2021–22 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 2021–22 football season
Heart of Midlothian
2021–22 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
ManagerRobbie Neilson[1]
StadiumTynecastle Park
Scottish Premiership3rd
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Liam Boyce (10)
All:
Liam Boyce (16)
Highest home attendance19,041 v. Hibernian, 9 April
Lowest home attendance5,272 v. Celtic, 31 July
Average home league attendance16,714
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 141st season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season.[2]

They also competed in this season's Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

Linlithgow Rose v Heart of Midlothian
26 June 2021 Friendly Linlithgow Rose 0–6 Heart of Midlothian Prestonfield
Report Pollock
Boyce pen.' pen.'
Smith
Gnanduillet
Kirk 		Attendance: 500
Civil Service Strollers v Heart of Midlothian
29 June 2021 Friendly Civil Service Strollers 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Christie Gillies Park
Report Halliday 26'
Walker 47'
Gnanduillet
Kirk
The Spartans v Heart of Midlothian
29 June 2021 Friendly The Spartans 0–7 Heart of Midlothian Ainslie Park
Report Boyce 5'
Halkett
Mackay-Steven 47', 56'
Damour
Cochrane 54'
Heart of Midlothian v Ayr United
2 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Ayr United National Sports Training Centre
Boyce 76' Report Moffat 75'
Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk
3 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Falkirk National Sports Training Centre
Henderson 2'
Gnanduillet 31', 69'
Kingsley 89'		 Report
Bonnyrigg Rose v Heart of Midlothian
8 July 2021 Friendly Bonnyrigg Rose 0–3 Heart of Midlothian New Dundas Park
Report Smith 19'
Gnanduillet 30'
Heart of Midlothian v England Sunderland
17 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–2 England Sunderland Tynecastle Park
15:00 Hearts Report McGeady 14 pen.', 41' Referee: Roncone

Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic
31 July 2021 1 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park
20:00 Mackay-Steven 8'
Souttar 89'		 BBC Report Ralston 54' Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Madden
Note: Crowd limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.[3]
St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian
7 August 2021 2 St Mirren 1–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Shaughnessy 85'
Dennis Red card 86'		 BBC Report Halliday 16'
Boyce 73'		 Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Duncan
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen
22 August 2021 3 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce 56 pen.' BBC Report Ojo 71' Attendance: 17,449
Referee: Madden
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
28 August 2021 4 Dundee United 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Boyce 45+1 pen.'
Gnanduillet 90'		 Attendance: 9,234
Referee: Aitken
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
12 September 2021 5 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
12:00 BBC Report Attendance: 18,177
Referee: Walsh
Ross County v Heart of Midlothian
18 September 2021 6 Ross County 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Spittal 10' 45' BBC Report Boyce 9'
Kingsley 66'		 Attendance: 3,802
Referee: Dickinson
Heart of Midlothian v Livingston
25 September 2021 7 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Smith 25'
Boyce 33 pen.'
Cochrane 64'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,175
Referee: Duncan
Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell
2 October 2021 8 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce 5 pen.'
Kingsley 22'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,028
Referee: Munro
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian
16 October 2021 9 Rangers 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Lundstram 40' BBC Report Halkett 90' Attendance: 49,650
Referee: Robertson
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee
23 October 2021 10 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dundee Tynecastle Park
15:00 Souttar 37' BBC Report Cummings 83' Attendance: 17,557
Referee: Duncan
St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian
27 October 2021 11 St Johnstone 1–1 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
19:45 Gordon 11' BBC Report Ginnelly 40' Attendance: 6,083
Referee: McLean
Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian
30 October 2021 12 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Watkins 49'
Ferguson 69'		 BBC Report Souttar 45+2 pen.'
Halliday Red card 89'		 Attendance: 9,736
Referee: Clancy
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United
6 November 2021 13 Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00 Woodburn 22' 50'
Cochrane 25'
Kingsley 76'
McEneff 86'		 BBC Report Edwards 34'
Clark 62'		 Attendance: 18,129
Referee: Beaton
Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian
20 November 2021 14 Motherwell 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
15:00 Shields 23'
Lamie 66'		 BBC Report Moore Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 64' Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Collum
Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren
27 November 2021 15 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00 Mackay-Steven 61'
Kingsley 75'		 BBC Report Shaughnessy Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 90+5' Attendance: 17,311
Referee: Muir
Celtic v Heart of Midlothian
2 December 2021 16 Celtic 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
19:45 Furuhashi 33' BBC Report Referee: Madden
Livingston v Heart of Midlothian
5 December 2021 17 Livingston 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BBC Report Boyce 49' Attendance: 5,597
Referee: Clancy
Heart of Midlothian v Rangers
12 December 2021 18 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:00 Ginnelly Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 80' BBC Report Morelos 9'
Aribo 13'		 Attendance: 18,593
Referee: Walsh
Dundee v Heart of Midlothian
18 December 2021 19 Dundee 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00 BBC Report Walker 75' Attendance: 5,874
Referee: Collum
Heart of Midlothian v Ross County
26 December 2021 20 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 Smith 4'
Woodburn 42'		 BBC Report White 72' Referee: Munro
Note: Behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4]
Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone
19 January 2022 21 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
19:45 Ginnelly 46' 75' BBC Report Attendance: 16,589
Referee: Walsh
Heart of Midlothian v Celtic
26 January 2022 22 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Park
19:45 Boyce 62' BBC Report Hatate 27'
Giakoumakis 35'		 Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Beaton
Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell
29 January 2022 23 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Halliday 37'
Simms 58'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,699
Referee: Napier
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian
1 February 2022 24 Hibernian 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 20,419
Referee: Robertson
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian
6 February 2022 25 Rangers 5–0 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
16:00 Morelos 11' 64'
Kamara 72'
Arfield 75'
Sakala 84'		 BBC Report Referee: Collum
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee
9 February 2022 26 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park
19:45 Simms 21' BBC Report Sibbick 51' (o.g.)
Mullen 78'		 Attendance: 15,527
Referee: Steven
St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian
19 February 2022 27 St Johnstone 2–1 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
15:00 Crawford 1'
McCart 56'		 BBC Report Atkinson 6' Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Irvine
St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian
26 February 2022 28 St Mirren 0–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Ronan Red card 22' BBC Report Simms 64'
Devlin 67'		 Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Aitken
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen
2 March 2022 29 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
19:45 Souttar 38'
Kingsley 60'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,703
Referee: McLean
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
5 March 2022 30 Dundee United 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 Boyce 1'
Halkett 81'		 BBC Report Smith 46'
Clark 57 pen.'		 Attendance: 7,172
Referee: Clancy
Heart of Midlothian v Livingston
19 March 2022 31 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Baningime 3'
McKay 58'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,957
Referee: Anderson
Ross County v Heart of Midlothian
2 April 2022 32 Ross County 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Iacovitti 31' BBC Report McKay 39' Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Duncan
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
9 April 2022 33 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
15:00 Halliday 45+1' 58'
Kingsley 47'		 BBC Report Wright 5' Attendance: 19,041
Referee: Walsh
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
24 April 2022 34 Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 Levitt 4'
Edwards 65'		 BBC Report Boyce 44'
Ginnelly 59'
Simms 83'		 Attendance: 6,429
Referee: Steven
Heart of Midlothian v Ross County
30 April 2022 35 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 16,699
Referee: McLean
Celtic v Heart of Midlothian
7 May 2022 36 Celtic 4–1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
12:00 Maeda 30'
Furuhashi 37'
O'Riley 69'
Giakoumakis 90'		 BBC Report Simms 3' Referee: Robertson
Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian
11 May 2022 37 Motherwell 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
19:45 Efford 3'
Lamie 56'		 BBC Report Ginnelly 9' Attendance: 5,769
Referee: MacDermid
Heart of Midlothian v Rangers
14 May 2022 38 Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:15 Haring 24' BBC Report Itten 33'
Lowry 45+1'
McKinnon 81'		 Attendance: 16,969
Referee: Clancy

