2023–24 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2023–24 season
Chairman	Ann Budge
Head Coach	Steven Naismith
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Europa Conference League	Play-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 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	v	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
15:00

UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

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		Attendance: 17,942 Referee: David Fuxman

Play-off round

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	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	v	Rangers	Hampden Park
15:00

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
Number	Position	Nation	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ENG	Frankie Kent	15	0	9+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	13	0	7+0	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
5	DF	AUT	Peter Haring	6	0	4+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF	COD	Beni Baningime	6	0	1+3	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	8	1	1+5	0	0+1	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
8	MF	AUS	Calem Nieuwenhof	8	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Lawrence Shankland	15	6	9+0	2	4+0	3	2+0	1	0+0	0
10	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	15	1	3+6	1	3+1	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
11	FW	JPN	Yutaro Oda	9	2	5+1	2	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	DF	AUS	Nathaniel Atkinson	10	0	5+1	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin	13	2	7+1	0	4+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	14	0	9+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Andy Halliday	4	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Alan Forrest	11	2	3+5	2	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	3	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	ENG	Alex Cochrane	7	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick	13	0	4+4	0	1+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Aidan Denholm	7	0	2+1	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	15	0	9+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Odeluga Offiah	8	1	2+2	0	0+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
30	FW	JPN	Kyosuke Tagawa	8	1	1+3	0	0+3	0	0+1	1	0+0	0
51	MF	SCO	Alex Lowry	12	1	5+2	0	1+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
77	FW	CRC	Kenneth Vargas	12	0	6+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0

Last updated: 22 October 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 22 October 2023

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Europe		Total
Number	Position	Nation	Name
2	DF		Frankie Kent	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF		Peter Haring	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF		Jorge Grant	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Calem Nieuwenhof	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW		Lawrence Shankland	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
10	FW		Liam Boyce	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW		Yutaro Oda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	DF		Nathaniel Atkinson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	MF		Cameron Devlin	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
15	DF		Kye Rowles	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF		Andy Halliday	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF		Alex Cochrane	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
21	DF		Toby Sibbick	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
22	MF		Aidan Denholm	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
29	DF		Odeluga Offiah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW		Kenneth Vargas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				19	0	4	0	0	0	9	0	32	0

Goal scorers

Last updated 22 October 2023

Place	Position	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW	Lawrence Shankland	2	1	3	6
2	MF	Cameron Devlin	0	0	2	2
	MF	Alan Forrest	2	0	0	2
	FW	Yutaro Oda	2	0	0	2
3	FW	Liam Boyce	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jorge Grant	0	1	0	1
	MF	Alex Lowry	0	1	0	1
	DF	Odeluga Offiah	0	1	0	1
	FW	Kyosuke Tagawa	0	1	0	1
Total			7	5	5	17

Assists

Last updated 22 October 2023

Place	Position	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW	Liam Boyce	2	1	0	3
1	MF	Alex Lowry	1	2	0	3
2	FW	Lawrence Shankland	0	1	1	2
3	DF	Frankie Kent	1	0	0	1
3	DF	Stephen Kingsley	0	0	1	1
Total			4	4	2	10

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	GK		Zander Clark	4	1	0	0	5
Total				4	1	0	0	5

Last updated: 30 September 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]
2	Rangers	9	6	0	3	17	5	+12	18	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	St Mirren	8	4	3	1	11	10	+1	15	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Heart of Midlothian	9	3	2	4	8	9	−1	11	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Kilmarnock	9	2	4	3	11	12	−1	10
6	Motherwell	8	3	1	4	7	9	−2	10

Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 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:

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H
Result	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L
Position	2	3	5	8	5	6	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 22 October 2023

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[lower-alpha 1]
Steven Naismith	20 August 2023		15	6	2	7	040.00

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

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Michael McGovern	Norwich City	Free[11][12]
Calem Nieuwenhof	Western Sydney Wanderers	Undisclosed[13][14]
Frankie Kent	Peterborough United	Undisclosed[15][16]
Kyosuke Tagawa	FC Tokyo	Undisclosed[17][18]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Scott McGill	Raith Rovers	Free[19][20]
Michael Smith	Yeovil Town	Free[21][22]
Gary Mackay-Steven		Free[21][23]
Ross Stewart		Free[21][24]
Euan Henderson	Hamilton Academical	Free[25][26]
Josh Ginnelly	Swansea City	Free[27][28]
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou	Greuther Fürth	Undisclosed[29][30]

Loans in

Player	From	Fee
Alex Lowry	Rangers	Loan[31][32]
Kenneth Vargas	Herediano	Loan[33][34]
Odeluga Offiah	Brighton and Hove Albion	Loan[35][36]

Loans out

Player	From	Fee
Lewis Neilson	Partick Thistle	Loan[37][38]
Connor Smith	Scunthorpe United	Loan[39][40]
Harry Stone	Queen of the South	Loan[41]

Notes

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

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[5] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[9] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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[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.

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[6] "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.

[7] "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

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[10] "Steven Naismith named technical director, Frank McAvoy head coach". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[interim-11] "Heart of Midlothian: Steven Naismith is appointed interim boss until end of season". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[perm-12] 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.

[13] "McGovern joins Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[14] "Michael McGovern was 'desperate' for Hearts move as he joins familiar faces". irishnews.com. The Irish News. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[15] "Calem Nieuwnhof to Join Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[16] "Calem Nieuwenhof: Hearts sign Australia Under-23 midfielder". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[17] "Frankie Goes to Tynecastle". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[18] "Frankie Kent: Hearts sign centre-half from Peterborough United for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[19] "Kyosuke: Excited For The Future". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[20] "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.

[21] "Scott McGill signs permanently". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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[24] "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.

[25] "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.

[26] "Hearts confirm trio's exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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[35] "Welcome Kenneth Vargas!". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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[38] "Odel Offiah: Brighton defender joins Hearts on loan deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[39] "Neilson joins the Jags". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[40] "Lewis Neilson signs on loan for the season". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[41] "Connor Smith's Scunthorpe loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[42] "Connor Smith joins on loan from Hearts". ptfc.co.uk. Scunthorpe United FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[43] "Welcome - Harry Stone". qosfc.com. QoS FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

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