List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Heart of Midlothian F.C. in both Scottish and European football, from when the club first entered the Scottish Cup in 1875 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions for each season, as well as giving the top goalscorer and average attendance by supporters.

Contents

Note: The Top Goalscorer column includes goals scored in all competitions whereas the Average Attendance column only includes the figures given for home league matches.

Seasons

SeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTop Goalscorer(s)Average Attendance
DivisionPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals
187576 [note 1] Second Round [note 2] [note 3] [note 1]
187677 First Round
187778 First Round
187879 Fourth round
187980 Third Round
188081 Fifth round
188182 First Round
188283 Third Round
188384 Third Round
188485 Second Round
188586 Second Round
188687 Third Round
188788 Fourth round
188889 Fourth round
188990 Fifth round
189091 Scottish Football League 1862103137-6146th Winners George Scott 133,388
189192 Scottish Football League 2215436535+30343rd Quarter-Final James Fairbairn173,681
189293 Scottish Football League 188283941-2185th Quarter-Final George Scott 83,611
189394 Scottish Division One 1811434632+14262nd First Round Willie Michael 105,444
189495 Scottish Division One 1815125018+32311st Semi-Final Willie Michael 136,166
189596 Scottish Division One 1811076836+32224th Winners Davie Baird187,833
189697 Scottish Division One 1813234722+25281st Second Round Willie Taylor 115,900
189798 Scottish Division One 188465433+21204th Quarter-Final Tom Robertson
James Sharp
105,888
189899 Scottish Division One 1812245630+26262nd First Round George Livingston
Willie Michael
137,611
18991900 Scottish Division One 1810354124+17234th Semi-Final Willie Michael 176,411
190001 Scottish Division One 2054112230-81410th Winners Bill Porteous95,300
190102 Scottish Division One 1810263221+11223rd Quarter-Final Charlie Thomson 96,444
190203 Scottish Division One 2211654627+19284th Final Bill Porteous146,409
190304 Scottish Division One 2618356335+28392nd First Round Bill Porteous
Bobby Walker
138,015
190405 Scottish Division One 26113124644+2257th Second Round Bobby Walker 146,269
190506 Scottish Division One 3018756427+37432nd Winners Alex Menzies 227,666
190607 Scottish Division One 341113104643+3359th Final Bobby Walker 85,835
190708 Scottish Division One 34116175062-122811th Quarter-Final Bobby Walker 108,706
190809 Scottish Division One 34128145449+53211th Second Round Philip Cole87,794
190910 Scottish Division One 34127155950+93112th Quarter-Final George Buchanan127,853
191011 Scottish Division One 3488184259-172414th First Round Richard Harker 99,088
191112 Scottish Division One 34168105440+14404th Semi-Final Percy Dawson 1810,529
191213 Scottish Division One 34177107143+28413rd Semi-Final Percy Dawson 2710,676
191314 Scottish Division One 3823877029+41543rd Second Round Percy Dawson 2313,131
191415 Scottish Division One 3827748332+51612nd [note 4] Tom Gracie 2911,157
191516 Scottish Division One 37206116645+21465thFletcher Welsh187,631
191617 Scottish Division One 38144204459-153214thAlbert Denyer66,289
191718 Scottish Division One 34144164158-173210thJohn Sharp107,500
191819 Scottish Division One 34149115952+7377th Andy Wilson 209,735
191920 Scottish Division One 42149195772-153715th Third Round Arthur Lochhead 1316,223
192021 Scottish Division One 422010127449+25503rd Semi-Final Freddie Forbes2317,928
192122 Scottish Division One 421110215060-103219th Third Round Freddie Forbes1317,071
192223 Scottish Division One 381115125150+13712th Second Round Jock White 3317,105
192324 Scottish Division One 381410146150+11389th Quarter-Final Jock White 2016,368
192425 Scottish Division One 381211156468-43510th Second Round Jock White 2417,500
192526 Scottish Division One 3821898756+31503rd Third Round Jock White 2718,474
192627 Scottish Division One 381211156564+13513th First Round Jock White 1517,026
192728 Scottish Division One 38207118950+39474th Third Round Lachlan McMillan2216,763
192829 Scottish Division One 38199109157+34474th First Round Barney Battles, Jr. 3118,921
192930 Scottish Division One 3814915696903710th Semi-Final Barney Battles, Jr. 3316,737
193031 Scottish Division One 38196139063+27445th Second Round Barney Battles, Jr. 4717,789
193132 Scottish Division One 38175166361+2398th Third Round Barney Battles, Jr. 2015,449
193233 Scottish Division One 3821898451+33503rd Semi-Final Jock White 2316,134
193334 Scottish Division One 381710118659+27446th Third Round Jock White 1814,400
193435 Scottish Division One 38201088751+36503rd Semi-Final Dave McCulloch 3918,655
193536 Scottish Division One 38207118855+33475th First Round Tommy Walker 1818,363
193637 Scottish Division One 38243119960+39515th Third Round Andy Black 3320,087
193738 Scottish Division One 3826669050+40582nd First Round Andy Black 3920,173
193839 Scottish Division One 38205139870+28454th Third Round Archie Garrett 2718,309
193940Competitive football was suspended from 193940 to 194546 due to World War II.
194041
194142
194243
194344
194445
194546
194647 Scottish Division One 3016685243+9384th Quarter-Final Semi-Final [note 3] Archie Kelly 1519,570
194748 Scottish Division One 30108123742-5289th Second Round Quarter-Final Archie Kelly 1122,694
194849 Scottish Division One 30126126454+10308th Quarter-Final Group stage Willie Bauld 2428,195
194950 Scottish Division One 3020378640+46433rd Second Round Group stage Willie Bauld 4027,811
195051 Scottish Division One 3016597245+27374th Third Round Group stage Alfie Conn, Sr.
Jimmy Wardhaugh
2423,917
195152 Scottish Division One 3014796953+16354th Semi-Final Group stage Willie Bauld 2725,238
195253 Scottish Division One 30126125950+9304th Semi-Final Group stage Willie Bauld 1722,377
195354 Scottish Division One 3016687045+25382nd Quarter-Final Group stage Jimmy Wardhaugh 3426,248
195455 Scottish Division One 3016777445+29394th Quarter-Final Winners Willie Bauld 3923,133
195556 Scottish Division One 3419789947+52453rd Winners Quarter-Final Did not qualify Jimmy Wardhaugh 3423,588
195657 Scottish Division One 3424558148+33532nd Fifth Round Group stage Did not qualify Jimmy Wardhaugh 2923,882
195758 Scottish Division One 34294113229+103621st Third Round Group stage Did not qualify Jimmy Wardhaugh 3724,118
195859 Scottish Division One 3421679251+41482nd Second Round Winners European Cup Preliminary Round Willie Bauld 2621,471
195960 Scottish Division One 34238310251+51541st Second Round Winners Did not qualify Alex Young 2823,059
196061 Scottish Division One 34138135153-2347th Quarter-Final Group stage European Cup Preliminary Round Bobby Blackwood 1420,294
196162 Scottish Division One 34166125549+6396th Third Round Final Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round Willie Wallace 1213,592
196263 Scottish Division One 3417988559+26435th Second Round Winners Did not qualify Willie Wallace 2512,778
196364 Scottish Division One 3419967440+34474th Third Round Group stage Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round Willie Wallace 2814,037
196465 Scottish Division One 3422669049+41502nd Quarter-Final Group stage Did not qualify Willie Wallace 2516,682
196566 Scottish Division One 34131295648+8387th Quarter-Final Group stage Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Third Round Willie Wallace 2812,120
196667 Scottish Division One 34118153948-93011th First Round Group stage Did not qualify Willie Wallace 910,188
196768 Scottish Division One 34134175661-53012th Final Group stage Did not qualify Donald Ford 1611,136
196869 Scottish Division One 34148125254-2368th Second Round Group stage Did not qualify Donald Ford 1011,544
196970 Scottish Division One 34131295036+14384th Second Round Group stage Did not qualify Donald Ford 812,473
