1978-12-23 Sat Hearts 0 Aberdeen 0

<- Team <- Date <- Comp -> Comp -> Date -> Team

Hearts Team Opponents Scoring Seq Penalties Table Streaks Discipline Statistics Games played

Sat 23 Dec 1978 15:00
Hearts 0 Aberdeen 0
Premier 18 of 36
Tynecastle Park Edinburgh Scotland
9199
Ref: IMD Foote Glasgow

Scorers -----

Opp Scorers -----

Manager Cumulative to date

Manager Type G W D L F A PenW PenL

William Esplin Ormond LH 28 15 9 4 46 28 0 0

William Esplin Ormond COMPH 34 18 10 6 54 33 0 0

William Esplin Ormond L 57 29 15 13 99 76 0 0

William Esplin Ormond COMP 71 34 17 20 119 97 0 0

MR NR Season Team Venue FT HT Agg Comp Round Crowd TV

1978-79 Aberdeen
Tynecastle Park Edinburgh Scotland

0-0
0-0
Premier
18 of 36 9199

Notes

Hearts Line Up - NB Average ages only shown where there are 8 or more 'known' ages

Number of Team Changes (Competitive Games Only) = 2
Team Changes Compared to Last League Team (League Games Only) = 2

No Sq
No Player Cap Nat Tot App Age Gls Pens Tot
Gls OGs Pen
Save Pen
Miss Discipline Sub
Mrk Substitued by Sub
Time Goals
vs
Opp Prev Next

1 Ray Dunlop 62 28y 01m 00d / 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

2 Walter Kidd 45 20y 09m 13d / 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

3 Cammy Fraser 127 21y 05m 01d / 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

4 Dave McNicoll 49 27y 03m 00d Y57 / 1978-12-09 sat 1979-01-20 sat

5 Jim Jefferies (C) 240 28y 01m 01d Y / 2 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

6 John Craig 7 Not Known / 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

7 Willie Gibson 207 25y 08m 20d McQuade Denis / 5 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

8 Eamonn Bannon 90 20y 08m 05d / 1 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

9 Derek O'Connor 9 23y 11m 15d / 1 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

10 Drew Busby 241 31y 00m 15d / 1 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

11 Malcolm Robertson 64 27y 05m 16d / 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

Total Starting App->> 1141 25.45 <<-Average Starting Age

–––––– Substitutes ––––––

S07 Denis McQuade 13 27y 11m 17d Gibson Willie / 1 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

U2 Jim Brown 28y 04m 12d / 1978-12-16 sat 1979-01-20 sat

25.68 <<-Average Age of Players who played

Opponents
Manager Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Team Managed 03 of 27
Total Managed 03 of 27

No Player Nat Age Gls Pens OGs Pen
Save Pen
Miss Discipline Team
Apps Total
Apps Sub
Mrk Substitued by Sub
Time

1 Bobby Clark 33y 02m 27d 27 of 28 27 of 29

2 Stewart Kennedy 25y 06m 23d 06 of 13 10 of 17

3 Charles McLelland 25y 08m 29d 16 of 16 16 of 21

4 John McMaster 23y 10m 00d 06 of 12 06 of 14

5 Douglas Rougvie 22y 06m 29d 03 of 11 03 of 15

6 Neil Cooper SCO 19y 04m 11d 01 of 01 01 of 26

7 Gordon Strachan SCO 21y 10m 14d 02 of 09 09 of 17

8 Steve Archibald SCO 22y 02m 26d 03 of 04 05 of 13 John Hairs (Ian) Fleming 72

9 Joe Harper SCO 30y 11m 12d Y 13 of 13 25 of 25

10 Dominic Sullivan 27y 08m 22d Y 06 of 07 15 of 24 Douglas M Considine

11 Ian Scanlon 26y 05m 10d 03 of 08 03 of 17

25.41 <<-Average Starting Age

–––––– Substitutes ––––––

S08 Ian Fleming 25y 11m 08d Y75 05 of 05 09 of 10 Steven Archibald 72

S10 Douglas Considine 21y 07m 08d 01 of 02 01 of 05 Dominic Sullivan

25.16 <<-Average Age of players who played

Scoring Sequence
No Score Scorer Scores For Time

1
0-0
n/a ----

1
n/a n/a

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Penalties
Taker Team Outcome Given Away By Won By Time Score if Missed

