2024–25 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 144th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is 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, 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
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Home colours

They will also compete in the Europa League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

Hearts returned for pre-season training on 28 June, with those participating in Euro 2024 and Copa América having staggered returns. They drew in a closed door friendly against Partick Thistle, before heading to Tenerife for a training camp. Hearts returned to Edinburgh to take on Leyton Orient F.C., as part of the club's 150th Anniversary celebrations and remembering the Football Battalion.

Further preseason friendlies are scheduled to take place against Tottenham Hotspur and Fleetwood Town.

Heart of Midlothian v Leyton Orient

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

Heart of Midlothian v Tottenham Hotspur

17 July 2024 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Tynecastle Park
19:00

Fleetwood Town v Heart of Midlothian

27 July 2024 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	v	Heart of Midlothian	Highbury Stadium
15:00

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

3 August 2024 1	Heart of Midlothian	v	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
12:30

Squad information

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	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Frankie Kent	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Craig Halkett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Daniel Oyegoke	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+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	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	AUS	Calem Nieuwenhof	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Lawrence Shankland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	JPN	Yutaro Oda	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK	SCO	Ryan Fulton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	DF	AUS	Nathaniel Atkinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Blair Spittal	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Alan Forrest	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Yan Dhanda	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	UGA	Toby Sibbick	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Aidan Denholm	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Lewis Neilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	SCO	Finlay Pollock	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Macaulay Tait	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	SCO	James Penrice	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	JPN	Kyosuke Tagawa	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	GAM	Musa Drammeh	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
62	FW	SCO	James Wilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	FW	CRC	Kenneth Vargas	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
82	DF	CRC	Gerald Taylor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Last updated: May 2024
• Source: Match Reports
• Ordered by Squad Number.

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

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Dundee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Dundee United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Heart of Midlothian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Hibernian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kilmarnock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2024. Source:
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).
Notes:

Club

Playing kit

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

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, whilst Cameron Devlin and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia.

Kenneth Vargas would also be included in Costa Rica's provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Copa América.

Toby Sibbick would continue to feature for Uganda after receiving his first call up to the senior squad in March 2024.

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Kenneth Vargas	Herediano	Undisclosed
James Penrice	Livingston	Free
Ryan Fulton	Hamilton Academical	Free
Blair Spittal	Motherwell	Free
Daniel Oyegoke	Brentford	Undisclosed
Musa Drammeh	Sevilla Atlético	Free
Yan Dhanda	Ross County	Free

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Peter Haring		Free
Andy Halliday	Motherwell	Free
Michael McGovern		Free
Alex Cochrane	Birmingham City	Undisclosed

Loans in

Player	From	Fee
Gerald Taylor	Deportivo Saprissa	Loan

Loans out

Player	To	Fee
Harry Stone	Ayr United	Loan
Liam McFarlane	East Fife	Loan

See also

• List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons