2023–24 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2023–24 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
Head coachSteven Naismith
StadiumTynecastle Park
Premiership3rd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lawrence Shankland (24)
All:
Lawrence Shankland (31)
Highest home attendance18,936 vs. Hibernian, Premeirship, 28 February 2024
Lowest home attendance12,841, vs. Partick Thistle, League Cup, 20 August 2023
Average home league attendance18,406

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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

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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

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Main article: 2023–24 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: 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 soccer ball with red X
Vargas 53'
Shankland 64'		 Referee: David Dickinson
23 January 2024 22 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park
19:45 Nieuwenhof 57'
Shankland soccer ball with red X
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 Red card 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 Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card		 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

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Main article: 2023–24 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

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup
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

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Main article: 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

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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

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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
(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

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Squad information

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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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 7 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF England ENG Frankie Kent 44 1 35+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 1
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 44 0 30+3 0 3+1 0 2+1 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 10 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Austria AUT Peter Haring 8 0 5+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Beni Baningime 36 0 25+4 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
7 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 33 5 15+11 4 0+1 0 2+0 1 4+0 0
8 MF Australia AUS Calem Nieuwenhof 29 2 21+4 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 1
9 FW Scotland SCO Lawrence Shankland 47 31 36+1 24 4+0 3 3+0 2 3+0 2
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 22 1 7+8 1 3+1 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
11 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Oda 31 5 11+14 5 2+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
13 DF Australia AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 26 0 14+5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin 31 3 16+7 1 4+0 2 1+1 0 2+0 0
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 42 0 31+2 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 2+1 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday 6 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Alan Forrest 41 4 20+13 4 1+1 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 15 0 4+7 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
19 DF England ENG Alex Cochrane 40 0 31+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
21 DF Uganda UGA Toby Sibbick 28 0 11+10 0 1+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Denholm 22 0 9+6 0 1+2 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Finlay Pollock 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Macaulay Tait 13 0 2+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
28 GK Scotland SCO Zander Clark 42 0 35+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF England ENG Odeluga Offiah 9 1 3+2 0 0+2 0 1+1 1 0+0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Scott Fraser 12 0 4+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 FW Japan JPN Kyosuke Tagawa 19 3 4+8 2 0+3 0 0+1 1 1+2 0
51 MF Scotland SCO Alex Lowry 17 1 10+2 0 1+2 0 1+1 1 0+0 0
54 FW Scotland SCO James Wilson 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
77 FW Costa Rica CRC Kenneth Vargas 42 9 20+13 6 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 3
81 FW Jamaica JAM Dexter Lembikisa 18 2 12+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
  • Last updated: 18 May 2024
  • Source: Match Reports[2][3]
  • 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

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Last updated 18 May 2024
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
2 DF England Frankie Kent 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland Craig Halkett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF Austria Peter Haring 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF England Jorge Grant 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Australia Calem Nieuwenhof 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
9 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
10 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW Japan Yutaro Oda 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF Australia Nathaniel Atkinson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 7 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 13 0
15 DF Australia Kye Rowles 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Scotland Alan Forrest 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 DF England Alex Cochrane 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
21 DF Uganda Toby Sibbick 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
22 MF Scotland Aidan Denholm 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
25 MF Scotland Macaulay Tait 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
29 DF England Odeluga Offiah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
51 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 FW Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
81 FW Jamaica 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

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Last updated 18 May 2024

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 24 2 2 3 31
2 FW Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas 6 0 3 0 9
3 MF England Jorge Grant 4 1 0 0 5
FW Japan Yutaro Oda 5 0 0 0 5
4 MF Scotland Alan Forrest 4 0 0 0 4
5 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 1 0 0 2 3
FW Japan Kyosuke Tagawa 2 1 0 0 3
7 FW Jamaica Dexter Lembikisa 2 0 0 0 2
8 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 1 0 0 0 1
DF England Frankie Kent 0 0 1 0 1
DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 1 0 0 0 1
MF Australia Calem Nieuwenhof 0 0 1 0 1
MF Scotland Alex Lowry 0 1 0 0 1
DF England Odeluga Offiah 0 1 0 0 1
Total 48 6 7 5 66

Assists

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Last updated 18 May 2024

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 4 1 1 1 7
2 DF England Alex Cochrane 4 0 2 0 6
MF England Jorge Grant 4 0 2 0 6
3 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 3 1 0 0 4
FW Scotland Alan Forrest 4 0 0 0 4
DF England Frankie Kent 4 0 0 0 4
4 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 1 2 0 0 3
5 MF Scotland Scott Fraser 1 0 1 0 2
MF Scotland Barrie McKay 2 0 0 0 2
MF Australia Calem Nieuwenhof 2 0 0 0 2
FW Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas 2 0 0 0 2
7 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime 1 0 0 0 1
GK Scotland Zander Clark 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Aidan Denholm 1 0 0 0 1
MF Australia Cameron Devlin 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 0 0 0 1 1
FW Japan Yutaro Oda 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Macaulay Tait 1 0 0 0 1
Total 36 4 6 2 48

Clean sheets

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R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 GK Scotland Zander Clark 16 1 0 0 17
2 GK Scotland 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

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League table

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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:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ 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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWDLLWLWDLLWWWWLLWWWDWWWWWWLDWLDWWDLWDD
Position23585644474443353333333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

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Last updated 18 May 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[a]
Steven Naismith 20 August 2023 - 49 26 8 15 053.06

Club

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Management

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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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Club awards

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Nation Name Award
Scotland Lawrence Shankland Players' Player of the Year[16]
Scotland Lawrence Shankland Fans Player of the Year[16]
England Katie Lockwood Hearts Women Player of the Year[16]
Scotland Callum Sandilands B Team Player of the Year[16]
Scotland 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]
Scotland Jess Husband Hearts Women Rising Star[16]
Scotland Zander Clark Save of the Season[16]
Scotland Alan Forrest Goal of the Season[16]
Scotland J.P Ellis FOH Award For Outstanding Service To The Club[16]
Scotland Graeme Pacitti Doc Melvin Memorial Cup[16]

Transfers

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Notes

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  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  1. ^ Season Long Loan was ended by Hearts in January 24.[43]

References

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