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1979–80 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian
1979–80 season
ManagerScotland Willie Ormond (to 8 January)
Scotland Alex Rennie (caretaker manager 9 January-16 February)
Scotland Bobby Moncur (from 17 February)
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupSection 3
East of Scotland ShieldWinner
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland Willie Pettigrew (16)

All:
Scotland Willie Pettigrew (20)

During the 1979–80 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield

Fixtures

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Friendlies

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28 July 1979 Friendly Selkirk 0–4 Hearts Yarrow Park
Malcolm Robertson
Willie Gibson
Derek O'Connor
Malcolm Robertson
Attendance: 600
11 May 1980 Testimonial Hearts 3–4 North East XI Tynecastle Park

League Cup

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1 September 1979 League Cup round 2 Ayr United 2–2 Hearts Somerset Park
Brian McLaughlin 20'
Derek Frye 63'
Willie Gibson 53'
Malcolm Robertson 61'
Attendance: 3,558
3 September 1979 League Cup round 2 Hearts 0–1 Ayr United Tynecastle Park
Brian McLaughlin 20' Attendance: 6,801

Scottish Cup

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East of Scotland Shield

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3 October 1979 Semi Final Hearts 4–3 Berwick Rangers Tynecastle Park
Derek Rodier 73' Roddie MacDonald 17'
Gordon Rae 82' (og.)

Scottish First Division

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8 September 1979 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–1 Clydebank Tynecastle Park
Walter Kidd 64'
Walter Kidd 84'
David A Houston 79' Attendance: 5,982
15 September 1979 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–1 Stirling Albion Tynecastle Park
John Kennedy 17' (o.g.)
Willie Gibson 83' (pen.)
Bobby Gray 75' Attendance: 5,478
29 September 1979 Scottish First Division Hearts 4–1 Clyde Tynecastle Park
Cammy Fraser 5'
Willie Gibson 10'
Cammy Fraser 20'
Willie Gibson 88' (pen.)
Peter Dolan 48' Attendance: 5,755
10 November 1979 Scottish First Division Clydebank 1–1 Hearts Kilbowie Park
Joe Sweeney 23' Cammy Fraser 54' Attendance: 2,160
8 December 1979 Scottish First Division Hearts 1–0 Dumbarton Tynecastle Park
Des O'Sullivan 90' Attendance: 4,753
12 January 1980 Scottish First Division Stirling Albion 0–1 Hearts Annfield Stadium
Rab Stewart 89' Attendance: 2,842
19 January 1980 Scottish First Division Motherwell 0–0 Hearts Fir Park
Attendance: 4,971
1 March 1980 Scottish First Division Hearts 2–1 Arbroath Tynecastle Park
Willie Gibson 41' (pen.)
Willie Gibson 65'
Ian Harley 14' Attendance: 4,603
1 April 1980 Scottish First Division Hearts 0–1 Ayr United Tynecastle Park
Ally Love 9' Attendance: 4,577

Scottish First Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C, P) 39 20 13 6 58 39 +19 53 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Airdrieonians (P) 39 21 9 9 78 47 +31 51
3 Ayr United 39 16 12 11 64 51 +13 44
4 Dumbarton 39 19 6 14 59 51 +8 44
5 Raith Rovers 39 14 15 10 54 46 +8 43
Source: RSSSF and statto[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Squad information

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO John Brough 34 0 31 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Gibson 44 18 39 17 3 0 2 1
MF Scotland SCO Cammy Fraser 41 13 36 12 3 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Robinson 39 1 34 1 3 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Walter Kidd 37 2 34 2 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Denny 37 0 34 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Jeffries 36 1 32 1 3 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Malcolm Robertson 34 4 30 3 2 0 2 1
MF Scotland SCO Graham Shaw 25 4 21 2 2 2 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Black 20 0 18 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Liddell 42 2 37 2 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek O'Connor 30 13 27 13 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Colin More 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Stephen Hamilton 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Lawrie Tierney 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Masterton 19 0 15 0 2 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Thomson Allan 10 0 8 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Crawford Boyd 31 0 28 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Pat McShane 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie White 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Rab Stewart 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Scott 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Des O'Sullivan 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Docherty 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Division One 1979-1980 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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