2022–23 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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The 2022–23 season was the 142nd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was the club's second season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.

ChairmanAnn Budge
ManagerRobbie Neilson
(until 9 April)
Steven Naismith
(Interim from 10 April)
StadiumTynecastle Park
Premiership4th
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Heart of Midlothian
2022–23 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
ManagerRobbie Neilson
(until 9 April)
Steven Naismith
(Interim from 10 April)
StadiumTynecastle Park
Premiership4th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond round
Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lawrence Shankland (24)
All:
Lawrence Shankland (28)
Highest home attendance18,980 v. Hibernian
Premiership
2 January 2023
Lowest home attendance11,071 v. Kilmarnock
League Cup
31 August 2022
Average home league attendance18,471
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In addition to the domestic league, Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Europa League,[1] and the Europa Conference League.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

30 June 2022 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Europa La Cala Resort
16:00 Mackay-Steven 8'
Forrest 50', 76'
Henderson 72'		 Match Report
5 July 2022 Friendly East Fife 0–7 Heart of Midlothian Bayview Stadium
19:00 Match Report Cochrane 14'
Pollock 20'
Trialist 33'
Kingsley 50', 55', 62' (pen.)
Forrest 64'
6 July 2022 Friendly The Spartans 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Ainslie Park
19:45 Match Report Henderson 10' Attendance: 1,021
9 July 2022 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Bonnyrigg Rose Tynecastle Park
15:00 Grant 41'
Haring 65' (pen.)
Boyce 78'
McEneff 82'
Henderson 89'		 Match Report
13 July 2022 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Prenton Park
19:30 Hemmings 10' Match Report McKay 70'
Boyce 74'
16 July 2022 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Crawley Town Tynecastle Park
13:00 Kingsley 8', 17' Match Report Telford 49, 51'
20 July 2022 Friendly Preston North End 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Deepdale
19:45 Woodburn 34'
Browne 75'		 Match Report Haring 65' (pen.)
23 July 2022 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Stoke City Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 43', 87' Match Report Campbell 89'
Note: Testimonial for Gary Locke.[2]