197071 Scottish Division One 34137144140+13311th Fourth Round Group stage Did not qualify Donald Ford 1511,668
197172 Scottish Division One 34131385349+4396th Quarter-Final Group stage Did not qualify Donald Ford 1911,196
197273 Scottish Division One 34126163950-113010th Third Round Group stage Did not qualify Donald Ford 1210,213
197374 Scottish Division One 341410105443+11386th Semi-Final Group stage Did not qualify Donald Ford 2911,733
197475 Scottish Division One 341113104752-5358th Quarter-Final Quarter-Final Did not qualify Donald Ford 1812,225
197576 Scottish Premier Division 36139143945-6355th Final Group stage Did not qualify Drew Busby 1412,677
197677 Scottish Premier Division 36713164966-17279th Semi-Final Semi-Final European Cup Winners' Cup Second Round Willie Gibson2411,696
197778 Scottish First Division 39241057742+35582nd Fourth Round Semi-Final Did not qualifyWillie Gibson229,863
197879 Scottish Premier Division 3687213971-32239th Quarter-Final Second Round Did not qualifyDerek O'Connor910,831
197980 Scottish First Division 39201365839+19531st Quarter-Final Second Round Did not qualifyWillie Gibson185,735
198081 Scottish Premier Division 3666242771-441810th Third Round Third Round Did not qualify Alex MacDonald
Chris Robertson
57,759
198182 Scottish First Division 39218106537+28503rd Fourth Round Group stage Did not qualify Willie Pettigrew 165,157
198283 Scottish First Division 39221077938+41542nd Quarter-Final Semi-Final Did not qualifyDerek O'Connor225,908
198384 Scottish Premier Division 361016103847-9365th Fourth Round Third Round Did not qualify John Robertson 2011,914
198485 Scottish Premier Division 36135184764-17317th Quarter-Final Semi-Final UEFA Cup First Round John Robertson 1311,305
198586 Scottish Premier Division 36201065933+26502nd Final Quarter-Final Did not qualify John Robertson 2516,198
198687 Scottish Premier Division 44211496443+21565th Semi-Final Second Round UEFA Cup First Round John Robertson 1914,531
198788 Scottish Premier Division 44231657432+42622nd Semi-Final Quarter-Final Did not qualify John Robertson 3116,633
198889 Scottish Premier Division 36913143542-7316th Quarter-Final Semi-Final UEFA Cup Quarter-Final Iain Ferguson 1115,367
198990 Scottish Premier Division 36161285435+19443rd Quarter-Final Quarter-Final Did not qualify John Robertson 2215,694
199091 Scottish Premier Division 36147154855-7355th Third Round Quarter-Final UEFA Cup Second Round John Robertson 1613,232
199192 Scottish Premier Division 4427986037+23632nd Semi-Final Quarter-Final Did not qualify John Robertson 2013,317
199293 Scottish Premier Division 441514154651-5445th Semi-Final Quarter-Final UEFA Cup Second Round John Robertson 159,829
199394 Scottish Premier Division 441120133743-6427th Quarter-Final Third Round UEFA Cup First Round John Robertson 1211,010
199495 Scottish Premier Division 36127174451-7436th Semi-Final Third Round Did not qualify John Robertson 1410,123
199596 Scottish Premier Division 36167135553+2554th Final Quarter-Final Did not qualify John Robertson 1412,078
199697 Scottish Premier Division 361410124643+3524th Fourth Round Final UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round John Robertson 1912,349
199798 Scottish Premier Division 36191077046+24673rd Winners Quarter-Final Did not qualify Jim Hamilton 1515,337
199899 Scottish Premier League 36119164450-6426th Third Round Semi-Final UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First Round Stéphane Adam
Jim Hamilton
1014,233
19992000 Scottish Premier League 36159124740+7543rd Quarter-Final Quarter-Final Did not qualify Gary McSwegan 1514,246
200001 Scottish Premier League 381410145650+6525th Quarter-Final Quarter-Final UEFA Cup First Round Colin Cameron 1612,771
200102 Scottish Premier League 38146185257-5485th Fourth Round Second Round Did not qualify Ricardo Fuller
Kevin McKenna
912,080
200203 Scottish Premier League 38189115751+6633rd Third Round Semi-Final Did not qualify Mark de Vries 1512,058
