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2021–22 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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The 2021–22 season was the 141st 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, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season.[2]

ChairmanAnn Budge
ManagerRobbie Neilson[1]
StadiumTynecastle Park
Scottish Premiership3rd
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Heart of Midlothian
2021–22 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
ManagerRobbie Neilson[1]
StadiumTynecastle Park
Scottish Premiership3rd
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Liam Boyce (10)
All:
Liam Boyce (16)
Highest home attendance19,041 v. Hibernian, 9 April
Lowest home attendance5,272 v. Celtic, 31 July
Average home league attendance16,714
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They also competed in that season's Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

26 June 2021 Friendly Linlithgow Rose 0–6 Heart of Midlothian Prestonfield
Report Pollock
Boyce (pen.) (pen.)
Smith
Gnanduillet
Kirk 		Attendance: 500
29 June 2021 Friendly Civil Service Strollers 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Christie Gillies Park
Report Halliday 26'
Walker 47'
Gnanduillet
Kirk
29 June 2021 Friendly The Spartans 0–7 Heart of Midlothian Ainslie Park
Report Boyce 5'
Halkett
Mackay-Steven 47', 56'
Damour
Cochrane 54'
2 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Ayr United National Sports Training Centre
Boyce 76' Report Moffat 75'
3 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Falkirk National Sports Training Centre
Henderson 2'
Gnanduillet 31', 69'
Kingsley 89'		 Report
8 July 2021 Friendly Bonnyrigg Rose 0–3 Heart of Midlothian New Dundas Park
Report Smith 19'
Gnanduillet 30'
17 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Sunderland Tynecastle Park
15:00 Hearts Report McGeady 14' (pen.), 41' Referee: Roncone

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership
31 July 2021 1 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park
20:00 Mackay-Steven 8'
Souttar 89'		 BBC Report Ralston 54' Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Madden
Note: Crowd limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.[3]
7 August 2021 2 St Mirren 1–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Shaughnessy 85'
Dennis Red card 86'		 BBC Report Halliday 16'
Boyce 73'		 Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Duncan
22 August 2021 3 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce 56' (pen.) BBC Report Ojo 71' Attendance: 17,449
Referee: Madden
28 August 2021 4 Dundee United 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Boyce 45+1' (pen.)
Gnanduillet 90'		 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 10', 45' BBC Report Boyce 9'
Kingsley 66'		 Attendance: 3,802
Referee: Dickinson
25 September 2021 7 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Smith 25'
Boyce 33' (pen.)
Cochrane 64'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,175
Referee: Duncan
2 October 2021 8 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce 5' (pen.)
Kingsley 22'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,028
Referee: Munro
16 October 2021 9 Rangers 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Lundstram 40' BBC Report Halkett 90' Attendance: 49,650
Referee: Robertson
23 October 2021 10 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dundee Tynecastle Park
15:00 Souttar 37' BBC Report Cummings 83' Attendance: 17,557
Referee: Duncan
27 October 2021 11 St Johnstone 1–1 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
19:45 Gordon 11' BBC Report Ginnelly 40' Attendance: 6,083
Referee: McLean
30 October 2021 12 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Watkins 49'
Ferguson 69'		 BBC Report Souttar 45+2' (pen.)
Halliday Red card 89'		 Attendance: 9,736
Referee: Clancy
6 November 2021 13 Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00 Woodburn 22', 50'
Cochrane 25'
Kingsley 76'
McEneff 86'		 BBC Report Edwards 34'
Clark 62'		 Attendance: 18,129
Referee: Beaton
20 November 2021 14 Motherwell 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
15:00 Shields 23'
Lamie 66'		 BBC Report Moore Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 64' Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Collum
27 November 2021 15 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00 Mackay-Steven 61'
Kingsley 75'		 BBC Report Shaughnessy Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 90+5' Attendance: 17,311
Referee: Muir
2 December 2021 16 Celtic 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
19:45 Furuhashi 33' BBC Report Referee: Madden
5 December 2021 17 Livingston 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BBC Report Boyce 49' Attendance: 5,597
Referee: Clancy
12 December 2021 18 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:00 Ginnelly Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 80' BBC Report Morelos 9'
Aribo 13'		 Attendance: 18,593
Referee: Walsh
18 December 2021 19 Dundee 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00 BBC Report Walker 75' Attendance: 5,874
Referee: Collum
26 December 2021 20 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 Smith 4'
Woodburn 42'		 BBC Report White 72' Referee: Munro
Note: Behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4]
18 January 2022 21 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
19:45 Ginnelly 46', 75' BBC Report Attendance: 16,589
Referee: Walsh
26 January 2022 22 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Park
19:45 Boyce 62' BBC Report Hatate 27'
Giakoumakis 35'		 Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Beaton
29 January 2022 23 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Halliday 37'
Simms 58'		 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 11', 64'
Kamara 72'
Arfield 75'
Sakala 84'		 BBC Report Referee: Collum
9 February 2022 26 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park
19:45 Simms 21' BBC Report Sibbick 51' (o.g.)
Mullen 78'		 Attendance: 15,527
Referee: Steven
19 February 2022 27 St Johnstone 2–1 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
15:00 Crawford 1'
McCart 56'		 BBC Report Atkinson 6' Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Irvine
26 February 2022 28 St Mirren 0–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Ronan Red card 22' BBC Report Simms 64'
Devlin 67'		 Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Aitken
2 March 2022 29 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
19:45 Souttar 38'
Kingsley 60'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,703
Referee: McLean
5 March 2022 30 Dundee United 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 Boyce 1'
Halkett 81'		 BBC Report Smith 46'
Clark 57' (pen.)		 Attendance: 7,172
Referee: Clancy
19 March 2022 31 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Baningime 3'
McKay 58'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,957
Referee: Anderson
2 April 2022 32 Ross County 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Iacovitti 31' BBC Report McKay 39' Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Duncan
9 April 2022 33 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
15:00 Halliday 45+1' 58'
Kingsley 47'		 BBC Report Wright 5' Attendance: 19,041
Referee: Walsh
24 April 2022 34 Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 Levitt 4'
Edwards 65'		 BBC Report Boyce 44'
Ginnelly 59'
Simms 83'		 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 30'
Furuhashi 37'
O'Riley 69'
Giakoumakis 90'		 BBC Report Simms 3' Referee: Robertson
11 May 2022 37 Motherwell 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
19:45 Efford 3'
Lamie 56'		 BBC Report Ginnelly 9' Attendance: 5,769
Referee: MacDermid
14 May 2022 38 Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:15 Haring 24' BBC Report Itten 33'
Lowry 45+1'
McKinnon 81'		 Attendance: 16,969
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
22 January 2022 Fourth round Auchinleck Talbot 0–5 Heart of Midlothian Beechwood Park
12:30 Halliday 14'
Boyce 39' (pen.), 51'
Haring 80'
Cochrane 83'		 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 16'
Haring 29'
McEneff 67'
Simms 85'		 BBC Report Brophy 36'
Ronan 62'		 Attendance: 13,899
Referee: Madden
16 April 2022 Semi-final Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian Hampden Park
12:15 Simms 16'
Kingsley 21'		 BBC Report Cadden 22'
Newell Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 64'		 Attendance: 37,783
Referee: Beaton
21 May 2022 Final Rangers 2–0 (a.e.t.) Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park
15:00 Jack 94'
Wright 97'		 BBC Report Attendance: 50,319
Referee: Collum