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership
30 July 2022 1 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 Forrest 59'
McKay 77'		 BBC Report White 79' Attendance: 18,202
Referee: Dickinson
7 August 2022 2 Hibernian 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
12:00 Boyle 90+5' BBC Report Shankland 22' Attendance: 20,179
Referee: Beaton
14 August 2022 3 Heart of Midlothian 4–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 1'
McKay 48'
Grant 62'
Ginnelly 90+5'		 BBC Report Fletcher 71' (pen.) Attendance: 18,856
Referee: Steven
21 August 2022 4 Celtic 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 Kyogo 13'
Giakoumakis 90+4'		 BBC Report Cochrane Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 89'
Sibbick Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Attendance: 58,776
Referee: Clancy
28 August 2022 5 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
15:00 Rowles 25'
Boyce 31'
Shankland 81' (pen.)		 BBC Report Carey 6'
Considine 54'		 Attendance: 18,353
Referee: Beaton
3 September 2022 6 Livingston 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Montaño BBC Report Attendance: 4,678
Referee: Collum
18 September 2022 8 Motherwell 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Shankland 17'
Forrest 50', 90'		 Attendance: 6,546
Referee: Walsh
1 October 2022 9 Heart of Midlothian 0–4 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:30 Devlin Red card 39' Report Čolak 6', 30'
Morelos 76'
Kent 90+1'		 Attendance: 18,433
Referee: Steven McLean
8 October 2022 10 Kilmarnock 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
15:00 Stokes 47'
Lafferty 59'		 Report Humphrys 62'
Atkinson 90+4'		 Attendance: 6,651
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
15 October 2022 11 Aberdeen 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie
15:00 Duk 74'
Besuijen 79'		 Report Attendance: 14,711
Referee: Don Robertson
22 October 2022 12 Heart of Midlothian 3–4 Celtic Tynecastle Park
12:30 Shankland 45+3' (pen.), 47', 65' (pen.) Report Forrest 14'
Giakoumakis 55'
Maeda 59'
Taylor 76'		 Attendance: 18,081
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 October 2022 13 Ross County 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 White 11' Report Shankland 15'
Halliday 20'		 Attendance: 4,438
Referee: David Dickinson
5 November 2022 14 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Grant Red card 38'
Halliday 45', 47'
Shankland 89' (pen.)		 BBC Report Moult 61' (pen.)
Spittal 79'		 Attendance: 18,806
Referee: Clancy
9 November 2022 15 Rangers 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Tillman 66' BBC Report Attendance: 48,376
Referee: Beaton
12 November 2022 16 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Rowles Red card 75'
Ginnelly 90+7'		 BBC Report Kelly 55' Attendance: 18,448
Referee: Craig Napier
17 December 2022 17 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
15:00 Ginnelly 19'
Shankland 29', 88' (pen.)		 BBC Report Taylor 73' Attendance: 18,645
Referee: William Collum
24 December 2022 18 Dundee United 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice
15:00 Fletcher 20'
Levitt 47'		 BBC Report Smith 41'
Shankland 90+4'		 Attendance: 10,224
Referee: Colin Steven
28 December 2022 19 St Johnstone 2–3 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
19:45 May 55' (pen.)
Murphy 79'		 BBC Report Shankland 14' (pen.)
Forrest 33'
McKay 64'		 Attendance: 7,058
Referee: William Collum
2 January 2023 20 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 8', 38' (Penalty Kick)
Humphrys 90+4'		 BBC Report Attendance: 18,980
Referee: Clancy
7 January 2023 21 St Mirren 1–1 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Strain 4'
Fraser Red card 90+5'		 BBC Report Snodgrass 49' Attendance: 7,249
Referee: Chris Graham
13 January 2023 7 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
19:45 McKay 29' BBC Report Attendance: 18,721
Referee: David Munro
18 January 2023 22 Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
19:45 Shinnie 15' (o.g.)
Smith 28'
Shankland 40' (pen.)
Ginnelly 45+1'
Devlin 61'		 BBC Report Attendance: 18,497
Referee: William Collum
29 January 2023 24 Livingston 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Tony Macaroni Arena
13:30 BBC Report Attendance: 6,393
Referee: Alan Muir
1 February 2023 24 Heart of Midlothian 0–3 Rangers Tynecastle Park
19:45 BBC Report Morelos 9', 67'
Tillman 34'		 Attendance: 18,330
Referee: John Beaton
4 February 2023 25 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00 Shankland 71'
Cochrane 77'
Ginnelly Red card 90+6'
Humphrys 90+8'		 BBC Report Fletcher 9'
Edwards Red card 29'		 Attendance: 18,279
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 February 2023 26 Motherwell 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park Stadium
15:00 Obika 40'
Spittal 46'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,450
Referee: Don Robertson
4 March 2023 28 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
15:00 Ginnelly 21', 63'
Grant 73'		 BBC Report Attendance: 18,596
Referee: Steven McLean
8 March 2023 27 Celtic 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
19:45 Maeda 25'
Furuhashi 60'
Hakšabanović 84'		 BBC Report Ginnelly 6' Attendance: 58,951
Referee: Alan Muir
18 March 2023 29 Aberdeen 3–0 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie
15:00 Duk 5', 21'
Pollock 28'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,278
Referee: David Dickinson
1 April 2023 30 Kilmarnock 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
15:00 Armstrong 22' (pen.)
Doidge 45'
McKenzie Red card 60'		 BBC Report Shankland 7' Attendance: 7,237
Referee: Euan Anderson
8 April 2023 31 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00 Snodgrass Red card 62' BBC Report Main 52'
Gogić 57'		 Attendance: 18,660
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
15 April 2023 32 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
12:30 Nisbet 67' BBC Report[dead link] Attendance: 20,132
Referee: John Beaton
22 April 2023 33 Heart of Midlothian 6–1 Ross County Tynecastle Park
12:30 Cochrane 17'
Ginnelly 22', 56'
Shankland 28', 45+7' (pen.), 59'		 BBC Report Edwards 85' (pen.) Attendance: 18,316
Referee: Don Robertson
7 May 2023 34 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Celtic Tynecastle Park
14:15 Cochrane Red card 45' BBC Report Furuhashi 67'
Oh 80'		 Attendance: 18,143
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 May 2023 35 St Mirren 2–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Shaughnessy 36'
Strain 45+4'		 BBC Report Ginnelly 73'
Haring Red card 77'
Shankland 90+6' (pen.)		 Attendance: 7,238
Referee: David Dickinson
20 May 2023 36 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
12:30 Ginnelly 43'
Shankland 56'		 BBC Report Pollock 31' Attendance: 18,661
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 May 2023 37 Rangers 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Cantwell 45+4'
Sakala 47'		 BBC Report Shankland 1'
Kuol 90+4'		 Attendance: 48,428
Referee: John Beaton
27 May 2023 38 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
12:30 Oda 8'
Cochrane Red card 29'		 BBC Report Nisbet 31' Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup
22 January 2023 Fourth round Hibernian 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
14:00 BBC Report Ginnelly 10'
Shankland 72'
Shankland Yellow card 90+1' Yellow-red card
Sibbick 90+6'		 Attendance: 18,622
Referee: Robertson
10 February 2023 Fifth round Hamilton Academical 0–2 Heart of Midlothian New Douglas Park
19:45 BBC Report Humphrys 29'
Devlin 79'		 Attendance: 4,731
Referee: Clancy
11 March 2023 Quarter-final Heart of Midlothian 0–3 Celtic Tynecastle Park
12:15 Report Mooy 2'
Furuhashi 45'
Carter-Vickers 80'		 Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup
31 August 2022 Second round Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Park
19:45 BBC Report Cameron 21' Attendance: 11,071
Referee: Robertson