League Cup

Peterhead v Heart of Midlothian
10 July 2021 Group Stage Peterhead 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Balmoor Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Mackay-Steven 31'
Boyce 58'		 Attendance: 246
Referee: Robertson
Heart of Midlothian v Cove Rangers
13 July 2021 Group Stage Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Cove Rangers Tynecastle Park
19:45 Halliday 12'
Boyce 45+1'
Mackay-Steven 55'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Steven
Stirling Albion v Heart of Midlothian
20 July 2021 Group Stage Stirling Albion 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Forthbank Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Boyce 31'
Pollock 74'		 Referee: Irvine
Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
25 July 2021 Group Stage Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Park
17:15 Walker 75' BBC Report Gardyne Red card 88' Attendance: 2,989
Referee: Walsh
Celtic v Heart of Midlothian
15 August 2021 Second Round Celtic 3–2 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 Édouard 29'
Welsh 34'
Furuhashi 63'		 BBC Report Boyce 57 pen.'
McEneff 90+2'		 Attendance: TBA
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup

Auchinleck Talbot v Heart of Midlothian
22 January 2022 Fourth Round Auchinleck Talbot 0–5 Heart of Midlothian Beechwood Park
12:30 Halliday 14'
Boyce 39 pen.' 51'
Haring 80'
Cochrane 83'		 Attendance: 3,270
Referee: Aitken
Heart of Midlothian v Livingston
12 February 2022 Fifth Round Heart of Midlothian 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 12,232
Referee: Walsh
Penalties
Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren
12 March 2022 Quarter Final Heart of Midlothian 4–2 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
19:45 Baningime 16'
Haring 29'
McEneff 67'
Simms 85'		 BBC Report Brophy 36'
Ronan 62'		 Attendance: 13,899
Referee: Madden
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
16 April 2022 Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian Hampden Park
12:15 Simms 16'
Kingsley 21'		 BBC Report Cadden 22'
Newell Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 64'		 Attendance: 37,783
Referee: Beaton
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian
21 May 2022 Final Rangers 2–0 (a.e.t.) Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park
15:00 Jack 94'
Wright 97'		 BBC Report Attendance: 50,319
Referee: Collum

First team player statistics

Captains

Craig Gordon was appointed captain for the 2021–22 season,[5] taking over from Steven Naismith[6] who retired at the end of the previous season.[7] Naismith took on a coaching role at the club.[8]

No Pos Country Name No of games
1 GK Scotland Gordon 45
4 DF Scotland Souttar 1
5 MF Austria Haring 1

Last updated: 14 May 2022
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

During the 2021–22 campaign, Hearts 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 League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 46 0 36+0 0 5+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Smith 27 2 19+1 2 5+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 41 7 30+2 6 5+0 0 4+0 1
4 DF Scotland SCO John Souttar 33 4 26+1 4 4+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Austria AUT Peter Haring 41 2 20+11 0 3+2 0 4+1 2
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Beni Baningime 27 2 23+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Walker 8 2 0+4 1 0+4 1 0+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron McEneff 20 3 7+5 1 1+3 1 0+4 1
9 MF Wales WAL Ben Woodburn 30 3 16+12 3 0+0 0 1+1 0
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 40 16 29+1 10 5+0 4 4+1 2
11 MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay-Steven 40 4 19+13 2 5+0 2 0+3 0
12 DF Australia AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 20 1 13+2 1 0+0 0 4+1 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Ross Stewart 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin 29 1 23+2 1 0+0 0 3+1 0
15 DF England ENG Taylor Moore 22 0 16+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday 36 6 15+11 4 4+1 1 4+1 1
17 DF England ENG Alex Cochrane 40 3 25+6 2 5+0 0 4+0 1
18 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 38 2 30+3 2 0+0 0 5+0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 37 2 27+1 2 5+0 0 4+0 0
20 FW England ENG Jordan Roberts 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW England ENG Ellis Simms 21 7 11+6 5 0+0 0 4+0 2
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Armand Gnanduillet 15 1 3+10 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
21 DF England ENG Toby Sibbick 17 0 11+3 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Euan Henderson 5 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Connor Smith 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
30 MF England ENG Josh Ginnelly 38 5 16+15 5 4+1 0 0+2 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Denholm 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
38 MF Scotland SCO Finlay Pollock 4 1 0+0 0 2+2 1 0+0 0
44 FW Northern Ireland NIR Makenzie Kirk 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 FW Scotland SCO Murray Thomas 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Last updated: 22 May 2022
  • Source: Match Reports[9][10]
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

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

Disciplinary record

During the 2021–22 season, Hearts players have so far been issued eighty three yellow cards and three red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 22 May 2022
Number Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
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 2 0 3 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland John Souttar 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF Austria Peter Haring 9 0 2 0 2 0 13 0
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 MF Scotland Jamie Walker 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW England Ben Woodburn 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
12 DF Australia Nathaniel Atkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
15 DF England Taylor Moore 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
17 MF England Alex Cochrane 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
19 DF Scotland Craig Halkett 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
20 FW England Ellis Simms 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 FW Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF England Toby Sibbick 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF England Josh Ginnelly 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
38 MF Scotland Finlay Pollock 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 67 3 7 0 9 0 83 3

Goal scorers

Last updated 14 May 2021

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 10 4 2 16
2 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 6 0 1 7
FW England Ellis Simms 5 0 2 7
3 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 4 1 1 6
4 MF England Josh Ginnelly 5 0 0 5
5 DF Scotland John Souttar 4 0 0 4
MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 2 2 0 4
6 MF England Ben Woodburn 3 0 0 3
DF England Alex Cochrane 2 0 1 3
MF Republic of Ireland Aaron McEneff 1 1 1 3
MF Austria Peter Haring 1 0 2 3
7 DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith 2 0 0 2
MF Scotland Barrie McKay 2 0 0 2
DF Scotland Craig Halkett 1 1 0 2
MF Scotland Jamie Walker 1 1 0 2
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime 1 0 1 2
8 DF Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 1 0 0 1
DF Australia Nathaniel Atkinson 1 0 0 1
MF Australia Cameron Devlin 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland Finlay Pollock 0 1 0 1
Total 53 11 11 75

Assists

Last updated 14 May 2021

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 MF Scotland Barrie McKay 10 0 2 12
2 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 4 1 0 5
FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 3 1 1 5
3 DF England Alex Cochrane 2 1 0 3
MF England Josh Ginnelly 2 1 0 3
4 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 2 0 0 2
MF Austria Peter Haring 2 0 0 2
DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith 1 1 0 2
DF Australia Nathaniel Atkinson 1 0 1 2
MF Wales Ben Woodburn 1 0 1 2
MF Scotland Andy Halliday 0 1 1 2
MF Republic of Ireland Aaron McEneff 0 0 2 2
5 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime 1 0 0 1
DF England Taylor Moore 1 0 0 1
DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 0 1 0 1
FW England Ellis Simms 1 0 0 0
Total 32 7 8 47

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 14 4 2 20
Total 14 4 2 20

Last updated: 30 April
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 6 3 92 22 +70 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 8 3 80 31 +49 89 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 54 44 +10 61 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: [11][12]
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).[13]
(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).

League Cup table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM STI INV COV PET
1 Heart of Midlothian 4 4 0 0 0 8 0 +8 12 Qualification for the second round — — 1–0 3–0 —
2 Stirling Albion 4 2 1 0 1 8 7 +1 8 0–2 — — — 3–1
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 1 0 1 2 5 6 −1 4 — 2–2p — — 2–0
4 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 0 3 6 10 −4 3 — 2–3 3–1 — —
5 Peterhead 4 1 0 0 3 4 8 −4 3 0–2 — — 3–1 —
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[15]

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWDWDDWWDDDLWLWLWLWWWLWDLLLWWDWDWWDLLL
Position21223321213323233333333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2022. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 22 May 2022
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson 10 July 2021 Present 48 25 10 13 052.08

Club

International selection

Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon, John Souttar[16] and Craig Halkett[17] were called up to represent Scotland, whilst Michael Smith was selected to represent Northern Ireland[18] and Ben Woodburn to represent Wales.[19] Nathaniel Atkinson was later called up to represent Australia.[20]

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Ross Stewart Scotland Livingston Free[21]
England Josh Ginnelly England Preston North End[22] Free[23]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime England Everton[24] Free[25]
Australia Cameron Devlin Australia Newcastle Jets Undisclosed Fee[26]
Scotland Barrie McKay Unattached Free[27]
Australia Nathaniel Atkinson Australia Melbourne City Undisclosed Fee[28]
England Toby Sibbick England Barnsley Undisclosed Fee[29]

Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Craig Wighton Scotland Dunfermline Athletic[30] Free[31][32]
Scotland Christophe Berra Scotland Raith Rovers[33] Free[34][32]
Scotland Harry Cochrane Scotland Queen of the South[35] Training compensation[36][37]
Republic of Ireland Colin Doyle Scotland Kilmarnock Free[32][37][38]
England Elliott Frear England Bath City Free[32][37][39]
England Olly Lee England Gillingham Free[32][37][40]
Scotland Leeroy Makarova Free[32][37]
Scotland Lewis Moore Scotland Queens Park[41] Free[32][37]
Scotland Sean Ward Free[32][37]
Republic of Ireland Aidy White England Rochdale Free[32][37][42]
Czech Republic Zdeněk Zlámal Free[32][37]
Scotland Steven Naismith Retired[43]
Scotland Andy Irving Germany Türkgücü München Training compensation[44]
England Jordan Roberts Scotland Motherwell Free[45]
Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet France Le Mans Free[46]

Loans in

Player From Fee
England Alex Cochrane England Brighton & Hove Albion Loan[47]
Wales Ben Woodburn England Liverpool Loan[48]
England Taylor Moore England Bristol City Loan[49]
England Ellis Simms England Everton Loan[50]

Loans out

Player From Fee
Scotland Harry Stone Scotland Partick Thistle Loan[51]
Scotland Sean Docherty Scotland Brechin City Loan[52]
Scotland Chris Hamilton Scotland Arbroath Loan[53]
Scotland Scott McGill Scotland Airdrie Loan[54]
France Loïc Damour France Le Mans Loan[55]
Scotland Ryan Schiavone Scotland Dumbarton Loan[56]
Scotland Connor Smith Scotland Queens Park Loan[57]
Romania Mihai Popescu Scotland Hamilton Academical Loan[58]
England Jordan Roberts Scotland Motherwell Loan[59]
Scotland Euan Henderson Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan[60]
Scotland Leo Watson Scotland Stirling Albion Loan[61]
Scotland Cammy Logan Scotland Edinburgh City Loan[62]
Scotland Jamie Brandon Scotland Greenock Morton Loan[63]
Scotland Jamie Walker England Bradford City Loan[64]
Scotland Leo Watson Scotland East Fife Loan[65]
Scotland Harry Stone Scotland Albion Rovers Loan[66]
Scotland Euan Henderson Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan[67]
Scotland Finlay Pollock Scotland East Fife Loan[68]
Scotland Liam McFarlane Scotland Montrose Emergency Loan[69]

Contract extensions

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.

Date Player Length Previous Expiry Expiry
31 December 2021 Scotland Craig Gordon 2.5 years May 2022 Summer 2024[70][71]
11 January 2022 Scotland Craig Halkett 2.5 years June 2022 Summer 2024[72][73]
13 January 2022 Scotland Stephen Kingsley 3.5 years June 2022 Summer 2025[74][75]
14 January 2022 Northern Ireland Michael Smith 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[76][77]
3 February 2022 Scotland Euan Henderson 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[78][79]
28 February 2022 Scotland Andy Halliday 2 years June 2022 Summer 2024[80][81]
1 March 2022 Scotland Scott McGill 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[82][83]
8 April 2022 Scotland Barrie McKay 3 years June 2022 Summer 2025[84][85]
26 April 2022 Scotland Arron Darge 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[86]
26 April 2022 Scotland Aidan Denholm 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[87]
13 May 2022 Northern Ireland Makenzie Kirk 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[88]
13 May 2022 Scotland Murray Thomas 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[89]

See also

Notes

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

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