1976–77 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
| 1976–77 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  John Hagart (to April) Bert Paton (caretaker manager) |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Park |
| Scottish Premier Division | 9th |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final |
| League Cup | Semi-final |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Second Round |
| East of Scotland Shield | Winner |
| Top goalscorer | League: Willie Pettigrew (16) All: Willie Pettigrew (20) |
During the 1976–77 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
Fixtures[edit]
Friendlies[edit]
| 5 August 1976 Friendly | Hearts | 3–0 | Southampton | Tynecastle Park |
 |
Gary Liddell Paul O'Brien Gerry McCoy |
| 13 November 1976 Testimonial | Middlesbrough | 0–3 | Hearts | Ayresome Park |
|
Gary Liddell Paul O'Brien Gerry McCoy |
East of Scotland Shield[edit]
| 7 August 1976 Final | Hearts | 8–0 | Meadowbank Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
European Cup Winners' Cup[edit]
| 15 September 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 1st Leg | Lokomotive Leipzig | 2–0 | Hearts | Bruno-Plache-Stadion |
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Attendance: 24,000 |
| 29 September 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 2nd Leg | Hearts | 5–1 | Lokomotive Leipzig | Tynecastle Park |
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Attendance: 17,247 |
| 20 October 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R2 1st Leg | Hamburg | 4–2 | Hearts | Volksparkstadion |
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Attendance: 22,000 |
| 3 November 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R2 2nd Leg | Hearts | 1–4 | Hamburg | Tynecastle Park |
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Attendance: 24,230 |
League Cup[edit]
| 14 August 1976 League Cup Group | Hearts | 2–0 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 9,401 |
| 18 August 1976 League Cup Group | Partick Thistle | 0–2 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 5,364 |
| 21 August 1976 League Cup Group | Hearts | 2–1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 12,516 |
| 25 August 1976 League Cup Group | Hearts | 3–3 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 11,333 |
| 28 August 1976 League Cup Group | Motherwell | 0–2 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 7,874 |
| 1 September 1976 League Cup Group | Dundee | 2–2 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 4,733 |
| 22 September 1976 League Cup Quarter-final 1st Leg | Hearts | 4–1 | Falkirk | Tynecastle Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 13,368 |
| 6 October 1976 League Cup Quarter-final 2nd Leg | Falkirk | 4–3 | Hearts | Brockville Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 11,004 |
| 25 October 1976 League Cup Semi-final | Celtic | 2–1 | Hearts | Hampden Park |
| Chris Robertson |
Attendance: 21,816 |
Scottish Cup[edit]
| 29 January 1977 Scottish Cup R3 | Hearts | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Park |
| Billy Howitt |
Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne |
Attendance: 7,969 |
| 2 February 1977 Scottish Cup R3 Replay | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Hearts | Boghead Park |
| Billy Howitt |
Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 26 February 1977 Scottish Cup R4 | Hearts | 1–0 | Clydebank | Tynecastle Park |
| Stephen Hancock |
Attendance: 13,618 |
| 12 March 1977 Scottish Cup R5 | Hearts | 0–0 | East Fife | Tynecastle Park |
| Billy Howitt |
Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne |
Attendance: 13,350 |
| 15 March 1977 Scottish Cup R5 Replay | East Fife | 2–3 | Hearts | Bayview Park |
| Billy Howitt |
Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne |
Attendance: 8,658 |
| 30 March 1977 Scottish Cup Semi-final | Rangers | 2–0 | Hearts | Hampden Park |
| Billy Howitt |
Roddie MacDonald Chris Robertson Peter Marinello Pat Byrne |
Attendance: 23,332 |
Scottish Premier Division[edit]
| 4 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Jimmy Bone |
Attendance: 12,685 |
| 11 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
| John Robertson 57' John Robertson 70'Jimmy Bone 77' |
Ralph Callachan 11' William Irvine 65' |
Attendance: 9,620 |
| 18 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1–1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Alex MacDonald 9' John Robertson 29'Jimmy Bone 47' |
David Mitchell 62' |
Attendance: 26,131 |
| 25 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–4 | Rangers | Ibrox Park |
| Iain Ferguson 36' (pen.) |
Jimmy Bone 70' John Robertson 90' |
Attendance: 24,329 |
| 2 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–2 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Park |
| Roddie MacDonald 8' |
Attendance: 9,333 |
| 9 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–2 | Ayr United | Tynecastle Park |
| Peter Weir 28' Peter Weir |
Attendance: 10,314 |
| 16 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 1–1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Attendance: 7,932 |
| 23 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
| Frank McGarvey 44' |
Jimmy Bone 48' |
Attendance: 11,516 |
| 30 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 1–1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| David Dodds 36' |
Attendance: 23,773 |
| 10 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
| John Robertson 13', 27' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,079 |
| 20 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
| Bobby Thomson 66' |
John Robertson |
Attendance: 19,775 |
| 27 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
| Gary Mackay 66' (pen.) |
Tosh McKinlay 18' McCall 57', 73' |
Attendance: 18,321 |
| 30 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
| Doug Rougvie 33' Neil Simpson 89' |
Attendance: 2,809 |