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

18 August 2022 First leg Switzerland Zürich 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Kybunpark[note 1]
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Guerrero 32'
Džemaili 34'		 BBC Report Shankland 22' (pen.) Attendance: 7,958
Referee: Frankowski (Poland)
25 August 2022 Second leg Heart of Midlothian 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Switzerland Zürich Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Grant Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 54' BBC Report Rohner 80' Attendance: 17,225
Referee: Visser (Belgium)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
8 September 2022 1 Heart of Midlothian 0–4 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Tynecastle Park
17:45 BST (UTC+1) BBC Report Kaldırım 26'
Ndayishimiye 67'
Okaka 75'
Özcan 82'		 Attendance: 15,131
Referee: Jakubik (Poland)
15 September 2022 2 Latvia RFS 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Skonto Stadium[note 2]
20:00 BST (UTC+1) BBC Report Shankland 43' (pen.)
Forrest 90+3'		 Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Stavrev (Macedonia)
6 October 2022 3 Heart of Midlothian 0–3 Italy Fiorentina Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Neilson Red card 48' BBC Report Mandragora 4'
Kouamé 42'
Jović 79'		 Attendance: 17,243
Referee: Lambrechts (Belgium)
13 October 2022 4 Italy Fiorentina 5–1 Heart of Midlothian Stadio Artemio Franchi
17:45 BST (UTC+1) Jović 5'
Biraghi 22'
González 31', 79' (pen.)
Barák 38'		 BBC Report Humphrys 47' Attendance: 18,576
Referee: Bebek (Croatia)
27 October 2022 5 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Latvia RFS Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Shankland 3'
Halliday 12'		 BBC Report Friesenbichler 39'
Jagodinskis Red card 90+3'		 Attendance: 15,863
Referee: van Driessche (Belgium)
3 November 2022 6 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Fatih Terim Stadium
15:30 GMT (UTC+0) Ndayishimiye 4'
Gürler 33'
Özcan 64'		 BBC Report Atkinson 90' Attendance: 4,824
Referee: Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

