2025–26 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 145th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's fifth 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, 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.

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2025–26 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 145th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's fifth 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, 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 Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.

First team player statistics

Captains

Lawrence Shankland continued as club captain under new manager Derek McInnes. He was originally appointed captain in 2022 under Robbie Neilson.

<table><thead><tr><th>No</th><th>Pos</th><th>Country</th><th>Name</th><th>No of games</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Shankland</td><td>26</td><td>Club Captain</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Halkett</td><td>7</td><td>Vice Captain</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Kent</td><td>2</td><td>Vice Captain</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Devlin</td><td>2</td><td>Vice Captain</td></tr></tbody></table>

Last updated: 21 March 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

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Number</th><th>Position</th><th>Nation</th><th>Name</th><th>Totals</th><th>Premiership</th><th>Scottish Cup</th><th>League Cup</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>GK</td><td> SCO</td><td>Craig Gordon</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2+1</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>DF</td><td> ENG</td><td>Frankie Kent</td><td>21</td><td>0</td><td>8+8</td><td>0</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>4+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>DF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Stephen Kingsley</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>9+5</td><td>1</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>1+2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Craig Halkett</td><td>30</td><td>6</td><td>25+0</td><td>4</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>3+1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>DF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Jamie McCart</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>5+10</td><td>0</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>MF</td><td> COD</td><td>Beni Baningime</td><td>23</td><td>0</td><td>14+5</td><td>0</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>2+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>FW</td><td> BEL</td><td>Elton Kabangu</td><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>0+13</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>2+3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>MF</td><td> AUS</td><td>Calem Nieuwenhof</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>2+2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><td> SCO</td><td>Lawrence Shankland</td><td>27</td><td>13</td><td>21+1</td><td>10</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>4+0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>FW</td><td> POR</td><td>Cláudio Braga</td><td>37</td><td>15</td><td>28+3</td><td>12</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>2+3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>FW</td><td> BFA</td><td>Pierre Landry Kaboré</td><td>21</td><td>4</td><td>12+7</td><td>4</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>DF</td><td> NOR</td><td>Christian Borchgrevink</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>2+3</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>2+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>MF</td><td> AUS</td><td>Cameron Devlin</td><td>28</td><td>1</td><td>23+0</td><td>1</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>4+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>DF</td><td> AUT</td><td>Michael Steinwender</td><td>28</td><td>1</td><td>13+12</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>2+1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>MF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Blair Spittal</td><td>21</td><td>0</td><td>9+8</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>2+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>MF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Alan Forrest</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>3+8</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>3+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>DF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Harry Milne</td><td>33</td><td>1</td><td>27+1</td><td>1</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>3+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>DF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Stuart Findlay</td><td>33</td><td>6</td><td>28+0</td><td>5</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>3+1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>MF</td><td> ENG</td><td>Yan Dhanda</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>FW</td><td> SCO</td><td>James Wilson</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>1+5</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>3+1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>MF</td><td> ISL</td><td>Tómas Bent Magnússon</td><td>29</td><td>2</td><td>14+13</td><td>2</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>DF</td><td> NED</td><td>Jordi Altena</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>4+5</td><td>0</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>GK</td><td> GER</td><td>Alexander Schwolow</td><td>26</td><td>0</td><td>25+0</td><td>0</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>MF</td><td> NOR</td><td>Sander Kartum</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>1+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>GK</td><td> SCO</td><td>Zander Clark</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>4+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>3+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>MF</td><td> ALB</td><td>Sabah Kerjota</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>0+14</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>GK</td><td> SCO</td><td>Ryan Fulton</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>2+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>DF</td><td> IRL</td><td>Oisin McEntee</td><td>30</td><td>3</td><td>23+3</td><td>2</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>3+1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>DF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Adam Forrester</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>MF</td><td> BRA</td><td>Eduardo Ageu</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1+6</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>MF</td><td> SCO</td><td>Marc Leonard</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>9+0</td><td>1</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>MF</td><td> UGA</td><td>Rogers Mato</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0+3</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>MF</td><td> GRE</td><td>Alexandros Kyziridis</td><td>35</td><td>6</td><td>27+4</td><td>4</td><td>1+0</td><td>0</td><td>2+1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>MF</td><td> KAZ</td><td>Islam Chesnokov</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>4+2</td><td>1</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>0+0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

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

Disciplinary record

During the 2025–26 season, Hearts players were issued with sixty-one yellow cards and three red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

<table><thead><tr><th>Number</th><th>Position</th><th>Nation</th><th>Name</th><th>Premiership</th><th>Scottish Cup</th><th>League Cup</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Frankie Kent</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Craig Halkett</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Jamie McCart</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Beni Baningime</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Elton Kabangu</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Lawrence Shankland</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Cláudio Braga</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Pierre Landry Kaboré</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Christian Borchgrevink</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Cameron Devlin</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Michael Steinwender</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Blair Spittal</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Alan Forrest</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Harry Milne</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Stuart Findlay</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Tómas Bent Magnússon</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Alexander Schwolow</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Oisin McEntee</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Eduardo Ageu</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Marc Leonard</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Alexandros Kyziridis</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Islam Chesnokov</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>58</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>66</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>

Goal scorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Place</th><th>Position</th><th>Nation</th><th>Name</th><th>Premiership</th><th>Scottish Cup</th><th>League Cup</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Lawrence Shankland</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Cláudio Braga</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Craig Halkett</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Stuart Findlay</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Alexandros Kyziridis</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Pierre Landry Kaboré</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Tomas Bent Magnusson</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Oisin McEntee</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>James Wilson</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Stephen Kingsley</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>FW</td><td></td><td>Elton Kabangu</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Michael Steinwender</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td></td><td>Harry Milne</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Cameron Devlin</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Marc Leonard</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td></td><td>Islam Chesnokov</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Own goals</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>53</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>71</td></tr></tbody></table>

