1984–85 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
| 1984–85 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Wallace Mercer |
| Manager | Alex MacDonald |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Scottish Premier Division | 7th |
| Uefa Cup | Round 1 |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter Final |
| League Cup | Semi Final |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Robertson (8) All: John Robertson (13) |
| Average home league attendance | 11,305 |
The 1984–85 season was Hearts' second consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Uefa Cup, Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
Fixtures
Friendlies
| 28 July 1984 Friendly | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Hearts | |
O'Brien  77'Jappy 81' |
Gary Mackay 32' 75' |
Attendance: 1,300 |
| 30 July 1984 Friendly | Wick Academy | 1 – 7 | Hearts | |
|
Derek O'Connor Donald Park Kenny Black (pen.)Brian Whittaker Alex MacDonald |
Attendance: 2,200 |
| 1 August 1984 Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 2 – 5 | Hearts | |
| |
Jimmy Bone John Robertson Gary Mackay Kenny Black Roddie MacDonald |
Attendance: 1,100 |
| 4 August 1984 Friendly | Elgin City | 0 – 2 | Hearts | |
| Craig Levein 75' Kenny Black 82' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 7 August 1984 Friendly | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Roddie MacDonald 10' John Robertson 11'Martin Allen 42' (og.) |
John Gregory 68' Gary Micklewhite 69' |
Attendance: 5,068 |
| 24 April 1985 Friendly | Hearts | 3 – 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| Sandy Clark 15' Brian McNaughton 74'John Robertson 80' |
Armin Kraaz 42' |
Attendance: 5,009 |
Uefa Cup
| 19 September 1984 UEFA Cup R1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Parc des Princes |
| Safet Sušić 22' 55' Dominique Rocheteau 38'Richard Niederbacher 73' |
Attendance: 21,639 |
| 3 October 1984 UEFA Cup R1 | Hearts | 2 – 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 27' 86' |
Richard Niederbacher 10' Philippe Jeannol 44' |
Attendance: 10,023 |
League Cup
| 22 August 1984 League Cup R2 | Hearts | 4 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Jimmy Bone 15' Craig Levein 18' Willie Johnston 73' Brian Whittaker 86' |
Attendance: 3,755 |
| 29 August 1984 League Cup R3 | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Derek O'Connor 36' |
Attendance: 5,377 |
| 4 September 1984 League Cup QF | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Roddie MacDonald 40' |
Attendance: 5,377 |
| 26 September 1984 League Cup SF 1st Leg | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 1' |
John Clark 50' John Clark 54' |
Attendance: 10,541 |
| 10 October 1984 League Cup SF 2nd Leg | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Hearts | Tannadice |
| Eamonn Bannon 30' David Dodds 56' Billy Kirkwood 57' |
Donald Park 81' |
Attendance: 13,468 |
Scottish Cup
| 30 January 1985 Scottish Cup R3 | Hearts | 6 – 0 | Inverness | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Roddie MacDonald 30' Gary Mackay 41'Gary Mackay 61'Gary Mackay 70'Gary Mackay 79'John Robertson 72' |
Attendance: 7,075 |
| 16 February 1985 Scottish Cup R4 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Glebe Park |
| Torrance 70' |
John Robertson 75' |
Attendance: 6,250 |
| 20 February 1985 Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Brechin City | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Brian McNaughton 65' |
Attendance: 8,942 |
| 9 March 1985 Scottish Cup QF | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Sandy Clark 51' |
Eric Black 78' |
Attendance: 23,896 |
| 13 March 1985 Scottish Cup QF Replay | Aberdeen | 1– 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Billy Stark 25' |
Attendance: 23,490 |
Scottish Premier Division
| 11 August 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice |
| Ralph Milne 15' Ralph Milne 78' |
Attendance: 10,027 |
| 18 August 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Morton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Brian Whittaker 52' |
O'Hara 10' Doug Robertson 63' |
Attendance: 6,685 |
| 25 August 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 1 – 2 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Paul Kane 44' |
Craig Levein 52' Derek O'Connor 90' |
Attendance: 16,724 |
| 1 September 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Donald Park 39' |
Attendance: 6,914 |
| 8 September 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 50' |
Brian Gallacher 70' Frank McAvennie 80' |
Attendance: 7,669 |
| 15 September 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Frank McGarvey 58' |
Attendance: 18,411 |
| 22 September 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 2 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Brown 33' Tosh McKinlay 66' |
Attendance: 7,511 |
| 29 September 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| McDougall 46' Willie Falconer 47'Ian Angus 75'McDougall 84' |
Attendance: 16,583 |
| 6 October 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 67' |
Attendance: 18,097 |
| 13 October 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Donald Park 26' John Robertson 30' |
Attendance: 7,066 |
| 20 October 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Morton | 2 – 3 | Hearts | Cappielow |
| James Gillespie 29' James Holmes 56' |
Kenny Black 47' (pen.) John Robertson 63'Sandy Clark 74' |
Attendance: 3,519 |
| 27 October 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Attendance: 20,156 |
| 3 November 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Dumbarton | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Boghead Park |
| Jimmy Bone 85' |
Attendance: 2,706 |
| 10 November 1984 Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 2 – 3 | Hearts | Love Street |
| Kenneth McDowall 63' Ian Scanlon 83' |
Sandy Clark 15' Sandy Clark 61'Jimmy Bone 71' |
Attendance: 5,514 |
| 17 November 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Willie Johnston 89' |
Maurice Johnston 34' Brian McClair 48'Brian McClair 49'Thomas Burns 60'Brian McClair 83' |
