2022–23 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 142nd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was the club's second season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.

Heart of Midlothian

2022–23 season
Chairman	Ann Budge
Manager	Robbie Neilson (until 9 April) Steven Naismith (Interim from 10 April)
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Premiership	4th
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Second round
Europa League	Play-off round
Europa Conference League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Lawrence Shankland (24) All: Lawrence Shankland (28)
Highest home attendance	18,980 v. Hibernian Premiership 2 January 2023
Lowest home attendance	11,071 v. Kilmarnock League Cup 31 August 2022
Average home league attendance	18,471
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

In addition to the domestic league, Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Europa League,^[1] and the Europa Conference League.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

Heart of Midlothian v Europa

30 June 2022 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	4–0	Europa	La Cala Resort
16:00	Mackay-Steven 8' Forrest 50', 76' Henderson 72'	Match Report

East Fife v Heart of Midlothian

5 July 2022 Friendly	East Fife	0–7	Heart of Midlothian	Bayview Stadium
19:00		Match Report	Cochrane 14' Pollock 20' Trialist 33' Kingsley 50', 55', 62' (pen.) Forrest 64'

The Spartans v Heart of Midlothian

6 July 2022 Friendly	The Spartans	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Ainslie Park
19:45		Match Report	Henderson 10'	Attendance: 1,021

Heart of Midlothian v Bonnyrigg Rose

9 July 2022 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	5–0	Bonnyrigg Rose	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Grant 41' Haring 65' (pen.) Boyce 78' McEneff 82' Henderson 89'	Match Report

Tranmere Rovers v Heart of Midlothian

13 July 2022 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Prenton Park
19:30	Hemmings 10'	Match Report	McKay 70' Boyce 74'

Heart of Midlothian v Crawley Town

16 July 2022 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	2–2	Crawley Town	Tynecastle Park
13:00	Kingsley 8', 17'	Match Report	Telford 49, 51'

Preston North End v Heart of Midlothian

20 July 2022 Friendly	Preston North End	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Deepdale
19:45	Woodburn 34' Browne 75'	Match Report	Haring 65' (pen.)

Heart of Midlothian v Stoke City

23 July 2022 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Stoke City	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 43', 87'	Match Report	Campbell 89'
Note: Testimonial for Gary Locke.[2]

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

30 July 2022 1	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Ross County	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Forrest 59' McKay 77'	BBC Report	White 79'	Attendance: 18,202 Referee: Dickinson

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

7 August 2022 2	Hibernian	1–1	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
12:00	Boyle 90+5'	BBC Report	Shankland 22'	Attendance: 20,179 Referee: Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

14 August 2022 3	Heart of Midlothian	4–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 1' McKay 48' Grant 62' Ginnelly 90+5'	BBC Report	Fletcher 71' (pen.)	Attendance: 18,856 Referee: Steven

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

21 August 2022 4	Celtic	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
15:00	Kyogo 13' Giakoumakis 90+4'	BBC Report	Cochrane  62'  89' Sibbick  55'  90+1'	Attendance: 58,776 Referee: Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

28 August 2022 5	Heart of Midlothian	3–2	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Rowles 25' Boyce 31' Shankland 81' (pen.)	BBC Report	Carey 6' Considine 54'	Attendance: 18,353 Referee: Beaton

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

3 September 2022 6	Livingston	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00	Montaño	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Collum

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

18 September 2022 8	Motherwell	0–3	Heart of Midlothian	Fir Park Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Shankland 17' Forrest 50', 90'	Attendance: 6,546 Referee: Walsh

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

1 October 2022 9	Heart of Midlothian	0–4	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
12:30	Devlin  39'	Report	Čolak 6', 30' Morelos 76' Kent 90+1'	Attendance: 18,433 Referee: Steven McLean

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

8 October 2022 10	Kilmarnock	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00	Stokes 47' Lafferty 59'	Report	Humphrys 62' Atkinson 90+4'	Attendance: 6,651 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

15 October 2022 11	Aberdeen	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Pittodrie
15:00	Duk 74' Besuijen 79'	Report		Attendance: 14,711 Referee: Don Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

22 October 2022 12	Heart of Midlothian	3–4	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
12:30	Shankland 45+3 pen.', 47', 65 pen.'	Report	Forrest 14' Giakoumakis 55' Maeda 59' Taylor 76'	Attendance: 18,081 Referee: Nick Walsh

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

29 October 2022 13	Ross County	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00	White 11'	Report	Shankland 15' Halliday 20'	Attendance: 4,438 Referee: David Dickinson

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

5 November 2022 14	Heart of Midlothian	3–2	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Grant  38' Halliday 45', 47' Shankland 89' (pen.)	BBC Report	Moult 61' (pen.) Spittal 79'	Attendance: 18,806 Referee: Clancy

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

9 November 2022 15	Rangers	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
19:45	Tillman 66'	BBC Report		Attendance: 48,376 Referee: Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Livingston

12 November 2022 16	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Livingston	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Rowles  75' Ginnelly 90+7'	BBC Report	Kelly 55'	Attendance: 18,448 Referee: Craig Napier

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

17 December 2022 17	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Ginnelly 19' Shankland 29', 88 pen.'	BBC Report	Taylor 73'	Attendance: 18,645 Referee: William Collum

Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian

24 December 2022 18	Dundee United	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	Tannadice
15:00	Fletcher 20' Levitt 47'	BBC Report	Smith 41' Shankland 90+4'	Attendance: 10,224 Referee: Colin Steven

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

28 December 2022 19	St Johnstone	2–3	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park
19:45	May 55 pen.' Murphy 79'	BBC Report	Shankland 14 pen.' Forrest 33' McKay 64'	Attendance: 7,058 Referee: William Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

2 January 2023 20	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 8', 38' (Penalty Kick) Humphrys 90+4'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,980 Referee: Clancy

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

7 January 2023 21	St Mirren	1–1	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Strain 4' Fraser  90+5'	BBC Report	Snodgrass 49'	Attendance: 7,249 Referee: Chris Graham

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

13 January 2023 7	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
19:45	McKay 29'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,721 Referee: David Munro

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

18 January 2023 22	Heart of Midlothian	5–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Shinnie 15 o.g.' Smith 28' Shankland 40 pen.' Ginnelly 45+1' Devlin 61'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,497 Referee: William Collum

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

29 January 2023 24	Livingston	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	Tony Macaroni Arena
13:30		BBC Report		Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Alan Muir

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

1 February 2023 24	Heart of Midlothian	0–3	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
19:45		BBC Report	Morelos 9', 67' Tillman 34'	Attendance: 18,330 Referee: John Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

4 February 2023 25	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 71' Cochrane 77' Ginnelly  90+6' Humphrys 90+8'	BBC Report	Fletcher 9' Edwards  29'	Attendance: 18,279 Referee: Nick Walsh

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

19 February 2023 26	Motherwell	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Fir Park Stadium
15:00	Obika 40' Spittal 46'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Don Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

4 March 2023 28	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Ginnelly 21', 63' Grant 73'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,596 Referee: Steven McLean

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

8 March 2023 27	Celtic	3–1	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
19:45	Maeda 25' Furuhashi 60' Hakšabanović 84'	BBC Report	Ginnelly 6'	Attendance: 58,951 Referee: Alan Muir

Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

18 March 2023 29	Aberdeen	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	Pittodrie
15:00	Duk 5', 21' Pollock 28'	BBC Report		Attendance: 16,278 Referee: David Dickinson

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

1 April 2023 30	Kilmarnock	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00	Armstrong 22 pen.' Doidge 45' McKenzie  60'	BBC Report	Shankland 7'	Attendance: 7,237 Referee: Euan Anderson

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

8 April 2023 31	Heart of Midlothian	0–2	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Snodgrass  62'	BBC Report	Main 52' Gogić 57'	Attendance: 18,660 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

15 April 2023 32	Hibernian	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
12:30	Nisbet 67'	BBC Report		Attendance: 20,132 Referee: John Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

22 April 2023 33	Heart of Midlothian	6–1	Ross County	Tynecastle Park
12:30	Cochrane 17' Ginnelly 22', 56' Shankland 28', 45+7 pen.', 59'	BBC Report	Edwards 85 pen.'	Attendance: 18,316 Referee: Don Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

7 May 2023 34	Heart of Midlothian	0–2	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
14:15	Cochrane  45'	BBC Report	Furuhashi 67' Oh 80'	Attendance: 18,143 Referee: Nick Walsh

