This was Alex Ferguson's first competitive match in charge of the Dons, and his players ensured that he got off to a good start.
Conditions: Wet and slippery
Heart of Midlothian Teamsheet
Dunlop, Kidd, Fraser, McNicoll, Jefferies, Liddell, Park, Bannon, Gibson (Prentice 60), Shaw, Robertson (Tierney 76)
Aberdeen Teamsheet Leighton,
Kennedy,
McLelland,
McMaster,
Garner,
Miller,
Sullivan,
Archibald,
Harper,
Jarvie,
Davidson (
Scanlon 60).
Unused Subs: Cooper.Bookings: Harper.
Attendance: 11,500
Venue: Tynecastle, Edinburgh
Referee: D. F. T. Syme, Rutherglen