Discipline

Referee IMD Foote Hearts Redcards

Linesman 1 Opponents Redcards

Linesman 2 Hearts Yellowcards 2

Fourth Official Opponents Yellowcards 3

Discipline Events
Click on heading to sort
Type Team Player Cd Tm Time Notes

YELLOWCARD Aberdeen Dominic Sullivan Foul on Robertson

YELLOWCARD Aberdeen Joe Harper Foul on Bannon

YELLOWCARD Heart of Midlothian Jim Jefferies Foul on Harper

YELLOWCARD Heart of Midlothian Dave McNicoll 57 Foul on Scanlon

YELLOWCARD Aberdeen Ian Fleming 75 Foul on Jefferies

League Tables
Before - Saturday 16 Dec 1978 After - Saturday 23 Dec 1978

Pos Team G W D L F A Diff Avg Pts Note

1 Dundee United 17 7 7 3 23 15 8 1.5333 21

2 Partick Thistle 17 8 4 5 18 15 3 1.2000 20

3 Aberdeen 17 6 7 4 29 17 12 1.7059 19

4 Celtic 17 7 5 5 26 20 6 1.3000 19

5 St Mirren 17 7 4 6 20 16 4 1.2500 18

6 Rangers 17 5 8 4 21 18 3 1.1667 18

7 Hibernian 17 4 8 5 18 21 -3 .8571 16

8 Morton 17 5 6 6 21 25 -4 .8400 16

9 Heart Of Midlothian 17 5 4 8 22 34 -12 .6471 14

10 Motherwell 17 3 3 11 17 34 -17 .5000 9

Pos Diff Team G W D L F A Diff Avg Pts Note

1 0 Dundee United 18 8 7 3 25 16 9 1.5625 23

2 0 Partick Thistle 18 8 5 5 19 16 3 1.1875 21

3 0 Aberdeen 18 6 8 4 29 17 12 1.7059 20

4 2 Rangers 18 6 8 4 22 18 4 1.2222 20

5 -1 Celtic 18 7 5 6 26 21 5 1.2381 19

6 -1 St Mirren 18 7 4 7 20 17 3 1.1765 18

7 1 Morton 18 6 6 6 22 25 -3 .8800 18

8 -1 Hibernian 18 4 8 6 19 23 -4 .8261 16

9 0 Heart Of Midlothian 18 5 5 8 22 34 -12 .6471 15

10 0 Motherwell 18 3 4 11 18 35 -17 .5143 10

League Games Played

Home F Away A Crowd

Aberdeen 1 St Mirren 1 12636

Celtic 1 Dundee United 1 19868

Hibernian 0 Partick Thistle 0 6043

Motherwell 1 Greenock Morton 1 5347

Rangers 5 Heart of Midlothian 3 19754

League Games Played

Home F Away A Crowd

Dundee United 2 Hibernian 1 7194

Greenock Morton 1 Celtic 0 12636

Heart of Midlothian 0 Aberdeen 0 9199

Motherwell 1 Partick Thistle 1 5729

Rangers 1 St Mirren 0 23589

Type Streaks by Date Last 10 Cumulative by Date

W D L Unb NoW G W D L F A

Competitive

1

1

3

D

L

L

W

L

L

W

W

W

D

3544

1699

739

1106

7241

5259

L only

1

1

3

2843

1339

607

897

5695

4279

Type Streaks by Team Cumulative by Team

W D L Unb NoW G W D L F A

Competitive

1

2

1

155

64

40

51

251

224

L only

1

2

1

137

57

36

44

222

190

Match Statistics

Hearts What Opponents

0 Goal Attempts 0

0 On Target 0

0 Off Target 0

0 Woodwork 0

0 Corners 0

0 Fouls 0

0 Offside 0

Games played during this week
Click on heading to sort
SortDate Date Comp Rd Home F Away A Crowd

