2021–22 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2021–22 season is the 125th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first 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,[2] 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.
2021–22 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ann Budge | |||
Manager | Robbie Neilson[1] | |||
Stadium | Tynecastle Park | |||
Scottish Premiership | 3rd | |||
Scottish Cup | Runners-up | |||
League Cup | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Liam Boyce (10) All: Liam Boyce (16) | |||
Highest home attendance | 19,041 v. Hibernian, 9 April | |||
Lowest home attendance | 5,272 v. Celtic, 31 July | |||
Average home league attendance | 16,714 | |||
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They also competed in this season's Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season / Friendlies
25 June 2021 Friendly | Berwick Rangers | Postponed | Heart of Midlothian | Shielfield Park |
19:00 | ||||
Note: Five members of staff tested positive for Covid.[3] |
26 June 2021 Friendly | Linlithgow Rose | 0–6 | Heart of Midlothian | Prestonfield |
Report | Pollock ![]() Boyce ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() Gnanduillet ![]() Kirk ![]() |
Attendance: 500 |
29 June 2021 Friendly | Civil Service Strollers | 0–4 | Heart of Midlothian | Christie Gillies Park |
Report | Halliday ![]() Walker ![]() Gnanduillet ![]() Kirk ![]() |
29 June 2021 Friendly | Spartans | 0–7 | Heart of Midlothian | Ainslie Park |
Report | Boyce ![]() ![]() Halkett ![]() Mackay-Steven ![]() Damour ![]() Cochrane ![]() |
2 July 2021 Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Ayr United | National Sports Training Centre |
Boyce ![]() |
Report | Moffat ![]() |
3 July 2021 Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | Falkirk | National Sports Training Centre |
Henderson ![]() Gnanduillet ![]() Kingsley ![]() |
Report |
8 July 2021 Friendly | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 0–3 | Heart of Midlothian | New Dundas Park |
Report | Smith ![]() Gnanduillet ![]() ![]() |
17 July 2021 Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 0–2 | Sunderland | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Hearts Report | McGeady ![]() |
Referee: Roncone |
Scottish Premiership
31 July 2021 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
20:00 | Mackay-Steven ![]() Souttar ![]() |
BBC Report | Ralston ![]() |
Attendance: 5,272 Referee: Madden |
Note: Crowd limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4] |
7 August 2021 2 | St Mirren | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | Shaughnessy ![]() Dennis ![]() |
BBC Report | Halliday ![]() Boyce ![]() |
Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Duncan |
22 August 2021 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Boyce ![]() |
BBC Report | Ojo ![]() |
Attendance: 17,449 Referee: Madden |
28 August 2021 4 | Dundee United | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Boyce ![]() Gnanduillet ![]() |
Attendance: 9,234 Referee: Aitken |
12 September 2021 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
12:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 18,177 Referee: Walsh |
18 September 2021 6 | Ross County | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Spittal ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | Boyce ![]() Kingsley ![]() |
Attendance: 3,802 Referee: Dickinson |
25 September 2021 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Smith ![]() Boyce ![]() Cochrane ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 16,175 Referee: Duncan |
2 October 2021 8 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Boyce ![]() Kingsley ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 17,028 Referee: Munro |
16 October 2021 9 | Rangers | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Ibrox Stadium |
15:00 | Lundstram ![]() |
BBC Report | Halkett ![]() |
Attendance: 49,650 Referee: Robertson |
23 October 2021 10 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Souttar ![]() |
BBC Report | Cummings ![]() |
Attendance: 17,557 Referee: Duncan |
27 October 2021 11 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
19:45 | Gordon ![]() |
BBC Report | Ginnelly ![]() |
Attendance: 6,083 Referee: McLean |
30 October 2021 12 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | Watkins ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
BBC Report | Souttar ![]() Halliday ![]() |
Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Clancy |
6 November 2021 13 | Heart of Midlothian | 5–2 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Woodburn ![]() ![]() Cochrane ![]() Kingsley ![]() McEneff ![]() |
BBC Report | Edwards ![]() Clark ![]() |
Attendance: 18,129 Referee: Beaton |
20 November 2021 14 | Motherwell | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Fir Park |
15:00 | Shields ![]() Lamie ![]() |
BBC Report | Moore ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,908 Referee: Collum |
27 November 2021 15 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Mackay-Steven ![]() Kingsley ![]() |
BBC Report | Shaughnessy ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 17,311 Referee: Muir |
2 December 2021 16 | Celtic | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
19:45 | Furuhashi ![]() |
BBC Report | Referee: Madden |
5 December 2021 17 | Livingston | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | BBC Report | Boyce ![]() |
Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Clancy |
12 December 2021 18 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–2 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
12:00 | Ginnelly ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | Morelos ![]() Aribo ![]() |
Attendance: 18,593 Referee: Walsh |
18 December 2021 19 | Dundee | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Dens Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Walker ![]() |
Attendance: 5,874 Referee: Collum |
26 December 2021 20 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Ross County | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Smith ![]() Woodburn ![]() |
BBC Report | White ![]() |
Referee: Munro |
Note: Behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.[5] |
19 January 2022 21 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Ginnelly ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 16,589 Referee: Walsh |
26 January 2022 22 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Boyce ![]() |
BBC Report | Hatate ![]() Giakoumakis ![]() |
Attendance: 17,967 Referee: Beaton |
29 January 2022 23 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Halliday ![]() Simms ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 17,699 Referee: Napier |
1 February 2022 24 | Hibernian | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 20,419 Referee: Robertson |
6 February 2022 25 | Rangers | 5–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Ibrox Stadium |
16:00 | Morelos ![]() ![]() Kamara ![]() Arfield ![]() Sakala ![]() |
BBC Report | Referee: Collum |
9 February 2022 26 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Simms ![]() |
BBC Report | Sibbick ![]() Mullen ![]() |
Attendance: 15,527 Referee: Steven |
19 February 2022 27 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Crawford ![]() McCart ![]() |
BBC Report | Atkinson ![]() |
Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Irvine |
