 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 4 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Attendance: 11,091 |
19 August 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
John Robertson ![]() John Robertson ![]() Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Ralph Callachan ![]() William Irvine ![]() |
Attendance: 22,907 |
26 August 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
Alex MacDonald ![]() John Robertson ![]() Jimmy Bone ![]() |
David Mitchell ![]() |
Attendance: 19,663 |
9 September 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 3 – 2 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
Iain Ferguson ![]() |
Jimmy Bone ![]() John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 5,117 |
16 September 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Morton | Tynecastle Park |
Roddie MacDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 6,945 |
23 September 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
Peter Weir ![]() Peter Weir ![]() |
Attendance: 5,219 |
30 September 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
Attendance: 6,312 |
7 October 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Park |
Frank McGarvey ![]() |
Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Attendance: 9,192 |
14 October 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
David Dodds ![]() |
Attendance: 17,910 |
21 October 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 1 – 2 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 13,707 |
28 October 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
Bobby Thomson ![]() |
John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 19,269 |
4 November 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 1 – 2 | Hearts | Easter Road |
Gary Mackay ![]() |
Tosh McKinlay ![]() McCall ![]() |
Attendance: 20,120 |
11 November 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
Doug Rougvie ![]() Neil Simpson ![]() |
Attendance: 11,967 |
18 November 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Morton | 3 – 2 | Hearts | Cappielow Park |
Gary Mackay ![]() |
Frank McAvennie ![]() Frank McDougall ![]() |
Attendance: 7,765 |
25 November 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
Sandy Clark ![]() John MacDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 8,984 |
9 December 1978 Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 4 – 0 | Hearts | St Mirren Park, Love Street |
Attendance: 5,183 |
16 December 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 5 – 3 | Hearts | Ibrox Park |
John Robertson ![]() |
Brian McClair ![]() James Dobbin ![]() |
Attendance: 19,754 |
23 December 1978 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
Johannes Edvaldsson ![]() |
Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Attendance: 9,199 |
20 January 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 3 – 2 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
Ian Gibson ![]() |
Donald Park ![]() George Cowie ![]() |
Attendance: 3,881 |
10 February 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Park |
Donald Park ![]() |
William Irvine ![]() |
Attendance: 7,803 |
24 February 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
Robert Glennie ![]() McCall ![]() Iain Ferguson ![]() Fraser ![]() |
John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 16,050 |
17 March 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
Derek O'Connor ![]() John Robertson ![]() |
Ally McCoist ![]() Bobby Williamson ![]() |
Attendance: 13,297 |
28 March 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
John Robertson ![]() |
John Gahagan ![]() |
Attendance: 16,042 |
31 March 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Morton | 2 – 2 | Hearts | Cappielow Park |
Brian McClair ![]() John Colquhoun ![]() |
Donald Park ![]() |
Attendance: 5,767 |
4 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
Eamonn Bannon ![]() Tommy Coyne ![]() |
Walter Kidd ![]() |
Attendance: 6,480 |
7 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
Steve Clarke ![]() |
Willie Johnston ![]() |
Attendance: 6,651 |
11 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
John Robertson ![]() Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Rowan Alexander ![]() |
Attendance: 8,265 |
14 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 3 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 7,564 |
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 ![]() |
John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 6,049 |
25 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
Attendance: 6,005 |
28 April 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox Park |
Attendance: 20,464 |
2 May 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 5 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
Roddie MacDonald ![]() Donald Park ![]() |
John Brogan ![]() Raymond Blair ![]() |
Attendance: 6,602 |
5 May 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
Stewart McKimmie ![]() |
Attendance: 4,605 |
7 May 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 1 | Morton | Tynecastle Stadium |
Willie Johnston ![]() |
Tommy Burns ![]() |
Attendance: 2,253 |
14 May 1979 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
Gary Mackay ![]() |
Jim McInally ![]() |
Attendance: 16,507 |
Scottish Premier Division table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Squad information
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
John Brough | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Thomson Allan | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Gibson | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Cammy Fraser | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Brown | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Drew Busby | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Walter Kidd | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bobby Prentice | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jim Jeffries | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Malcolm Robertson | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Graham Shaw | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ian Black | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Frank Liddell | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Derek O'Connor | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Colin More | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Craig | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Dave McNicoll | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Lawrie Tierney | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Eamonn Bannon | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Ray Dunlop | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Denis McQuade | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Rab Stewart | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
David Scott | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Des O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Donald Park | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Rodger | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Kenny McLeod | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gordon James Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ian Paterson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Peter Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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