Clean sheets

<table><thead><tr><th>R</th><th>Pos</th><th>Nat</th><th>Name</th><th>Premiership</th><th>Scottish Cup</th><th>League Cup</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Alexander Schwolow</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Ryan Fulton</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>=</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Zander Clark</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>=</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Craig Gordon</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>19</td></tr></tbody></table>

Team statistics

League table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Heart of Midlothian (V)</td><td>31</td><td>20</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>53</td><td>25</td><td>+28</td><td>66</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League play-off round</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Rangers (V)</td><td>31</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>56</td><td>26</td><td>+30</td><td>63</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Celtic (V)</td><td>31</td><td>19</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>56</td><td>34</td><td>+22</td><td>61</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Motherwell (V)</td><td>31</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>49</td><td>23</td><td>+26</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Hibernian (V)</td><td>31</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>48</td><td>35</td><td>+13</td><td>48</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

League Cup table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>PW</th><th>PL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th><th></th><th>HOM</th><th>DNF</th><th>DUM</th><th>HAM</th><th>STI</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Heart of Midlothian</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>+15</td><td>12</td><td>Qualification for the second round</td><td></td><td>—</td><td>4–1</td><td>4–0</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Dunfermline Athletic</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>+4</td><td>9</td><td></td><td></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2–1</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Dumbarton</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>−6</td><td>6</td><td></td><td>—</td><td>0–4</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>1–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hamilton Academical</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>−4</td><td>3</td><td></td><td>0–4</td><td>—</td><td>0–1</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Stirling Albion</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>−9</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>0–4</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>0–2</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Management statistics

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>From</th><th>To</th><th>P</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>Win%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Derek McInnes</td><td>12 July 2025</td><td></td><td>37</td><td>24</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>064.86</td></tr></tbody></table>

Home attendances

<table><thead><tr><th>Comp</th><th>Date</th><th>Score</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Attendance</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>League Cup</td><td>12 July 2025</td><td>4–1</td><td>Dunfermline Athletic</td><td>12,940</td></tr><tr><td>League Cup</td><td>23 July 2025</td><td>4–0</td><td>Dumbarton</td><td>8,722</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>4 August 2025</td><td>2–0</td><td>Aberdeen</td><td>18,677</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>23 August 2025</td><td>3–3</td><td>Motherwell</td><td>18,712</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>27 September 2025</td><td>3–0</td><td>Falkirk</td><td>18,919</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>4 October 2025</td><td>1–0</td><td>Hibernian</td><td>18,760</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>26 October 2025</td><td>3–1</td><td>Celtic</td><td>18,774</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>1 November 2025</td><td>4–0</td><td>Dundee</td><td>18,767</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td>2–2</td><td>Dundee United</td><td>18,755</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>3 December 2025</td><td>1–1</td><td>Kilmarnock</td><td>18,508</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>21 December 2025</td><td>2–1</td><td>Rangers</td><td>18,829</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>3 January 2026</td><td>1–0</td><td>Livingston</td><td>18,504</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>14 January 2026</td><td>2–0</td><td>St Mirren</td><td>18,410</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Cup</td><td>17 January 2026</td><td>1–1</td><td>Falkirk</td><td>17,109</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>25 November 2025</td><td>2–2</td><td>Celtic</td><td>18,859</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>10 February 2026</td><td>1–0</td><td>Hibernian</td><td>18,766</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>21 February 2026</td><td>1–0</td><td>Falkirk</td><td>18,820</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>28 February 2026</td><td>1–0</td><td>Aberdeen</td><td>18,788</td></tr><tr><td>Premiership</td><td>21 March 2026</td><td>1–0</td><td>Dundee</td><td>18,827</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Total attendance:</td><td>338,446</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Total league attendance:</td><td>299,625</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Average league attendance:</td><td>18,719</td></tr></tbody></table>

Club

Board

On 30 June, it was announced that Ann Budge would be stepping down as Club Chair in December 2025. After 11 years in the role, and having taken the club out of administration in 2014, she was appointed as an Honorary President of Heart of Midlothian.

Calum Paterson was appointed as Club Chair following the AGM in December 2025. Budge waived her right to retain a seat on the club's board.

Management

On 19 May 2025, Derek McInnes was appointed as Head Coach on a four-year contract. He replaced interim Head Coach Liam Fox, who managed the club for the final four games of the previous season. McInnes also brought Paul Sheerin and Alan Archibald to Tynecastle, who were previously his First Team coaches at Kilmarnock.

SPFL awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Award</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Derek McInnes</td><td>Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award August 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Lawrence Shankland</td><td>Scottish Premiership Player of the month September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Cláudio Braga</td><td>Scottish Premiership Player of the month October 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

Playing kit

Hearts kits are manufactured by Hummel for the 2025–26 season, replacing Umbro. Hummel agreed a five-year deal with the club. Stellar Omada continues as Hearts main sponsor, in the second of a three-year deal.

Deaths

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former striker Jimmy Bone, former coach and scout Gary Kirk, and former forward Tommy Murray.

International selection

Over the course of the season, a number of the Hearts squad were called up for international duty. Craig Gordon and Lawrence Shankland were called up to represent Scotland; Pierre Landry Kaboré represented Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameron Devlin was called up for Australia and Islam Chesnokov to represent Kazakhstan.

In addition, James Wilson was called up to under-21 squad.