2023–24 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2023–24 season
Chairman	Ann Budge
Head coach	Steven Naismith
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Premiership	3rd
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
Europa Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lawrence Shankland (24); All: ; Lawrence Shankland (31)
Highest home attendance	18,936 vs. Hibernian, Premeirship, 28 February 2024
Lowest home attendance	12,841, vs. Partick Thistle, League Cup, 20 August 2023
Average home league attendance	18,406
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was the 143rd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was the club's third season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.

They also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the Europa Conference League.^[1]

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

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: Steven McLean

13 August 2023 2	Heart of Midlothian	0–0	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 18,455 Referee: David Dickinson

27 August 2023 3	Dundee	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Dens Park
15:00	McCowan 63'	Report		Attendance: 8,104 Referee: Alan Muir

3 September 2023 4	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00		Report	Slattery 29' McGinn 69'	Attendance: 18,353 Referee: Grant Irvine

16 September 2023 5	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Oda 14' Boyce 64'	Report		Attendance: 18,626 Referee: Kevin Clancy

23 September 2023 6	St Mirren	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Strain 7'	Report		Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Nick Walsh

30 September 2023 7	Ross County	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00		Report	Forrest 69'	Attendance: 4,773 Referee: David 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: William 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: Nick 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: John Beaton

1 November 2023 11	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Livingston	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Vargas 79'	Report		Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Chris 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: David Munro

25 November 2023 13	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 61'	Report		Attendance: 18,678 Referee: John Beaton

2 December 2023 14	Kilmarnock	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00		Report	Dennis 18 o.g.'	Attendance: 5,915 Referee: David Dickinson

6 December 2023 15	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
19:45		Report	Sima 34'	Attendance: 17,759 Referee: William 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: Chris Graham

16 December 2023 17	Celtic	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
15:00		BBC Report	Shankland 15' Kingsley 30'	Referee: Kevin Clancy

23 December 2023 18	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 33', 49'	Report		Attendance: 18,717 Referee: Nick Walsh

27 December 2023 19	Hibernian	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
20:00		BBC Report	Shankland 90+3'	Attendance: 20,150 Referee: John 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: Alan Muir

2 January 2024 21	Livingston	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00	Shinnie 79' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Shankland Vargas 53' Shankland 64'	Referee: David Dickinson

23 January 2024 22	Heart of Midlothian	3–2	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Nieuwenhof 57' Shankland Lembikisa 74' Oda 86'	BBC Report	McGhee 19' Cameron 38'	Attendance: 18,185 Referee: Chris 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: Kevin Clancy

3 February 2024 24	Dundee	2–3	Heart of Midlothian	Dens Park
15:00	McGhee 26' Cameron 59'	BBC Report	Forrest 55' Shankland 79 pen, 87'	Attendance: 7,506 Referee: Graham Grainger

7 February 2024 25	St Johnstone	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park
19:45		BBC Report	Shankland 55'	Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Iain Snedden

17 February 2024 26	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland 68' Vargas 90+2'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,748 Referee: Chris Graham

24 February 2024 27	Rangers	5–0	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Diomande 2' Cortés 37' Dessers 44', 48' Silva 65'	BBC Report		Attendance: 50,354 Referee: Nick Walsh

28 February 2024 28	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Shankland 45+2 pen'	BBC Report	Marcondes 28'	Attendance: 18,936 Referee: Kevin Clancy

3 March 2024 29	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
12:00	Grant 43 pen' Shankland 56'	BBC Report	Yang 16'	Attendance: 17,748 Referee: Don Robertson

16 March 2024 30	Ross County	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00	Murray 42', 49'	BBC Report	Oda 90+1'	Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Grant Irvine

30 March 2024 31	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Vargas 10'	Report	Watkins 67'	Attendance: 18,799 Referee: William Collum

6 April 2024 32	St Mirren	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Olusanya 68'	Report	Grant 33 pen.' Mandron 66 o.g.'	Attendance: 7,740 Referee: Alan Muir

13 April 2024 33	Heart of Midlothian	4–2	Livingston	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Grant 29' Oda 32' Devlin 40' Shankland 45+6' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Kelly 10', 22' Yengi 58'	Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Colin Steven

