1978–79 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian

1978–79 season

Manager

Willie Ormond

Stadium

Tynecastle Stadium

Scottish Premier Division

10th

Scottish Cup

Third Round

League Cup

Second Round

East of Scotland Shield

Winner

Top goalscorer

League:

Willie Pettigrew (16)
All:

Willie Pettigrew (20)

Average home league attendance

5,157

← 1977–78

1979–80 →

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.

Fixtures

Friendlies

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

Testimonial	East Fife		0 – 0		Hearts	Bayview Park	19 November 1978
					Gary Liddell Paul O'Brien Gerry McCoy

Tennents Caledonian Cup

Tennents Caledonian Cup Semi-final	Rangers		3 – 1		Hearts	Ibrox Park	5 August 1978
					Gerry McCoy Gary Liddell Peter Shields Gerry McCoy

Tennents Caledonian Cup 3rd place match	Hearts		2 – 0		West Bromwich Albion	Tynecastle Park	6 August 1978
					Chris Robertson

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Anglo-Scottish Cup	Partick Thistle		2 – 1		Hearts	Firhill Park	16 August 1978

Anglo-Scottish Cup	Hearts		1 – 1		Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Park	23 August 1978

League Cup

League Cup R2 1st leg	Hearts		1 – 3		Morton	Tynecastle Park	30 August 1978
					Chris Robertson	Attendance: 6,729

League Cup R2 2nd leg	Morton		4 – 1		Hearts	Cappielow Park	2 September 1978
Chris Robertson						Attendance: 5,249

Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup R3	Raith Rovers		0 – 2		Hearts	Stark's Park	27 January 1979
Billy Howitt					Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne	Attendance: 10,000

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

Scottish Cup R4 replay	Morton		0 – 1		Hearts	Cappielow Park	5 March 1979
Billy Howitt					Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne	Attendance: 8,000

Scottish Cup R5	Hibernian		2 – 1		Hearts	Easter Road	10 March 1979
Billy Howitt					Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne	Attendance: 22,618

East Of Scotland Shield

Final	Hearts		1 – 3		Meadowbank Thistle	Tynecastle Park	10 October 1978
					Willie Pettigrew Pat Byrne Willie Pettigrew Willie Pettigrew Willie Pettigrew

Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 4		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park	12 August 1978
					Jimmy Bone	Attendance: 11,091

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		4 – 0		Hearts	Celtic Park	19 August 1978
John Robertson 57' John Robertson 70' Jimmy Bone 77'					Ralph Callachan 11' William Irvine 65'	Attendance: 22,907

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Hibernian	Tynecastle Park	26 August 1978
Alex MacDonald 9' John Robertson 29' Jimmy Bone 47'					David Mitchell 62'	Attendance: 19,663

Scottish Premier Division	Partick Thistle		3 – 2		Hearts	Firhill Park	9 September 1978
Iain Ferguson 36' (pen.)					Jimmy Bone 70' John Robertson 90'	Attendance: 5,117

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Morton	Tynecastle Park	16 September 1978
					Roddie MacDonald 8'	Attendance: 6,945

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		0 – 1		Hearts	Fir Park	23 September 1978
					Peter Weir 28' Peter Weir	Attendance: 5,219

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		3 – 1		Hearts	Tannadice Park	30 September 1978
						Attendance: 6,312

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		St Mirren	Tynecastle Park	7 October 1978
Frank McGarvey 44'					Jimmy Bone 48'	Attendance: 9,192

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		Rangers	Tynecastle Park	14 October 1978
David Dodds 36'						Attendance: 17,910

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		1 – 2		Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium	21 October 1978
John Robertson 13', 27' (pen.)						Attendance: 13,707

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Celtic	Tynecastle Park	28 October 1978
Bobby Thomson 66'					John Robertson	Attendance: 19,269

Scottish Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 2		Hearts	Easter Road	4 November 1978
Gary Mackay 66' (pen.)					Tosh McKinlay 18' McCall 57', 73'	Attendance: 20,120