Attendance: 20,117 |
| 24 November 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Richardson 8' Robert Connor 67' |
Dave Bowman 89' |
Attendance: 6,414 |
| 1 December 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Alex MacDonald 42' |
Steven Cowan 30' William Stark 51' |
Attendance: 10,037 |
| 8 December 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| David Mitchell 21' |
Donald Park 64' |
Attendance: 16,594 |
| 15 December 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 5 – 2 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Paul Hegarty 7' Eamonn Bannon 19' (pen.)Stuart Beedie 45'Alexander Taylor 48'Berry 58' (og.) |
Kenny Black 37' (pen.) Jimmy Bone 89' |
Attendance: 7,359 |
| 29 December 1984 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Morton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Kenny Black 80' |
Attendance: 7,226 |
| 1 January 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 1 – 2 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Jamieson |
Gary Mackay 36' Sandy Clark 62' |
Attendance: 18,925 |
| 5 January 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 5 – 1 | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Kenny Black (pen.) Sandy Clark Jimmy Bone Kenny Black Kenny Black |
McNeil |
Attendance: 7,571 |
| 12 January 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Gardner Speirs |
Attendance: 11,105 |
| 3 February 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 3 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 7' Gary Mackay 19'Brian McNaughton 75' |
John Brown 16' John McCormack 20'Graham Harvey 58' |
Attendance: 10,063 |
| 9 February 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 2 – 2 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Neil Simpson 21' Peter Weir 34' |
Andy Watson 64' John Robertson 71' |
Attendance: 14,759 |
| 23 February 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Andy Watson 7' Roddie MacDonald 80' |
Attendance: 14,003 |
| 2 March 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Morton | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Cappielow |
| Alex MacDonald 89' |
Attendance: 2,800 |
| 16 March 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Maurice Malpas 74' |
Attendance: 7,663 |
| 20 March 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Maurice Johnston 38' Murdo MacLeod 78'Brian McClair 92' |
John Robertson 4' Andy Watson 30' |
Attendance: 11,522 |
| 23 March 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Dumbarton | 1 – 3 | Hearts | Boghead Park |
| John Bourke 78' |
Walter Kidd 24' Sandy Clark 39'Sandy Clark 83' |
Attendance: 2,207 |
| 2 April 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 2 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Robertson 1' Sandy Clark 20' |
Joseph McBride 84' Joseph McBride 87' |
Attendance: 17,814 |
| 6 April 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Paul McStay 10' Brian McClair 66' |
Attendance: 14,883 |
| 20 April 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| John McCormack 23' John Brown 35'Tosh McKinlay 85' |
Attendance: 7,381 |
| 27 April 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| Alistair McCoist 11' Robert Prytz 34' (pen.)Davie Cooper 87' |
Brian McNaughton 62' |
Attendance: 12,193 |
| 4 May 1985 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 3 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McDougall McDougall McDougall |
Attendance: 8,251 |
| 11 May 1985 Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 5 – 2 | Hearts | Love Street |
| Brian Gallacher 9' Brian Gallacher 39'Gardner Speirs 59'Peter Mackie Frank McAvennie |
Kenny Black 7' Stephen Clarke 77' (og.) |
Attendance: 4,817 |
Scottish Premier Division table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | St Mirren | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 38 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 31 | |
| 8 | Hibernian | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 27 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 19 | Relegation to the 1985–86 Scottish First Division |
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
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Uefa Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | SCO
|
Henry Smith | 48 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Craig Levein | 47 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Stewart MacLaren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Walter Kidd | 44 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Malcolm Murray | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
George Cowie | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jimmy Sandison | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Brian Whittaker | 39 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Roddie MacDonald | 38 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Sandy Clark | 30 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Alex MacDonald | 29 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Donald Park | 27 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Gary Mackay | 23 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Andy Watson | 21 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Willie Johnston | 19 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Dave Bowman | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Neil Berry | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Sandy Jardine | 45 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Kenny Black | 41 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF |  ENG
|
Paul Cherry | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Cowell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John Robertson | 45 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Brian McNaughton | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Derek O'Connor | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jimmy Bone | 28 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
See also
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