2024–25 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2024–25 season was the 144th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was 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.

Heart of Midlothian

2024–25 season
Chairman	Ann Budge
Head Coach	Steven Naismith (until 22 September) Liam Fox (interim) Neil Critchley (from 15 October until 26 April) Liam Fox (interim)
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Premiership	7th
Scottish Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Second round
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
UEFA Conference League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: Lawrence Shankland (8) All: Lawrence Shankland (9)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

In addition to the domestic league, Hearts competed in the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup the Europa League and the UEFA Conference League.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

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]

Heart of Midlothian v Leyton Orient

13 July 2024 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	1–2	Leyton Orient	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Boyce 9'	Report	Brown 24' Jaiyesimi 46'

Heart of Midlothian v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Fleetwood Town v Heart of Midlothian

27 July 2024 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	Highbury Stadium
15:00	Mayor 28', 60' Coughlan 31'	Report

Raith Rovers v Heart of Midlothian

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

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

3 August 2024 1	Heart of Midlothian	0–0	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
12:30		Report		Attendance: 18,478 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee v Heart of Midlothian

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

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

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

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

1 September 2024 4	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
15:00		BBC	Graham 76'	Attendance: 18,648 Referee: Walsh

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

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

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

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

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

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

Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

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  75'	Attendance: 19,175 Referee: John Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

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

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

27 October 2024 10	Hibernian	1–1	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
12:00	Kukharevych 65'	Report	Wilson 87'	Attendance: 20,011 Referee: Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

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

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

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

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

10 November 2024 13	Rangers	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
17:00	Dessers 6'	Report		Attendance: 48,254 Referee: MacDermid

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

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

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

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

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

7 December 2024 16	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 21', 31'	Report		Attendance: 18,737 Referee: Colin Steven

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

15 December 2024 17	Kilmarnock	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00	Deas  6' Anderson 18 pen.'	Report		Attendance: 5,474 Referee: Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

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

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

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

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

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

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

2 January 2025 21	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Drammeh 7'	Report		Attendance: 18,715 Referee: Scott

Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian

5 January 2025 22	Dundee United	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Tannadice Park
15:00		BBC Report	Penrice 73'	Attendance: 10,214 Referee: MacDermid

Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

12 January 2025 23	Aberdeen	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 17,000 Referee: McLean

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

25 January 2025 24	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

Dundee v Heart of Midlothian

1 February 2025 25	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

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

16 February 2025 26	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

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

23 February 2025 27	St Johnstone	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park
12:00	Sidibeh 53'	BBC Report	Kabangu 36', 57'	Attendance: 5,577 Referee: Scott

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

26 February 2025 28	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Wilson 56' Nieuwenhof 63' Vargas 90+5'	BBC Report	Mandron 37'	Attendance: 18,770 Referee: Anderson

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

2 March 2025 29	Hibernian	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
12:30	Boyle 6' Iredale 74'	BBC Report	Grant 9'	Attendance: 19,873 Referee: Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

15 March 2025 30	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Ross County	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Kabangu 26' Grant 89'	Report		Attendance: 18,648 Referee: Scott

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

29 March 2025 31	Celtic	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
15:00	Maeda 17', 41' Jota 24'	BBC Report		Referee: Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

6 April 2025 32	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
12:30	Wilson  38'	Report	Dalby 67'	Attendance: 18,888 Referee: Walsh

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

12 April 2025 33	Motherwell	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	Fir Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 7,481 Referee: Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

26 April 2025 34	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
15:00		BBC Report	Murray 38'	Attendance: 18,085 Referee: Hardie

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

3 May 2025 35	Ross County	1–3	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00	Hale 26'	BBC Report	Shankland 40', 58' Forrest 82'	Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

10 May 2025 36	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 30', 60' Forrest 62'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,496 Referee: Lee

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

14 May 2025 37	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Douglas 17' (o.g.) Forrest 31'	BBC Report	Carey 74'	Attendance: 18,021 Referee: Dickinson

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

18 May 2025 38	Kilmarnock	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00		BBC Report	Dhanda  38' Kingsley 89'	Attendance: 6,601 Referee: McFarlane

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup

Brechin City v Heart of Midlothian

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

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

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 Scott Mooney Fraser		Wilson Vargas Grant Taylor Penrice

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

7 March 2025 Quarter-final	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Kartum 27', 68' Murray 63' (o.g.)	BBC Report	Shaughnessy 50'	Attendance: 17,975 Referee: Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

19 April 2025 Semi-final	Heart of Midlothian	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Aberdeen	Hampden Park
12:30	Shankland 28' Steinwender  44' Devlin  76'  116'	[12]	Gordon 18' (o.g.) Dabbagh 118'	Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Beaton

