1977–78 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1977–78 football season

Heart of Midlothian
1977–78 season
Manager	Willie Ormond
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Scottish First Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Semi-final
East of Scotland Shield	Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Pettigrew (16) All: Willie Pettigrew (20)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

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

Fixtures

Friendlies

East Fife v Hearts

3 August 1977 Friendly	East Fife	2–1	Hearts	Bayview Park
			Gerry McCoy Gary Liddell Peter Shields Gerry McCoy

Hearts v OFK Kikinda

5 August 1977 Friendly	Hearts	2–1	OFK Kikinda	Tynecastle Park
			Chris Robertson	Attendance: 8,000

Hearts v Middlesbrough

9 August 1977 Friendly	Hearts	1–0	Middlesbrough	Tynecastle Park
	Chris Robertson			Attendance: 7,620

League Cup

Hearts v Stenhousemuir

29 August 1977 League Cup round 2 1st Leg	Hearts	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Tynecastle Park
			Chris Robertson	Attendance: 6,307

Stenhousemuir v Hearts

3 September 1977 League Cup round 2 2nd Leg	Stenhousemuir	0–5	Hearts	Ochilview Park
	Chris Robertson			Attendance: 3,362

Hearts v Morton

5 October 1977 League Cup round 3 1st Leg	Hearts	3–0	Morton	Tynecastle Park
			Chris Robertson	Attendance: 11,567

Morton v Hearts

26 October 1977 League Cup round 3 2nd Leg	Morton	2–0	Hearts	Cappielow Park
	Chris Robertson			Attendance: 5,962

Dundee United v Hearts

9 November 1977 League Cup Quarter-final 1st Leg	Dundee United	3–1	Hearts	Tannadice Park
			Chris Robertson	Attendance: 7,286

Hearts v Dundee United

16 November 1977 League Cup Quarter-final 2nd Leg	Hearts	2–0	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
	Chris Robertson			Attendance: 7,245

Celtic v Hearts

1 March 1978 League Cup Semi-final	Celtic	2–0	Hearts	Hampden Park
	Chris Robertson			Attendance: 18,940

Scottish Cup

Airdireonians v Hearts

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

Dumbarton v Hearts

18 February 1978 Scottish Cup R4	Dumbarton	1–1	Hearts	Boghead Park
			Stephen Hancock	Attendance: 6,677

Hearts v Dumbarton

27 February 1978 Scottish Cup R4 Replay	Hearts	0–1	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Park
			Stephen Hancock	Attendance: 12,906

East of Scotland Shield

Hearts v Berwick Rangers

23 August 1977 Semi Final	Hearts	1–0	Berwick Rangers	Tynecastle Park
	Derek Rodier 73'		Roddie MacDonald 17' Gordon Rae 82' (og.)

Hibernian v Hearts

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

Dumbarton v Hearts

13 August 1977 Scottish First Division	Dumbarton	2–2	Hearts	Boghead Park
	Doug Considine		Gary Liddell	Attendance: 4,448

Hearts v Dundee

20 August 1977 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
	Derek O'Connor		Larnach	Attendance: 11,761

Kilmarnock v Hearts

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

Hearts v East Fife

10 September 1977 Scottish First Division	Hearts	4–1	East Fife	Tynecastle Park
	Gary Thompson		Derek O'Connor	Attendance: 8,874

Queen of the South v Hearts

14 September 1977 Scottish First Division	Queen of the South	3–3	Hearts	Palmerston Park
	Dave Bowman			Attendance: 4,227

Hearts v St Johnstone

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

Stirling Albion v Hearts

24 September 1977 Scottish First Division	Stirling Albion	2–4	Hearts	Annfield Stadium
	Colin Harris 63'			Attendance: 6,728

Hearts v Alloa Athletic

28 September 1977 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–0	Alloa Athletic	Tynecastle Park
	Derek O'Connor		John Donnelly	Attendance: 7,547

Hearts v Hamilton Academical

1 October 1977 Scottish First Division	Hearts	0–2	Hamilton Academical	Tynecastle Park
	Roddie MacDonald Holt og.' John Robertson			Attendance: 8,616

Morton v Hearts

8 October 1977 Scottish First Division	Morton	5–3	Hearts	Cappielow Park
	Thomas Donnelly		Alex MacDonald Pat Byrne Derek O'Connor	Attendance: 7,140

