1982–83 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1982–83 football season
Heart of Midlothian
1982–83 season
ChairmanScotland Wallace Mercer
ManagerScotland Alex MacDonald
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish First Division2nd (Promoted)
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland John Robertson (21)

All:
Scotland Derek O'Connor (22)
Highest home attendance14,554 v St Johnstone Scottish First Division 1 January 1983
Lowest home attendance3,471 v Forfar Athletic League Cup 18 August 1982
Average home league attendance5,908

During the 1982–83 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

North Shields v Hearts
27 July 1982 Friendly North Shields 1–1 Hearts
Attendance: 600
Blyth Spartans v Hearts
29 July 1982 Friendly Blyth Spartans 0–3 Hearts
Willie Pettigrew
John Robertson
John Robertson
Attendance: 500
Whitley Bay F.C. v Hearts
31 July 1982 Friendly Whitley Bay F.C. 1–3 Hearts
Pat Byrne
Gerry McCoy
Willie Pettigrew
Attendance: 510
Hearts v Sheffield United
4 August 1982 Friendly Hearts 4–2 Sheffield United
Gary Mackay 3'
Walter Kidd 47'
Dave Bowman 50'
Gary Mackay 52'
Terry Curran 26'
Keith Edwards 82'
Attendance: 3,600
Hearts v Leeds United
7 August 1982 Friendly Hearts 1–0 Leeds United
Hart 30' (og.) Attendance: 5,800
Hibs v Hearts
9 August 1982 Friendly Hibs 1–0 Hearts
John McNamara 90' Attendance: 10,000
Hearts v Dynamo Kyiv
24 November 1982 Friendly Hearts 0–2 Dynamo Kyiv
Yevtushenko 6'
Bal 17'
Attendance: 4,600
Ross County v Hearts
18 April 1983 Friendly Ross County 1–5 Hearts
Gary Mackay
John Robertson
Pat Byrne
Gary Mackay
Pat Byrne
Attendance: 600

League Cup

Motherwell v Hearts
14 August 1982 League Cup Section 5 Group Motherwell 2–1 Hearts Fir Park
Brian Coyne
Alfie Conn
Derek O'Connor Attendance: 5,105
Hearts v Forfar Athletic
18 August 1982 League Cup Section 5 Group Hearts 2–1 Forfar Athletic Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor
Derek O'Connor
John Porter Attendance: 3,471
Clyde v Hearts
21 August 1982 League Cup Section 5 Group Clyde 1–7 Hearts Shawfield Stadium
Derek McCutcheon Willie Pettigrew
Brogan og. (og.)
Dave Bowman
Peter Shields
Willie Pettigrew
Willie Pettigrew
Willie Pettigrew
Attendance: 1,429
Forfar Athletic v Hearts
25 August 1982 League Cup Section 5 Group Forfar Athletic 0– 2 Hearts Station Park
Alex MacDonald
Peter Marinello
Attendance: 1,869
Hearts v Motherwell
28 August 1982 League Cup Section 5 Group Hearts 1–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Alex MacDonald Attendance: 9,029
Hearts v Clyde
1 September 1982 League Cup Section 5 Group Hearts 3–0 Clyde Tynecastle Stadium
Peter Shields
Willie Pettigrew
Dave Bowman
Attendance: 4,443
St Mirren v Hearts
8 September 1982 League Cup Quarter-Final 1st Leg St Mirren 1–1 Hearts Love Street
Alan Logan Willie Pettigrew Attendance: 5,523
Hearts v St Mirren
22 September 1982 League Cup Quarter-Final 2nd Leg Hearts 2–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Alex MacDonald
Willie Pettigrew
William Stark Attendance: 11,919
Rangers v Hearts
27 October 1982 League Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg Rangers 2–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Davie Cooper
Jim Bett
Attendance: 22,548
Hearts v Rangers
10 November 1982 League Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg Hearts 1–2 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor Jim Bett (penalty)
Derek Johnstone
Attendance: 18,993

Scottish Cup

Queen of the South v Hearts
29 January 1983 Scottish Cup R3 Queen of the South 1–1 Hearts Palmerston Park
Robertson Peter Shields Attendance: 6,034
Hearts v Queen of the South
2 February 1983 Scottish Cup R3 Replay Hearts 1–0 Queen of the South Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor Attendance: 6,472
Hearts v East Fife
20 February 1983 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 2–1 East Fife Tynecastle Stadium
Roddie MacDonald
Derek O'Connor
Martin Caithness Attendance: 9,336