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian

17 August 2024 Second round	Falkirk	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Ross 53' Tait 81' Shanley  90+5'	Report		Attendance: 6,653 Referee: David Dickinson

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Viktoria Plzeň v Heart of Midlothian

22 August 2024 PO	Viktoria Plzeň	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Doosan Arena
18:00	Oyegoke 90+6 o.g.'	Report		Attendance: 10,506 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Heart of Midlothian v Viktoria Plzeň

29 August 2024 PO	Heart of Midlothian	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Viktoria Plzeň	Tynecastle Park
19:45		BBC Report	Červ 76'	Attendance: 18,164 Referee: Matej Jug

UEFA Conference League

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

Dinamo Minsk v Heart of Midlothian

3 October 2024 1	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

Heart of Midlothian v Omonia

24 October 2024 2	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Omonia	Tynecastle Park
18:45 (17:45 UTC+1)	Forrest 16' Spittal 23'	Report		Attendance: 17,178 Referee: Ocenas

Heart of Midlothian v 1. FC Heidenheim

7 November 2024 3	Heart of Midlothian	0–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Tynecastle Park
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)		Report	Conteh 57' Schöppner 89'	Attendance: 17,692 Referee: Hagenes

Cercle Brugge v Heart of Midlothian

28 November 2024 4	Cercle Brugge	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Jan Breydel Stadium
18:45	Efekele 40' Magnée 90'	Report		Attendance: 7,722 Referee: Masiyev

Copenhagen v Heart of Midlothian

12 December 2024 5	Copenhagen	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Parken Stadium
18:45	Chiakha 48' Diks 78 pen.'	Report		Referee: Colombo

Heart of Midlothian v Petrocub Hîncești

19 December 2024 6	Heart of Midlothian	2–2	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

Captains

No	Pos	Country	Name	No of games	Notes
1	FW		Shankland	39	Team Captain
2	GK		Gordon	12	Club Captain

Last updated: 18 May 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

Last updated 18 May 2025

During the 2024–25 campaign, Hearts have used thirty-four 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	SCO	Craig Gordon	46	0	33+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	8+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Frankie Kent	26	2	18+0	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	7+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	15	1	8+1	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	4+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Craig Halkett	21	1	13+4	1	1+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
6	MF	COD	Beni Baningime	34	0	25+3	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	40	3	20+10	3	0+1	0	2+1	0	2+4	0
8	MF	AUS	Calem Nieuwenhof	14	2	2+10	1	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Lawrence Shankland	43	9	29+3	8	0+1	0	3+0	1	7+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	12	0	2+6	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
12	GK	SCO	Ryan Fulton	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin	41	0	22+7	0	0+1	0	3+0	0	7+1	0
15	DF	AUT	Michael Steinwender	12	1	8+1	1	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Blair Spittal	48	6	29+6	4	1+0	0	2+2	0	4+4	2
17	MF	SCO	Alan Forrest	42	5	12+19	4	0+1	0	1+2	0	6+1	1
18	DF	SCO	Harry Milne	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	BEL	Elton Kabangu	18	8	11+3	6	0+0	0	4+0	2	0+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Yan Dhanda	33	2	8+17	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	3+3	1
21	FW	SCO	James Wilson	32	6	15+9	5	0+0	0	1+3	0	1+3	1
25	MF	SCO	Macaulay Tait	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
27	MF	NOR	Sander Kartum	15	2	5+7	0	0+0	0	1+2	2	0+0	0
28	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	SCO	James Penrice	46	2	32+1	2	1+0	0	4+0	0	7+1	0
30	DF	SCO	Jamie McCart	14	1	10+1	1	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF	SCO	Adam Forrester	34	0	19+6	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	4+1	0
37	FW	ESP	Musa Drammeh	24	3	12+10	3	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
77	FW	CRC	Kenneth Vargas	42	4	15+15	4	1+0	0	2+1	0	5+3	0
82	DF	CRC	Gerald Taylor	13	0	8+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	ENG	Daniel Oyegoke	26	1	14+5	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+4	0
11	FW	JPN	Yutaro Oda	9	1	1+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	27	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Malachi Boateng	28	0	14+6	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	6+1	0
23	DF	SCO	Lewis Neilson	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	15	0	3+7	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+3	0
80	DF	COL	Andrés Salazar	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Last updated: 18 May 2025
• Source: Match Reports^[14][15]
• 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 2024–25 season, Hearts players were issued eighty-three yellow cards and four red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 18 May 2025

