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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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.
They also competed in this season's Scottish Cup and Scottish League 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
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 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 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 48' 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 16' 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 35' 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] |
19 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 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 |
League Cup
10 July 2021 Group Stage | Peterhead | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Balmoor Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Mackay-Steven 31' Boyce 58' |
Attendance: 246 Referee: Robertson |
13 July 2021 Group Stage | 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 Group Stage | Stirling Albion | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Forthbank Stadium |
19:45 | BBC Report | Boyce 31' Pollock 74' |
Referee: Irvine |
25 July 2021 Group Stage | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
17:15 | Walker 75' | BBC Report | Gardyne 88' | Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Walsh |
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 |
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 11' 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 |
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]
No | Pos | Country | Name | No of games |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | SCO | Craig Gordon | 46 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | NIR | Michael Smith | 27 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | SCO | Stephen Kingsley | 41 | 7 | 30+2 | 6 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
4 | DF | SCO | John Souttar | 33 | 4 | 26+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | AUT | Peter Haring | 41 | 2 | 20+11 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
6 | MF | COD | Beni Baningime | 27 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
7 | MF | SCO | Jamie Walker | 8 | 2 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | IRL | Aaron McEneff | 20 | 3 | 7+5 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 |
9 | MF | WAL | Ben Woodburn | 30 | 3 | 16+12 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
10 | FW | NIR | Liam Boyce | 40 | 16 | 29+1 | 10 | 5+0 | 4 | 4+1 | 2 |
11 | MF | SCO | Gary Mackay-Steven | 40 | 4 | 19+13 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 |
12 | DF | AUS | Nathaniel Atkinson | 20 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
13 | GK | SCO | Ross Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | AUS | Cameron Devlin | 29 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
15 | DF | ENG | Taylor Moore | 22 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | SCO | Andy Halliday | 36 | 6 | 15+11 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 |
17 | DF | ENG | Alex Cochrane | 40 | 3 | 25+6 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
18 | MF | SCO | Barrie McKay | 38 | 2 | 30+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | SCO | Craig Halkett | 37 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ENG | Jordan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ENG | Ellis Simms | 21 | 7 | 11+6 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
21 | FW | CIV | Armand Gnanduillet | 15 | 1 | 3+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ENG | Toby Sibbick | 17 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
22 | FW | SCO | Euan Henderson | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | SCO | Connor Smith | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ENG | Josh Ginnelly | 38 | 5 | 16+15 | 5 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
35 | MF | SCO | Aidan Denholm | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | MF | SCO | Finlay Pollock | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
44 | FW | NIR | Makenzie Kirk | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
48 | FW | SCO | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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:
- ↑ 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
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 | — |
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] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[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
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 | Craig Gordon | 2.5 years | May 2022 | Summer 2024[70][71] |
11 January 2022 | Craig Halkett | 2.5 years | June 2022 | Summer 2024[72][73] |
13 January 2022 | Stephen Kingsley | 3.5 years | June 2022 | Summer 2025[74][75] |
14 January 2022 | Michael Smith | 1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[76][77] |
3 February 2022 | Euan Henderson | 1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[78][79] |
28 February 2022 | Andy Halliday | 2 years | June 2022 | Summer 2024[80][81] |
1 March 2022 | Scott McGill | 1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[82][83] |
8 April 2022 | Barrie McKay | 3 years | June 2022 | Summer 2025[84][85] |
26 April 2022 | Arron Darge | 1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[86] |
26 April 2022 | Aidan Denholm | 1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[87] |
13 May 2022 | Makenzie Kirk | 1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[88] |
13 May 2022 | Murray Thomas | 1 year | June 2022 | Summer 2023[89] |
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "Hearts name Dundee Utd boss to replace Daniel Stendel". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Heart of Midlothian: Robbie Neilson's side clinch Championship". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Barry (7 July 2021). "How many fans are allowed at Hearts v Celtic? Tynecastle set for first crowd in 16 months but numbers limited due to Covid 19". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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