2023–24 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Ann Budge | |||
| Head coach | Steven Naismith | |||
| Stadium | Tynecastle Park | |||
| Premiership | 3rd | |||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Europa Conference League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lawrence Shankland (24) All: Lawrence Shankland (31) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 18,936 vs. Hibernian, Premeirship, 28 February 2024 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 12,841, vs. Partick Thistle, League Cup, 20 August 2023 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 18,406 | |||
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The 2023–24 season was the 143rd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was the club's third season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.
They also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the Europa Conference League.[1]
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season / Friendlies
[edit]| 6 July 2023 Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Marbella Training Centre |
| 15:00 | Report | Issaka  20' |
| 9 July 2023 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Haring 86 o.g.' |
Report | Rathie 85' |
Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 30 July 2023 Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | Leeds United | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Ayling 38' |
Attendance: 16,641 Referee: David Dickinson |
Scottish Premiership
[edit]| 5 August 2023 1 | St Johnstone | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Oda 75' Shankland 90+6' |
Attendance: 6,818 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 13 August 2023 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 18,455 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 27 August 2023 3 | Dundee | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | McCowan 63' |
Report | Attendance: 8,104 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 3 September 2023 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Slattery 29' McGinn  69' |
Attendance: 18,353 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Oda 14' Boyce 64' |
Report | Attendance: 18,626 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 23 September 2023 6 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Strain 7' |
Report | Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 30 September 2023 7 | Ross County | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Forrest 69' |
Attendance: 4,773 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 7 October 2023 8 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Forrest 28' Doidge 58 o.g.' |
Report | Youan 66', 68' |
Attendance: 18,675 Referee: William Collum |
| 22 October 2023 9 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
| 14:15 | Shankland 64' |
Report | O'Riley 4' Maeda 23'Furuhashi 51'Iwata 81' |
Attendance: 17,608 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 29 October 2023 10 | Rangers | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Tavernier 90 pen.' Danilo 90+3' |
Report | Shankland 5' |
Attendance: 49,530 Referee: John Beaton |
| 1 November 2023 11 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Vargas 79' |
Report | Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 11 November 2023 12 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Spittal 78' (Penalty) |
Report | Shankland 27', 71' |
Attendance: 5,884 Referee: David Munro |
| 25 November 2023 13 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 61' |
Report | Attendance: 18,678 Referee: John Beaton |
| 2 December 2023 14 | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Dennis 18 o.g.' |
Attendance: 5,915 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 6 December 2023 15 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Sima 34' |
Attendance: 17,759 Referee: William Collum |
| 9 December 2023 16 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Miovski 53' Clarkson 90+2' |
Report | Shankland 20' |
Attendance: 16,064 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 16 December 2023 17 | Celtic | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Shankland 15' Kingsley 30' |
Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 23 December 2023 18 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 33', 49' |
Report | Attendance: 18,717 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 27 December 2023 19 | Hibernian | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
| 20:00 | BBC Report | Shankland 90+3' |
Attendance: 20,150 Referee: John Beaton |
| 30 December 2023 20 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 | Ross County | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Vargas 71' Shankland 79' |
Report | Cochrane 55 o.g.' Dhanda 61' |
Attendance: 18,288 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 2 January 2024 21 | Livingston | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Tony Macaroni Arena |
| 15:00 | Shinnie 79' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Shankland  Vargas 53'Shankland 64' |
Referee: David Dickinson |
| 23 January 2024 22 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Nieuwenhof 57' Shankland Lembikisa 74'Oda 86' |
BBC Report | McGhee 19' Cameron 38' |
Attendance: 18,185 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 27 January 2024 23 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Grant 57 pen.' Shankland 77' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 18,790 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 3 February 2024 24 | Dundee | 2–3 | Heart of Midlothian | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | McGhee 26' Cameron 59' |
BBC Report | Forrest 55' Shankland 79 pen, 87' |
Attendance: 7,506 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 7 February 2024 25 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Shankland 55' |
Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Iain Snedden |
| 17 February 2024 26 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 68' Vargas 90+2' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 18,748 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 24 February 2024 27 | Rangers | 5–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Diomande 2' Cortés 37'Dessers 44', 48'Silva 65' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 50,354 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 28 February 2024 28 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Shankland 45+2 pen' |
BBC Report | Marcondes 28' |
Attendance: 18,936 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 3 March 2024 29 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
| 12:00 | Grant 43 pen' Shankland 56' |
BBC Report | Yang 16' |
Attendance: 17,748 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 16 March 2024 30 | Ross County | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Murray 42', 49' |
BBC Report | Oda 90+1' |
Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 30 March 2024 31 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Vargas 10' |
Report | Watkins 67' |
Attendance: 18,799 Referee: William Collum |
| 6 April 2024 32 | St Mirren | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Olusanya 68' |
Report | Grant 33 pen.' Mandron 66 o.g.' |
Attendance: 7,740 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 13 April 2024 33 | Heart of Midlothian | 4–2 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Grant 29' Oda 32'Devlin 40'Shankland 45+6' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Kelly 10', 22' Yengi  58'  |
Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 27 April 2024 34 | Kilmarnock | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Sky Sports Report | Attendance: 6,677 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 4 May 2024 35 | Celtic | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Furuhashi 4', 21' O'Riley 87 pen.' |
Report | Attendance: 59,038 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 11 May 2024 36 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Vargas 35' Forrest 53'Shankland 90+1' |
Report | Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 15 May 2024 37 | St Mirren | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Scott 7' Bolton 65' |
Report | Tagawa 20' Shankland 72' |
Attendance: 7,222 Referee: William Collum |
| 18 May 2024 38 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–3 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
| 12:30 | Shankland 33' Lembikisa 82'Tagawa 90+5' |
Report | McCausland 52' Cantwell 69'Silva 79' |
Attendance: 18,131 Referee: Don Robertson |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 20 August 2023 Second round | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
| 14:00 | Graham 11 o.g.' Offiah 45'Shankland 48'Tagawa 74' |
Report | Attendance: 12,841 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 September 2023 Quarter-final | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
| 19:45 | Lyons 68' |
report | Grant 40' Lowry 90+2' |
Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 5 November 2023 Semi-final | Heart of Midlothian | 1–3 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 81 pen.' |
Report | Tavernier 50 pen.', 64' Wright 55' |
Attendance: 44,734 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 20 January 2024 Fourth round | The Spartans | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Ainslie Park |
| 12:15 | Craigen 64' |
Report | Vargas 12' Kent 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: William Collum |
| 11 February 2024 Fifth round | Airdrieonians | 1–4 | Heart of Midlothian | Excelsior Stadium |
| 17:00 | Frizzell 34' |
Report | Shankland 11', 73' Vargas 18'Nieuwenhof 21' |
Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 11 March 2024 Quarter-final | Greenock Morton | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Cappielow |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Vargas 86' |
Attendance: 7,143 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 21 April 2024 Semi-final | Rangers | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | Dessers 5', 78' |
BBC Report | Referee: Steven McLean |
UEFA Europa Conference League
[edit]Third qualifying round
[edit]| 10 August 2023 QR3 |  Rosenborg | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Lerkendal Stadion |
| 19:00 | Frederiksen 14' Nelson 45+1' |
Report | Shankland 78' |
Attendance: 11,882 Referee: Andrei Chivulete |
| 17 August 2023 QR3 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 (4–3 agg.) | Rosenborg | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Shankland 13' Devlin 50', 90+2' |
Report | Þorvaldsson 5' |
Attendance: 17,942 Referee: David Fuxman |
Play-off round
[edit]| 24 August 2023 PO | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 |  PAOK | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Shankland 9 pen.' |
Report | Shwab 12' Živković 75' |
Attendance: 17,409 Referee: Andris Treimanis |
| 31 August 2023 PO | PAOK | 4–0 (6–1 agg.) | Heart of Midlothian | Toumba Stadium |
| 19:45 | Taison 16', 71' Thomas 23'Konstantelias 58' |
Report | Attendance: 19,032 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
First team player statistics
[edit]Squad information
[edit]During the 2023–24 campaign, Hearts have used thirty players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
| Number | Position | Nation | Name | Totals | Premiership | Europe | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
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Craig Gordon | 7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  ENG
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Frankie Kent | 44 | 1 | 35+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
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Stephen Kingsley | 44 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
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Craig Halkett | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  AUT
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Peter Haring | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  COD
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Beni Baningime | 36 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
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Jorge Grant | 33 | 5 | 15+11 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  AUS
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Calem Nieuwenhof | 29 | 2 | 21+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
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Lawrence Shankland | 47 | 31 | 36+1 | 24 | 4+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW |  NIR
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Liam Boyce | 22 | 1 | 7+8 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  JPN
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Yutaro Oda | 31 | 5 | 11+14 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS
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Nathaniel Atkinson | 26 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AUS
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Cameron Devlin | 31 | 3 | 16+7 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS
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Kye Rowles | 42 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
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Andy Halliday | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO
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Alan Forrest | 41 | 4 | 20+13 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
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Barrie McKay | 15 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG
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Alex Cochrane | 40 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  UGA
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Toby Sibbick | 28 | 0 | 11+10 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO
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Aidan Denholm | 22 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO
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Finlay Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO
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Macaulay Tait | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | SCO
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Zander Clark | 42 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG
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Odeluga Offiah | 9 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO
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Scott Fraser | 12 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | JPN
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Kyosuke Tagawa | 19 | 3 | 4+8 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | SCO
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Alex Lowry | 17 | 1 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | SCO
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James Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW |  CRC
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Kenneth Vargas | 42 | 9 | 20+13 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 81 | FW |  JAM
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Dexter Lembikisa | 18 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premiership, European Competitions, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Disciplinary record