Hearts v Airdrieonians

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

Montrose v Hearts

19 October 1977 Scottish First Division	Montrose	3–1	Hearts	Links Park
	Alexander O'Hara		John Robertson	Attendance: 2,049

Hearts v Dumbarton

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

Dundee v Hearts

29 October 1977 Scottish First Division	Dundee	1–1	Hearts	Dens Park
			Gary Mackay Derek O'Connor John Robertson	Attendance: 9,074

Hearts v Kilmarnock

5 November 1977 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–2	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
	Willie Johnston John Robertson John Robertson		Thomas Ward	Attendance: 7,703

East Fife v Hearts

12 November 1977 Scottish First Division	East Fife	2–0	Hearts	Bayview Park
	Raymond Blair		Derek O'Connor	Attendance: 3,898

St Johnstone v Hearts

19 November 1977 Scottish First Division	St Johnstone	0–1	Hearts	Muirton Park
	Gary Mackay 13' Willie Johnston 70' (pen.)

Hearts v Stirling Albion

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

Hearts v Morton

10 December 1977 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–1	Morton	Tynecastle Park
			Derek O'Connor Willie Pettigrew Alex MacDonald	Attendance: 12,033

Airdireonians v Hearts

17 December 1977 Scottish First Division	Airdireonians	2–4	Hearts	Broomfield Park
	Willie Pettigrew			Attendance: 2,987

Arbroath v Hearts

24 December 1977 Scottish First Division	Arbroath	0–7	Hearts	Gayfield Park
			Willie Pettigrew	Attendance: 3,165

Hearts v Kilmarnock

31 December 1977 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–0	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
	Willie Pettigrew Derek O'Connor		Thomas Donnelly	Attendance: 13,063

East Fife v Hearts

2 January 1978 Scottish First Division	East Fife	1–2	Hearts	Bayview Park
				Attendance: 7,774

Hearts v Dundee

7 January 1978 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–2	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
			Donald Park	Attendance: 13,399

Hearts v Queen of the South

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

Hearts v Hamilton Academical

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

Hearts v Airdrieonians

25 February 1978 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–0	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Park
			John Robertson John Robertson John Robertson	Attendance: 9,348

Hearts v Dumbarton

4 March 1978 Scottish First Division	Hearts	0–0	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Park
	Derek O'Connor		Robert McCulley Mackin	Attendance: 6,736

Morton v Hearts

8 March 1978 Scottish First Division	Morton	0–1	Hearts	Cappielow Park
	John Robertson Gary Mackay Roddie MacDonald		Tommy O'Neill	Attendance: 7,513

Alloa Athletic v Hearts

11 March 1978 Scottish First Division	Alloa Athletic	0–2	Hearts	Recreation Park
	John Robertson Willie Pettigrew John Robertson John Robertson			Attendance: 4,484

Stirling Albion v Hearts

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

Hearts v Montrose

18 March 1978 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–2	Montrose	Tynecastle Park
			Gary Mackay 44' (pen.) John Robertson 84'	Attendance: 8,391

Montrose v Hearts

25 March 1978 Scottish First Division	Montrose	0–0	Hearts	Links Park
	John Robertson Derek O'Connor			Attendance: 2,550

Hamilton Academical v Hearts

2 April 1978 Scottish First Division	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Hearts	Douglas Park
	Morton Raymond Blair		Dave Bowman	Attendance: 5,132

Hearts v Arbroath

8 April 1978 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–2	Arbroath	Tynecastle Park
	John Robertson John Robertson		Gerard McCabe Gerard McCabe	Attendance: 9,360

St Johnstone v Hearts

12 April 1978 Scottish First Division	St Johnstone	0–2	Hearts	Muirton Park
	William Garner		Alex MacDonald	Attendance: 4,224

Queen of the South v Hearts

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

Hearts v Alloa Athletic

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

Arbroath v Hearts

29 April 1978 Scottish First Division	Arbroath	0–1	Hearts	Gayfield Park
	Willie Johnston Derek O'Connor			Attendance: 8,389

Scottish First Division table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Promotion to the Premier Division
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

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
	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

References

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

Statistical Record 77–78

External links

Official Club website

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Anglo-Scottish Cup
Related to national team	Results World Cup 1978 qualifying (Group 7) 1978 FIFA World Cup British Home Championship
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Clydebank Dundee United Hibernian Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Arbroath Dundee Dumbarton East Fife Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Queen of the South St. Johnstone Stirling Albion
Second Division	Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Falkirk Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Raith Rovers Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer