2024–25 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2024–25 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
Head CoachSteven Naismith
(until 22 September)
Liam Fox (interim)
Neil Critchley
(from 15 October)
StadiumTynecastle Park
League CupSecond round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Conference LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Elton Kabangu (5)
All:
Elton Kabangu (7)

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.

They competed in the Europa League and Scottish League Cup and will be competing in the Scottish Cup and UEFA Conference League.

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
9 October 2024 Testimonial Raith Rovers 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Stark's Park
19:45
Note: Ross Mathews Testimonial

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 0–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00 BBC Graham 76' Attendance: 18,648
Referee: Walsh
14 September 2024 5 Celtic 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 Engels 52 pen.'
McCowan 89'		 Report Attendance: 58,872
Referee: Steven
21 September 2024 6 St Mirren 2–1 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Taylor 8 o.g.'
Olusanya 34'		 Report Halkett 18' Attendance: 7,341
Referee: Robertson
28 September 2024 7 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 90+6' Report Hale 35' Attendance: 18,399
Referee: Iain Snedden
6 October 2024 8 Aberdeen 3–2 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Keskinen 2'
Devlin 65'
Palaversa 88'		 Report Kent 36'
Spittal 63'
Grant Red card 75'		 Attendance: 19,175
Referee: John Beaton
19 October 2024 9 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00 Vargas 15'
Oyegoke 47'
Wilson 86'
Spittal 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Steven
27 October 2024 10 Hibernian 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
12:00 Kukharevych 65' Report Wilson 87' Attendance: 20,011
Referee: Robertson
30 October 2024 11 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
19:45 Forrest 44' Report Kennedy 58'
Vassell 63'		 Attendance: 18,402
Referee: Anderson
2 November 2024 12 St Johnstone 1–2 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
15:00 Clark 68 pen.' BBC Report Clark 23 o.g.'
Vargas 76'		 Attendance: 5,917
Referee: Graham
10 November 2024 13 Rangers 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
17:00 Dessers 6' Report Attendance: 48,254
Referee: MacDermid
23 November 2024 14 Heart of Midlothian 1–4 Celtic Tynecastle Park
19:45 Drammeh 82' Report Furuhashi 55'
Kühn 60'
Idah 78', 90+4 pen.'		 Referee: McLean
1 December 2024 15 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
15:00 Devlin 62 o.g.' Report Clarkson 37' Attendance: 18,810
Referee: Clancy
7 December 2024 16 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Dundee Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 21', 31' Report Attendance: 18,737
Referee: Colin Steven
15 December 2024 17 Kilmarnock 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
15:00 Deas Red card 6'
Anderson 18 pen.'		 Report Attendance: 5,474
Referee: Robertson
22 December 2024 18 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
15:00 Penrice 16'
Spittal 58'		 Report Carey 53 pen.' Attendance: 18,676
Referee: Beaton
26 December 2024 19 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
12:30 Bushri 45+2' (o.g.) Report Rowles 9' (o.g.)
Gayle 78'		 Attendance: 18,726
Referee: Walsh
29 December 2024 20 Ross County 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Nisbet 90+7'
White 90+9'		 BBC Report Wilson 2', 48' Attendance: 4,994
Referee: Hardie
5 January 2025 21 Dundee United 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Penrice 73' Attendance: 10,214
Referee: MacDermid
12 January 2025 22 Aberdeen 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: McLean
25 January 2025 23 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
15:00 Kabangu 7'
McCart 58'
Grant 61'		 BBC Report Wales 50'
Murray 67'		 Attendance: 18,677
Referee: Beaton
1 February 2025 24 Dundee 0–6 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00 BBC Report Shankland 15'
Spittal 17'
Kabangu 51', 77'
Drammeh 67'
Vargas 90+2'		 Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Wilson
16 February 25 Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:00 Michael Steinwender 49' BBC Report McCart 20' (og.), 73' (og.)
Grant 61'		 Attendance: 18,356
Referee: Beaton
23 February 2025 26 St Johnstone 1–2 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
12:00 Sidibeh 53' BBC Report Kabangu 36', 57' Attendance: 5,577
Referee: Scott

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 Red card 90+5'		 Report Attendance: 6,653
Referee: David Dickinson

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup
17 January 2025 Fourth round Brechin City 1–4 Heart of Midlothian Glebe Park
19:45 Bright 23' BBC Report Dhanda 40'
McHattie 52' (o.g.)
Kabangu 62', 79'		 Referee: Irvine
10 February 2025 Fifth round St Mirren 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
19:45 Mandron 23' BBC Report Nieuwenhof 84' Attendance: 4,611
Referee: Robertson
Penalties
Smyth soccer ball with red X
Scott soccer ball with red X
Mooney soccer ball with check mark
Fraser soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Wilson
soccer ball with check markVargas
soccer ball with check mark Grant
soccer ball with red X Taylor
soccer ball with check mark Penrice
7 March 2025 Quarter final Heart of Midlothian – Dundee Tynecastle Park
19:45

UEFA Europa League

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Play-off round

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
22 August 2024 PO Czech Republic 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 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Tynecastle Park
19:45 BBC Report Červ 76' Attendance: 18,164
Referee: Matej Jug

UEFA Conference League

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League phase

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
3 October 2024 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Sumgayit City Stadium [note 1]
18:45 Alfred 21' Report Politevich 37 o.g.'
Dhanda 90+4'		 Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Al-Hakim
24 October 2024 2 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Cyprus Omonia Tynecastle Park
18:45 (17:45 UTC+1) Forrest 16'
Spittal 23'		 Report Attendance: 17,178
Referee: Ocenas
7 November 2024 3 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim Tynecastle Park
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) Report Conteh 57'
Schöppner 89'		 Attendance: 17,692
Referee: Hagenes
28 November 2024 4 Belgium Cercle Brugge 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Jan Breydel Stadium
18:45 Efekele 40'
Magnée 90'		 Report Attendance: 7,722
Referee: Masiyev
12 December 2024 5 Denmark Copenhagen 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Parken Stadium
18:45 Chiakha 48'
Diks 78 pen.'		 Report Referee: Colombo
19 December 2024 6 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești Tynecastle Park
21:00 (20:00 UTC+0) Wilson 64'
Spittal 70'		 Report Plătică 20'
Mudrac 83 pen.'		 Attendance: 17,103
Referee: Berka

First team player statistics

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Captains

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No Pos Country Name No of games Notes
1 FW Scotland Shankland 29 Team Captain
2 GK Scotland Gordon 9 Club Captain

Last updated: 23 February 2025
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information

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Last updated 23 February 2025

During the 2024–25 campaign, Hearts have used thirty-two players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Number Position Nation Name Totals Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 36 0 25+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 8+0 0
2 DF England ENG Frankie Kent 20 2 13+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 7+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 12 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 15 1 10+2 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Beni Baningime 21 0 14+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 29 1 13+7 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 2+4 0
8 MF Australia AUS Calem Nieuwenhof 3 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Lawrence Shankland 31 4 21+1 4 0+1 0 1+0 0 7+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 12 0 2+6 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
11 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Oda 9 1 1+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin 33 0 17+5 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 7+1 0
15 DF Austria AUT Michael Steinwender 4 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Blair Spittal 38 6 23+4 4 1+0 0 1+1 0 4+4 2
17 MF Scotland SCO Alan Forrest 33 2 8+15 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 6+1 1
19 MF Belgium BEL Elton Kabangu 7 7 4+1 5 0+0 0 2+0 2 0+0 0
20 MF England ENG Yan Dhanda 28 2 6+14 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 3+3 1
21 FW Scotland SCO James Wilson 21 5 10+5 4 0+0 0 0+2 0 1+3 1
23 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Neilson 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Macaulay Tait 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
27 MF Norway NOR Sander Kartum 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
28 GK Scotland SCO Zander Clark 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Scotland SCO James Penrice 35 2 23+1 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 7+1 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCart 8 1 5+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF Scotland SCO Adam Forrester 23 0 10+6 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 4+1 0
37 FW The Gambia GAM Musa Drammeh 16 3 10+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW Costa Rica CRC Kenneth Vargas 36 3 12+13 3 1+0 0 1+1 0 5+3 0
82 DF Costa Rica CRC Gerald Taylor 11 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 2+0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
5 DF England ENG Daniel Oyegoke 26 1 14+5 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+4 0
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 27 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7+0 0
18 MF England ENG Malachi Boateng 28 0 14+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 6+1 0
27 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 15 0 3+7 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+3 0
80 DF Colombia COL Andrés Salazar 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Last updated: 23 February 2025
  • Source: Match Reports[13][14]
  • 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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During the 2024–25 season, Hearts players have so far been issued sixty-four seven cards and zero red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 23 February 2025
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
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF England Frankie Kent 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
4 DF Scotland Craig Halkett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF England Daniel Oyegoke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
14 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
15 DF Australia Kye Rowles 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
17 MF Scotland Alan Forrest 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF England Malachi Boateng 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 FW Belgium Elton Kabangu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 MG England Yan Dhanda 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 FW Scotland James Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 DF Scotland James Penrice 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
35 DF Scotland Adam Forrester 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
77 FW Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
82 DF Costa Rica Gerald Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Total 47 0 3 0 2 0 15 0 67 0

Goal scorers

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Last updated 23 February 2025

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 FW Belgium Elton Kabangu 5 0 2 0 7
2 MF Scotland Blair Spittal 4 0 0 2 6
3 FW Scotland James Wilson 4 0 0 1 5
4 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 4 0 0 0 4
5 FW Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas 3 0 0 0 3
FW The Gambia Musa Drammeh 3 0 0 0 3
6 MF Scotland Alan Forrest 1 0 0 1 2
DF England Frankie Kent 2 0 0 0 2
DF Scotland James Penrice 2 0 0 0 2
MF England Yan Dhanda 0 0 1 1 2
7 DF Scotland Craig Halkett 1 0 0 0 1
FW Japan Yutaro Oda 1 0 0 0 1
DF England Daniel Oyegoke 1 0 0 0 1
MF England Jorge Grant 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Jamie McCart 1 0 0 0 1
MF Australia Calem Nieuwenhof 0 0 1 0 1
DF Austria Michael Steinwender 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 1 1 5
Total 37 0 5 6 48

Assists

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Last updated 23 February 2025

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 6 0 0 1 7
DF Scotland James Penrice 4 0 1 0 5
2 MF Scotland Blair Spittal 3 0 0 0 3
FW Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas 2 0 0 1 3
3 MF England Malachi Boateng 2 0 0 0 2
FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 2 0 0 0 2
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime 1 0 1 0 2
4 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 1 0 0 0 1
MF England Yan Dhanda 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Adam Forrester 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Alan Forrest 1 0 0 0 1
FW Scotland James Wilson 0 0 1 0 1
Total 25 0 3 2 30

Clean sheets

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R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 6 0 0 1 7
2 GK Scotland Zander Clark 1 0 0 0 1
Total 7 0 0 1 8

Last updated: 23 February 2025
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]
5 Hibernian 27 9 10 8 39 38 +1 37
6 St Mirren 27 10 4 13 32 39 −7 34
7 Heart of Midlothian 27 9 6 12 37 37 0 33
8 Ross County 27 8 8 11 30 48 −18 32
9 Kilmarnock 27 8 7 12 31 42 −11 31
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: [15][16]
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).[17]
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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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAAHAAHAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultDLLLLLDLWDLWLLDWLWLDWWDWWLW
Position6101010121212121111121111111211121011111111119797
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Uefa Conference League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
23 Norway Molde 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
24 Serbia TSC 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7
25 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
26 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 3 2 9 12 −3 6
27 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Management statistics

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Last updated 23 February 2025
Name From To P W D L Win%[note 2]
Steven Naismith 3 August 2024 22 September 2024 9 0 1 8 000.00
Liam Fox 23 September 2024 15 October 2024 3 1 1 1 033.33
Neil Critchley 15 October 2024 26 11 5 10 042.31

Club

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Management

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The club began the season under the management of Steven Naismith, and assistants Gordon Forrest and Frankie McAvoy. Shortly after the first league game of the season, the management team signed a new contract until 2026.[18] Their deals were previously due to expire in 2025.[19]

After a run of eight straight defeats, and finding themselves at the bottom of the league with just one point,[20] the club parted company with Naismith[21] and his assistants.[22] Including the end of the 23/24 season, Hearts had only achieved one win in fifteen competitive fixtures[23] and experienced the worst start to any season in the club's history.[24]

Hearts CEO Andrew McKinlay stated that Results and performances have fallen below the standards expected at this football club and, unfortunately, there is little evidence of any potential upturn in fortunes.[25]

Hearts B team manager Liam Fox, alongside Lee Wallace and Angus Beith were appointed as the club's interim manager team.[26] On 15 October 2024, Neil Critchley was appointed Head Coach,[27] with Mike Garrity appointed as his assistant.[28]

Playing kit

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Hearts kits are manufactured by Umbro for the 2024–25 season,[29] entering the final year of their contract with the club.[30] Stellar Omada, became the club's main sponsor on a three-year deal, replacing MND Scotland.[31] Stellar Omada previously sponsored the club's away kit.[32]

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,[33] Zander Clark[33] and Lawrence Shankland was called up to represent Scotland,[34] whilst Cameron Devlin[35] and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia.[36]

Kenneth Vargas would also be included in Costa Rica's provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Copa América.[37]

Deaths

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The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former goalkeeper Anthony Basso,[38] former goalkeeper Gordon Marshall[39] and supporter Stevie Morris who led the club out at the 2022 Scottish Cup final.[40]

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors.[12] Therefore, Dinamo Minsk played their home matches at Sumgayit City Stadium, Sumgait, Azerbaijan, instead of their regular stadium, Dinamo Stadium, Minsk.
  2. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  3. ^ An initial season long loan, with an option to buy.[86][87] Salazar's loan was ended by the club in January 2025.[88][89]
  4. ^ Initially a season long loan,[98][99] Denholm returned to Hearts in January 2025 due to injury.[100]
  5. ^ Initially a season long loan,[101][102] Neilson was recalled by Hearts on 1st January 2025.[103]

References

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