2019–20 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is the 123rd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts are playing their fifth consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season.[5] They will also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Heart of Midlothian

2019–20 season
Chairman	Ann Budge[1]
Manager	Craig Levein (until 31 October 2019[2]) Austin MacPhee (31 October – 7 December 2019) Daniel Stendel (10 December 2019 – 21 June 2020)[3])
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Premiership	12th (relegated)
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Steven Naismith (4) Sean Clare (4) All: Craig Halkett (7)
Highest home attendance	19,313 vs Hibernian Premiership 26 December 2019
Lowest home attendance	7,299 vs Stenhousemuir League Cup 24 July 2019
Average home league attendance	16,229[4]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] This led to league games being postponed until at least 30th April,[7] and Hearts Scottish Cup Semi-final against Hibernian.[8]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Shelbourne v Heart of Midlothian

1 July 2019[9] Friendly	Shelbourne	0 – 7	Heart of Midlothian	Tolka Park
19:30			MacLean  23' Mulraney  33' Clare  46' Wighton  55' Zanatta  76' Smith  79' Berra  84'

Glenavon v Heart of Midlothian

6 July 2019[10] Friendly	Glenavon	2 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Mourneview Park
14:00

Premiership

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

4 August 2019 Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen	3 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Cosgrove  13',  80' Hedges  85'	BBC Report	Naismith  68' Walker  76'	Attendance: 16,410 Referee: Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

10 August 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 0	Ross County	Tynecastle Park
15:00		BBC Report	Morris  45' Kelly  73' Spittal  87'	Attendance: 15,562 Referee: Muir

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

25 August 2019 Scottish Premiership	Celtic	3 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
15:00	Berra  29' (o.g.) Forster  39' McGregor  54' Halkett  60' (o.g.)	BBC Report	Halkett  44' Brandon  59' Washington  81' Ikpeazu  90+2'	Attendance: 58,763 Referee: Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Hamilton Academical

31 August 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Clare  20' Berra  26',  58'	BBC Report	Oakley  50',  73' Collar  80' MacKinnon  80'	Attendance: 15,347 Referee: Aitken

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

14 September 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 3	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Ikpeazu  61' Meshino  86'	BBC Report	Gallagher  20' Seedorf  52' Hylton  66'	Attendance: 15,862 Referee: Anderson

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

22 September 2019 Scottish Premiership	Hibernian	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
15:00	Mallan  47'	BBC Report	Ikpeazu  70' Hickey  84'	Attendance: 19,828 Referee: Beaton

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

28 September 2019 Scottish Premiership	St Mirren	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
10:00	McGinn  41'	BBC Report	Hickey  29'	Attendance: 5,901 Referee: Dallas

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

5 October 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
10:00		BBC Report	Mulraney  42' (o.g.) Makrini  68' Brănescu  90+1'	Attendance: 16,711 Referee: Muir

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

19 October 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 1	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
12:15	Meshino  6'	BBC Report	Morelos  39'	Attendance: 17,573 Referee: Clancy

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

26 October 2019 Scottish Premiership	Livingston	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Souda  49'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Aitken

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

30 October 2019 Scottish Premiership	St Johnstone	1 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park
19:45	Berra  58' (o.g.)	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Munro

Heart of Midlothian v St. Mirren

9 November 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	5 – 2	St. Mirren	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Naismith  6' McLoughlin  30' (o.g) Bozanic  42' Walker  46' Mulraney  77'	BBC Report	Obika  21' Mullen  33'	Attendance: 16,165 Referee: Anderson

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

23 November 2019 Scottish Premiership	Kilmarnock	3 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
19:45	Burke  9', 16' Brophy  14'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,278 Referee: Madden

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

1 December 2019 Scottish Premiership	Rangers	5 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Morelos  11' Kent  37' Berra  64' (o.g.) Stewart  80', 85'	BBC Report		Attendance: 49,811 Referee: Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Livingston