19781218 Mon 18 Dec 1978 FA Cup R2 Southend United 1 Watford 0

19781218 Mon 18 Dec 1978 FA Cup R2 Worcester City 1 Newport County 2

19781219 Tue 19 Dec 1978 Scottish Cup R1 Albion Rovers 2 Dunfermline Athletic 3 1000

19781219 Tue 19 Dec 1978 FA Cup R2 Colchester United 4 Leatherhead 0

19781219 Tue 19 Dec 1978 FA Cup R2 Sheffield Wednesday 4 Tranmere Rovers 0

19781219 Tue 19 Dec 1978 FA Cup R2 Woking 3 Swansea City 5

19781219 Tue 19 Dec 1978 European Super Cup F Liverpool 2 Anderlecht 1 23598

19781222 Fri 22 Dec 1978 E Div 1 21 of 42 Bolton Wanderers 3 Manchester United 0

19781222 Fri 22 Dec 1978 E Div4 21 of 46 Hereford United 0 Newport County 3

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 P 18 of 36 Dundee United 2 Hibernian 1 7194

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 P 18 of 36 Greenock Morton 1 Celtic 0 12636

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 P 18 of 36 Heart of Midlothian 0 Aberdeen 0 9199

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 P 18 of 36 Motherwell 1 Partick Thistle 1 5729

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 P 18 of 36 Rangers 1 St Mirren 0 23589

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L1 21 of 39 Airdrieonians 0 Dundee 2 1747

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L1 21 of 39 Clydebank[4] 3 Ayr United 1 1878

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L1 21 of 39 Montrose 0 Raith Rovers 0 768

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L1 21 of 39 Stirling Albion 1 St Johnstone 5 1253

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L1 22 of 39 Clyde 1 Arbroath 0 783

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L1 22 of 39 Kilmarnock 4 Hamilton Academical 0 2850

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L2 20 of 39 Stenhousemuir 3 Albion Rovers 2 327

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L2 21 of 39 Forfar Athletic 4 East Stirlingshire 0 993

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L2 21 of 39 Queens Park 1 Brechin City 1 426

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L2 22 of 39 East Fife 3 Alloa Athletic 0 1036

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 L2 22 of 39 Stranraer 0 Berwick Rangers 0 650

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 Scottish Cup R1 Inverness Caledonian 0 Livingston (Meadowbank Thistle) 3 1700

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 1 19 of 42 Manchester City 0 Nottingham Forest 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 1 20 of 42 Chelsea 0 Bristol City 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 1 20 of 42 Coventry City 3 Everton 2

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 1 20 of 42 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Arsenal 5

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 1 21 of 42 Derby County 0 Aston Villa 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 1 21 of 42 Leeds United 3 Middlesbrough 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 20 of 42 Bristol Rovers 0 Stoke City 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 20 of 42 Cardiff City 2 Fulham 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 20 of 42 Leicester City 1 Preston North End 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 21 of 42 Cambridge United 0 Crystal Palace 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 21 of 42 Charlton Athletic 0 Brighton and Hove Albion 3

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 21 of 42 Leyton Orient 2 Millwall 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 21 of 42 Newcastle United 3 Burnley 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 2 21 of 42 Notts County 1 Sunderland 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 3 20 of 46 Blackpool 3 Chester City 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 3 20 of 46 Colchester United 0 Watford 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 3 20 of 46 Lincoln City 0 Chesterfield 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 3 21 of 46 Mansfield Town 1 Peterborough United 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 3 21 of 46 Rotherham United 3 Tranmere Rovers 2

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 3 21 of 46 Shrewsbury Town 3 Swansea City 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div 3 21 of 46 Southend United 1 Brentford 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div4 20 of 46 Bournemouth 1 Wimbledon 2

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div4 20 of 46 Hartlepool United 1 Barnsley 1

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div4 21 of 46 Aldershot 3 Stockport County 2

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div4 21 of 46 Darlington 2 Scunthorpe United 2

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div4 21 of 46 Grimsby Town 3 York City 0

19781223 Sat 23 Dec 1978 E Div4 21 of 46 Portsmouth 4 Reading 0

Manager	Type	G	W	D	L	F	A
William Esplin Ormond	LH	28	15	9	4	46	28
William Esplin Ormond	COMPH	34	18	10	6	54	33
William Esplin Ormond	L	57	29	15	13	99	76
William Esplin Ormond	COMP	71	34	17	20	119	97

Hearts Line Up - NB Average ages only shown where there are 8 or more 'known' ages
Number of Team Changes (Competitive Games Only) = 2 Team Changes Compared to Last League Team (League Games Only) = 2
No	Sq No	Player	Cap	Nat	Tot App	Age	Gls	Pens	Tot Gls	OGs	Pen Save	Pen Miss	Discipline	Sub Mrk	Substitued by	Sub Time	Goals vs Opp	Prev	Next
1		Ray Dunlop			62	28y 01m 00d											/	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
2		Walter Kidd			45	20y 09m 13d											/	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
3		Cammy Fraser			127	21y 05m 01d											/	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
4		Dave McNicoll			49	27y 03m 00d							Y57				/	1978-12-09 sat	1979-01-20 sat
5		Jim Jefferies	(C)		240	28y 01m 01d							Y				/ 2	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
6		John Craig			7	Not Known											/	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
7		Willie Gibson			207	25y 08m 20d									McQuade Denis		/ 5	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
8		Eamonn Bannon			90	20y 08m 05d											/ 1	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
9		Derek O'Connor			9	23y 11m 15d											/ 1	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
10		Drew Busby			241	31y 00m 15d											/ 1	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
11		Malcolm Robertson			64	27y 05m 16d											/	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
Total Starting App->>					1141	25.45	<<-Average Starting Age
–––––– Substitutes ––––––
S07		Denis McQuade			13	27y 11m 17d									Gibson Willie		/ 1	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
U2		Jim Brown				28y 04m 12d											/	1978-12-16 sat	1979-01-20 sat
						25.68	<<-Average Age of Players who played

Referee	IMD Foote	Hearts Redcards
Linesman 1		Opponents Redcards
Linesman 2		Hearts Yellowcards	2
Fourth Official		Opponents Yellowcards	3

Type	Team	Player	Time	Notes
YELLOWCARD	Aberdeen	Dominic Sullivan		Foul on Robertson
YELLOWCARD	Aberdeen	Joe Harper		Foul on Bannon
YELLOWCARD	Heart of Midlothian	Jim Jefferies		Foul on Harper
YELLOWCARD	Heart of Midlothian	Dave McNicoll	57	Foul on Scanlon
YELLOWCARD	Aberdeen	Ian Fleming	75	Foul on Jefferies

Type	Streaks by Date					Last 10										Cumulative by Date
Type	W	D	L	Unb	NoW	Last 10										G	W	D	L	F	A
Competitive		1		1	3	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	3544	1699	739	1106	7241	5259
L only		1		1	3											2843	1339	607	897	5695	4279

Hearts	What	Opponents
0	Goal Attempts	0
0	On Target	0
0	Off Target	0
0	Woodwork	0
0	Corners	0
0	Fouls	0
0	Offside	0