| 11 December 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Ayr United | 0–1 | Hearts | Somerset Park |
| Gary Mackay 21' (pen.), 67' |
Frank McAvennie 12' Frank McDougall |
Attendance: 5,126 |
| 18 December 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
| Sandy Clark 34', 70' John MacDonald 78' |
Attendance: 8,978 |
| 27 December 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1–1 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Attendance: 9,615 |
| 3 January 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 4–1 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| John Robertson |
Brian McClair 26', 81' James Dobbin |
Attendance: 19,754 |
| 8 January 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
| Johannes Edvaldsson |
Jimmy Bone |
Attendance: 8,693 |
| 22 January 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3–2 | Hearts | Ibrox Park |
| Ian Gibson 19' |
Donald Park 31' George Cowie |
Attendance: 20,966 |
| 26 January 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–1 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
| Donald Park |
William Irvine |
Attendance: 24,068 |
| 5 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 4–0 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Park |
| Robert Glennie McCall Iain Ferguson Fraser |
John Robertson |
Attendance: 7,286 |
| 7 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 5–1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Derek O'Connor 88' John Robertson 91' |
Ally McCoist 31' Bobby Williamson 47' |
Attendance: 20,192 |
| 15 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| John Robertson 36', 71' |
John Gahagan 28' |
Attendance: 3,182 |
| 19 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 2–1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Brian McClair 22', 37', 79' John Colquhoun 75' |
Donald Park 87' |
Attendance: 6,900 |
| 5 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
| [/Eamonn Bannon 20' Tommy Coyne 24', 82' |
Walter Kidd 7' |
Attendance: 7,820 |
| 19 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
| Steve Clarke 65' |
Willie Johnston 87' |
Attendance: 8,183 |
| 23 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 3–1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| John Robertson 18' Jimmy Bone 45' |
Rowan Alexander 66' |
Attendance: 13,625 |
| 26 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
| John Robertson 8' (pen.) |
Attendance: 5,117 |
| 2 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–3 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
| Attendance: 16,801 |
| 6 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Ayr United | Tynecastle Park |
| Ian Porteous 46' |
John Robertson 62' |
Attendance: 11,044 |
| 9 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–3 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
| Attendance: 12,021 |
| 13 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–2 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
| Attendance: 10,686 |
| 16 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 2–2 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Roddie MacDonald Donald Park 82' |
John Brogan 54' Raymond Blair 83' |
Attendance: 2,471 |
| 20 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1–2 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Stewart McKimmie 62' |
Attendance: 3,262 |
| 23 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Ayr United | 1–1 | Hearts | Somerset Park |
| Willie Johnston |
Tommy Burns 45' |
Attendance: 3,871 |
| 30 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–2 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
| Gary Mackay 10' |
Jim McInally 50' |
Attendance: 6,214 |
Scottish Premier Division table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 30 | |
| 9 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 27 | Relegation to the 1977–78 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Kilmarnock (R) | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 17 |
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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
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Pat Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Peter Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Stewart MacLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Roddie MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
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Henry Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Willie Pettigrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Chris Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Walter Kidd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Derek Addison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Alex Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Gerry McCoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Dave Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Alex MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Gary Mackay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Peter Marinello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ENG
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Brian McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Gary Liddell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Derek O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Colin More | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
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John Brough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Stuart Gauld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Frank Liddell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Paul O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Derek Strickland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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John Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |