2022–23 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2022–23 season
Chairman	Ann Budge
Manager	Robbie Neilson
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Premiership	3rd
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lawrence Shankland (15); All: ; Lawrence Shankland (18)
Highest home attendance	18,980 v. Hibernian; Premiership; 2 January 2023
Lowest home attendance	11,071 v. Kilmarnock; League Cup; 31 August 2022
Average home league attendance	18,471
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is the 126th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's second 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,^[1] 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.

They competed in the Europa League,^[2] and will compete in the Europa Conference League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

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	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	Payne 49' Telford 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.^[3]

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 62' 89' Sibbick 55' 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

11 September 2022 7	Heart of Midlothian	P–P	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
15:00
Note: Postponed due to the death of Elizabeth II.^[4]

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 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 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 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

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

Play-off round

18 August 2022 First leg	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	Zürich	Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Grant 18' 54'	BBC Report	Rohner 80'	Attendance: 17,225 Referee: Visser (Belgium)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Group Stage

8 September 2022 1	Heart of Midlothian	0–4	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	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	Fiorentina	Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Neilson 48'	BBC Report	Mandragora 4' Kouamé 42' Jović 79'	Attendance: 17,243 Referee: Lambrechts (Belgium)

13 October 2022 4	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	RFS	Tynecastle Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Shankland 3' Halliday 12'	BBC Report	Friesenbichler 39' Jagodinskis 90+3'	Attendance: 15,863 Referee: van Driessche (Belgium)

3 November 2022 6	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 twenty-seven players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Totals		Premiership		Europe		League Cup		Scottish Cup
Number	Position	Nation	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Craig Gordon	23	0	14+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	NIR	Michael Smith	23	1	12+2	1	6+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	16	0	8+1	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Craig Halkett	8	0	5+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	AUT	Peter Haring	14	0	4+5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	COD	Beni Baningime	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	18	1	4+7	1	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	GER	Orestis Kiomourtzoglou	12	0	7+2	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Lawrence Shankland	26	18	13+4	15	6+2	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	7	1	4+1	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Gary Mackay-Steven	6	0	3+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
12	DF	AUS	Nathaniel Atkinson	11	2	4+3	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	SCO	Ross Stewart	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin	21	0	11+2	0	6+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	11	1	8+1	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Andy Halliday	23	4	11+5	3	5+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Alan Forrest	25	5	9+8	4	4+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	26	3	14+3	3	7+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	ENG	Alex Cochrane	25	0	16+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	SCO	Lewis Neilson	14	0	4+4	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick	18	0	9+4	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	FW	SCO	Euan Henderson	7	0	0+2	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
23	GK	SCO	Harry Stone	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	SCO	Scott McGill	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	SCO	Cammy Logan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	SCO	Connor Smith	11	0	1+6	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Stephen Humphrys	11	3	5+2	2	1+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Josh Ginnelly	19	3	9+3	3	3+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF	SCO	Finlay Pollock	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	MF	SCO	Robert Snodgrass	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Last updated: 2 January 2023
Source: Match Reports^[6]^[7]
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 thirty seven yellow cards and five red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 2 January 2023

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Europe		Total
Number	Position	Nation	Name
1	GK		Craig Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF		Michael Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
3	DF		Stephen Kingsley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Peter Haring	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
7	MF		Jorge Grant	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1
8	MF		Orestis Kiomourtzoglou	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW		Lawrence Shankland	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
10	FW		Liam Boyce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Gary Mackay-Steven	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF		Nathaniel Atkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
14	MF		Cameron Devlin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
15	DF		Kye Rowles	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
17	MF		Alan Forrest	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF		Alex Cochrane	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
20	DF		Lewis Neilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
21	DF		Toby Sibbick	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
27	MF		Connor Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
29	FW		Stephen Humphrys	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	MF		Josh Ginnelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
77	MF		Robert Snodgrass	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total				29	4	1	0	0	0	16	2	42	6

Goal scorers

Last updated 2 January 2023

Place	Position	Name	Premiership	Europe	Total
1	FW	Lawrence Shankland	15	3	16
2	MF	Alan Forrest	4	1	5
3	MF	Andy Halliday	3	1	4
4	MF	Josh Ginnelly	3	0	3
	MF	Barrie McKay	3	0	3
	FW	Stephen Humphrys	2	1	3
5	DF	Nathaniel Atkinson	1	1	2
6	FW	Liam Boyce	1	0	1
	MF	Jorge Grant	1	0	1
	DF	Kye Rowles	1	0	1
	DF	Michael Smith	1	0	1
Total			32	7	39

Assists

Last updated 2 January 2023

Place	Position	Name	Premiership	Europe	Total
1	MF	Cameron Devlin	3	1	4
2	MF	Robert Snodgrass	3	0	3
3	DF	Alex Cochrane	2	0	2
	MF	Josh Ginnelly	1	1	2
	MF	Jorge Grant	1	1	2
	MF	Andy Halliday	1	1	2
	FW	Lawrence Shankland	2	0	2
3	DF	Nathaniel Atkinson	1	0	1
	MF	Gary Mackay-Steven	1	0	1
	MF	Barrie McKay	1	0	1
	DF	Kye Rowles	1	0	1
Total			17	4	21

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Name	Premiership	Europe	Total
1	GK	Craig Gordon	1	1	2
2	GK	Zander Clark	1	0	2
3	GK	Ross Stewart	0	0	0
Total			3	1	4

Last updated: 2 January 2023
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: ^[8]^[9]
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).^[10]
Notes:

^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Conference League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	IBS	FIO	HEA	RFS
1	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	4	1	1	14	3	+11	13^[a]	Advance to round of 16	—	3–0	3–1	3–0
2	Fiorentina	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8	13^[a]	Advance to knockout round play-offs	2–1	—	5–1	1–1
3	Heart of Midlothian	6	2	0	4	6	16	−10	6		0–4	0–3	—	2–1
4	RFS	6	0	2	4	2	11	−9	2		0–0	0–3	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: İstanbul Başakşehir +2, Fiorentina −2.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	W	L	P	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W
Position	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	6	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 2 January 2023

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Robbie Neilson	30 July 2022	Present	28	11	4	13	039.29

Club

International Selection

Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon was called up to represent Scotland,^[11] whilst Nathaniel Atkinson, Cameron Devlin and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia^[12] both in friendlies and at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[13]

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,^[14]^[15] former player John Mackintosh^[16],former chairman and chief executive Chris Robinson^[17] and former chairman Leslie Deans.^{[citation needed]}

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Alan Forrest	Livingston	Pre Contract Agreement^[18]^[19]
Kye Rowles	Central Coast Mariners	Undisclosed^[20]^[21]
Lewis Neilson	Dundee United	Free^[22]^[23]
Alex Cochrane^{[nb 2]}	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed^[25]^[26]
Jorge Grant	Peterborough United	Undisclosed^[27]^[28]
Lawrence Shankland	Beerschot	Undisclosed^[29]^[30]
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou	Heracles Almelo	Undisclosed^[31]^[32]
Stephen Humphrys	Wigan Athletic	Loan^[33]^[34]
Zander Clark	St Johnstone	Free^[35]^[36]
Robert Snodgrass	Unattached	Free^[37]^[38]
James Hill	Bournemouth	Loan^[39]^[40]
Yutaro Oda	Vissel Kobe	Undisclosed^[41]^[42]
Garang Kuol	Newcastle United	Loan^[43]^[44]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
John Souttar	Rangers	Pre Contract Agreement^[45]^[46]
Loïc Damour	FC Versailles 78	Free^[47]^[48]
Aaron McEneff	Perth Glory	Undisclosed Fee^[49]^[50]
Cammy Logan	Kelty Hearts	Loan^[51]
Scott McGill	Kelty Hearts	Loan^[52]^[53]

Contract extensions

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

Date	Player	Length	Previous Expiry	Expiry
21 October 2022	Finlay Pollock	3 years	Summer 2022	Summer 2025^[54]

Notes

^ 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.^[5]
^ 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

^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
^ Was on Loan to Hearts during previous season.^[24]

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^ "Hearts sign Brighton and Hove defender for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Cochrane Returns". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "Jorge of the Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Jorge Grant completes Hearts move after late-night arrival in Spain". edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport. Edinburgh Evening News. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Shankland signs". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "Lawrence Shankland: Scotland striker joins Hearts from Beerschot". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "Kiomourtzoglou completes Jambos move". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
^ "Orestis Kiomourtzoglou: Hearts sign Heracles midfielder with 'real presence' for undisclosed fee". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
^ "Stephen Signs Up". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "Hearts sign Wigan Athletic striker on loan". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "Zander Clark joins Hearts". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Zander Clark: Hearts sign up former St Johnstone goalkeeper". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Snodgrass signs". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ "Robert Snodgrass: Former Scotland midfielder joins Hearts". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ "Hill Joins Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ "Bournemouth's James Hill joins Hearts on short-term loan". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ "Oda Checks In". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 13 January 202. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Yutaro Oda: Hearts complete deal for Vissel Kobe forward". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "GARANG 'VERY HAPPY' TO BE IN GORGIE". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "Hearts: Australia's Garang Kuol joins on loan from Newcastle". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "Rangers sign Hearts defender on pre-contract agreement". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Rangers sign John Souttar on pre-contract agreement". rangers.co.uk. Rangers F.C. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Damour exits Hearts for France". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "Loic Damour exits Hearts in final year of 4-year deal to join club in France". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "McEneff to leave Hearts". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ "McEneff exits Hearts to join Perth Glory". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ "Cammy Logan joins Kelty Hearts". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "McGill joins Kelty Hearts on loan". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Kelty Hearts add to midfield by bringing in loan signing from Premiership side". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Pollock signs new deal". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

[10] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_hth_IBS0.53797209287899-14] Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: İstanbul Başakşehir +2, Fiorentina −2.

[Zürich-6] 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.^[5]

[RFS-7] 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

[note2-15] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[note1-30] Was on Loan to Hearts during previous season.^[24]

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[18] "Wizards of Oz". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

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[25] "Hearts sign Australia defender Kye Rowles & Lewis Neilson from Dundee Utd". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[26] "Gorgie Rowles". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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[28] "Lewis Neilson is a Jambo!". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[29] "Alex delighted to be back". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[31] "Hearts sign Brighton and Hove defender for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[32] "Cochrane Returns". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[33] "Jorge of the Jambos". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[34] "Jorge Grant completes Hearts move after late-night arrival in Spain". edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport. Edinburgh Evening News. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[35] "Shankland signs". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[36] "Lawrence Shankland: Scotland striker joins Hearts from Beerschot". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[37] "Kiomourtzoglou completes Jambos move". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

[38] "Orestis Kiomourtzoglou: Hearts sign Heracles midfielder with 'real presence' for undisclosed fee". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

[39] "Stephen Signs Up". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[40] "Hearts sign Wigan Athletic striker on loan". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[41] "Zander Clark joins Hearts". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[42] "Zander Clark: Hearts sign up former St Johnstone goalkeeper". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[43] "Snodgrass signs". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

[44] "Robert Snodgrass: Former Scotland midfielder joins Hearts". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

[45] "Hill Joins Jambos". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[46] "Bournemouth's James Hill joins Hearts on short-term loan". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[47] "Oda Checks In". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 13 January 202. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[48] "Yutaro Oda: Hearts complete deal for Vissel Kobe forward". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[49] "GARANG 'VERY HAPPY' TO BE IN GORGIE". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[50] "Hearts: Australia's Garang Kuol joins on loan from Newcastle". bbcsport.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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v t e 2022–23 in Scottish football
« 2021–22 2023–24 »
Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland Midlands North Caledonian North Region Junior East of Scotland South of Scotland West of Scotland Women's Premier League SWPL 1 SWPL 2 Women's Championship
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Group stage Final Challenge Cup Final South Region Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup Women's Premier League Cup Final
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 2022–23 UEFA Nations League 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Transfers	Summer 2022 Winter 2022–23
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Arbroath Ayr United Cove Rangers Dundee Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers
League One	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Clyde Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh Falkirk Kelty Hearts Montrose Peterhead Queen of the South
League Two	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Dumbarton East Fife Elgin City Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

Results and fixtures

Pre-season / Friendlies

Scottish Premiership

Scottish League Cup

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

UEFA Europa Conference League

Group Stage

First team player statistics

Squad information

Disciplinary record

Goal scorers

Assists

Clean sheets

Team statistics

League table

Conference League table

Division summary

Management statistics

Club

International Selection

Deaths

Transfers

Players in

Players out

Contract extensions

See also

Notes

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