27 April 2024 34	Kilmarnock	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00		Sky Sports Report		Attendance: 6,677 Referee: Ross Hardie

4 May 2024 35	Celtic	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
15:00	Furuhashi 4', 21' O'Riley 87 pen.'	Report		Attendance: 59,038 Referee: Kevin Clancy

11 May 2024 36	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Vargas 35' Forrest 53' Shankland 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Nick Walsh

15 May 2024 37	St Mirren	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
19:45	Scott 7' Bolton 65'	Report	Tagawa 20' Shankland 72'	Attendance: 7,222 Referee: William Collum

18 May 2024 38	Heart of Midlothian	3–3	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
12:30	Shankland 33' Lembikisa 82' Tagawa 90+5'	Report	McCausland 52' Cantwell 69' Silva 79'	Attendance: 18,131 Referee: Don Robertson

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

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: William Collum

11 February 2024 Fifth round	Airdrieonians	1–4	Heart of Midlothian	Excelsior Stadium
17:00	Frizzell 34'	Report	Shankland 11', 73' Vargas 18' Nieuwenhof 21'	Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Steven McLean

11 March 2024 Quarter-final	Greenock Morton	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Cappielow
19:45		BBC Report	Vargas 86'	Attendance: 7,143 Referee: David Dickinson

21 April 2024 Semi-final	Rangers	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park
15:00	Dessers 5', 78'	BBC Report		Referee: Steven McLean

UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

10 August 2023 QR3	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.)	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	PAOK	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Shankland 9 pen.'	Report	Shwab 12' Živković 75'	Attendance: 17,409 Referee: Andris Treimanis

31 August 2023 PO	PAOK	4–0 (6–1 agg.)	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 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
Number	Position	Nation	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Craig Gordon	7	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Frankie Kent	44	1	35+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	1
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	44	0	30+3	0	3+1	0	2+1	0	4+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Craig Halkett	10	0	4+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	AUT	Peter Haring	8	0	5+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF	COD	Beni Baningime	36	0	25+4	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	33	5	15+11	4	0+1	0	2+0	1	4+0	0
8	MF	AUS	Calem Nieuwenhof	29	2	21+4	1	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	1
9	FW	SCO	Lawrence Shankland	47	31	36+1	24	4+0	3	3+0	2	3+0	2
10	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	22	1	7+8	1	3+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
11	FW	JPN	Yutaro Oda	31	5	11+14	5	2+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
13	DF	AUS	Nathaniel Atkinson	26	0	14+5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin	31	3	16+7	1	4+0	2	1+1	0	2+0	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	42	0	31+2	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0
16	MF	SCO	Andy Halliday	6	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Alan Forrest	41	4	20+13	4	1+1	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	15	0	4+7	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
19	DF	ENG	Alex Cochrane	40	0	31+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
21	DF	UGA	Toby Sibbick	28	0	11+10	0	1+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Aidan Denholm	22	0	9+6	0	1+2	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
24	MF	SCO	Finlay Pollock	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Macaulay Tait	13	0	2+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
28	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	42	0	35+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Odeluga Offiah	9	1	3+2	0	0+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Scott Fraser	12	0	4+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	FW	JPN	Kyosuke Tagawa	19	3	4+8	2	0+3	0	0+1	1	1+2	0
51	MF	SCO	Alex Lowry	17	1	10+2	0	1+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
54	FW	SCO	James Wilson	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
77	FW	CRC	Kenneth Vargas	42	9	20+13	6	2+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	3
81	FW	JAM	Dexter Lembikisa	18	2	12+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+2	0

Last updated: 18 May 2024
Source: Match Reports^[2]^[3]
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 18 May 2024

