2023–24 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2023–24 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
Head CoachSteven Naismith
StadiumTynecastle Park
League CupSemi-final
Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lawrence Shankland (14)
All:
Lawrence Shankland (19)
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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

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: McLean
13 August 2023 2 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 18,455
Referee: Dickinson
27 August 2023 3 Dundee 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00 McCowan 63' Report Attendance: 8,104
Referee: 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: Irvine
16 September 2023 5 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
15:00 Oda 14'
Boyce 64'		 Report Attendance: 18,626
Referee: Clancy
23 September 2023 6 St Mirren 1–0 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Strain 7' Report Attendance: 7,537
Referee: Walsh
30 September 2023 7 Ross County 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Report Forrest 69' Attendance: 4,773
Referee: 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: 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: 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: Beaton
1 November 2023 11 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park
19:45 Vargas 79' Report Attendance: 17,970
Referee: 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: Munro
25 November 2023 13 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 61' Report Attendance: 18,678
Referee: Beaton
2 December 2023 14 Kilmarnock 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
15:00 Report Dennis 18 o.g.' Attendance: 5,915
Referee: Dickinson
6 December 2023 15 Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Rangers Tynecastle Park
19:45 Report Sima 34' Attendance: 17,759
Referee: 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: Graham
16 December 2023 17 Celtic 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 BBC Report Shankland 15'
Kingsley 30'		 Referee: Clancy
23 December 2023 18 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 33', 49' Report Attendance: 18,717
Referee: Walsh
27 December 2023 19 Hibernian 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
20:00 BBC Report Shankland 90+3' Attendance: 20,150
Referee: 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: 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: 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: 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: Clancy
3 February 2024 24 Dundee v Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00
7 February 2024 25 St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
19:45


Scottish League Cup

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

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: Collum
11 February 2024 Fifth round Airdrieonians – Heart of Midlothian Excelsior Stadium
17:00

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

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

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 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

Squad information

During the 2023–24 campaign, Hearts have used twentyeight 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 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF England ENG Frankie Kent 31 1 23+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 1
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 28 0 18+2 0 3+1 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 7 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+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 20 0 13+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
7 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 19 2 7+8 1 0+1 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
8 MF Australia AUS Calem Nieuwenhof 22 1 15+4 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Lawrence Shankland 30 19 23+0 14 4+0 3 3+0 2 0+0 0
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 20 1 7+6 1 3+1 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
11 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Oda 20 3 8+7 3 2+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
13 DF Australia AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 15 0 10+1 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin 18 2 8+4 0 4+0 2 1+1 0 0+0 0
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 26 0 20+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 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 25 2 10+10 2 1+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 7 0 1+3 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF England ENG Alex Cochrane 23 0 16+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
21 DF England ENG Toby Sibbick 21 0 7+8 0 1+2 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Denholm 16 0 7+3 0 1+2 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Macaulay Tait 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK Scotland SCO Zander Clark 30 0 23+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
30 FW Japan JPN Kyosuke Tagawa 12 1 3+4 0 0+3 0 0+1 1 1+0 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 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
77 FW Costa Rica CRC Kenneth Vargas 26 4 10+10 3 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 1
81 FW Jamaica JAM Dexter Lembikisa 3 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
  • Last updated: 27 January 2024
  • 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 27 January 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Australia Calem Nieuwenhof 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
9 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 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 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
15 DF Australia Kye Rowles 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
21 DF England Toby Sibbick 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
22 MF Scotland Aidan Denholm 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
81 FW Jamaica Dexter Lembikisa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 52 0 8 0 0 0 9 0 69 0

Goal scorers

Last updated 27 January 2024

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 14 2 0 3 19
2 FW Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas 3 0 1 0 4
3 FW Japan Yutaro Oda 3 0 0 0 3
4 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 0 0 0 2 2
MF England Jorge Grant 1 1 0 0 2
MF Scotland Alan Forrest 2 0 0 0 2
5 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
FW Jamaica Dexter Lembikisa 1 0 0 0 1
MF Scotland Alex Lowry 0 1 0 0 1
DF England Odeluga Offiah 0 1 0 0 1
FW Japan Kyosuke Tagawa 0 1 0 0 1
Total 27 6 2 5 40

Assists

Last updated 27 January 2024

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 3 1 0 0 4
DF England Alex Cochrane 3 0 1 0 4
FW Scotland Alan Forrest 4 0 0 0 4
MF England Jorge Grant 3 0 1 0 4
2 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 1 2 0 0 3
3 DF England Frankie Kent 2 0 0 0 2
FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 0 1 0 1 2
4 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
DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 0 0 0 1 1
DF Australia Calem Nieuwenhof 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Macaulay Tait 1 0 0 0 1
Total 21 4 2 2 29

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 GK Scotland Zander Clark 11 1 0 0 12
Total 11 1 0 0 12

Last updated: 27 January 2024
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (X) 23 18 3 2 54 15 +39 57 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Rangers 22 17 1 4 45 11 +34 52 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 23 13 3 7 29 20 +9 42 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Kilmarnock 23 8 8 7 26 25 +1 32 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 St Mirren 23 8 5 10 24 29 −5 29
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2024. 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]
(X) Assured of a top six place
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. ^ The 2023–24 Scottish Cup winners qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team of the Scottish Premiership if the Scottish Cup winners finish in the top two).


Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHA
ResultWDLLWLWDLLWWWWLLWWWDWWW
Position23585644474443353333333
Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2024. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 27 January 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[a]
Steven Naismith 20 August 2023 31 17 3 11 054.84

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]

Awards

SPFL awards

Name Award
Steven Naismith Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award November 2023[11]
Lawrence Shankland Scottish Premiership Player of the Month Award December 2023[12]

Transfers

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  1. ^ Season Long Loan was ended by Hearts in January 24.[39]

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