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 1		Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Park	11 November 1978
Doug Rougvie 33' Neil Simpson 89'						Attendance: 11,967

Scottish Premier Division	Morton		3 – 2		Hearts	Cappielow Park	18 November 1978
Gary Mackay 21' (pen.), 67'					Frank McAvennie 12' Frank McDougall	Attendance: 7,765

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 2		Motherwell	Tynecastle Park	25 November 1978
Sandy Clark 34', 70' John MacDonald 78'						Attendance: 8,984

Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren		4 – 0		Hearts	St Mirren Park, Love Street	9 December 1978
						Attendance: 5,183

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		5 – 3		Hearts	Ibrox Park	16 December 1978
John Robertson					Brian McClair 26', 81' James Dobbin	Attendance: 19,754

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park	23 December 1978
Johannes Edvaldsson					Jimmy Bone	Attendance: 9,199

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		3 – 2		Hearts	Tannadice Park	20 January 1979
Ian Gibson 19'					Donald Park 31' George Cowie	Attendance: 3,881

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 2		St Mirren	Tynecastle Park	10 February 1979
Donald Park					William Irvine	Attendance: 7,803

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 2		Rangers	Tynecastle Park	24 February 1979
Robert Glennie McCall Iain Ferguson Fraser					John Robertson	Attendance: 16,050

Scottish Premier Division	Hibernian		1 – 1		Hearts	Easter Road	17 March 1979
Derek O'Connor 88' John Robertson 91'					Ally McCoist 31' Bobby Williamson 47'	Attendance: 13,297

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 2		Hibernian	Tynecastle Park	28 March 1979
John Robertson 36', 71'					John Gahagan 28'	Attendance: 16,042

Scottish Premier Division	Morton		2 – 2		Hearts	Cappielow Park	31 March 1979
Brian McClair 22', 37', 79' John Colquhoun 75'					Donald Park 87'	Attendance: 5,767

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		Dundee United	Tynecastle Park	4 April 1979
Eamonn Bannon 20' Tommy Coyne 24', 82'					Walter Kidd 7'	Attendance: 6,480

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 0		Motherwell	Tynecastle Park	7 April 1979
Steve Clarke 65'					Willie Johnston 87'	Attendance: 6,651

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 3		Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Park	11 April 1979
John Robertson 18' Jimmy Bone 45'					Rowan Alexander 66'	Attendance: 8,265

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 3		Dundee United	Tynecastle Park	14 April 1979
					John Robertson 8' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,564

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 3		Celtic	Tynecastle Park	18 April 1979
						Attendance: 10,633

Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren		2 – 1		Hearts	St Mirren Park, Love Street	21 April 1979
Ian Porteous 46'					John Robertson 62'	Attendance: 6,049

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		2 – 1		Hearts	Tannadice Park	25 April 1979
						Attendance: 6,005

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		4 – 0		Hearts	Ibrox Park	28 April 1979
						Attendance: 20,464

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		5 – 0		Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium	2 May 1979
Roddie MacDonald Donald Park 82'					John Brogan 54' Raymond Blair 83'	Attendance: 6,602

Scottish Premier Division	Partick Thistle		2 – 0		Hearts	Firhill Park	5 May 1979
					Stewart McKimmie 62'	Attendance: 4,605

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 1		Morton	Tynecastle Stadium	7 May 1979
Willie Johnston					Tommy Burns 45'	Attendance: 2,253

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		1 – 0		Hearts	Celtic Park	14 May 1979
Gary Mackay 10'					Jim McInally 50'	Attendance: 16,507

Squad information

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

References

Statistical Record 78-79

External links

Official Club website

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1978–79 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Fixtures

Friendlies

Tennents Caledonian Cup

Anglo-Scottish Cup

League Cup

Scottish Cup

East Of Scotland Shield

Scottish Premier Division

Squad information

See also

References

External links