26 February 2022 28 | St Mirren | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | Ronan ![]() |
BBC Report | Simms ![]() Devlin ![]() |
Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Aitken |
2 March 2022 29 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Souttar ![]() Kingsley ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 16,703 Referee: McLean |
5 March 2022 30 | Dundee United | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Boyce ![]() Halkett ![]() |
BBC Report | Smith ![]() Clark ![]() |
Attendance: 7,172 Referee: Clancy |
19 March 2022 31 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Baningime ![]() McKay ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 17,957 Referee: Anderson |
2 April 2022 32 | Ross County | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Iacovitti ![]() |
BBC Report | McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Duncan |
9 April 2022 33 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Halliday ![]() ![]() Kingsley ![]() |
BBC Report | Wright ![]() |
Attendance: 19,041 Referee: Walsh |
24 April 2022 34 | Dundee United | 2–3 | Heart of Midlothian | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Levitt ![]() Edwards ![]() |
BBC Report | Boyce ![]() Ginnelly ![]() Simms ![]() |
Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Steven |
30 April 2022 35 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Ross County | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 16,699 Referee: McLean |
7 May 2022 36 | Celtic | 4–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
12:00 | Maeda ![]() Furuhashi ![]() O'Riley ![]() Giakoumakis ![]() |
BBC Report | Simms ![]() |
Referee: Robertson |
11 May 2022 37 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Fir Park |
19:45 | Efford ![]() Lamie ![]() |
BBC Report | Ginnelly ![]() |
Attendance: 5,769 Referee: MacDermid |
14 May 2022 38 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–3 | Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
12:15 | Haring ![]() |
BBC Report | Itten ![]() Lowry ![]() McKinnon ![]() |
Attendance: 16,969 Referee: Clancy |
League Cup
10 July 2021 Group Stage | Peterhead | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Balmoor Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Mackay-Steven ![]() Boyce ![]() |
Attendance: 246 Referee: Robertson |
13 July 2021 Group Stage | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Cove Rangers | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Halliday ![]() Boyce ![]() Mackay-Steven ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Steven |
20 July 2021 Group Stage | Stirling Albion | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Forthbank Stadium |
19:45 | BBC Report | Boyce ![]() Pollock ![]() |
Referee: Irvine |
25 July 2021 Group Stage | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
17:15 | Walker ![]() |
BBC Report | Gardyne ![]() |
Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Walsh |
15 August 2021 Second Round | Celtic | 3–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
15:00 | Édouard ![]() Welsh ![]() Furuhashi ![]() |
BBC Report | Boyce ![]() McEneff ![]() |
Attendance: TBA Referee: Beaton |
Scottish Cup
22 January 2022 Fourth Round | Auchinleck Talbot | 0–5 | Heart of Midlothian | Beechwood Park |
12:30 | Halliday ![]() Boyce ![]() ![]() Haring ![]() Cochrane ![]() |
Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Aitken |
12 February 2022 Fifth Round | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 12,232 Referee: Walsh | ||
Penalties | ||||
12 March 2022 Quarter Final | Heart of Midlothian | 4–2 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Baningime ![]() Haring ![]() McEneff ![]() Simms ![]() |
BBC Report | Brophy ![]() Ronan ![]() |
Attendance: 13,899 Referee: Madden |
16 April 2022 Semi Final | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Hibernian | Hampden Park |
12:15 | Simms ![]() Kingsley ![]() |
BBC Report | Cadden ![]() Newell ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 37,783 Referee: Beaton |
21 May 2022 Final | Rangers | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Heart of Midlothian | Hampden Park |
15:00 | Jack ![]() Wright ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 50,319 Referee: Collum |
First team player statistics
Captains
Craig Gordon was appointed captain for the 2021–22 season,[6] taking over from Steven Naismith[7] who retired at the end of the previous season.[8] Naismith took on a coaching role at the club.[9]
No | Pos | Country | Name | No of games |
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1 | GK | ![]() | Gordon | 45 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Souttar | 1 |
5 | MF | ![]() | Haring | 1 |
Last updated: 14 May 2022
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 2021–22 campaign, Hearts 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 | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Craig Gordon | 46 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Smith | 27 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Stephen Kingsley | 41 | 7 | 30+2 | 6 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
John Souttar | 33 | 4 | 26+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Peter Haring | 41 | 2 | 20+11 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Beni Baningime | 27 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Jamie Walker | 8 | 2 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Aaron McEneff | 20 | 3 | 7+5 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Ben Woodburn | 30 | 3 | 16+12 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Liam Boyce | 40 | 16 | 29+1 | 10 | 5+0 | 4 | 4+1 | 2 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Gary Mackay-Steven | 40 | 4 | 19+13 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Nathaniel Atkinson | 20 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Ross Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Cameron Devlin | 29 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Taylor Moore | 22 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Halliday | 36 | 6 | 15+11 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Alex Cochrane | 40 | 3 | 25+6 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Barrie McKay | 38 | 2 | 30+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Craig Halkett | 37 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Jordan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Ellis Simms | 21 | 7 | 11+6 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
21 | FW | ![]() |
Armand Gnanduillet | 15 | 1 | 3+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Toby Sibbick | 17 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Euan Henderson | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Connor Smith | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Josh Ginnelly | 38 | 5 | 16+15 | 5 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
35 | MF | ![]() |
Aidan Denholm | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ![]() |
Finlay Pollock | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
44 | FW | ![]() |
Makenzie Kirk | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
48 | FW | ![]() |
Murray Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Disciplinary record
During the 2021–22 season, Hearts players have so far been issued eighty three yellow cards and three red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.
