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1983–84 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian 1983–84 football season
Heart of Midlothian
1983–84 season
ChairmanScotland Wallace Mercer
ManagerScotland Alex MacDonald
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division5th
Scottish CupRound 4
League CupGroup Section 2
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland John Robertson (15)
All:
Scotland John Robertson (20)
Average home league attendance11,914

The 1983–84 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s first season of play back in the Scottish Premier Division, having gained promotion as runner-up of the 1982–83 Scottish First Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Inverness v Hearts
3 August 1983 Friendly Inverness 2–0 Hearts
Lisle
Baxter 		Attendance: 1,100
Elgin City v Hearts
6 August 1983 Friendly Elgin City 0–1 Hearts
George Cowie Attendance: 400
Hearts v Leeds United
9 August 1983 Friendly Hearts 0–0 Leeds United
Attendance: 5,235
Hearts v Arsenal
15 April 1984 Friendly Hearts 3–2 Arsenal
Walter Kidd 18'
Jimmy Bone 54'
Gary Mackay 62'		 Paul Mariner 35'
Paul Mariner 70'		 Attendance: 10,500

League Cup

Cowdenbeath v Hearts
24 August 1983 League Cup R1 Cowdenbeath 0–0 Hearts Central Park
Attendance: 2,591
Hearts v Cowdenbeath
27 August 1983 League Cup R1 Replay Hearts 1–1
4 –2 on Penalties		 Cowdenbeath Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay Brian Christie Attendance: 4,147
St Mirren v Hearts
31 August 1983 League Cup Section 2 Group St Mirren 2–2 Hearts Love Street
Frank McAvennie 14'
Alan Logan 24'		 Jimmy Bone 5'
John Robertson 44' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,226
Hearts v Rangers
7 September 1983 League Cup Section 2 Group Hearts 0–3 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Gauld 40' (og.)
Alexander Clark 60'
Alexander Clark 74'		 Attendance: 11,287
Hearts v Clydebank
5 October 1983 League Cup Section 2 Group Hearts 1–1 Clydebank Tynecastle Stadium
Donald Park 37' Bobby Williamson 57' Attendance: 2,527
Rangers v Hearts
26 October 1983 League Cup Section 2 Group Rangers 2–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Robert Prytz 33'
David Mitchell 83'		 Attendance: 9,820
Hearts v St Mirren
9 November 1983 League Cup Section 2 Group Hearts 3–1 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium
Derek O'Connor 35'
Gary Mackay 44' (pen.)
John Robertson 65'		 McDougall 31' Attendance: 2,002
Clydebank v Hearts
30 November 1983 League Cup Section 2 Group Clydebank 0– 3 Hearts Kilbowie Park
John Robertson 30'
John Robertson 59'
Willie Johnston 74'		 Attendance: 1,039

Scottish Cup

Hearts v Partick Thistle
6 February 1984 Scottish Cup R3 Hearts 2–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
George Cowie 51'
Jimmy Bone 66'		 Attendance: 6,735

Scottish Premier Division

Dundee v Hearts
17 September 1983 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–2 Hearts Dens Park
Iain Ferguson 36' (pen.) Jimmy Bone 70'
John Robertson 90'		 Attendance: 6,761
Celtic v Hearts
15 October 1983 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Frank McGarvey 44' Jimmy Bone 48' Attendance: 20,207
Hearts v Dundee
13 November 1983 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–3 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Gary Mackay 66' (pen.) Tosh McKinlay 18'
McCall 57', 73'		 Attendance: 12,271
Rangers v Hearts
3 December 1983 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Sandy Clark 34', 70'
John MacDonald 78'		 Attendance: 22,597
St Johnstone v Hearts
31 December 1983 Scottish Premier Division St Johnstone 1–2 Hearts McDiarmid Park
Ian Gibson 19' Donald Park 31'
George Cowie 		Attendance: 5,826
Celtic v Hearts
25 February 1984 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 4–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Brian McClair 22', 37', 79'
John Colquhoun 75'		 Donald Park 87' Attendance: 17,950
Rangers v Hearts
7 April 1984 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 0–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 17,376
Hibs v Hearts
21 April 1984 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 17,437

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Dundee United 36 18 11 7 67 39 +28 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Rangers 36 15 12 9 53 41 +12 42
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 10 16 10 38 47 −9 36
6 St Mirren 36 9 14 13 55 59 −4 32
7 Hibernian 36 12 7 17 45 55 −10 31
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad information

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Henry Smith 44 0 36 0 2 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Ian Westwater 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Alan Redpath 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Malcolm Murray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO George Cowie 44 2 35 1 2 1 7 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Gauld 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Peter Shields 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Walter Kidd 40 1 31 1 2 0 7 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart MacLaren 26 0 19 0 2 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Levein 21 0 19 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Roddie MacDonald 41 2 34 2 0 0 7 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Bowman 41 0 33 0 1 0 7 0
MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay 41 6 31 4 2 0 8 2
MF Scotland SCO Donald Park 38 5 30 4 1 0 7 1
MF Scotland SCO Alex MacDonald 28 1 24 1 0 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Johnston 27 3 20 2 1 0 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Gregor Stevens 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott Colin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Jardine 45 0 36 0 2 0 7 0
FW Scotland SCO John Robertson 43 20 34 15 2 1 7 4
FW Scotland SCO Gerry McCoy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Pettigrew 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Bone 41 9 34 7 2 1 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Derek O'Connor 16 2 11 1 1 1 4 0

See also

References

External links

Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
European competitions
Related to national team
Club seasons
Premier Division
First Division
Second Division

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