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

13 May 2023 35	St Mirren	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Shaughnessy 36' Strain 45+4'	BBC Report	Ginnelly 73' Haring  77' Shankland 90+6 pen.'	Attendance: 7,238 Referee: David Dickinson

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

20 May 2023 36	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
12:30	Ginnelly 43' Shankland 56'	BBC Report	Pollock 31'	Attendance: 18,661 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

24 May 2023 37	Rangers	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
19:45	Cantwell 45+4' Sakala 47'	BBC Report	Shankland 1' Kuol 90+4'	Attendance: 48,428 Referee: John Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

27 May 2023 38	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
12:30	Oda 8' Cochrane  29'	BBC Report	Nisbet 31'	Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

22 January 2023 Fourth round	Hibernian	0–3	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
14:00		BBC Report	Ginnelly 10' Shankland 72' Shankland  90+1'  Sibbick 90+6'	Attendance: 18,622 Referee: Robertson

Hamilton Academical v Heart of Midlothian

10 February 2023 Fifth round	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	New Douglas Park
19:45		BBC Report	Humphrys 29' Devlin 79'	Attendance: 4,731 Referee: Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

11 March 2023 Quarter-final	Heart of Midlothian	0–3	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
12:15		Report	Mooy 2' Furuhashi 45' Carter-Vickers 80'	Attendance: 16,287 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

31 August 2022 Second round	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
19:45		BBC Report	Cameron 21'	Attendance: 11,071 Referee: Robertson

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Zürich v Heart of Midlothian

18 August 2022 First leg	Zürich	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Kybunpark[note 1]
18:00 BST (UTC+1)	Guerrero 32' Džemaili 34'	BBC Report	Shankland 22' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,958 Referee: Frankowski (Poland)

Heart of Midlothian v Zürich

25 August 2022 Second leg	Heart of Midlothian	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Zürich	Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Grant  18'  54'	BBC Report	Rohner 80'	Attendance: 17,225 Referee: Visser (Belgium)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage

Heart of Midlothian v İstanbul Başakşehir

8 September 2022 1	Heart of Midlothian	0–4	İstanbul Başakşehir	Tynecastle Park
17:45 BST (UTC+1)		BBC Report	Kaldırım 26' Ndayishimiye 67' Okaka 75' Özcan 82'	Attendance: 15,131 Referee: Jakubik (Poland)

RFS v Heart of Midlothian

15 September 2022 2	RFS	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	Skonto Stadium[note 2]
20:00 BST (UTC+1)		BBC Report	Shankland 43' (pen.) Forrest 90+3'	Attendance: 6,747 Referee: Stavrev (Macedonia)

Heart of Midlothian v Fiorentina

6 October 2022 3	Heart of Midlothian	0–3	Fiorentina	Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Neilson  48'	BBC Report	Mandragora 4' Kouamé 42' Jović 79'	Attendance: 17,243 Referee: Lambrechts (Belgium)

Fiorentina v Heart of Midlothian

13 October 2022 4	Fiorentina	5–1	Heart of Midlothian	Stadio Artemio Franchi
17:45 BST (UTC+1)	Jović 5' Biraghi 22' González 31', 79' (pen.) Barák 38'	BBC Report	Humphrys 47'	Attendance: 18,576 Referee: Bebek (Croatia)

Heart of Midlothian v RFS

27 October 2022 5	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	RFS	Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Shankland 3' Halliday 12'	BBC Report	Friesenbichler 39' Jagodinskis  90+3'	Attendance: 15,863 Referee: van Driessche (Belgium)

İstanbul Başakşehir v Heart of Midlothian

3 November 2022 6	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–1	Heart of Midlothian	Fatih Terim Stadium
15:30 GMT (UTC+0)	Ndayishimiye 4' Gürler 33' Özcan 64'	BBC Report	Atkinson 90'	Attendance: 4,824 Referee: Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

First team player statistics

Squad information

During the 2022–23 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	SCO	Craig Gordon	23	0	14+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	NIR	Michael Smith	38	2	21+5	2	6+2	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	31	0	16+5	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
4	DF	SCO	Craig Halkett	8	0	5+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	AUT	Peter Haring	21	0	10+6	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	COD	Beni Baningime	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	36	2	9+17	2	7+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
8	MF	GER	Orestis Kiomourtzoglou	26	0	11+11	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Lawrence Shankland	45	28	31+4	24	6+2	3	1+0	0	1+0	1
10	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	7	1	4+1	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay-Steven	6	0	3+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
12	DF	AUS	Nathaniel Atkinson	23	2	10+6	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+3	0
13	GK	SCO	Ross Stewart	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin	39	2	24+4	1	6+1	0	1+0	0	1+2	1
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	31	1	26+1	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Andy Halliday	34	4	17+9	3	5+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Alan Forrest	46	5	17+18	4	4+4	1	0+0	0	0+3	0
18	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	47	4	28+7	4	7+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
19	DF	ENG	Alex Cochrane	44	2	28+4	2	8+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
20	DF	SCO	Lewis Neilson	15	0	4+5	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick	38	1	25+5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
22	FW	SCO	Euan Henderson	7	0	0+2	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
23	GK	SCO	Harry Stone	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	SCO	Scott McGill	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	SCO	Cammy Logan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	SCO	Connor Smith	11	0	1+6	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	24	0	20+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Stephen Humphrys	25	5	7+12	3	1+3	1	0+0	0	1+1	1
30	MF	ENG	Josh Ginnelly	38	12	24+4	11	3+3	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
38	MF	SCO	Finlay Pollock	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
61	FW	AUS	Garang Kuol	9	1	1+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
72	DF	ENG	James Hill	17	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
77	MF	SCO	Robert Snodgrass	22	1	18+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
88	FW	JPN	Yutaro Oda	13	1	7+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

• Last updated: 27 May 2023
• Source: Match Reports^[4][5]
• 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

During the 2022–23 season, Hearts players have so far been issued fifty-five yellow cards and seven red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 27 May 2023

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Europe		Total
1	GK		Craig Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF		Michael Smith	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
3	DF		Stephen Kingsley	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF		Peter Haring	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
7	MF		Jorge Grant	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1
8	MF		Orestis Kiomourtzoglou	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
9	FW		Lawrence Shankland	5	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	10	1
10	FW		Liam Boyce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Gary Mackay-Steven	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF		Nathaniel Atkinson	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
14	MF		Cameron Devlin	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
15	DF		Kye Rowles	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
17	MF		Alan Forrest	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF		Barrie McKay	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
19	DF		Alex Cochrane	3	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	6	3
20	DF		Lewis Neilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
21	DF		Toby Sibbick	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
27	MF		Connor Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
29	FW		Stephen Humphrys	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	MF		Josh Ginnelly	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	1
61	FW		Garang Kuol	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
72	DF		James Hill	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
77	MF		Robert Snodgrass	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Total				63	6	1	0	8	1	16	2	89	9

Goal scorers

Last updated 27 May 2023

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW		Lawrence Shankland	24	0	1	3	28
2	MF		Josh Ginnelly	11	0	1	0	12
3	MF		Alan Forrest	4	0	0	1	5
	FW		Stephen Humphrys	3	0	1	1	5
4	MF		Andy Halliday	3	0	0	1	4
	MF		Barrie McKay	4	0	0	0	4
5	DF		Nathaniel Atkinson	1	0	0	1	2
	DF		Alex Cochrane	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		Cameron Devlin	1	0	1	0	2
	MF		Jorge Grant	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		Michael Smith	2	0	0	0	2
6	FW		Liam Boyce	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Garang Kuol	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Yutaro Oda	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Kye Rowles	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		Robert Snodgrass	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Toby Sibbick	0	0	1	0	1
Total				62	0	5	7	74

Assists

Last updated 27 May 2023

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	MF		Barrie McKay	6	0	0	0	6
2	DF		Alex Cochrane	5	0	0	0	5
	MF		Cameron Devlin	4	0	0	1	5
	MF		Josh Ginnelly	3	0	1	1	5
3	MF		Andy Halliday	3	0	0	1	4
	FW		Lawrence Shankland	4	0	0	0	4
4	MF		Jorge Grant	2	0	0	1	3
	MF		Robert Snodgrass	3	0	0	0	3
5	DF		Nathaniel Atkinson	2	0	0	0	2
6	MF		Gary Mackay-Steven	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Kye Rowles	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Toby Sibbick	1	0	0	0	1
Total				34	0	1	4	39

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	GK		Zander Clark	5	0	2	0	7
2	GK		Craig Gordon	1	0	0	1	2
3	GK		Ross Stewart	0	0	0	0	0
Total				6	0	2	1	9