First team player statistics

Squad information

During the 2022–23 campaign, Hearts have 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 Europe League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 23014+008+001+000+00
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Smith 38221+526+201+003+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 31016+507+000+002+10
4 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 805+102+000+000+00
5 DF Austria AUT Peter Haring 21010+603+101+000+00
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Beni Baningime 000+000+000+000+00
7 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 3629+1727+000+002+10
8 MF Germany GER Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 26011+1102+100+001+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Lawrence Shankland 452831+4246+231+001+01
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 714+111+100+000+00
11 MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay-Steven 603+100+100+100+00
12 DF Australia AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 23210+613+110+000+30
13 GK Scotland SCO Ross Stewart 302+100+000+000+00
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin 39224+416+101+001+21
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 31126+112+000+002+00
16 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday 34417+935+111+001+00
17 MF Scotland SCO Alan Forrest 46517+1844+410+000+30
18 MF Scotland SCO Barrie McKay 47428+747+101+003+00
19 DF England ENG Alex Cochrane 44228+428+001+002+10
20 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Neilson 1504+502+301+000+00
21 DF England ENG Toby Sibbick 38125+502+200+103+01
22 FW Scotland SCO Euan Henderson 700+201+300+100+00
23 GK Scotland SCO Harry Stone 000+000+000+000+00
24 MF Scotland SCO Scott McGill 000+000+000+000+00
25 DF Scotland SCO Cammy Logan 000+000+000+000+00
27 MF Scotland SCO Connor Smith 1101+601+200+100+00
28 GK Scotland SCO Zander Clark 24020+100+000+003+00
29 FW England ENG Stephen Humphrys 2557+1231+310+001+11
30 MF England ENG Josh Ginnelly 381224+4113+301+003+01
38 MF Scotland SCO Finlay Pollock 100+000+100+000+00
61 FW Australia AUS Garang Kuol 911+710+000+000+10
72 DF England ENG James Hill 17013+100+000+003+00
77 MF Scotland SCO Robert Snodgrass 22118+210+000+002+00
88 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Oda 1317+510+000+000+10
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  • Last updated: 27 May 2023
  • Source: Match Reports[4][5]
  • 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

During the 2022–23 season, Hearts players have so far been issued fifty-five yellow cards and seven red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 27 May 2023
More information Number, Position ...
Number Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1GKScotlandCraig Gordon0000001010
2DFNorthern IrelandMichael Smith7000001080
3DFScotlandStephen Kingsley4000000040
5DFAustriaPeter Haring1100001021
7MFEnglandJorge Grant3000002151
8MFGermanyOrestis Kiomourtzoglou5000001060
9FWScotlandLawrence Shankland50002130101
10FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce1000000010
11MFScotlandGary Mackay-Steven1000000010
12DFAustraliaNathaniel Atkinson6000002080
14MFAustraliaCameron Devlin5100000051
15DFAustraliaKye Rowles5100001061
17MFScotlandAlan Forrest1000000010
18MFScotlandBarrie McKay1000100020
19DFEnglandAlex Cochrane3310101063
20DFScotlandLewis Neilson0000000101
21DFEnglandToby Sibbick5100001061
27MFScotlandConnor Smith1000001020
29FWEnglandStephen Humphrys2000000020
30MFEnglandJosh Ginnelly3100101051
61FWAustraliaGarang Kuol2000000020
72DFEnglandJames Hill3000001030
77MFScotlandRobert Snodgrass9100000091
Total 6361081162899
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Goal scorers