4 December 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 1	Livingston	Tynecastle Park
	MacLean  88'	BBC Report	Bartley  33'	Attendance: 14,681 Referee: Aitken

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

7 December 2019 Scottish Premiership	Motherwell	1 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Fir Park
15:00	Long  40'	BBC Report	Mulraney  90+2'	Attendance: 4,745 Referee: Muir

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

14 December 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 1	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
15:00		BBC Report	Hendry  74'	Attendance: 16,347 Referee: Newlands

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

18 December 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 2	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
		BBC Report	Christie  28' Ntcham  40'	Attendance: 17,297 Referee: Madden

Hamilton Academical v Heart of Midlothian

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) Scottish Premiership	Hamilton Academical	2 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	New Douglas Park
15:00	Miller  64' Collar  72'	BBC Report	Bozanic  82'	Attendance: 2,654 Referee: Munro

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

26 December 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 2	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
12:30 GMT		BBC Report	Boyle  6', 31'	Attendance: 19,313 Referee: Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

29 December 2019 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
14:00 GMT[11]	Meshino  49' Clare  68'	BBC Report	McGinn  68'	Attendance: 17,788 Referee: Muir

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

22 January 2020 Scottish Premiership	Ross County	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
19:45		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

26 January 2020 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Naismith  57' Boyce  83'	BBC Report	Kent  47'	Attendance: 18,539 Referee: McLean

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

1 February 2020 Scottish Premiership	St Johnstone	3 – 3	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park
15:00	May  17', 62' (Penalty) McCann  52'	BBC Report	Boyce  26' Naismith  31' Clare  90+1'	Attendance: 6,002 Referee: Aitken

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

5 February 2020 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 3	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
19:45	Clare  79' (Penalty) Halkett  89'	BBC Report	Findlay  24' Burke  38' Brophy  50' Branescu  80'	Attendance: 16,211 Referee: Munro

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

12 February 2020 Scottish Premiership	Celtic	5 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
19:45	Nitcham  30' Jullien  46' McGregor  52' Christie  67' Simunovic  80'	BBC Report	Langer  86'	Attendance: 57,431 Referee: Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Hamilton Academical

15 February 2020 Scottish Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Walker  48' Halkett  87'	BBC Report	Ogkmpoe  5', 16' (Penalty) Hamilton  21'	Attendance: 16,437 Referee: Clancy

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

3 March 2020 Scottish Premiership	Hibernian	1 – 3	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
19:45 GMT	Hallberg  89'	BBC Report	Clare  53' (pen.) Bozanic  65' Washington  80'	Attendance: 20,197 Referee: Clancy

St. Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

11 March 2020 Scottish Premiership	St. Mirren	1 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
19:45 GMT	Obika  48'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,662 Referee: Muir

League Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

12 July 2019 League Cup Group A	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 1 (5 – 3 p)	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Andy Irving  44' Irving  83'	BBC Report	Shankland  9'	Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Clancy
	Penalties
	Clare Bozanic Smith Washington Souttar		Clark McMullan Banks Bouhenna

Cowdenbeath v Heart of Midlothian

16 July 2019 League Cup Group A	Cowdenbeath	0 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Central Park
19:45		BBC Report	Halkett  8' McDonald  22'	Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Steven

Heart of Midlothian v Stenhousemuir

24 July 2019 League Cup Group A	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Halkett  82', 87'	BBC Report	McGuigan  77'	Attendance: 7,299 Referee: Newlands

East Fife v Heart of Midlothian

27 July 2019 League Cup Group A	East Fife	1 – 1 (7 – 6 p)	Heart of Midlothian	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Duggan  54'	BBC Report	Walker  15'	Attendance: 1,998 Referee: Munro
	Penalties
	Agnew Wallace Dowds Duggan Wallace Murdoch Davidson Higgins Dunsmore		Clare Bozanic Smith MacLean Halkett Keena Walker Mulraney Hickey

