title: 1982–83 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
text: # 1982–83 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
  
  During the 1982–83 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
  
  ## Scottish First Division table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | St Johnstone | 39 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 55 | Promotion to the 1983–84 Premier Division |
  | 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 54 | Promotion to the 1983–84 Premier Division |
  | 3 | Clydebank | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 50 | |
  | 4 | Partick Thistle | 39 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 49 | |
  | 5 | Airdrieonians | 39 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 39 | |
  
  ## Squad information
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish First 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 | Henry Smith | 53 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Stewart MacLaren | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Stuart Gauld | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Walter Kidd | 50 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Peter Shields | 39 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
  | | MF | SCO | Roddie MacDonald | 53 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Sandy Jardine | 53 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Dave Bowman | 52 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
  | | MF | SCO | Alex MacDonald | 43 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
  | | MF | EIR | Pat Byrne | 41 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Gary Mackay | 41 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Willie Johnston | 33 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Robertson | 28 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Gerry McCoy | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Willie Pettigrew | 47 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
  | | FW | SCO | Derek O'Connor | 52 | 22 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
  | | MF | SCO | Peter Marinello | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  
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