1976–77 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
Appearance
1976–77 season | |
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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: ![]() All: ![]() |
During the 1976–77 season Hearts 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
Friendlies
5 August 1976 Friendly | Hearts | 3–0 | Southampton | Tynecastle Park |
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Gary Liddell ![]() Paul O'Brien ![]() Gerry McCoy ![]() |
13 November 1976 Testimonial | Middlesbrough | 0–3 | Hearts | Ayresome Park |
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Gary Liddell ![]() Paul O'Brien ![]() Gerry McCoy ![]() |
East Of Scotland Shield
7 August 1976 Final | Hearts | 8–0 | Meadowbank Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
Willie Pettigrew ![]() Pat Byrne ![]() Willie Pettigrew ![]() Willie Pettigrew ![]() Willie Pettigrew ![]() |
European Cup Winners' Cup
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
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
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
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 ![]() John Robertson ![]() Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Ralph Callachan ![]() William Irvine ![]() |
Attendance: 9,620 |
18 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1–1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
Alex MacDonald ![]() John Robertson ![]() Jimmy Bone ![]() |
David Mitchell ![]() |
Attendance: 26,131 |
25 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–4 | Rangers | Ibrox Park |
Iain Ferguson ![]() |
Jimmy Bone ![]() John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 24,329 |
2 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–2 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Park |
Roddie MacDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 9,333 |
9 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–2 | Ayr United | Tynecastle Park |
Peter Weir ![]() 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 ![]() |
Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Attendance: 11,516 |
30 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 1–1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
David Dodds ![]() |
Attendance: 23,773 |
10 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 10,079 |
20 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
Bobby Thomson ![]() |
John Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 19,775 |
27 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
Gary Mackay ![]() |
Tosh McKinlay ![]() McCall ![]() |
Attendance: 18,321 |
30 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
Doug Rougvie ![]() Neil Simpson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,809 |
11 December 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Ayr United | 0–1 | Hearts | Somerset Park |
Gary Mackay ![]() |
Frank McAvennie ![]() Frank McDougall ![]() |
Attendance: 5,126 |
18 December 1976 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
Sandy Clark ![]() John MacDonald ![]() |
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 ![]() 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 ![]() |
Donald Park ![]() 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 ![]() John Robertson ![]() |
Ally McCoist ![]() Bobby Williamson ![]() |
Attendance: 20,192 |
15 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
John Robertson ![]() |
John Gahagan ![]() |
Attendance: 3,182 |
19 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 2–1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
Brian McClair ![]() John Colquhoun ![]() |
Donald Park ![]() |
Attendance: 6,900 |
5 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
[/Eamonn Bannon ![]() Tommy Coyne ![]() |
Walter Kidd ![]() |
Attendance: 7,820 |
19 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
Steve Clarke ![]() |
Willie Johnston ![]() |
Attendance: 8,183 |
23 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 3–1 | Hearts | Easter Road |
John Robertson ![]() Jimmy Bone ![]() |
Rowan Alexander ![]() |
Attendance: 13,625 |
26 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Hearts | Firhill Park |
John Robertson ![]() |
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 ![]() |
John Robertson ![]() |
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 ![]() |
John Brogan ![]() Raymond Blair ![]() |
Attendance: 2,471 |
20 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1–2 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
Stewart McKimmie ![]() |
Attendance: 3,262 |
23 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Ayr United | 1–1 | Hearts | Somerset Park |
Willie Johnston ![]() |
Tommy Burns ![]() |
Attendance: 3,871 |
30 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–2 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
Gary Mackay ![]() |
Jim McInally ![]() |
Attendance: 6,214 |
Scottish Premier Division table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Pat Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Peter Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stewart MacLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Roddie MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Henry Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Pettigrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Chris Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Walter Kidd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Derek Addison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alex Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gerry McCoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Dave Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alex MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Gary Mackay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Peter Marinello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Brian McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gary Liddell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Derek O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Colin More | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
John Brough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stuart Gauld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Frank Liddell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Derek Strickland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |