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2026–27 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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The 2026–27 season is the 146th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts). Hearts will compete in the Scottish Premiership for the sixth consecutive season, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2020–21 season.[1]

ChairmanCalum Paterson
Head CoachWouter Vrancken
StadiumTynecastle Park
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
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Heart of Midlothian
2026–27 season
ChairmanCalum Paterson
Head CoachWouter Vrancken
StadiumTynecastle Park
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
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In addition to the domestic league, they will also compete in the League Cup, Scottish Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / friendlies

1 July 2026[2] Closed Door Friendly St Mirren 1–3 Heart of Midlothian San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Falconer 78' Hearts Report Kartum 8'
Mato 30'
Wilson 80'		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
10 July 2026 Closed Door Friendly Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Kilmarnock Edinburgh
Kabore
Fagan-Walcott
(o.g.)		 Stadium: Oriam
Attendance: 0
10 July 2026[3] Scott Pittman Testimonial Livingston 2–1 Heart of Midlothian XI Livingston
19:45 Palmer 22'
Sinclair 36'		 Hearts Report Renaud Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Referee: Clancy
14 July 2026[4] Colin Hamilton Testimonial Arbroath 1–2 Heart of Midlothian XI Arbroath
19:30 Winter 67' Hearts Report Kaboré 28'
Kyziridis 66'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Walsh
17 July 2026[5] Friendly Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Edinburgh
Ba-Sy 18', 34' Hearts Report Camello 60' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 14,557
Referee: Robertson
Note: 140th Anniversary game
24 July 2026 Friendly Raith Rovers 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Kirkcaldy
19:30 Mato 87' Stadium: Starks Park
Referee: Dickinson

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2026–27 Scottish Premiership
1 August 2026 1 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen
17:30 BST Mayo 90'
Nisbet 90+5' (pen.)		 Report McEntee 35'
Findlay Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 18,513
Referee: Dickinson
9 August 2026 2 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Dundee United Edinburgh
15:00 BST Renaud 4'
Miller 12' (pen.)
Braga 56'
McPake 67'		 Report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,602
Referee: Clancy
22 August 2026 3[6] Falkirk Postponed Heart of Midlothian Falkirk
15:00 BST Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2026–27 Scottish League Cup
16 August 2026 Second round Heart of Midlothian 6–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
14:00 BST Borchgrevink 16'
Mato 59'
Miller 82' (pen.), 90+4'
Wilson 84'
Braga 90+1'		 Report Duncan 54'
Bavidge 56'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Scott
11 September 2026 Quarter-finals Stenhousemuir – Heart of Midlothian Stenhousemuir
19:45 BST Stadium: Ochilview Park

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

21 July 2026 Second qualifying round Sturm Graz Austria 4–0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Graz, Austria
20:30 CEST Gorenc Stanković 4'
Mitchell 50'
Weinhandl 53'
Heil 59'		 Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Bogár (Hungary)
28 July 2026 Second qualifying round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0–2
(0–6 agg.)		 Austria Sturm Graz Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 BST Report Seidl 64'
Soglo 68'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,861
Referee: Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

6 August 2026 Third qualifying round Benfica Portugal 6–1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST R. Silva 3'
Araújo 23'
Pavlidis 42' (pen.)
Prestianni 59'
Durán 87'
Schjelderup 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Renaud 72' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,776
Referee: Barbu (Romania)
13 August 2026 Third qualifying round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–1
(2–7 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 BST Magnússon 77' Report Lukébakio 78' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,068
Referee: Van der Eijk (Netherlands)

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Conference League

Play-off round

20 August 2026 Play-off round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 2–2 Austria Rapid Wien Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 BST Raux-Yao red-colored football 55' (o.g.)
Wilson 62'		 Report Raux-Yao 30'
Wurmbrand 79'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,112
Referee: Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
26 August 2026 Play-off round Rapid Wien Austria 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Vienna, Austria
18:45 CEST Kara 34'
Cvetković 119'		 Report Magnússon Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 76'
Kaboré 79'
Miller 100'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 23,975
Referee: Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
Penalties

First team player statistics

Captains

Craig Halkett was appointed as Club Captain under new manager Wouter Vrancken.[7] He replaced Lawrence Shankland who left during the close season.[8]

Stephen Kingsley, Harry Milne, Jamie McCart and Blair Spittal were initially appointed as Vice Captains.[9]

More information No, Pos ...
No Pos Country Name No of games Notes
4DFScotlandHalkett0Club Captain
3DFScotlandKingsley1Vice Captain
5DFScotlandMcCart1Vice Captain
16MFScotlandSpittal4Vice Captain
18DFScotlandMilne3Vice Captain
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Last updated: 26 August 2026
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

Last updated 26 August 2026

During the 2025–26 campaign, Hearts have used twenty-six players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

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Number Position Nation Name Totals Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Beau Reus 702+001+000+004+00
2 DF Norway NOR Christian Borchgrevink 410+101+010+001+10
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 200+000+000+002+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCart 901+101+000+004+20
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Oisin McEntee 812+010+000+006+00
7 MF Scotland SCO Calvin Miller 942+011+020+006+01
10 FW Portugal POR Cláudio Braga 922+010+110+006+00
11 FW Burkina Faso BFA Pierre Landry Kaboré 810+200+000+003+31
12 MF France FRA Tom Renaud 821+011+000+003+31
15 MF Scotland SCO Josh McPake 611+010+100+003+10
16 MF Scotland SCO Blair Spittal 902+000+100+006+00
17 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Findlay 701+001+000+004+10
18 DF Scotland SCO Harry Milne 401+000+000+003+00
19 FW France FRA Sabri Guendouz 600+101+000+002+20
21 FW Scotland SCO James Wilson 520+100+110+001+21
22 MF Iceland ISL Tómas Bent Magnússon 710+201+000+000+41
23 DF Netherlands NED Jordi Altena 702+000+000+005+00
24 DF England ENG MJ Kamson-Kamara 100+000+000+000+10
29 MF Albania ALB Sabah Kerjota 702+001+000+000+40
31 MF England ENG Yan Dhanda 100+000+100+000+00
64 DF England ENG Malachi Fagan-Walcott 200+000+000+002+00
74 MF Uganda UGA Rogers Mato 410+101+010+000+20
77 FW France FRA Amadou Ba-Sy 502+001+000+000+20
78 MF France FRA Laurent Mendy 301+000+000+001+10
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
1 GK Germany GER Alexander Schwolow 200+000+000+002+00
89 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Kyziridis 300+000+000+003+00
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  • Last updated: 26 August 2026
  • Source: Match Reports[10][11]
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

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

Disciplinary record

During the 2026–27 season, Hearts players were issued with sixteen yellow cards and two reds card. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 26 August 2026
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
6MFRepublic of IrelandOisin McEntee0000002020
10FWPortugalCláudio Braga0000003030
11FWBurkina FasoPierre Landry Kaboré0000002020
16MFScotlandBlair Spittal0000001010
17DFScotlandStuart Findlay0100000001
18DFScotlandHarry Milne1000000010
21FWScotlandJames Wilson0010000010
22MFIcelandTómas Bent Magnússon0000002121
23DFNetherlandsJordi Altena1000000010
77FWFranceAmadou Ba-Sy1000001020
78MFFranceLaurent Mendy0000001010
Total 311000121162
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Goal scorers

Last updated 26 August 2026

More information Place, Position ...
Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1MFScotlandCalvin Miller12014
2MFFranceTom Renaud10012
FWPortugalCláudio Braga11002
FWScotlandJames Wilson01012
3DFRepublic of IrelandOisin McEntee10001
MFScotlandJosh McPake10001
MFIcelandTómas Bent Magnússon00011
DFNorwayChristian Borchgrevink01001
MFUgandaRogers Mato01001
FWBurkina FasoPierre Landry Kaboré00011
Own goals 00011
Total 560617
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Clean sheets

More information No, Pos ...
No Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 GK Netherlands Beau Reus 1 0 0 0 1
25 GK Germany Alexander Schwolow 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Scotland Zander Clark 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Scotland Ryan Fulton 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10001
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Last updated: 26 August 2026
Source: Match reports in Results

Team statistics

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 St Mirren 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4 Motherwell 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
5 Heart of Midlothian 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
6 St Johnstone 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
7 Hibernian 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
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Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2026. Source: [12][13]
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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[14]
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).
  2. [b]
    The winners of the 2026–27 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners also win the league, the spot reserved for the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) will pass to the second-placed team, and the spots for the Conference League second qualifying round will move down one league position.

League summary

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12
GroundAH
ResultLW
Position94
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2026. Source: Premiership Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 26 August 2026
More information Name, From ...
Name From To P W D L Win%[note 1]
Wouter Vrancken 21 July 2026 8233025.00
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Home attendances

Last updated on 26 August 2026

  Win   Draw   Loss

More information Comp, Date ...
Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
Champions League28 July 20260–2Sturm Graz17,861[15]
Scottish Premiership9 August 20264–0Dundee United18,602[16]
Europa League13 August 20261–1Benfica17,068[17]
League Cup16 August 20266–2Inverness Caledonian Thistle15,327[18]
Conference League20 August 20262–2Rapid Wien18,112[19]
Total attendance: 86,970
Total league attendance: 18,602
Average league attendance: 18,602
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Last updated: 26 August 2026
Source: Match reports in Results

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Management

On 17 June 2026, with three years left on their contracts[20] Derek McInnes, Alan Archibald and Paul Sheerin left their respective positions as Head and Assistant coaches.[21] With compensation agreed they joined fellow Scottish Premiership side Rangers.[22] Set piece coach Ross Grant also departed during the close season, joining Celtic.[23]

On 25 June 2025, Wouter Vrancken[24] was appointed as Head Coach on a two-year contract.[25] Vrancken's assistant managers were subsequently announced as Tim Smolders and Céderique Tulleners.[26] In July, Liam Ross joined the coaching staff as set plays coach.[27][28]

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Transfers

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  2. [2]
    Hearts Signed Cooperation Loan Agreements with Bonnyrigg Rose, Edinburgh City, Stenhousemuir and East Fife.

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