- Last updated 22 May 2022
Number | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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1 | GK | ![]() | Craig Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Michael Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Stephen Kingsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | John Souttar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Peter Haring | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Beni Baningime | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Jamie Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Ben Woodburn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Liam Boyce | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Nathaniel Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Cameron Devlin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Taylor Moore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Andy Halliday | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Alex Cochrane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() | Craig Halkett | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Ellis Simms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() | Armand Gnanduillet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() | Toby Sibbick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Josh Ginnelly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
38 | MF | ![]() | Finlay Pollock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 67 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 83 | 3 |
Goal scorers
Last updated 14 May 2021
Place | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() | Liam Boyce | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Stephen Kingsley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
FW | ![]() | Ellis Simms | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
3 | MF | ![]() | Andy Halliday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
4 | MF | ![]() | Josh Ginnelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | DF | ![]() | John Souttar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
MF | ![]() | Gary Mackay-Steven | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | Ben Woodburn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DF | ![]() | Alex Cochrane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
MF | ![]() | Aaron McEneff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
MF | ![]() | Peter Haring | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | DF | ![]() | Michael Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | ![]() | Barrie McKay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() | Craig Halkett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Jamie Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Beni Baningime | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | DF | ![]() | Armand Gnanduillet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | ![]() | Nathaniel Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | Cameron Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | Finlay Pollock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 53 | 11 | 11 | 75 | |||
Assists
Last updated 14 May 2021
Place | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
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1 | MF | ![]() | Barrie McKay | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
2 | MF | ![]() | Gary Mackay-Steven | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
FW | ![]() | Liam Boyce | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | DF | ![]() | Alex Cochrane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
MF | ![]() | Josh Ginnelly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | MF | ![]() | Cameron Devlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | ![]() | Peter Haring | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() | Michael Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() | Nathaniel Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Ben Woodburn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Andy Halliday | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Aaron McEneff | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | MF | ![]() | Beni Baningime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | ![]() | Taylor Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | Stephen Kingsley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | Ellis Simms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 7 | 8 | 47 | |||
Clean sheets
R | Pos | Nat | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
Craig Gordon | 14 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
Total | 14 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
Last updated: 30 April
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 92 | 22 | +70 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 80 | 31 | +49 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
4 | Dundee United | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
5 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 3] |
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).[14]
(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).
- Due to the suspension of Russian teams from UEFA club competitions, the Scottish Premiership runners-up will enter the Champions League third qualifying round.
- As the winners of the 2021–22 Scottish Cup, Rangers, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spare Europa Conference League berth was transferred to the fifth-placed team.
League Cup table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOM | STI | INV | COV | PET | |
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1 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | |
2 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | — | 2–2p | — | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Cove Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | — | ||
5 | Peterhead | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 0–2 | — | — | 3–1 | — |
Division summary
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics
- Last updated 22 May 2022
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
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Robbie Neilson | 10 July 2021 | Present | 48 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 52.08 |
Club
International selection
Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon, John Souttar[17] and Craig Halkett[18] were called up to represent Scotland, whilst Michael Smith was selected to represent Northern Ireland[19] and Ben Woodburn to represent Wales.[20] Nathaniel Atkinson was later called up to represent Australia.[21]
Transfers
Loans in
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Loans out
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Contract extensions
The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.
Date | Player | Length | Previous Expiry | Expiry |
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31 December 2021 | ![]() |
2.5 years | May 2022 | Summer 2024[71][72] |
11 January 2022 | ![]() |
2.5 years | June 2022 | Summer 2024[73][74] |
13 January 2022 | ![]() |
3.5 years | June 2022 | Summer 2025[75][76] |
14 January 2022 | ![]() |
1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[77][78] |
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