Season 1877–78 was the third season in which Heart of Midlothian competed at a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

national level, entering the Scottish Cup for the third time.

Overview

Hearts only reached the first round of the Scottish Cup, being defeated by

Edinburgh derby The Edinburgh derby is an informal title given to any football match played between Scottish clubs Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs), the two oldest professional clubs based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two clubs have a fierce r ...

rivals Hibs in the first round after a replay. Later that season, Hibs and Hearts contested the Final of the Edinburgh FA Cup. Hearts eventually won the local competition after a fourth replay, with the decisive match (won 3–2 by Hearts) played over two months after the first attempt. The long running saga established Hibs and Hearts as the predominant clubs in Edinburgh. The

, as it would become known, is the second oldest regularly played derby match, after the

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between Notts County and Nottingham Forest.

Results

Scottish cup

Edinburgh FA Cup

References

Statistical Record 77-78

External links

Official Club website
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