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Europe		Total
Number	Position	Nation	Name
2	DF		Frankie Kent	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF		Stephen Kingsley	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF		Craig Halkett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF		Peter Haring	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6	MF		Beni Baningime	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF		Jorge Grant	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF		Calem Nieuwenhof	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
9	FW		Lawrence Shankland	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	11	0
10	FW		Liam Boyce	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW		Yutaro Oda	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	DF		Nathaniel Atkinson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
14	MF		Cameron Devlin	7	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	13	0
15	DF		Kye Rowles	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
16	MF		Andy Halliday	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF		Alan Forrest	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19	DF		Alex Cochrane	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
21	DF		Toby Sibbick	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
22	MF		Aidan Denholm	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
25	MF		Macaulay Tait	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
29	DF		Odeluga Offiah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
51	MF		Alex Lowry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW		Kenneth Vargas	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
81	FW		Dexter Lembikisa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				70	0	8	0	5	0	9	0	92	0

Goal scorers

Last updated 18 May 2024

Place	Position	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW	Lawrence Shankland	24	2	2	3	31
2	FW	Kenneth Vargas	6	0	3	0	9
3	MF	Jorge Grant	4	1	0	0	5
3	FW	Yutaro Oda	5	0	0	0	5
4	MF	Alan Forrest	4	0	0	0	4
5	MF	Cameron Devlin	1	0	0	2	3
5	FW	Kyosuke Tagawa	2	1	0	0	3
7	FW	Dexter Lembikisa	2	0	0	0	2
8	FW	Liam Boyce	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Frankie Kent	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	Stephen Kingsley	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Calem Nieuwenhof	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	Alex Lowry	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	Odeluga Offiah	0	1	0	0	1
Total			48	6	7	5	66

Assists

Last updated 18 May 2024

Place	Position	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW	Lawrence Shankland	4	1	1	1	7
2	DF	Alex Cochrane	4	0	2	0	6
2	MF	Jorge Grant	4	0	2	0	6
3	FW	Liam Boyce	3	1	0	0	4
	FW	Alan Forrest	4	0	0	0	4
	DF	Frankie Kent	4	0	0	0	4
4	MF	Alex Lowry	1	2	0	0	3
5	MF	Scott Fraser	1	0	1	0	2
	MF	Barrie McKay	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Calem Nieuwenhof	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Kenneth Vargas	2	0	0	0	2
7	DF	Beni Baningime	1	0	0	0	1
	GK	Zander Clark	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Aidan Denholm	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Cameron Devlin	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Stephen Kingsley	0	0	0	1	1
	FW	Yutaro Oda	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Macaulay Tait	1	0	0	0	1
Total			36	4	6	2	48

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	GK	Zander Clark	16	1	0	17
2	GK	Craig Gordon	1	0	1	2
Total			17	1	1	19

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

Club 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	95	30	+65	93	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Rangers	38	27	4	7	87	32	+55	85	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	20	8	10	54	42	+12	68	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round^[b]
4	Kilmarnock	38	14	14	10	46	44	+2	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	St Mirren	38	13	8	17	46	52	−6	47	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round

Source: ^[4]^[5]
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).^[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passed to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round were passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	D
Position	2	3	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 18 May 2024

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^[a]
Steven Naismith	20 August 2023	-	49	26	8	15	053.06

Club

Management

On 7 June, Steven Naismith was appointed the club's technical director,^[7] having been named interim manager the previous season.^[8] Naismith's title of technical director as he had not yet achieved the required licences in order to represent the club in European competition.^[9]

Awards

SPFL awards

Name	Award
Steven Naismith	Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award November 2023^[10]
Lawrence Shankland	Scottish Premiership Player of the Month Award December 2023^[11]
Lawrence Shankland	Scottish Premiership Player of the season^[12]
Lawrence Shankland	Scottish Premiership Golden Boot^[13]

PFA/SFWA awards

Name	Award
Lawrence Shankland	Premiership Player of the Year^[14]
Lawrence Shankland	Scottish Football Writers' Association Player of the Year^[15]

Club awards

Nation	Name	Award
	Lawrence Shankland	Players' Player of the Year^[16]
	Lawrence Shankland	Fans Player of the Year^[16]
	Katie Lockwood	Hearts Women Player of the Year^[16]
	Callum Sandilands	B Team Player of the Year^[16]
	Liam McFarlane	B Team Players' Player of the Year^[16]
NA	Comeback Win V Rosenborg 17 August 2023 Tynecastle Stadium	Moment of the season^[16]
	Jess Husband	Hearts Women Rising Star^[16]
	Zander Clark	Save of the Season^[16]
	Alan Forrest	Goal of the Season^[16]
	J.P Ellis	FOH Award For Outstanding Service To The Club^[16]
	Graeme Pacitti	Doc Melvin Memorial Cup^[16]

