1983–84 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1983–84 season was Hearts' first season of play back in the Scottish Premier Division, having gained promotion in 1982/83. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Friendly	Nairn County		0 – 8		Hearts		1 August 1983
					Dave Bowman Gary Mackay Alex MacDonald Donald Park Roddie MacDonald Donald Park Roddie MacDonald Dave Bowman	Attendance: 300

Friendly	Inverness		2 – 0		Hearts		3 August 1983
Lisle Baxter						Attendance: 1,100

Friendly	Elgin City		0 – 1		Hearts		6 August 1983
					George Cowie	Attendance: 400

Friendly	Hearts		0 – 0		Leeds United		9 August 1983
						Attendance: 5,235

Friendly	Hearts		2 – 3		Leicester City		13 August 1983
John Robertson 25' John Robertson 44'					Robert Jones 4' Gary Lineker 78' Gary Lineker 85'	Attendance: 4,003

Friendly	Hearts		3 – 2		Arsenal		15 April 1984
Walter Kidd 18' Jimmy Bone 54' Gary Mackay 62'					Paul Mariner 35' Paul Mariner 70'	Attendance: 10,500

Friendly	Buckie Thistle		2 – 3		Hearts		13 May 1984
					Roddie MacDonald Donald Park Willie Johnston

League Cup

League Cup R1	Cowdenbeath		0 – 0		Hearts	Central Park	24 August 1983
						Attendance: 2,591

League Cup R1 Replay	Hearts		1 – 1 4 –2 On Penalties		Cowdenbeath	Tynecastle Stadium	27 August 1983
Gary Mackay					Brian Christie	Attendance: 4,147

League Cup Section 2 Group	St Mirren		2 – 2		Hearts	Love Street	31 August 1983
Frank McAvennie 14' Alan Logan 24'					Jimmy Bone 5' John Robertson 44' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,226

League Cup Section 2 Group	Hearts		0 – 3		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	7 September 1983
					Gauld 40' (og.) Alexander Clark 60' Alexander Clark 74'	Attendance: 11,287

League Cup Section 2 Group	Hearts		1 – 1		Clydebank	Tynecastle Stadium	5 October 1983
Donald Park 37'					Bobby Williamson 57'	Attendance: 2,527

League Cup Section 2 Group	Rangers		2 – 0		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	26 October 1983
Robert Prytz 33' David Mitchell 83'						Attendance: 9,820

League Cup Section 2 Group	Hearts		3 – 1		St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium	9 November 1983
Derek O'Connor 35' Gary Mackay 44' (pen.) John Robertson 65'					McDougall 31'	Attendance: 2,002

League Cup Section 2 Group	Clydebank		0– 3		Hearts	Kilbowie Park	30 November 1983
					John Robertson 30' John Robertson 59' Willie Johnston 74'	Attendance: 1,039

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup R3	Hearts		2 – 0		Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium	6 February 1984
George Cowie 51' Jimmy Bone 66'						Attendance: 6,735

Scottish Cup R4	Dundee United		2 – 1		Hearts	Tannadice Park	18 February 1984
Paul Sturrock 28' David Dodds					John Robertson 70' (pen.)	Attendance: 14,371

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone		0 – 1		Hearts	Muirton Park	20 August 1983
					Jimmy Bone	Attendance: 6,586

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 2		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	3 September 1983
John Robertson 57' John Robertson 70' Jimmy Bone 77'					Ralph Callachan 11' William Irvine 65'	Attendance: 19,206

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 1		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	10 September 1983
Alex MacDonald 9' John Robertson 29' Jimmy Bone 47'					David Mitchell 62'	Attendance: 15,986

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee		1 – 2		Hearts	Dens Park	17 September 1983
Iain Ferguson 36' (pen.)					Jimmy Bone 70' John Robertson 90'	Attendance: 6,761

Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren		0 – 1		Hearts	Love Street	24 September 1983
					Roddie MacDonald 8'	Attendance: 5,910

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 2		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	1 October 1983
					Peter Weir 28' Peter Weir	Attendance: 16,934

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	8 October 1983
						Attendance: 7,886

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		1 – 1		Hearts	Celtic Park	15 October 1983
Frank McGarvey 44'					Jimmy Bone 48'	Attendance: 20,207

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		1 – 0		Hearts	Tannadice Park	22 October 1983
David Dodds 36'						Attendance: 13,157

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium	29 October 1983
John Robertson 13', 27' (pen.)						Attendance: 8,207

