1982–83 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian

1982–83 season
Chairman	Wallace Mercer
Manager	Alex MacDonald
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish First Division	2nd (Promoted)
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: John Robertson (21) All: Derek O'Connor (22)
Highest home attendance	14,554 v St Johnstone Scottish First Division 1 January 1983
Lowest home attendance	3,471 v Forfar Athletic League Cup 18 August 1982
Average home league attendance	5,908

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

Main article: 1982–83 Scottish 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

Main article: 1982–83 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

Celtic v Hearts

12 March 1983 Scottish Cup Quarter-Final	Celtic	4–1	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Charlie Nicholas Charlie Nicholas Murdo MacLeod Frank McGarvey		Alex MacDonald	Attendance: 14,371

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1982–83 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

St Johnstone v Hearts

15 September 1982 Scottish First Division	St Johnstone	1–1	Hearts	Muirton Park
	Derek Addison		Willie Pettigrew	Attendance: 4,353

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

Hearts v St Johnstone

1 January 1983 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1 – 0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium
	Willie Pettigrew			Attendance: 14,554

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

Alloa Athletic v Hearts

15 January 1983 Scottish First Division	Alloa Athletic	0–0	Hearts	Recreation Park
				Attendance: 2,591

Hearts v Partick Thistle

22 January 1983 Scottish First Division	Hearts	0 – 1	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium
			Donald Park	Attendance: 7,141

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

Hearts v Clyde

26 March 1983 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3 – 1	Clyde	Tynecastle Stadium
	John Robertson Gary Mackay Roddie MacDonald		Tommy O'Neill	Attendance: 4,647

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

Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic

14 May 1983 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Willie Johnston Derek O'Connor			Attendance: 9,136

Scottish First Division table

Pos	Team v t e	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	SCO	Henry Smith	53	0	39	0	4	0	10	0
	DF	SCO	Stewart MacLaren	20	0	13	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	SCO	Stuart Gauld	15	0	14	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Walter Kidd	50	0	37	0	3	0	10	0
	DF	SCO	Peter Shields	39	3	25	0	4	1	10	2
	MF	SCO	Roddie MacDonald	53	4	39	3	4	1	10	0
	MF	SCO	Sandy Jardine	53	2	39	2	4	0	10	0
	MF	SCO	Dave Bowman	52	7	39	5	4	0	9	2
	MF	SCO	Alex MacDonald	43	9	31	5	3	1	9	3
	MF	EIR	Pat Byrne	41	3	28	3	3	0	10	0
	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay	41	6	34	6	4	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Willie Johnston	33	6	27	6	3	0	3	0
	FW	SCO	John Robertson	28	21	23	21	3	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Gerry McCoy	11	0	6	0	2	0	3	0
	FW	SCO	Willie Pettigrew	47	17	33	10	4	0	10	7
	FW	SCO	Derek O'Connor	52	22	39	16	3	2	10	4
	MF	SCO	Peter Marinello	7	2	3	1	0	0	4	1

• Source: ^[citation needed]

See also

• List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

References

• Statistical Record 82-83

External links

• Official Club website