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Europe		Total
1	GK		Craig Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF		Frankie Kent	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
3	DF		Stephen Kingsley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF		Craig Halkett	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF		Daniel Oyegoke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF		Beni Baningime	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF		Jorge Grant	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
8	MF		Calem Nieuwenhof	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW		Lawrence Shankland	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
14	MF		Cameron Devlin	8	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	13	1
15	DF		Kye Rowles	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15	DF		Michael Steinwender	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
17	MF		Alan Forrest	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	MF		Malachi Boateng	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
19	FW		Elton Kabangu	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	MG		Yan Dhanda	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
21	FW		James Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
27	FW		Liam Boyce	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF		Sander Kartum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	DF		James Penrice	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
35	DF		Adam Forrester	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
37	MF		Musa Drammeh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW		Kenneth Vargas	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
82	DF		Gerald Taylor	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Total				59	2	3	0	6	2	15	0	83	4

Goal scorers

Last updated 18 May 2025

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW		Lawrence Shankland	8	0	1	0	9
2	FW		Elton Kabangu	6	0	2	0	8
3	MF		Blair Spittal	4	0	0	2	6
	FW		James Wilson	5	0	0	1	6
4	MF		Alan Forrest	4	0	0	1	5
5	FW		Kenneth Vargas	4	0	0	0	4
6	FW		Musa Drammeh	3	0	0	0	3
	MF		Jorge Grant	3	0	0	0	3
7	DF		Frankie Kent	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		James Penrice	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		Yan Dhanda	0	0	1	1	2
	MF		Calem Nieuwenhof	1	0	1	0	2
	MF		Sander Kartum	0	0	2	0	2
8	DF		Craig Halkett	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Yutaro Oda	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Daniel Oyegoke	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Jamie McCart	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Michael Steinwender	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Stephen Kingsley	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				4	0	2	1	7
Total				49	0	9	6	64

Assists

Last updated 18 May 2025

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW		Lawrence Shankland	8	0	1	1	10
2	DF		James Penrice	5	0	2	0	7
3	MF		Blair Spittal	3	0	1	0	4
	MF		Beni Baningime	3	0	1	0	4
	FW		Kenneth Vargas	3	0	0	1	4
4	MF		Malachi Boateng	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		Liam Boyce	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		James Wilson	1	0	1	0	2
5	MF		Cameron Devlin	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		Yan Dhanda	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Adam Forrester	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Alan Forrest	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Jorge Grant	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Elton Kabangu	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Musa Drammeh	1	0	0	0	1
	GK		Ryan Fulton	1	0	0	0	1
Total				35	0	6	2	43

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	GK		Craig Gordon	8	0	0	1	9
2	GK		Zander Clark	1	0	0	0	1
2	GK		Ryan Fulton	1	0	0	0	1
Total				10	0	0	1	11

Last updated: 14 May 2025
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]
5	Aberdeen	38	15	8	15	48	61	−13	53	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
6	St Mirren	38	14	8	16	53	59	−6	50
7	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	7	16	52	47	+5	52
8	Motherwell	38	14	7	17	46	63	−17	49
9	Kilmarnock	38	12	8	18	45	64	−19	44

Source: ^[16][17]
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).^[18]
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. Aberdeen qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2024–25 Scottish Cup winners.

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	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	W
Position	6	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	11	12	10	11	11	11	11	11	9	7	9	7	6	7	6	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Uefa Conference League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
23	Molde	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
24	TSC	6	2	1	3	10	13	−3	7
25	Heart of Midlothian	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7
26	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	1	3	2	9	12	−3	6
27	Mladá Boleslav	6	2	0	4	7	10	−3	6

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Management statistics

Last updated 18 May 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 April 2025	35	14	6	15	040.00
Liam Fox	26 April 2025	18 May 2025	4	4	0	0	100.00

Club

Management

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.^[19] Their deals were previously due to expire in 2025.^[20]

After a run of eight straight defeats, and finding themselves at the bottom of the league with just one point,^[21] the club parted company with Naismith^[22] and his assistants.^[23] Including the end of the 23/24 season, Hearts had only achieved one win in fifteen competitive fixtures^[24] and experienced the worst start to any season in the club's history.^[25]

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.^[26]

Hearts B team manager Liam Fox, alongside Lee Wallace and Angus Beith were appointed as the club's interim manager team.^[27] On 15 October 2024, Neil Critchley was appointed Head Coach,^[28] with Mike Garrity appointed as his assistant.^[29]

On 26 April 2025, Critchley^[30] and his assistant were sacked by the club. ^[31] Liam Fox was again asked to oversee the first team on an interim basis.^[32]

Awards

SPFL awards Name Award Neil Critchley Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award January 2025[33]

PFA awards Name Award James Penrice Premiership Team of the Year[34]