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		1 – 1		Hearts	Easter Road	5 November 1983
Bobby Thomson 66'					John Robertson	Attendance: 21,281

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 3		Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium	13 November 1983
Gary Mackay 66' (pen.)					Tosh McKinlay 18' McCall 57', 73'	Attendance: 12,271

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		2 – 0		Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium	19 November 1983
Doug Rougvie 33' Neil Simpson 89'						Attendance: 19,805

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 2		St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium	26 November 1983
Gary Mackay 21' (pen.), 67'					Frank McAvennie 12' Frank McDougall	Attendance: 8,477

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		3 – 0		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	3 December 1983
Sandy Clark 34', 70' John MacDonald 78'						Attendance: 22,597

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	10 December 1983
						Attendance: 9,199

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 3		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	17 December 1983
John Robertson					Brian McClair 26', 81' James Dobbin	Attendance: 14,865

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		1 – 1		Hearts	Fir Park	26 December 1983
Johannes Edvaldsson					Jimmy Bone	Attendance: 7,620

Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone		1 – 2		Hearts	McDiarmid Park	31 December 1983
Ian Gibson 19'					Donald Park 31' George Cowie	Attendance: 5,826

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	2 January 1984
Donald Park					William Irvine	Attendance: 23,499

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee		4 – 1		Hearts	Dens Park	7 January 1984
Robert Glennie McCall Iain Ferguson Fraser					John Robertson	Attendance: 5,960

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 2		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	11 February 1984
Derek O'Connor 88' John Robertson 91'					Ally McCoist 31' Bobby Williamson 47'	Attendance: 18,063

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		4 – 1		Hearts	Celtic Park	25 February 1984
Brian McClair 22', 37', 79' John Colquhoun 75'					Donald Park 87'	Attendance: 17,950

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	3 March 1984
John Robertson 36', 71'					John Gahagan 28'	Attendance: 6,898

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		3 – 1		Hearts	Tannadice Park	11 March 1984
Eamonn Bannon 20' Tommy Coyne 24', 82'					Walter Kidd 7'	Attendance: 10,058

Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren		1 – 1		Hearts	Love Street	17 March 1984
Steve Clarke 65'					Willie Johnston 87'	Attendance: 4,215

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium	24 March 1984
John Robertson 18' Jimmy Bone 45'					Rowan Alexander 66'	Attendance: 6,616

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 0		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	31 March 1984
						Attendance: 7,852

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		1 – 1		Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium	2 April 1984
Ian Porteous 46'					John Robertson 62'	Attendance: 16,337

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		0 – 0		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	7 April 1984
						Attendance: 17,376

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		0 – 0		Hearts	Easter Road	21 April 1984
						Attendance: 17,437

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 2		St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium	28 April 1984
Roddie MacDonald Donald Park 82'					John Brogan 54' Raymond Blair 83'	Attendance: 6,799

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 1		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	2 May 1984
					Stewart McKimmie 62'	Attendance: 13,058

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	5 May 1984
Willie Johnston					Tommy Burns 45'	Attendance: 12,071

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium	9 May 1984
Gary Mackay 10'					Jim McInally 50'	Attendance: 6,572

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		0 – 1		Hearts	Fir Park	12 May 1984
					John Robertson 8' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,759

Squad information

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Henry Smith	44	0	36	0	2	0	6	0
	GK		Ian Westwater	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF		Alan Redpath	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF		Malcolm Murray	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		George Cowie	44	2	35	1	2	1	7	0
	DF		Stuart Gauld	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
	DF		Peter Shields	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
	DF		Walter Kidd	40	1	31	1	2	0	7	0
	DF		Stewart MacLaren	26	0	19	0	2	0	5	0
	DF		Craig Levein	21	0	19	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		Roddie MacDonald	41	2	34	2	0	0	7	0
	MF		Dave Bowman	41	0	33	0	1	0	7	0
	MF		Gary Mackay	41	6	31	4	2	0	8	2
	MF		Donald Park	38	5	30	4	1	0	7	1
	MF		Alex MacDonald	28	1	24	1	0	0	4	0
	MF		Willie Johnston	27	3	20	2	1	0	6	1
	MF		Gregor Stevens	5	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		Scott Colin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Sandy Jardine	45	0	36	0	2	0	7	0
	FW		John Robertson	43	20	34	15	2	1	7	4
	FW		Gerry McCoy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Willie Pettigrew	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Jimmy Bone	41	9	34	7	2	1	5	1
	FW		Derek O'Connor	16	2	11	1	1	1	4	0

References

Statistical Record 83-84

External links

Official Club website

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