[edit]- Last updated 18 May 2024
| Number | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| 2 | DF | |
Frankie Kent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Stephen Kingsley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Craig Halkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | |
Peter Haring | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Beni Baningime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Jorge Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Calem Nieuwenhof | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Lawrence Shankland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
Liam Boyce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Yutaro Oda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | |
Nathaniel Atkinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | |
Cameron Devlin | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Kye Rowles | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Andy Halliday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Alan Forrest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | |
Alex Cochrane | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | |
Toby Sibbick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Aidan Denholm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Macaulay Tait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | |
Odeluga Offiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | |
Alex Lowry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | |
Kenneth Vargas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | FW | |
Dexter Lembikisa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 92 | 0 | |||
Goal scorers
[edit]Last updated 18 May 2024
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | |
Lawrence Shankland | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | FW | |
Kenneth Vargas | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | |
Jorge Grant | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | |
Yutaro Oda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | MF | |
Alan Forrest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | |
Cameron Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| FW | |
Kyosuke Tagawa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | FW | |
Dexter Lembikisa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | |
Liam Boyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | |
Frankie Kent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Stephen Kingsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Calem Nieuwenhof | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Alex Lowry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Odeluga Offiah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 66 | |||
Assists
[edit]Last updated 18 May 2024
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europe | Total |
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| 1 | FW | |
Lawrence Shankland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | |
Alex Cochrane | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | |
Jorge Grant | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | FW | |
Liam Boyce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | |
Alan Forrest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| DF | |
Frankie Kent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | MF | |
Alex Lowry | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | |
Scott Fraser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | |
Barrie McKay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | |
Calem Nieuwenhof | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Kenneth Vargas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | DF | |
Beni Baningime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GK | |
Zander Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Aidan Denholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Cameron Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Stephen Kingsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Yutaro Oda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Macaulay Tait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 48 | |||
Clean sheets
[edit]| R | Pos | Nat | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europe | Total |
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| 1 | GK |
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Zander Clark | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | GK |
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Craig Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |||
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Club statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 30 | +65 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 32 | +55 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b] |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | St Mirren | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 47 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
Source: [4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ^ As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passed to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round were passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.
Division summary
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics
[edit]- Last updated 18 May 2024
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[a] |
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| Steven Naismith | 20 August 2023 | - | 49 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 53.06 |
Club
[edit]Management
[edit]On 7 June, Steven Naismith was appointed the club's technical director,[7] having been named interim manager the previous season.[8] Naismith's title of technical director as he had not yet achieved the required licences in order to represent the club in European competition.[9]
Awards
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SPFL awards[edit] |
PFA/SFWA awards[edit]
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Club awards
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Lawrence Shankland | Players' Player of the Year[16] |
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Lawrence Shankland | Fans Player of the Year[16] |
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Katie Lockwood | Hearts Women Player of the Year[16] |
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Callum Sandilands | B Team Player of the Year[16] |
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Liam McFarlane | B Team Players' Player of the Year[16] |
| NA | Comeback Win V Rosenborg 17 August 2023 Tynecastle Stadium |
Moment of the season[16] |
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Jess Husband | Hearts Women Rising Star[16] |
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Zander Clark | Save of the Season[16] |
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Alan Forrest | Goal of the Season[16] |
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J.P Ellis | FOH Award For Outstanding Service To The Club[16] |
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Graeme Pacitti | Doc Melvin Memorial Cup[16] |
Transfers
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Loans in[edit]
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Loans out[edit]
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hearts held on for a draw with Hibernian to seal a European Conference League qualifying place and leave Hibs' European fate in Celtic's hands". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Soccerbase Hearts Squad Stats 2023/24". Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "First Team". heartsfc.co.uk/. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 28 August 2023.
- ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Steven Naismith named technical director, Frank McAvoy head coach". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Heart of Midlothian: Steven Naismith is appointed interim boss until end of season". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Coyle, Andy (7 June 2023). "Hearts confirm Steven Naismith is to remain in charge of first team at Tynecastle". STV News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Naismith named manager of the month". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Shankland named player of month for December". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Lawrence Shankland named Scottish Premiership player of year; John McGlynn is SPFL manager of year". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Lawrence Shankland Wins Scottish Premiership Golden Boot". heartsstandard.co.uk. Hearts Standard. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Lawrence Shankland, David Watson & Rangers trio win PFA awards". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Shankland wins SFWA award". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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- ^ "McGovern joins Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Michael McGovern was 'desperate' for Hearts move as he joins familiar faces". irishnews.com. The Irish News. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Calem Nieuwnhof to Join Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Calem Nieuwenhof: Hearts sign Australia Under-23 midfielder". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Frankie Goes to Tynecastle". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Frankie Kent: Hearts sign centre-half from Peterborough United for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Kyosuke: Excited For The Future". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Hearts get their fourth summer signing as Kyosuke Tagawa pens a long-term contract". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Scott McGill signs permanently". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Hearts midfielder Scott McGill reveals why he is leaving Tynecastle after agreeing a pre-contract deal". Edinburgh Evening News. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Trio to Leave". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Northern Irish defender Michael Smith has joined Yeovil Town on a one-year deal". heartsfc.co.uk. Yeovil Town F.C. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Three Hearts players to leave Tynecastle as the club begin reorganising ahead of a busy summer". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Welcome, Gary Mackay-Steven!". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Hearts confirm trio's exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ross Stewart added to goalkeeping group". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Henderson makes it seven!". Hamilton Academical FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Hearts winger is summer signing No.6 at Hamilton Accies". Daily Record. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Ginnelly departs Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Josh Ginnelly - I hope to score and create, but the team comes first". Swansea City. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Orestis leaves Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Hearts sell Orestis Kiomourtzoglou for six-figure fee". The Herald. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Connor Smith leaves Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Saints Connor Smith from Hearts". St Johnstone FC. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Alex Lowry signs on loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Alex Lowry: Hearts sign 'highly regarded' Rangers midfielder on loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Alex Lowry set for Rangers return after Hearts 'end' loan transfer but quickfire exit beckons". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Kenneth Vargas!". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kenneth Vargas: Hearts sign Costa Rica Under-23 striker from Herediano on a season-long loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Odel Offiah joins Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Odel Offiah: Brighton defender joins Hearts on loan deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Dexter joins Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Dexter Lembikisa: Hearts sign Wolves & Jamaica defender on loan until end of season". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Scott Fraser joins on loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Scott Fraser joins Hearts on loan". charltonafc.com. Charlton Athletic FC. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Neilson joins the Jags". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Lewis Neilson signs on loan for the season". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Connor Smith's Scunthorpe loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Connor Smith joins on loan from Hearts". ptfc.co.uk. Scunthorpe United FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Welcome - Harry Stone". qosfc.com. QoS FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "MaKenzie's Accies loan". heartsfc.co.uk. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Flatman's Edinburgh City loan". heartsfc.co.uk. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Halliday Signs On Loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Motherwell sign midfielder from Hearts on loan with permanent deal to follow". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "McGovern's Livi Loan". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Hearts goalkeeper McGovern joins Livingston on loan". heraldscotland.com. The Herald (Glasgow). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.