Club awards

Nation	Name	Award
	James Penrice	Players' Player of the Year[35]
	James Penrice	Fans Player of the Year[35]
	Erin Husband	Hearts Women Player's Player of the Year[35]
	Eilidh Shore	Hearts Women Player of the Year[35]
	Gregor Crookston	B Team Player of the Year[35]
	Gregor Crookston	B Team Players' Player of the Year[35]
NA	6-0 Win V Dundee 1 February 2025 Dens Park	Moment of the season[35]
	Craig Gordon	Save of the Season[35]
	Sander Kartum	Goal of the Season[35]
	James Wilson	Special Recognition Award[35]
	Stevie Johnson	FOH Award For Outstanding Service To The Club[35]
	David Allan	Doc Melvin Memorial Cup[35]

Playing kit

Hearts kits are manufactured by Umbro for the 2024–25 season,^[36] entering the final year of their contract with the club.^[37] Stellar Omada, became the club's main sponsor on a three-year deal, replacing MND Scotland.^[38] Stellar Omada previously sponsored the club's away kit.^[39]

International Selection

Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon,^[40] Zander Clark,^[40] Lawrence Shankland^[41] and James Wilson was called up to represent Scotland,^[42] whilst Cameron Devlin^[43] and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia.^[44] Kenneth Vargas would also be included in Costa Rica's provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Copa América,^[45] with him and Gerald Taylor representing Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[46]

In addition a number of the Hearts squad were called up to represent Scotland at youth level. Adam Forrester,^[47] Finlay Pollock^[47] and Liam McFarlane^[47] were called up to the under-21 squad, as well as Alfie Osborne^[48] and Taylor Hogarth to the under-17 squad.^[49] Macaulay Tait was also called up to the Under 21 squad, but opted to remain at his loan club Livingston.^[49]

Deaths

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former goalkeeper Anthony Basso,^[50] former goalkeeper Gordon Marshall,^[51] former defender David Clunie^[52] and supporter Stevie Morris who led the club out at the 2022 Scottish Cup final.^[53]

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Kenneth Vargas Herediano Undisclosed[54][55] James Penrice Livingston Free[56][57] Ryan Fulton Hamilton Academical Free[58][59] Blair Spittal Motherwell Free[56][60] Daniel Oyegoke Brentford Undisclosed[61][62] Musa Drammeh Sevilla Atlético Free[63][64] Yan Dhanda Ross County Free[65][66] Malachi Boateng Crystal Palace Undisclosed[67][68] Jamie McCart Rotherham United Undisclosed[69][70] Aiden Haddow Celtic Undisclosed[71] Michael Steinwender Värnamo Undisclosed[72][73] Sander Kartum SK Brann Undisclosed[74][75] Harry Milne Partick Thistle Undisclosed[76][77]

Players out Player To Fee Peter Haring Free[78][79] Andy Halliday Motherwell Free[79][80] Michael McGovern Retired[79][81] Alex Cochrane Birmingham City Undisclosed[82][83] Makenzie Kirk St Johnstone Undisclosed[84][85] Toby Sibbick Wigan Athletic Undisclosed[86][87] Kyosuke Tagawa Kashima Antlers Undisclosed[88][89] Liam Boyce Derry City Free[90][91] Kye Rowles D.C. United Undisclosed[92][93] Daniel Oyegoke Hellas Verona Undisclosed[94][95] Malachi Boateng Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed[96] Yutaro Oda Shonan Bellmare Free[97][98]

Loans in Player From Fee Gerald Taylor Deportivo Saprissa Loan[99][100] Andrés Salazar Atlético Nacional Loan[note 3] Elton Kabangu Union SG Loan[105][106]

Loans out Player To Fee Harry Stone Ayr United Loan[107][108] Liam McFarlane East Fife Loan[109][110] Bailey Dall Stirling Albion Loan[111][112] Aidan Denholm Ross County Loan[note 4] Lewis Neilson St Johnstone Loan[note 5] Finlay Pollock Raith Rovers Loan[119][120] Callum Sandilands Montrose Loan[121][122] Kai Smutek Bonnyrigg Rose Loan[123][124] Macaulay Tait Livingston Loan[125][126] Ethan Drysdale Partick Thistle Loan[127][128] Bobby McLuckie Stenhousemuir Loan[129][130]

See also

• List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

Notes

1. 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.^[13] 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.^[101][102] Salazar's loan was ended by the club in January 2025.^[103][104]
4. Initially a season long loan,^[113][114] Denholm returned to Hearts in January 2025 due to injury.^[115]
5. Initially a season long loan,^[116][117] Neilson was recalled by Hearts on 1st January 2025.^[118]