1976–77 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian
1976–77 season
ManagerScotland John Hagart (to April)
Scotland Bert Paton (caretaker manager)
StadiumTynecastle Park
Scottish Premier Division9th
Scottish CupSemi-final
League CupSemi-final
European Cup Winners' CupSecond Round
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland Willie Pettigrew (16)
All:
Scotland 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[]

Friendlies[]

5 August 1976 Friendly Hearts 3–0 Southampton Tynecastle Park
Goal Gary Liddell Goal
Paul O'Brien Goal
Gerry McCoy Goal
13 November 1976 Testimonial Middlesbrough 0–3 Hearts Ayresome Park
Goal Gary Liddell Goal
Paul O'Brien Goal
Gerry McCoy Goal

East Of Scotland Shield[]

Main article: East of Scotland Shield
7 August 1976 Final Hearts 8–0 Meadowbank Thistle Tynecastle Park
Willie Pettigrew Goal
Pat Byrne Goal
Willie Pettigrew Goal
Willie Pettigrew Goal
Willie Pettigrew Goal

European Cup Winners' Cup[]

Main article: 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup
15 September 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 1st Leg Lokomotive Leipzig 2–0 Hearts Bruno-Plache-Stadion
Goal Attendance: 24,000
29 September 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 2nd Leg Hearts 5–1 Lokomotive Leipzig Tynecastle Park
Goal Attendance: 17,247
20 October 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R2 1st Leg Hamburg 4–2 Hearts Volksparkstadion
Goal Attendance: 22,000
3 November 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup R2 2nd Leg Hearts 1–4 Hamburg Tynecastle Park
Goal Attendance: 24,230

League Cup[]

Main article: 1976–77 Scottish League Cup
14 August 1976 League Cup Group Hearts 2–0 Dundee Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 9,401
18 August 1976 League Cup Group Partick Thistle 0–2 Hearts Firhill Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 5,364
21 August 1976 League Cup Group Hearts 2–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 12,516
25 August 1976 League Cup Group Hearts 3–3 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 11,333
28 August 1976 League Cup Group Motherwell 0–2 Hearts Fir Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 7,874
1 September 1976 League Cup Group Dundee 2–2 Hearts Dens Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 4,733
22 September 1976 League Cup Quarter-final 1st Leg Hearts 4–1 Falkirk Tynecastle Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 13,368
6 October 1976 League Cup Quarter-final 2nd Leg Falkirk 4–3 Hearts Brockville Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 11,004
25 October 1976 League Cup Semi-final Celtic 2–1 Hearts Hampden Park
Chris Robertson Goal Attendance: 21,816

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Cup
29 January 1977 Scottish Cup R3 Hearts 1–1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Park
Billy Howitt Goal Roddie MacDonald Goal
Chris Robertson Goal
Peter Marinello Goal
Pat Byrne Goal		 Attendance: 7,969
2 February 1977 Scottish Cup R3 Replay Dumbarton 0–1 Hearts Boghead Park
Billy Howitt Goal Roddie MacDonald Goal
Chris Robertson Goal
Peter Marinello Goal
Pat Byrne Goal		 Attendance: 3,000
26 February 1977 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 1–0 Clydebank Tynecastle Park
Stephen Hancock Goal Attendance: 13,618
12 March 1977 Scottish Cup R5 Hearts 0–0 East Fife Tynecastle Park
Billy Howitt Goal Roddie MacDonald Goal
Chris Robertson Goal
Peter Marinello Goal
Pat Byrne Goal		 Attendance: 13,350
15 March 1977 Scottish Cup R5 Replay East Fife 2–3 Hearts Bayview Park
Billy Howitt Goal Roddie MacDonald Goal
Chris Robertson Goal
Peter Marinello Goal
Pat Byrne Goal		 Attendance: 8,658
30 March 1977 Scottish Cup Semi-final Rangers 2–0 Hearts Hampden Park
Billy Howitt Goal Roddie MacDonald Goal
Chris Robertson Goal
Peter Marinello Goal
Pat Byrne Goal		 Attendance: 23,332

Scottish Premier Division[]

Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Premier Division
4 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 2–2 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Jimmy Bone Goal Attendance: 12,685
11 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Park
John Robertson Goal 57'
John Robertson Goal 70'
Jimmy Bone Goal 77'		 Ralph Callachan Goal 11'
William Irvine Goal 65'		 Attendance: 9,620
18 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Alex MacDonald Goal 9'
John Robertson Goal 29'
Jimmy Bone Goal 47'		 David Mitchell Goal 62' Attendance: 26,131
25 September 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–4 Rangers Ibrox Park
Iain Ferguson Goal 36' (pen.) Jimmy Bone Goal 70'
John Robertson Goal 90'		 Attendance: 24,329
2 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
Roddie MacDonald Goal 8' Attendance: 9,333
9 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Ayr United Tynecastle Park
Peter Weir Goal 28'
Peter Weir Goal		 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 Goal 44' Jimmy Bone Goal 48' Attendance: 11,516
30 October 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hibernian 1–1 Hearts Easter Road
David Dodds Goal 36' Attendance: 23,773
10 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
John Robertson Goal 13', 27' (pen.) Attendance: 10,079
20 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–4 Celtic Tynecastle Park
Bobby Thomson Goal 66' John Robertson Goal Attendance: 19,775
27 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–2 Rangers Tynecastle Park
Gary Mackay Goal 66' (pen.) Tosh McKinlay Goal 18'
McCall Goal 57', 73'		 Attendance: 18,321
30 November 1976 Scottish Premier Division Partick Thistle 2–1 Hearts Firhill Park
Doug Rougvie Goal 33'
Neil Simpson Goal 89'		 Attendance: 2,809
11 December 1976 Scottish Premier Division Ayr United 0–1 Hearts Somerset Park
Gary Mackay Goal 21' (pen.), 67' Frank McAvennie Goal 12'
Frank McDougall Goal		 Attendance: 5,126
18 December 1976 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
Sandy Clark Goal 34', 70'
John MacDonald Goal 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 Goal Brian McClair Goal 26', 81'
Goal		 Attendance: 19,754
8 January 1977 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Park
Johannes Edvaldsson Goal Jimmy Bone Goal Attendance: 8,693
22 January 1977 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 3–2 Hearts Ibrox Park
Ian Gibson Goal 19' Donald Park Goal 31'
George Cowie Goal		 Attendance: 20,966
26 January 1977 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–1 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
Donald Park Goal William Irvine Goal Attendance: 24,068
5 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 4–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
Goal
McCall Goal
Iain Ferguson Goal
Fraser Goal		 John Robertson Goal Attendance: 7,286
7 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 5–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Derek O'Connor Goal 88'
John Robertson Goal 91'		 Ally McCoist Goal 31'
Bobby Williamson Goal 47'		 Attendance: 20,192
15 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division Kilmarnock 2–1 Hearts Rugby Park
John Robertson Goal 36', 71' John Gahagan Goal 28' Attendance: 3,182
19 February 1977 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 2–1 Hearts Fir Park
Brian McClair Goal 22', 37', 79'
John Colquhoun Goal 75'		 Donald Park Goal 87' Attendance: 6,900
5 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
[/Eamonn Bannon Goal 20'
Tommy Coyne Goal 24', 82'		 Walter Kidd Goal 7' Attendance: 7,820
19 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
Steve Clarke Goal 65' Willie Johnston Goal 87' Attendance: 8,183
23 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division Hibernian 3–1 Hearts Easter Road
John Robertson Goal 18'
Jimmy Bone Goal 45'		 Rowan Alexander Goal 66' Attendance: 13,625
26 March 1977 Scottish Premier Division Partick Thistle 2–0 Hearts Firhill Park
John Robertson Goal 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 Goal 46' John Robertson Goal 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 Goal
Donald Park Goal 82'		 John Brogan Goal 54'
Raymond Blair Goal 83'		 Attendance: 2,471
20 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division Dundee United 1–2 Hearts Tannadice Park
Stewart McKimmie Goal 62' Attendance: 3,262
23 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division Ayr United 1–1 Hearts Somerset Park
Willie Johnston Goal Tommy Burns Goal 45' Attendance: 3,871
30 April 1977 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 3–2 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
Gary Mackay Goal 10' Jim McInally Goal 50' Attendance: 6,214

Scottish Premier Division table[]

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

Squad information[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Ireland EIR Pat Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Peter Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart MacLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Roddie MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Henry Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Pettigrew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Chris Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Walter Kidd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Derek Addison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Hamill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gerry McCoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Bowman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Marinello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Brian McNeill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gary Liddell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Colin More 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO John Brough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Gauld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Liddell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek Strickland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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