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

16 August 2019 League Cup Second round	Motherwell	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Fir Park
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Long  60'	BBC Report	Clare 9 Washington  45+2' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Madden

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

25 September 2019 League Cup Quarter-final	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 2 (3 – 0 p)	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
19:45 BST	MacLean  22' Halkett  90'	BBC Report	Cosgrove  12' (pen.), 31' (pen.)	Attendance: 12,866 Referee: Clancy
	Penalties
	Whelan Smith Keena		Cosgrove McGinn Anderson

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

3 November 2019 League Cup Semi final	Rangers	3 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park
15:00	Helander  45+1' Morelos  47', 62'	BBC Report		Attendance: 49,310 Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup

Heart of Midlothian v Airdrieonians

18 January 2020[12] Scottish Cup Fourth round	Heart of Midlothian	5 – 0	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Irving  7' Clare  54' Naismith  58' Henderson  71' Halkett  90+1'	BBC Report		Attendance: 14,777 Referee: Don Robertson

Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian

8 February 2020[13] Scottish Cup Fifth round	Falkirk	0 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Falkirk Stadium
19:21		BBC Report	Clare  50' (Penalty)	Attendance: 5,976 Referee: Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

29 February 2020 Scottish Cup Quarter-final	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
17:30	Bozanic  58'	BBC Report		Attendance: 11,428 Referee: McLean

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

31 October 2020 Scottish Cup Semi-final

Heart of Midlothian

v

Hibernian

Hampden Park

First team player statistics

Captains

Christophe Berra continued as captain for season 2019–20, having been re-appointed as captain two seasons earlier.[14][15] In January 2020, following Daniel Stendel's appointment as manager Berra was advised he was free to find a new club and was dropped from the team.[16] Steven Naismith was then appointed as club captain, with John Souttar named as vice-captain.[17]

No	Pos	Country	Name	No of games	Notes
6	DF		Berra	24	Captain
14	FW		Naismith	11	Captain
4	DF		Souttar	1	Vice Captain
26	DF		Halkett	3	Vice Captain

Last updated: 11 March
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

During the 2019–20 season, Hearts have used thirty-six players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Last Updated 11 March 2020[18]

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Totals		Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Zdenek Zlamal	12	0	7+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Michael Smith	32	1	22+0	0	7+0	1	3+0	0
3	DF		Aidy White	16	0	12+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
4	DF		John Souttar	11	0	7+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF		Christophe Berra	25	1	18+1	1	6+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Oliver Bozanic	25	4	12+5	3	3+3	0	1+1	1
8	MF		Sean Clare	35	6	23+2	4	6+1	0	3+0	2
9	FW		Conor Washington	21	3	6+8	2	4+0	1	3+0	0
10	MF		Jamie Walker	22	4	10+4	3	4+1	1	0+3	0
11	MF		Jake Mulraney	22	1	12+5	1	4+1	0	0+0	0
12	MF		Glenn Whelan	17	0	13+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK		Colin Doyle	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Steven Naismith	20	5	13+3	4	0+1	0	3+0	1
15	FW		Craig Wighton	3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Ben Garuccio	6	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
18	FW		Steven MacLean	17	2	8+3	1	4+2	1	0+0	0
19	FW		Uche Ikpeazu	29	2	15+8	2	3+3	0	0+0	0
21	FW		Anthony McDonald	5	1	1+0	0	2+1	1	0+1	0
22	MF		Loïc Damour	20	0	12+5	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
23	GK		Joel Castro Pereira	25	0	20+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF		Jamie Brandon	9	0	6+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF		Craig Halkett	31	7	23+0	2	5+0	4	3+0	1
27	MF		Lewis Moore	8	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
28	DF		Clévid Dikamona	12	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
29	FW		Dario Zanatta	3	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Liam Boyce	9	2	6+1	2	0+0	0	1+1	0
31	DF		Bobby Burns	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Marcel Langer	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	FW		Aidan Keena	9	0	1+4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
35	DF		Toby Sibbick	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF		Callumn Morrison	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
40	MF		Andy Irving	25	2	14+4	0	3+2	1	2+0	1
41	FW		Euan Henderson	13	1	5+6	0	0+0	0	1+1	1
51	MF		Aaron Hickey	29	1	21+0	1	6+0	0	2+0	0
77	MF		Ryotaro Meshino	20	3	9+9	3	2+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW		Donis Avdijaj	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Last updated: 11 March 2020
• Source:Wikipedia players' articles, Heart of Midlothian, Sky Sports
• Ordered by Squad Number.