Scottish First Division

Queens Park v Hearts
4 September 1982 Scottish First Division Queens Park 1–2 Hearts Hampden Park
Stephen Cook Dave Bowman
Peter Marinello
Attendance: 1,817
Hearts v Ayr United
11 September 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–1 Ayr United Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor Larnach Attendance: 5,601
Falkirk v Hearts
18 September 1982 Scottish First Division Falkirk 1–1 Hearts Brockville Park
Gary Thompson Derek O'Connor Attendance: 3,096
Hearts v Clyde
25 September 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–0 Clyde Tynecastle Stadium
Dave Bowman Attendance: 4,734
Hearts v Clydebank
29 September 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 4–1 Clydebank Tynecastle Stadium
Willie Pettigrew
Derek O'Connor
Pat Byrne
Sandy Jardine
Ronald Attendance: 3,991
Raith Rovers v Hearts
2 October 1982 Scottish First Division Raith Rovers 1–0 Hearts Stark's Park
Colin Harris 63' Attendance: 3,543
Hearts v Dumbarton
6 October 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor John Donnelly Attendance: 4,300
Hearts v Alloa Athletic
9 October 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 3–0 Alloa Athletic Tynecastle Stadium
Roddie MacDonald
Holt og.'
John Robertson
Attendance: 4,382
Hamilton Academical v Hearts
16 October 1982 Scottish First Division Hamilton Academical 1–3 Hearts Douglas Park
Thomas Donnelly Alex MacDonald
Pat Byrne
Derek O'Connor
Attendance: 2,204
Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic
23 October 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 4 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor
Dave Bowman
Alex MacDonald
Willie Johnston
Hugh Hamill Attendance: 5,997
Partick Thistle v Hearts
30 October 1982 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 1–1 Hearts Firhill Stadium
Alexander O'Hara John Robertson Attendance: 3,212
Hearts v Airdrieonians
6 November 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 2 – 4 Airdrieonians Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor
Sandy Jardine
Flood
Flood
Gary Faulds
Blair Millar
Attendance: 5,651
Clydebank v Hearts
13 November 1982 Scottish First Division Clydebank 0–3 Hearts Kilbowie Park
Gary Mackay
Derek O'Connor
John Robertson
Attendance: 2,121
Hearts v Falkirk
20 November 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 3 – 1 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium
Willie Johnston
John Robertson
John Robertson
Thomas Ward Attendance: 4,847
Dumbarton v Hearts
27 November 1982 Scottish First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hearts Boghead Park
Raymond Blair Derek O'Connor Attendance: 1,297
Hearts v Falkirk
4 December 1982 Scottish First Division Hearts 2 – 0 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay 13'
Willie Johnston 70' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,190
Clyde v Hearts
11 December 1982 Scottish First Division Clyde 2–3 Hearts Shawfield Stadium
Robert Reilly
Robert Reilly
Alex MacDonald
Willie Pettigrew
Willie Pettigrew
Attendance: 1,492
Ayr United v Hearts
27 December 1982 Scottish First Division Ayr United 0–3 Hearts Somerset Park
Derek O'Connor
Willie Pettigrew
Alex MacDonald
Attendance: 3,448
Airdrieonians v Hearts
3 January 1982 Scottish First Division Airdrieonians 0–1 Hearts Broomfield Park
Willie Pettigrew Attendance: 4,566
Hearts v Hamilton Academical
8 January 1983 Scottish First Division Hearts 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical Tynecastle Stadium
Willie Pettigrew
Derek O'Connor
Thomas Donnelly Attendance: 5,081
Dunfermline Athletic v Hearts
9 February 1983 Scottish First Division Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Hearts East End Park
Robert Forrest 50' (pen.)
Jenkins 89'
Roddie MacDonald Attendance: 2,928
Hearts v Ayr United
12 February 1983 Scottish First Division Hearts 5 – 1 Ayr United Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor
Willie Pettigrew
Gary Mackay
Dave Bowman
Pat Byrne
Alexander McNaughton Attendance: 4,294
Queen's Park v Hearts
26 February 1983 Scottish First Division Queen's Park 0–3 Hearts Hampden Park
John Robertson
John Robertson
John Robertson
Attendance: 1,682
Hearts v Falkirk
5 March 1983 Scottish First Division Hearts 1 – 2 Falkirk Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor Robert McCulley
Mackin
Attendance: 4,304
Hearts v Partick Thistle
19 March 1983 Scottish First Division Hearts 4 – 0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson
Willie Pettigrew
John Robertson
John Robertson
Attendance: 7,495
Raith Rovers v Hearts
29 March 1983 Scottish First Division Raith Rovers 4–2 Hearts Stark's Park
Colin Harris 33'
Jim Kerr 56' (pen.)
James Marshall 68'
More 89'
Willie Johnston 6'
Willie Johnston 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,306
Airdrieonians v Hearts
2 April 1983 Scottish First Division Airdrieonians 0–2 Hearts Broomfield Park
Gary Mackay 44' (pen.)
John Robertson 84'
Attendance: 2,799
Hearts v Queens Park
6 April 1983 Scottish First Division Hearts 2 – 0 Queens Park Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson
Derek O'Connor
Attendance: 5,054
St Johnstone v Hearts
9 April 1983 Scottish First Division St Johnstone 2–1 Hearts Muirton Park
Morton
Raymond Blair
Dave Bowman Attendance: 7,501
Hearts v Clydebank
16 April 1983 Scottish First Division Hearts 2 – 2 Clydebank Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson
John Robertson
Gerard McCabe
Gerard McCabe
Attendance: 6,432
Alloa Athletic v Hearts
23 April 1983 Scottish First Division Alloa Athletic 1–1 Hearts Recreation Park
William Garner Alex MacDonald Attendance: 2,495
Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic
30 April 1983 Scottish First Division Hearts 3 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Stadium
John Robertson
John Robertson
John Robertson
Norman McCathie
Stephen Morrison
Stewart
Attendance: 6,427
Dumbarton v Hearts
7 May 1983 Scottish First Division Dumbarton 0–4 Hearts Boghead Park
John Robertson
Derek O'Connor
Gary Mackay
John Robertson
Attendance: 2,149

Scottish First Division table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Johnstone (C, P) 39 25 5 9 59 37 +22 55 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Heart of Midlothian (P) 39 22 10 7 79 38 +41 54
3 Clydebank 39 20 10 9 72 49 +23 50
4 Partick Thistle 39 20 9 10 66 45 +21 49
5 Airdrieonians 39 16 7 16 62 46 +16 39
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
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 First Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Henry Smith 53 0 39 0 4 0 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart MacLaren 20 0 13 0 1 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Gauld 15 0 14 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Walter Kidd 50 0 37 0 3 0 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Peter Shields 39 3 25 0 4 1 10 2
MF Scotland SCO Roddie MacDonald 53 4 39 3 4 1 10 0
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Jardine 53 2 39 2 4 0 10 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Bowman 52 7 39 5 4 0 9 2
MF Scotland SCO Alex MacDonald 43 9 31 5 3 1 9 3
MF Ireland EIR Pat Byrne 41 3 28 3 3 0 10 0
MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay 41 6 34 6 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Johnston 33 6 27 6 3 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO John Robertson 28 21 23 21 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Gerry McCoy 11 0 6 0 2 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Pettigrew 47 17 33 10 4 0 10 7
FW Scotland SCO Derek O'Connor 52 22 39 16 3 2 10 4
MF Scotland SCO Peter Marinello 7 2 3 1 0 0 4 1
  • Source: [citation needed]

See also

References

  • Statistical Record 82-83

External links

  • Official Club website
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Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons
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Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
European competitions
Related to national team
Club seasons
Premier Division
First Division
  • Airdrieonians
  • Alloa Athletic
  • Ayr United
  • Clyde
  • Clydebank
  • Dunfermline Athletic
  • Dumbarton
  • Falkirk
  • Hamilton Academical
  • Heart of Midlothian
  • Partick Thistle
  • Queen's Park
  • Raith Rovers
  • St. Johnstone
Second Division
  • Albion Rovers
  • Arbroath
  • Berwick Rangers
  • Brechin City
  • Cowdenbeath
  • East Fife
  • East Stirlingshire
  • Forfar Athletic
  • Meadowbank Thistle
  • Montrose
  • Queen of the South
  • Stenhousemuir
  • Stirling Albion
  • Stranraer