Hearts are now in a position that no-one thought they would be in at this stage of the season. There were 18 teams in what was then called Scottish League Division One. Only 34 matches were played, with each team playing every other twice.That season Hearts won 23 of their 34 matches and lost only three times - to Kilmarnock and Motherwell on the road, with a solitary home defeat against St Mirren the only blemish at Tynecastle.
