1978–79 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
# 1978–79 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

During the 1978–79 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Anglo-Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.

## Scottish Premier Division table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Morton | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 36 | |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 34 | |
| 9 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 23 | Relegation to the 1979–80 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Motherwell (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 86 | −53 | 17 | Relegation to the 1979–80 Scottish First Division |

## Squad information

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | John Brough | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Thomson Allan | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Gibson | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Cammy Fraser | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Brown | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Drew Busby | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Walter Kidd | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Prentice | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Jeffries | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Malcolm Robertson | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Graham Shaw | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Black | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Frank Liddell | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Derek O'Connor | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Colin More | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Craig | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dave McNicoll | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Lawrie Tierney | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Eamonn Bannon | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ray Dunlop | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Denis McQuade | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Rab Stewart | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Scott | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Des O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Donald Park | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Paul Rodger | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Kenny McLeod | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Gordon James Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Paterson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Peter Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
