Heart of Midlothian
2023–24 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
Head CoachSteven Naismith
StadiumTynecastle Park
League CupSem-final
Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round

The 2023–24 season is the 127th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's third season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football since 2020, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season,[1] having played just one season in the Scottish Championship.The club had been relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2019–20 season.

They will also compete in the Europa Conference League,[2] Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

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

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 Red card 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: 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 v Rangers Tynecastle Park
19:45

UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

10 August 2023 QR3 Norway 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.)		 Norway Rosenborg Tynecastle Park
19:45 Shankland 13'
Devlin 50', 90+2'		 Report Þorvaldsson 5' Attendance: 17,942
Referee: David Fuxman

Play-off round

24 August 2023 PO Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Greece PAOK Tynecastle Park
19:45 Shankland 9 pen.' Report Shwab 12'
Živković 75'		 Attendance: 17,409
Referee: Andris Treimanis
31 August 2023 PO Greece PAOK 4–0 Heart of Midlothian Toumba Stadium
19:45 Taison 16', 71'
Thomas 23'
Konstantelias 58'		 Report Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Scottish League Cup

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

First team player statistics

Squad information

During the 2023–24 campaign, Hearts have used twenty three 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England ENG Frankie Kent 21014+004+003+000+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 19011+103+102+100+00
5 DF Austria AUT Peter Haring 704+100+100+100+00
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Beni Baningime 1206+301+001+100+00
7 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 1414+700+102+010+00
8 MF Australia AUS Calem Nieuwenhof 1408+300+003+000+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Lawrence Shankland 211114+064+033+020+00
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 2017+613+100+300+00
11 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Oda 1326+322+100+100+00
13 DF Australia AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 1005+104+000+000+00
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin 1828+404+021+100+00
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 20014+003+003+000+00
16 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday 600+300+200+100+00
17 MF Scotland SCO Alan Forrest 1626+621+101+100+00
18 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 300+001+101+000+00
19 DF England ENG Alex Cochrane 1307+004+002+000+00
21 DF England ENG Toby Sibbick 1705+601+203+000+00
22 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Denholm 902+201+200+200+00
28 GK Scotland SCO Zander Clark 21014+004+003+000+00
29 DF England ENG Odeluga Offiah 913+200+201+110+00
30 FW Japan JPN Kyosuke Tagawa 911+400+300+110+00
51 MF Scotland SCO Alex Lowry 1518+201+201+110+00
77 FW Costa Rica CRC Kenneth Vargas 1717+512+003+000+00
  • Last updated: 25 November 2023
  • Source: Match Reports[3][4]
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premiership, European Competitions, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Disciplinary record

Last updated 2 December 2023
Number Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2DFEnglandFrankie Kent1000000010
3DFScotlandStephen Kingsley0010000010
5MFAustriaPeter Haring2010000030
6MFDemocratic Republic of the CongoBeni Baningime2000000020
7MFEnglandJorge Grant1010000020
8MFAustraliaCalem Nieuwenhof2010000030
9FWScotlandLawrence Shankland2000003050
10FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce2000000020
11FWJapanYutaro Oda1000000010
13DFAustraliaNathaniel Atkinson2000000020
14MFAustraliaCameron Devlin5010003090
15DFAustraliaKye Rowles2010000030
16MFScotlandAndy Halliday1000000010
17MFScotlandAlan Forrest1000000010
19DFEnglandAlex Cochrane2000001030
21DFEnglandToby Sibbick2010001040
22MFScotlandAidan Denholm0010001020
29DFEnglandOdeluga Offiah1000000010
77FWCosta RicaKenneth Vargas3000000030
Total 320800090490

Goal scorers

Last updated 2 December 2023

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1FWScotlandLawrence Shankland620311
2MFAustraliaCameron Devlin00022
MFScotlandAlan Forrest20002
FWJapanYutaro Oda20002
3FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce10001
MFEnglandJorge Grant01001
MFEnglandAlex Lowry01001
DFEnglandOdeluga Offiah01001
FWJapanKyosuke Tagawa01001
FWCosta RicaKenneth Vargas10001
Total 1260523

Assists

Last updated 2 December 2023

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce31004
MFScotlandAlex Lowry12003
2DFEnglandFrankie Kent20002
FWScotlandLawrence Shankland01012
3DFDemocratic Republic of the CongoBeni Baningime10001
DFEnglandAlex Cochrane10001
MFEnglandJorge Grant10001
DFScotlandStephen Kingsley00011
Total 940215

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 GK Scotland Zander Clark 7 1 0 0 6
Total 71008

Last updated: 2 December 2023
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 15 12 3 0 38 9 +29 39 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Rangers 14 10 1 3 29 7 +22 31 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 14 7 2 5 14 12 +2 23 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 St Mirren 15 6 4 5 19 21 −2 22 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Hibernian 15 5 6 4 22 21 +1 21
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: [5][6]
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).[7]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWDLLWLWDLLWWWW
Position23585644474443
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 2 December 2023
Name From To P W D L Win%[lower-alpha 1]
Steven Naismith 20 August 2023 21 10 2 9 047.62

Club

Management

On 7 June, Steven Naismith was appointed the club's technical director,[8] having been named interim manager the previous season.[9] Naismith's title of technical director as he had not yet achieved the required licences in order to represent the club in European competition.[10]

Transfers

Notes

  1. ↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

  1. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian: Robbie Neilson's side clinch Championship". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Soccerbase Hearts Squad Stats 2023/24". Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "First Team". heartsfc.co.uk/. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Steven Naismith named technical director, Frank McAvoy head coach". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian: Steven Naismith is appointed interim boss until end of season". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "McGovern joins Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Michael McGovern was 'desperate' for Hearts move as he joins familiar faces". irishnews.com. The Irish News. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Calem Nieuwnhof to Join Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Calem Nieuwenhof: Hearts sign Australia Under-23 midfielder". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Frankie Goes to Tynecastle". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Frankie Kent: Hearts sign centre-half from Peterborough United for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Kyosuke: Excited For The Future". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Scott McGill signs permanently". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. 1 2 3 "Trio to Leave". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "Hearts confirm trio's exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Henderson makes it seven!". Hamilton Academical FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "Ex-Hearts winger is summer signing No.6 at Hamilton Accies". Daily Record. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "Ginnelly departs Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  28. ↑ "Josh Ginnelly - I hope to score and create, but the team comes first". Swansea City. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  29. ↑ "Orestis leaves Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  30. ↑ "Hearts sell Orestis Kiomourtzoglou for six-figure fee". The Herald. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  31. ↑ "Alex Lowry signs on loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "Alex Lowry: Hearts sign 'highly regarded' Rangers midfielder on loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  33. ↑ "Welcome Kenneth Vargas!". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "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.
  35. ↑ "Odel Offiah joins Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  36. ↑ "Odel Offiah: Brighton defender joins Hearts on loan deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  37. ↑ "Neilson joins the Jags". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  38. ↑ "Lewis Neilson signs on loan for the season". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  39. ↑ "Connor Smith's Scunthorpe loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  40. ↑ "Connor Smith joins on loan from Hearts". ptfc.co.uk. Scunthorpe United FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  41. ↑ "Welcome - Harry Stone". qosfc.com. QoS FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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