200304 Scottish Premier League 38191185640+16683rd Fourth Round Quarter-Final UEFA Cup Second Round Mark de Vries 1511,961
200405 Scottish Premier League 381311144341+2505th Semi-Final Semi-Final UEFA Cup Group stage (Group A, 5th) Paul Hartley 1512,272
200506 Scottish Premier League 3822887131+40742nd Winners Third Round Did not qualify Paul Hartley
Rudi Skácel
1716,767
200607 Scottish Premier League 381710114735+12614th Fourth Round Quarter-Final UEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup
Third Qualifying Round
First Round
Andrius Velička 1216,937
200708 Scottish Premier League 38139164755-8488th Fourth Round Semi-Final Did not qualify Andrius Velička 1415,930
200809 Scottish Premier League 381611114037+3593rd Fifth Round Second Round Did not qualify Bruno Aguiar 714,398
200910 Scottish Premier League 38139163546-11486th Fourth Round Semi-Final UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round Michael Stewart 814,484
201011 Scottish Premier League 38189115345+8633rd Fourth Round Third Round Did not qualify Rudi Skácel 1314,185
201112 Scottish Premier League 38157164543+2525th Winners Third Round UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round Rudi Skácel 1813,381
201213 Scottish Premier League 381111164049-94410th Fourth Round Final UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round John Sutton 813,163
201314 Scottish Premiership 38108204565-2023 [note 5] 12th Fourth Round Semi-Final Did not qualify Callum Paterson 1114,123
201415 Scottish Championship 3629439626+70911st Fourth Round Third Round Did not qualify Osman Sow
Género Zeefuik
1215,984
201516 Scottish Premiership 38181195940+19653rd Fifth Round Quarter-Final Did not qualify Juanma Delgado 1316,423
201617 Scottish Premiership 381210165552+3465th Fifth Round Second Round UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Jamie Walker 1516,323
201718 Scottish Premiership 3812131339390496th Quarter-Final Group stage Did not qualify Kyle Lafferty 1918,429
201819 Scottish Premiership 38156174250-8516th Final Semi-Final Did not qualify Steven Naismith 1418,441
201920 Scottish Premiership [note 6] [1] 30411153152-212312th Final Semi-Final Did not qualify Craig Halkett 716,229
202021 Scottish Championship 27 [note 7] [2] 1764632439571st Second Round Second Round Did not qualify Liam Boyce 16None [note 8]
202122 Scottish Premiership 381710115444+10613rd Final Second Round Did not qualify Liam Boyce 1616,714
202223 Scottish Premiership 38159146357+6544th Quarter-Final Second Round UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Play-Off Round
Group stage (Group A, 3rd)
Lawrence Shankland 2818,471
202324 Scottish Premiership 38208105442+12683rd Semi-Final Semi-Final UEFA Europa Conference League Play-Off Round Lawrence Shankland 3118,406
202425 Scottish Premiership 38157165247+5527th Semi-Final Second Round UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Play-Off Round
League Phase (25th)
Lawrence Shankland 918,536

Notes

  1. 1 2 The Scottish Football League was not formed until 1890.
  2. The League Cup competition did not start until the 194647 season.
  3. 1 2 European club competitions did not begin until the 195556 season.
  4. The Scottish Cup was not held between 191415 and 191819 due to World War I.
  5. Hearts were deducted 15 points for entering administration on 19 June 2013.
  6. 2019–20 Scottish Premiership suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland; season curtailed and final placings decided on points per game following a vote on 18 May 2020.
  7. Scottish Championship was shortened to 27 games in June 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
  8. Attendance restricted due to COVID-19 restrictions.

References

  1. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport . 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "SPFL Confirms 12-10-10-10 League Structure For Next Season | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.