Last updated 27 May 2023

More information Place, Position ...
Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1FWScotlandLawrence Shankland2401328
2MFEnglandJosh Ginnelly1101012
3MFScotlandAlan Forrest40015
FWEnglandStephen Humphrys30115
4MFScotlandAndy Halliday30014
MFScotlandBarrie McKay40004
5DFAustraliaNathaniel Atkinson10012
DFEnglandAlex Cochrane20002
DFAustraliaCameron Devlin10102
MFEnglandJorge Grant20002
DFNorthern IrelandMichael Smith20002
6FWNorthern IrelandLiam Boyce10001
FWAustraliaGarang Kuol10001
FWJapanYutaro Oda10001
DFAustraliaKye Rowles10001
MFScotlandRobert Snodgrass10001
DFEnglandToby Sibbick00101
Total 6205774
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Assists

Last updated 27 May 2023

More information Place, Position ...
Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1MFScotlandBarrie McKay60006
2DFEnglandAlex Cochrane50005
MFAustraliaCameron Devlin40015
MFEnglandJosh Ginnelly30115
3MFScotlandAndy Halliday30014
FWScotlandLawrence Shankland40004
4MFEnglandJorge Grant20013
MFScotlandRobert Snodgrass30003
5DFAustraliaNathaniel Atkinson20002
6MFScotlandGary Mackay-Steven10001
DFAustraliaKye Rowles10001
DFEnglandToby Sibbick10001
Total 3401439
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Clean sheets

More information R, Pos ...
R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 GK Scotland Zander Clark 5 0 2 0 7
2 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 1 0 0 1 2
3 GK Scotland Ross Stewart 0 0 0 0 0
Total 60219
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Last updated: 27 May 2023
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]
2 Rangers 38 29 5 4 93 37 +56 92 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 18 3 17 56 60 −4 57 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 9 14 63 57 +6 54 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Hibernian 38 15 7 16 57 59 −2 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 St Mirren 38 12 10 16 43 61 −18 46
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Source: [6][7]
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).[8]
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).

Division summary

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAAAHAHHAHAA
ResultWDWLWLWLDLLWWLDWDWWDWWDLWLWLLLLLWLDWDD
Position23343433677645544433333333333344444444
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Conference League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IBS FIO HEA RFS
1 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13[a] Advance to round of 16 — 3–0 3–1 3–0
2 Italy Fiorentina 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–1 — 5–1 1–1
3 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 6 2 0 4 6 16 −10 6 0–4 0–3 — 2–1
4 Latvia RFS 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 0–0 0–3 0–2 —
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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: İstanbul Başakşehir +2, Fiorentina −2.

Management statistics

Last updated 27 May 2023
More information Name, From ...
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson 30 July 2022 9 April 2023[9] 4216620038.10
Steven Naismith 10 April 2023 28 May 2023[10] 7232028.57
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Club

Management

Hearts began the season under the stewardship of Manager Robbie Neilson, who had been appointed following the clubs relegation to the Scottish Championship following the incompletion of the 2019–20 season.[11][12] At the start of the 2022–23 season Neilson was awarded a new three-year contract.[13]

Following a decline in form[14] on 9 April 2023,[15] Neilson parted ways with the club.[16] His assistant Lee McCulloch also departed the club.[17] Steven Naismith was appointed interim manager until the end of the season, assisted by Gordon Forrest and Frankie McAvoy.[18]

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,[19] whilst Nathaniel Atkinson, Cameron Devlin and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia[20] both in friendlies and at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[21]

Deaths

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former player and member of Hearts Hall of Fame Drew Busby,[22][23] former player John Mackintosh,[24] former chairman and chief executive Chris Robinson,[25] former chairman Leslie Deans[26] and former captain Chris Shevlane.[27]

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
21 October 2022 Scotland Finlay Pollock 3 years Summer 2022 Summer 2025[84]
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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Zürich will play their play-off round home match at Kybunpark in St. Gallen, instead of their regular stadium, Letzigrund, in Zürich, which is hosting a concert.[3]
  2. [2]
    RFS play their home matches in European competition at Skonto Stadium, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sporta Parks, which does not meet UEFA requirements
  1. [1]
    Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  2. [2]
    Was on Loan to Hearts during previous season.[34]

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