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

Disciplinary record

During the 2019–20 season, Hearts players have been issued with seventy-six yellow cards and five reds. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 11 March 2020

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
2	DF		Michael Smith	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
3	DF		Aidy White	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF		John Souttar	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF		Christophe Berra	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7	MF		Oliver Bozanic	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Sean Clare	3	1	1	0	2	0	6	1
10	MF		Jamie Walker	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	MF		Jake Mulraney	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
12	MF		Glenn Whelan	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	FW		Steven Naismith	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
15	FW		Craig Wighton	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	FW		Steven MacLean	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
19	FW		Uche Ikpeazu	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
22	MF		Loïc Damour	2	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
25	MF		Jamie Brandon	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	DF		Craig Halkett	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
28	DF		Clévid Dikamona	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF		Bobby Burns	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF		Marcel Langer	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
40	MF		Andy Irving	2	0	1	1	1	0	4	1
41	FW		Euan Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
51	MF		Aaron Hickey	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
77	FW		Ryotaro Meshino	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				61	4	11	1	4	0	76	5

Goal scorers

Last updated 11 March 2020

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	DF		Craig Halkett	2	4	1	7
2	MF		Sean Clare	4	0	2	6
3	FW		Steven Naismith	4	0	1	5
4	MF		Jamie Walker	3	1	0	4
	MF		Oliver Bozanic	3	0	1	4
5	MF		Ryotaro Meshino	3	0	0	3
	MF		Conor Washington	2	1	0	3
6	FW		Uche Ikpeazu	2	0	0	2
	MF		Steven MacLean	1	1	0	2
	MF		Andy Irving	0	1	1	2
	FW		Liam Boyce	2	0	0	2
7	DF		Michael Smith	0	1	0	1
	DF		Christophe Berra	1	0	0	1
	MF		Jake Mulraney	1	0	0	1
	MF		Aaron Hickey	1	0	0	1
	MF		Anthony McDonald	0	1	0	1
	MF		Euan Henderson	0	0	1	1
Total				28	10	7	45

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	GK		Joel Castro Pereira	3	0	2	5
2	GK		Zdenek Zlamal	1	1	1	3
3	GK		Colin Doyle	0	0	0	0
Total				4	1	3	8

Last updated: 11 March 2020
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8	Kilmarnock	30	9	6	15	31	41	−10	33	1.10
9	St Mirren	30	7	8	15	24	41	−17	29	0.97
10	Ross County	30	7	8	15	29	60	−31	29	0.97
11	Hamilton Academical	30	6	9	15	30	50	−20	27	0.90
12	Heart of Midlothian (R)	30	4	11	15	31	52	−21	23	0.77	Relegation to the Championship

Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).[20]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]

League Cup table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HOM	EFI	DUN	STE	COW
1	Heart of Midlothian (Q)	4	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	9	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	p1–1	2–1	—
2	East Fife (Q)	4	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	8			p1–1	—	—	2–0	—
3	Dundee United	4	2	0	1	1	6	4	+2	7			—	0–2	—	—	3–0
4	Stenhousemuir	4	1	0	0	3	4	6	−2	3			—	—	1–2	—	2–0
5	Cowdenbeath	4	1	0	0	3	2	7	−5	3			0–2	2–0	—	—	—

Source: [21]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[22]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

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

Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: [23]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 11 March 2020