SortDate	Date	Comp	Rd	Home	F	Away	A	Crowd
19781218	Mon 18 Dec 1978	FA Cup	R2	Southend United	1	Watford	0
19781218	Mon 18 Dec 1978	FA Cup	R2	Worcester City	1	Newport County	2
19781219	Tue 19 Dec 1978	Scottish Cup	R1	Albion Rovers	2	Dunfermline Athletic	3	1000
19781219	Tue 19 Dec 1978	FA Cup	R2	Colchester United	4	Leatherhead	0
19781219	Tue 19 Dec 1978	FA Cup	R2	Sheffield Wednesday	4	Tranmere Rovers	0
19781219	Tue 19 Dec 1978	FA Cup	R2	Woking	3	Swansea City	5
19781219	Tue 19 Dec 1978	European Super Cup	F	Liverpool	2	Anderlecht	1	23598
19781222	Fri 22 Dec 1978	E Div 1	21 of 42	Bolton Wanderers	3	Manchester United	0
19781222	Fri 22 Dec 1978	E Div4	21 of 46	Hereford United	0	Newport County	3
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	P	18 of 36	Dundee United	2	Hibernian	1	7194
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	P	18 of 36	Greenock Morton	1	Celtic	0	12636
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	P	18 of 36	Heart of Midlothian	0	Aberdeen	0	9199
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	P	18 of 36	Motherwell	1	Partick Thistle	1	5729
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	P	18 of 36	Rangers	1	St Mirren	0	23589
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L1	21 of 39	Airdrieonians	0	Dundee	2	1747
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L1	21 of 39	Clydebank[4]	3	Ayr United	1	1878
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L1	21 of 39	Montrose	0	Raith Rovers	0	768
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L1	21 of 39	Stirling Albion	1	St Johnstone	5	1253
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L1	22 of 39	Clyde	1	Arbroath	0	783
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L1	22 of 39	Kilmarnock	4	Hamilton Academical	0	2850
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L2	20 of 39	Stenhousemuir	3	Albion Rovers	2	327
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L2	21 of 39	Forfar Athletic	4	East Stirlingshire	0	993
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L2	21 of 39	Queens Park	1	Brechin City	1	426
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L2	22 of 39	East Fife	3	Alloa Athletic	0	1036
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	L2	22 of 39	Stranraer	0	Berwick Rangers	0	650
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	Scottish Cup	R1	Inverness Caledonian	0	Livingston (Meadowbank Thistle)	3	1700
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 1	19 of 42	Manchester City	0	Nottingham Forest	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 1	20 of 42	Chelsea	0	Bristol City	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 1	20 of 42	Coventry City	3	Everton	2
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 1	20 of 42	Tottenham Hotspur	0	Arsenal	5
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 1	21 of 42	Derby County	0	Aston Villa	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 1	21 of 42	Leeds United	3	Middlesbrough	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	20 of 42	Bristol Rovers	0	Stoke City	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	20 of 42	Cardiff City	2	Fulham	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	20 of 42	Leicester City	1	Preston North End	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	21 of 42	Cambridge United	0	Crystal Palace	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	21 of 42	Charlton Athletic	0	Brighton and Hove Albion	3
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	21 of 42	Leyton Orient	2	Millwall	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	21 of 42	Newcastle United	3	Burnley	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 2	21 of 42	Notts County	1	Sunderland	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 3	20 of 46	Blackpool	3	Chester City	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 3	20 of 46	Colchester United	0	Watford	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 3	20 of 46	Lincoln City	0	Chesterfield	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 3	21 of 46	Mansfield Town	1	Peterborough United	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 3	21 of 46	Rotherham United	3	Tranmere Rovers	2
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 3	21 of 46	Shrewsbury Town	3	Swansea City	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div 3	21 of 46	Southend United	1	Brentford	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div4	20 of 46	Bournemouth	1	Wimbledon	2
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div4	20 of 46	Hartlepool United	1	Barnsley	1
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div4	21 of 46	Aldershot	3	Stockport County	2
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div4	21 of 46	Darlington	2	Scunthorpe United	2
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div4	21 of 46	Grimsby Town	3	York City	0
19781223	Sat 23 Dec 1978	E Div4	21 of 46	Portsmouth	4	Reading	0