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

10 July 2021 1 Peterhead 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Balmoor Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Mackay-Steven 31'
Boyce 58'		 Attendance: 246
Referee: Robertson
13 July 2021 2 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Cove Rangers Tynecastle Park
19:45 Halliday 12'
Boyce 45+1'
Mackay-Steven 55'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Steven
20 July 2021 3 Stirling Albion 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Forthbank Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Boyce 31'
Pollock 74'		 Referee: Irvine
25 July 2021 4 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Park
17:15 Walker 75' BBC Report Gardyne Red card 88' Attendance: 2,989
Referee: Walsh

Knockout phase

15 August 2021 Second round Celtic 3–2 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 Édouard 29'
Welsh 34'
Furuhashi 63'		 BBC Report Boyce 57' (pen.)
McEneff 90+2'		 Attendance: TBA
Referee: Beaton

First team player statistics

Captains

Craig Gordon was appointed captain for the 2021–22 season,[5] taking over from Steven Naismith[6] who retired at the end of the previous season.[7] Naismith took on a coaching role at the club.[8]

More information No, Pos ...
No Pos Country Name No of games
1GKScotlandGordon45
4DFScotlandSouttar1
5MFAustriaHaring1
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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.

More information Number, Position ...
Number Position Nation Name Totals Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 46036+005+005+00
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Smith 27219+125+002+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 41730+265+004+01
4 DF Scotland SCO John Souttar 33426+144+002+00
5 DF Austria AUT Peter Haring 41220+1103+204+12
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Beni Baningime 27223+111+002+01
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Walker 820+410+410+00
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron McEneff 2037+511+310+41
9 MF Wales WAL Ben Woodburn 30316+1230+001+10
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 401629+1105+044+12
11 MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay-Steven 40419+1325+020+30
12 DF Australia AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 20113+210+004+10
13 GK Scotland SCO Ross Stewart 202+000+000+00
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin 29123+210+003+10
15 DF England ENG Taylor Moore 22016+500+000+10
16 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday 36615+1144+114+11
17 DF England ENG Alex Cochrane 40325+625+004+01
18 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 38230+320+005+00
19 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 37227+125+004+00
20 FW England ENG Jordan Roberts 100+000+100+00
20 FW England ENG Ellis Simms 21711+650+004+02
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Armand Gnanduillet 1513+1011+100+00
21 DF England ENG Toby Sibbick 17011+300+002+10
22 FW Scotland SCO Euan Henderson 500+200+300+00
27 DF Scotland SCO Connor Smith 200+000+200+00
30 MF England ENG Josh Ginnelly 38516+1554+100+20
35 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Denholm 100+000+100+00
38 MF Scotland SCO Finlay Pollock 410+002+210+00
44 FW Northern Ireland NIR Makenzie Kirk 100+100+000+00
48 FW Scotland SCO Murray Thomas 200+200+000+00
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  • Last updated: 22 May 2022
  • Source: Match Reports[9][10]
  • 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 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
More information Number, Position ...
Number Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1GKScotlandCraig Gordon10002030
2DFNorthern IrelandMichael Smith10000010
3DFScotlandStephen Kingsley20000020
4DFScotlandJohn Souttar40000040
5DFAustriaPeter Haring902020130
6MFDemocratic Republic of the CongoBeni Baningime40001050
7MFScotlandJamie Walker20000020
9FWEnglandBen Woodburn40000040
10FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce20100030
12DFAustraliaNathaniel Atkinson20000020
14MFAustraliaCameron Devlin1000010110
15DFEnglandTaylor Moore51001061
16MFScotlandAndy Halliday61100071
17MFEnglandAlex Cochrane20001030
19DFScotlandCraig Halkett60101080
20FWEnglandEllis Simms20000020
21FWIvory CoastArmand Gnanduillet10000010
21DFEnglandToby Sibbick10000010
30MFEnglandJosh Ginnelly31100041
38MFScotlandFinlay Pollock00100010
Total 6737090833