Last updated: 27 May 2023
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]
2	Rangers	38	29	5	4	93	37	+56	92	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Aberdeen	38	18	3	17	56	60	−4	57	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	9	14	63	57	+6	54	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Hibernian	38	15	7	16	57	59	−2	52	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6	St Mirren	38	12	10	16	43	61	−18	46

Source: ^[6][7]
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).^[8]
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	D
Position	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	6	7	7	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Conference League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		IBS	FIO	HEA	RFS
1	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	4	1	1	14	3	+11	13[a]	Advance to round of 16		—	3–0	3–1	3–0
2	Fiorentina	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8	13[a]	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–1	—	5–1	1–1
3	Heart of Midlothian	6	2	0	4	6	16	−10	6			0–4	0–3	—	2–1
4	RFS	6	0	2	4	2	11	−9	2			0–0	0–3	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: İstanbul Başakşehir +2, Fiorentina −2.

Management statistics

Last updated 27 May 2023

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson	30 July 2022	9 April 2023[9]	42	16	6	20	038.10
Steven Naismith	10 April 2023	28 May 2023[10]	7	2	3	2	028.57

Club

Management

Hearts began the season under the stewardship of Manager Robbie Neilson, who had been appointed following the clubs relegation to the Scottish Championship following the incompletion of the 2019–20 season.^[11][12] At the start of the 2022–23 season Neilson was awarded a new three-year contract.^[13]

Following a decline in form^[14] on 9 April 2023,^[15] Neilson parted ways with the club.^[16] His assistant Lee McCulloch also departed the club.^[17] Steven Naismith was appointed interim manager until the end of the season, assisted by Gordon Forrest and Frankie McAvoy.^[18]

International Selection

Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon, Zander Clark and Lawrence Shankland was called up to represent Scotland,^[19] whilst Nathaniel Atkinson, Cameron Devlin and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia^[20] both in friendlies and at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[21]

Deaths

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former player and member of Hearts Hall of Fame Drew Busby,^[22][23] former player John Mackintosh,^[24] former chairman and chief executive Chris Robinson,^[25] former chairman Leslie Deans^[26] and former captain Chris Shevlane.^[27]

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Alan Forrest Livingston Free[28][29] Kye Rowles Central Coast Mariners Undisclosed[30][31] Lewis Neilson Dundee United Free[32][33] Alex Cochrane[nb 2] Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed[35][36] Jorge Grant Peterborough United Undisclosed[37][38] Lawrence Shankland Beerschot Undisclosed[39][40] Orestis Kiomourtzoglou Heracles Almelo Undisclosed[41][42] Zander Clark St Johnstone Free[43][44] Robert Snodgrass Unattached Free[45][46] Yutaro Oda Vissel Kobe Undisclosed[47][48]

Players out Player To Fee John Souttar Rangers Free[49][50] Loïc Damour Versailles Free[51][52] Jamie Walker Bradford City Free[53][54] Jamie Brandon Livingston Free[55][56] Chris Hamilton Dunfermline Athletic Free[57][58] Mihai Popescu Farul Constanța Free[59][60] Aaron McEneff Perth Glory Undisclosed[61][62] Robert Snodgrass Free agent Free[63][64]

Loans in Player From Fee Stephen Humphrys Wigan Athletic Loan[65][66] James Hill Bournemouth Loan[67][68] Garang Kuol Newcastle United Loan[69][70]

Loans out Player To Fee Cammy Logan Kelty Hearts Loan[71] Jaden Ferguson Forfar Athletic Loan[72][73] Scott McGill Kelty Hearts Loan[74][75] Scott McGill Raith Rovers Loan[76][77] Euan Henderson Queen's Park Loan[78][79] Connor Smith Hamilton Academical Loan[80][81] Cammy Logan Queen of the South Loan[82][83]

Contract extensions

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

Date	Player	Length	Previous Expiry	Expiry
21 October 2022	Finlay Pollock	3 years	Summer 2022	Summer 2025[84]

See also

• List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Zürich will play their play-off round home match at Kybunpark in St. Gallen, instead of their regular stadium, Letzigrund, in Zürich, which is hosting a concert.^[3]
2. RFS play their home matches in European competition at Skonto Stadium, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sporta Parks, which does not meet UEFA requirements

1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
2. Was on Loan to Hearts during previous season.^[34]