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Michael McGovern	Norwich City	Free^[17]^[18]
Calem Nieuwenhof	Western Sydney Wanderers	Undisclosed^[19]^[20]
Frankie Kent	Peterborough United	Undisclosed^[21]^[22]
Kyosuke Tagawa	FC Tokyo	Undisclosed^[23]^[24]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Scott McGill	Raith Rovers	Free^[25]^[26]
Michael Smith	Yeovil Town	Free^[27]^[28]
Gary Mackay-Steven	Kilmarnock	Free^[27]^[29]^[30]
Ross Stewart	Partick Thistle	Free^[27]^[31]^[32]
Euan Henderson	Hamilton Academical	Free^[33]^[34]
Josh Ginnelly	Swansea City	Free^[35]^[36]
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou	Greuther Fürth	Undisclosed^[37]^[38]
Connor Smith	St Johnstone	Free^[39]^[40]

Loans in

Player	From	Fee
Alex Lowry	Rangers^[41]^[42]	Loan^{[nb 1]}
Kenneth Vargas	Herediano	Loan^[44]^[45]
Odeluga Offiah	Brighton and Hove Albion	Loan^[46]^[47]
Dexter Lembikisa	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan^[48]^[49]
Scott Fraser	Charlton Athletic	Loan^[50]^[51]

Loans out

Player	To	Fee
Lewis Neilson	Partick Thistle	Loan^[52]^[53]
Connor Smith	Scunthorpe United	Loan^[54]^[55]
Harry Stone	Queen of the South	Loan^[56]
Makenzie Kirk	Hamilton Academical	Loan^[57]
Callum Flatman	Edinburgh City	Loan^[58]
Andy Halliday	Motherwell^[59]	Loan^[60]
Michael McGovern	Livingston^[61]	Loan^[62]

Notes

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

^ Season Long Loan was ended by Hearts in January 24.^[43]

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^ "Hearts get their fourth summer signing as Kyosuke Tagawa pens a long-term contract". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Scott McGill signs permanently". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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^ "Northern Irish defender Michael Smith has joined Yeovil Town on a one-year deal". heartsfc.co.uk. Yeovil Town F.C. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ "Three Hearts players to leave Tynecastle as the club begin reorganising ahead of a busy summer". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Welcome, Gary Mackay-Steven!". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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^ "Ex-Hearts winger is summer signing No.6 at Hamilton Accies". Daily Record. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Ginnelly departs Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Josh Ginnelly - I hope to score and create, but the team comes first". Swansea City. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Orestis leaves Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Hearts sell Orestis Kiomourtzoglou for six-figure fee". The Herald. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Connor Smith leaves Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Saints Connor Smith from Hearts". St Johnstone FC. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "Alex Lowry signs on loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Alex Lowry: Hearts sign 'highly regarded' Rangers midfielder on loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Alex Lowry set for Rangers return after Hearts 'end' loan transfer but quickfire exit beckons". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Welcome Kenneth Vargas!". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Kenneth Vargas: Hearts sign Costa Rica Under-23 striker from Herediano on a season-long loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Odel Offiah joins Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "Odel Offiah: Brighton defender joins Hearts on loan deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "Dexter joins Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "Dexter Lembikisa: Hearts sign Wolves & Jamaica defender on loan until end of season". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "Scott Fraser joins on loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Scott Fraser joins Hearts on loan". charltonafc.com. Charlton Athletic FC. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Neilson joins the Jags". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Lewis Neilson signs on loan for the season". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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[4] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_res_ELPO0.89470530762091-5] As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passed to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round were passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

[9] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[47] Season Long Loan was ended by Hearts in January 24.^[43]

[1] "Hearts held on for a draw with Hibernian to seal a European Conference League qualifying place and leave Hibs' European fate in Celtic's hands". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[2] "Soccerbase Hearts Squad Stats 2023/24". Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[3] "First Team". heartsfc.co.uk/. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[6] "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 28 August 2023.