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Goal scorers

Last updated 14 May 2021

More information Place, Position ...
Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce104216
2DFScotlandStephen Kingsley6017
FWEnglandEllis Simms5027
3MFScotlandAndy Halliday4116
4MFEnglandJosh Ginnelly5005
5DFScotlandJohn Souttar4004
MFScotlandGary Mackay-Steven2204
6MFEnglandBen Woodburn3003
DFEnglandAlex Cochrane2013
MFRepublic of IrelandAaron McEneff1113
MFAustriaPeter Haring1023
7DFNorthern IrelandMichael Smith2002
MFScotlandBarrie McKay2002
DFScotlandCraig Halkett1102
MFScotlandJamie Walker1102
MFDemocratic Republic of the CongoBeni Baningime1012
8DFIvory CoastArmand Gnanduillet1001
DFAustraliaNathaniel Atkinson1001
MFAustraliaCameron Devlin1001
MFScotlandFinlay Pollock0101
Total 53111175
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Assists

Last updated 14 May 2021

More information Place, Position ...
Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1MFScotlandBarrie McKay100212
2MFScotlandGary Mackay-Steven4105
FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce3115
3DFEnglandAlex Cochrane2103
MFEnglandJosh Ginnelly2103
4MFAustraliaCameron Devlin2002
MFAustriaPeter Haring2002
DFNorthern IrelandMichael Smith1102
DFAustraliaNathaniel Atkinson1012
MFWalesBen Woodburn1012
MFScotlandAndy Halliday0112
MFRepublic of IrelandAaron McEneff0022
5MFDemocratic Republic of the CongoBeni Baningime1001
DFEnglandTaylor Moore1001
DFScotlandStephen Kingsley0101
FWEnglandEllis Simms1000
Total 327847
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Clean sheets

More information R, Pos ...
R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 14 4 2 20
Total 144220
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Last updated: 30 April
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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
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
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Source: [11][12]
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).[13]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM STI INV COV PET
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 —
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Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[15]

Division summary

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWDWDDWWDDDLWLWLWLWWWLWDLLLWWDWDWWDLLL
Position21223321213323233333333333333333333333
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Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2022. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 22 May 2022
More information Name, From ...
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson 10 July 2021 Present 48251013052.08
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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[16] and Craig Halkett[17] were called up to represent Scotland, whilst Michael Smith was selected to represent Northern Ireland[18] and Ben Woodburn to represent Wales.[19] Nathaniel Atkinson was later called up to represent Australia.[20]

Transfers

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Contract extensions

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.

More information Date, Player ...
Date Player Length Previous Expiry Expiry
31 December 2021 Scotland Craig Gordon 2.5 years May 2022 Summer 2024[70][71]
11 January 2022 Scotland Craig Halkett 2.5 years June 2022 Summer 2024[72][73]
13 January 2022 Scotland Stephen Kingsley 3.5 years June 2022 Summer 2025[74][75]
14 January 2022 Northern Ireland Michael Smith 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[76][77]
3 February 2022 Scotland Euan Henderson 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[78][79]
28 February 2022 Scotland Andy Halliday 2 years June 2022 Summer 2024[80][81]
1 March 2022 Scotland Scott McGill 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[82][83]
8 April 2022 Scotland Barrie McKay 3 years June 2022 Summer 2025[84][85]
26 April 2022 Scotland Arron Darge 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[86]
26 April 2022 Scotland Aidan Denholm 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[87]
13 May 2022 Northern Ireland Makenzie Kirk 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[88]
13 May 2022 Scotland Murray Thomas 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[88]
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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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