1983–84 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
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| 1983–84 season | |||
| Chairman |  Wallace Mercer |
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| Manager | Alex MacDonald |
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| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premier Division | 5th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Round 4 | ||
| League Cup | Group Section 2 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: John Robertson (15) All: John Robertson (20) |
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| Average home league attendance | 11,914 | ||
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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.
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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 |
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| Friendly | Inverness | 2 – 0 | Hearts | 3 August 1983 | ||||
| Lisle Baxter |
Attendance: 1,100 |
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| Friendly | Elgin City | 0 – 1 | Hearts | 6 August 1983 | ||||
| George Cowie |
Attendance: 400 |
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| Friendly | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Leeds United | 9 August 1983 | ||||
| Attendance: 5,235 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Friendly | Buckie Thistle | 2 – 3 | Hearts | 13 May 1984 | ||||
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Roddie MacDonald Donald Park Willie Johnston |
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League Cup
| League Cup R1 | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Central Park | 24 August 1983 | |||
| Attendance: 2,591 |
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| League Cup R1 Replay | Hearts | 1 – 1 4 –2 On Penalties |
Cowdenbeath | Tynecastle Stadium | 27 August 1983 | |||
| Gary Mackay |
Brian Christie |
Attendance: 4,147 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| League Cup Section 2 Group | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Clydebank | Tynecastle Stadium | 5 October 1983 | |||
| Donald Park 37' |
Bobby Williamson 57' |
Attendance: 2,527 |
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| League Cup Section 2 Group | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium | 26 October 1983 | |||
| Robert Prytz 33' David Mitchell 83' |
Attendance: 9,820 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Scottish Cup
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>| Scottish Cup R3 | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium | 6 February 1984 | |||
| George Cowie 51' Jimmy Bone 66' |
Attendance: 6,735 |
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| 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 |
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Scottish Premier Division
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>| Scottish Premier Division | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Muirton Park | 20 August 1983 | |||
| Jimmy Bone |
Attendance: 6,586 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Love Street | 24 September 1983 | |||
| Roddie MacDonald 8' |
Attendance: 5,910 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium | 1 October 1983 | |||
| Peter Weir 28' Peter Weir |
Attendance: 16,934 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 8 October 1983 | |||
| Attendance: 7,886 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Celtic Park | 15 October 1983 | |||
| Frank McGarvey 44' |
Jimmy Bone 48' |
Attendance: 20,207 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 22 October 1983 | |||
| David Dodds 36' |
Attendance: 13,157 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium | 29 October 1983 | |||
| John Robertson 13', 27' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,207 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Easter Road | 5 November 1983 | |||
| Bobby Thomson 66' |
John Robertson |
Attendance: 21,281 |
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| 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 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium | 19 November 1983 | |||
| Doug Rougvie 33' Neil Simpson 89' |
Attendance: 19,805 |
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| 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 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium | 3 December 1983 | |||
| Sandy Clark 34', 70' John MacDonald 78' |
Attendance: 22,597 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 10 December 1983 | |||
| Attendance: 9,199 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 17 December 1983 | |||
| John Robertson |
Brian McClair 26', 81' James Dobbin |
Attendance: 14,865 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Fir Park | 26 December 1983 | |||
| Johannes Edvaldsson |
Jimmy Bone |
Attendance: 7,620 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park | 31 December 1983 | |||
| Ian Gibson 19' |
Donald Park 31' George Cowie |
Attendance: 5,826 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium | 2 January 1984 | |||
| Donald Park |
William Irvine |
Attendance: 23,499 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 4 – 1 | Hearts | Dens Park | 7 January 1984 | |||
| Robert Glennie McCall Iain Ferguson Fraser |
John Robertson |
Attendance: 5,960 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 3 March 1984 | |||
| John Robertson 36', 71' |
John Gahagan 28' |
Attendance: 6,898 |
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| 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 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Love Street | 17 March 1984 | |||
| Steve Clarke 65' |
Willie Johnston 87' |
Attendance: 4,215 |
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| 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 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 31 March 1984 | |||
| Attendance: 7,852 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium | 2 April 1984 | |||
| Ian Porteous 46' |
John Robertson 62' |
Attendance: 16,337 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium | 7 April 1984 | |||
| Attendance: 17,376 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Easter Road | 21 April 1984 | |||
| Attendance: 17,437 |
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| 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 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium | 2 May 1984 | |||
| Stewart McKimmie 62' |
Attendance: 13,058 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 5 May 1984 | |||
| Willie Johnston |
Tommy Burns 45' |
Attendance: 12,071 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium | 9 May 1984 | |||
| Gary Mackay 10' |
Jim McInally 50' |
Attendance: 6,572 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Fir Park | 12 May 1984 | |||
| John Robertson 8' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,759 |
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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 | ||||
| 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 | |