[7] "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[8] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[10] "Steven Naismith named technical director, Frank McAvoy head coach". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[interim-11] "Heart of Midlothian: Steven Naismith is appointed interim boss until end of season". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[perm-12] Coyle, Andy (7 June 2023). "Hearts confirm Steven Naismith is to remain in charge of first team at Tynecastle". STV News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[NAI-13] "Naismith named manager of the month". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[May-14] "Shankland named player of month for December". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[PY-15] "Lawrence Shankland named Scottish Premiership player of year; John McGlynn is SPFL manager of year". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

[BO-16] "Lawrence Shankland Wins Scottish Premiership Golden Boot". heartsstandard.co.uk. Hearts Standard. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[17] "Lawrence Shankland, David Watson & Rangers trio win PFA awards". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[18] "Shankland wins SFWA award". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[winnersin-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Player of the year". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

[20] "McGovern joins Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[21] "Michael McGovern was 'desperate' for Hearts move as he joins familiar faces". irishnews.com. The Irish News. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[22] "Calem Nieuwnhof to Join Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[23] "Calem Nieuwenhof: Hearts sign Australia Under-23 midfielder". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[24] "Frankie Goes to Tynecastle". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[25] "Frankie Kent: Hearts sign centre-half from Peterborough United for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[26] "Kyosuke: Excited For The Future". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[27] "Hearts get their fourth summer signing as Kyosuke Tagawa pens a long-term contract". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[28] "Scott McGill signs permanently". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[29] "Hearts midfielder Scott McGill reveals why he is leaving Tynecastle after agreeing a pre-contract deal". Edinburgh Evening News. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[playerdepartures-30] "Trio to Leave". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[31] "Northern Irish defender Michael Smith has joined Yeovil Town on a one-year deal". heartsfc.co.uk. Yeovil Town F.C. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[32] "Three Hearts players to leave Tynecastle as the club begin reorganising ahead of a busy summer". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[33] "Welcome, Gary Mackay-Steven!". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[34] "Hearts confirm trio's exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[35] "Ross Stewart added to goalkeeping group". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[36] "Henderson makes it seven!". Hamilton Academical FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[37] "Ex-Hearts winger is summer signing No.6 at Hamilton Accies". Daily Record. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[38] "Ginnelly departs Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[39] "Josh Ginnelly - I hope to score and create, but the team comes first". Swansea City. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[40] "Orestis leaves Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[41] "Hearts sell Orestis Kiomourtzoglou for six-figure fee". The Herald. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[42] "Connor Smith leaves Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[43] "Saints Connor Smith from Hearts". St Johnstone FC. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[44] "Alex Lowry signs on loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[45] "Alex Lowry: Hearts sign 'highly regarded' Rangers midfielder on loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[46] "Alex Lowry set for Rangers return after Hearts 'end' loan transfer but quickfire exit beckons". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[48] "Welcome Kenneth Vargas!". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[49] "Kenneth Vargas: Hearts sign Costa Rica Under-23 striker from Herediano on a season-long loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[50] "Odel Offiah joins Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[51] "Odel Offiah: Brighton defender joins Hearts on loan deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[52] "Dexter joins Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[53] "Dexter Lembikisa: Hearts sign Wolves & Jamaica defender on loan until end of season". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[54] "Scott Fraser joins on loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[55] "Scott Fraser joins Hearts on loan". charltonafc.com. Charlton Athletic FC. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[56] "Neilson joins the Jags". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[57] "Lewis Neilson signs on loan for the season". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[58] "Connor Smith's Scunthorpe loan". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[59] "Connor Smith joins on loan from Hearts". ptfc.co.uk. Scunthorpe United FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[60] "Welcome - Harry Stone". qosfc.com. QoS FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[61] "MaKenzie's Accies loan". heartsfc.co.uk. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[62] "Flatman's Edinburgh City loan". heartsfc.co.uk. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[63] "Halliday Signs On Loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[64] "Motherwell sign midfielder from Hearts on loan with permanent deal to follow". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[65] "McGovern's Livi Loan". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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