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2024–25 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 144th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's fourth 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.

Heart of Midlothian
2024–25 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
Head CoachSteven Naismith
StadiumTynecastle Park
League CupSecond round

They will also compete in the Europa League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

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Hearts returned for pre-season training on 28 June,[2] with those participating in Euro 2024 and Copa América having staggered returns.[3] They drew in a closed door friendly against Partick Thistle,[4] before heading to Tenerife for a training camp.[5] Hearts returned to Edinburgh to take on Leyton Orient, as part of the club's 150th Anniversary celebrations[6] and remembering the Football Battalion.[7]

The club then welcomed Tottenham Hotspur[8] in a tribute to Dave Mackay,[9] before a closed door game against Burnley[10] and a friendly against Fleetwood Town.[11]

13 July 2024 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Leyton Orient Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce   9' Report Brown   24'
Jaiyesimi   46'
17 July 2024 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur Tynecastle Park
19:00 Shankland   46' Report Johnson   39'
Lankshear   55'
Moore   66'
Spence   72'
Neilson   85 o.g.'		 Attendance: 15,646
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
27 July 2024 Friendly Fleetwood Town 3–0 Heart of Midlothian Highbury Stadium
15:00 Mayor   28', 60'
Coughlan   31'		 Report

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
3 August 2024 1 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:30 Report Attendance: 18,478
Referee: Nick Walsh
10 August 2024 2 Dundee 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
17:30 Tiffoney   23'
Taylor   45+2 o.g.'
McCowan   45+5 pen.'		 Report Kent   61' Attendance: 7,266
Referee: Don Robertson
25 August 2024 3 Motherwell 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
15:00 McGinn   24'
O'Donnell   59'
Sparrow   81'		 Report Oda   65' Attendance: 6,895
Referee: John Beaton
1 September 2024 4 Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup
17 August 2024 Second round Falkirk 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Ross   53'
Tait   81'
Shanley   90+5'		 Report Attendance: 6,653
Referee: David Dickinson

Europa League

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Play-off round

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
22 August 2024 PO   Viktoria Plzeň 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Doosan Arena
18:00 Oyegoke   90+6 o.g.' Report Attendance: 10,506
Referee: Sven Jablonski
29 August 2024 PO Heart of Midlothian v   Viktoria Plzeň Tynecastle Park

Squad information

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Last updated 25 August 2024

During the 2024–25 campaign, Hearts have used twenty 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
1 GK   SCO Craig Gordon 3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Frankie Kent 4 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   SCO Stephen Kingsley 3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   SCO Craig Halkett 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Daniel Oyegoke 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG Jorge Grant 4 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SCO Lawrence Shankland 5 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF   SCO Barrie McKay 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW   JPN Yutaro Oda 5 1 0+3 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   AUS Cameron Devlin 5 0 2+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 DF   AUS Kye Rowles 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   SCO Blair Spittal 5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   SCO Alan Forrest 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF   ENG Malachi Boateng 5 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   ENG Yan Dhanda 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   NIR Liam Boyce 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK   SCO Zander Clark 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF   SCO James Penrice 4 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW   CRC Kenneth Vargas 5 0 2+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
80 DF   COL Andrés Salazar 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
82 DF   CRC Gerald Taylor 5 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
  • Last updated: 25 August 2024
  • Source: Match Reports[12][13]
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

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

Disciplinary record

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Last updated 25 August 2024
Number Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
                   
2 DF   Frankie Kent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   Stephen Kingsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   Lawrence Shankland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF   Cameron Devlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
15 DF   Kye Rowles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW   Liam Boyce 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 DF   James Penrice 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 FW   Kenneth Vargas 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
82 DF   Gerald Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 13 0

Goal scorers

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Last updated 25 August 2024

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 DF   Frankie Kent 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Yutaro Oda 1 0 0 0 1
Total 2 0 0 0 2

Assists

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Last updated 25 August 2024

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 MF   Malachi Boateng 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Lawrence Shankland 1 0 0 0 1
Total 2 0 0 0 2

Clean sheets

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

Last updated: 10 August 2024
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 St Mirren 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
9 Ross County 3 0 2 1 1 7 −6 2
10 Heart of Midlothian 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
11 Hibernian 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Kilmarnock 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: [14][15]
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).[16]
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

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Round123
GroundHAA
ResultDLL
Position61010
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

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Last updated 22 August 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[a]
Steven Naismith 3 August 2024 - 5 0 1 4 000.00

Club

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Playing kit

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Hearts kits are manufactured by Umbro for the 2024–25 season,[17] entering the final year of their contract with the club.[18] Stellar Omada, became the club's main sponsor on a three-year deal, replacing MND Scotland.[19] Stellar Omada previously sponsored the club's away kit.[20]

International Selection

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Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon,[21] Zander Clark[21] and Lawrence Shankland was called up to represent Scotland,[22] whilst Cameron Devlin[23] and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia.[24]

Kenneth Vargas would also be included in Costa Rica's provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Copa América.[25]

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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