09-08-83: Heart of Midlothian (a) 0-0 (HT 0-0) Crowd (5,235)

J.Duncan of Gorebridge was the referee in front of an estimated crowd of 5,235. The Leeds substitutes were Tommy Wright, Neil Aspin and Mark Gavin. Hearts had John Brough, Stewart MacLaren, Derek O'Connor, Malcolm Murray and Jimmy Bone on the bench, but only Jimmy Bone was used and he replaced Alex MacDonald at Inside Left. Leeds were extremely lethargic in the first half as Hearts dominated the midfield but failed to capitalize on their supremacy as they floundered on the Leeds defence. Donald Park, who was making his return debut and David Bowman went the closest for the home team and it was Bowman who played a one-two with Gary MacKay, just before half-time, when he took the return pass only to see his shot knocked off target by a Leeds defender. In the second half Leeds were more of an attacking force and ex-Leeds keeper, Henry Smith, had to be in top form to keep them at bay. John Sheridan was a little unfortunate not to get on the scoresheet, when his well-judged lob from the edge of the box beat the keeper only for a vigilant linesman to find Andy Ritchie in an offside position. For Hearts, their main threat came from Jimmy Bone, who was given his debut with twenty minutes left on the clock, but two of his longe range efforts were wide of the target.

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Match Action: Courtesy Mark Ledgard