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Craig Levein[24]	12 July 2019	31 October 2019	17	5	7	5	029.41
Austin MacPhee	31 October 2019	7 December 2019	5	1	1	3	020.00
Daniel Stendel[25]	7 December 2019	Present	16	5	4	7	031.25

Club

Staff

Club staff Name Role Daniel Stendel Manager[26] Jörg Sievers Assistant Manager[26][27] Dale Tonge First Team Coach[26][28] Mike Williams First Team Sports Scientist[29] Austin MacPhee Assistant Manager[26][30] Jon Daly and Liam Fox First Team Coaches[26] Andy Kirk Reserve Manager[31] John Rankin Reserve and Youth Coach[31] Paul Gallacher Goalkeeper Coach[26] Tom Taylor Head of Fitness[26] Karen Gibson Club Medic[26]

Boardroom Name Role[32] Ann Budge Executive chairwoman[32] Craig Levein Manager & Director of Football[32] Jacqui Duncan Finance Director[32] Stuart Wallace Foundation of Hearts Chairman[32] Eric Hogg Non-Executive Director[32] Donald Cumming Non-Executive Director[32] Kevin Windram Non-Executive Director[32]

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Craig Halkett Livingston Pre Contract Agreement[33][34] Jamie Walker Wigan Athletic Free[35] Conor Washington Sheffield United Free[36] Steven Naismith Norwich City Free[37] Loïc Damour Cardiff City Free[38] Glenn Whelan Aston Villa Free[39] Donis Avdijaj Trabzonspor Free[40] Liam Boyce Burton Albion Undisclosed[41] Marcel Langer Schalke Free[42]

Players out Player To Fee Aaron Hughes Retired[43] Conor Sammon Falkirk Free[44] Malaury Martin Palermo Free[45] David Vaněček Puskás Akadémia Free[46] Arnaud Djoum Al-Ra'ed Free[47] Marcus Godinho FSV Zwickau Free[48] Ryan Edwards Burton Albion Free[49] Dario Zanatta Partick Thistle Free[50] Glenn Whelan Fleetwood Town[51] Free[52] Aidan Keena Hartlepool United Undisclosed[53][54] Kevin Silva Toronto FC II Undisclosed[55] Jake Mulraney Atlanta United Undisclosed[56]

Loans in Player From Fee Joel Castro Pereira Manchester United Loan[57] Ryotaro Meshino Manchester City Loan[58] Toby Sibbick Barnsley Loan[59]

Loans out Player From Fee Kevin Silva Toronto FC II Loan[60] Olly Lee Gillingham Loan[nb 2] Anthony McDonald Dunfermline Athletic Loan[nb 3] Harry Cochrane Dunfermline Athletic Loan[nb 4] Bobby Burns Newcastle Jets FC Loan[65] Lewis Moore Falkirk Loan[66] Connor Smith Cowdenbeath Loan[67] Rory Currie Forfar Athletic Loan[68] Alex Petkov Clyde Loan[69] Kelby Mason Annan Athletic Loan[70] Chris Hamilton Cowdenbeath Loan[nb 5] Daniel Baur Bonnyrigg Rose Loan[nb 6] Dean Ritchie Cumbernauld Colts Loan[73] Leeroy Makovora Spartans Loan[74] Rory Currie Linfield Loan[75] Craig Wighton Arbroath Loan[76] Kelby Mason Edinburgh City Loan[77] Steven MacLean Raith Rovers Loan[78] Callumn Morrison East Fife Loan[79] Christophe Berra Dundee Loan[80]

See also

• List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
2. Loan deal initially until January 2020,[61] with extension signed until the end of season.[62]
3. Loan deal initially until end of season 2019–20,[63] however was recalled in January 2020.[64]
4. Loan deal initially until end of season 2019–20,[63] however was recalled in January 2020.[64]
5. Loan deal initially until January 2020,[67] with extension signed until the end of season.[71]
6. Loan deal initially until January 2020,[72] with extension signed until the end of season.[71]

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