The 2017–18 season is the 137th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian F.C. (Hearts) with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts are playing their third consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season.[2] They also competed in the League and Scottish Cup.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ann Budge[1] | |||
| Head coach | Ian Cathro (Until 1 August 2017) Craig Levein (From 28 August 2017) | |||
| Stadium | Tynecastle Park Murrayfield Stadium | |||
| Premiership | 6th | |||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final (lost to Motherwell) | |||
| League Cup | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kyle Lafferty (12) All: Kyle Lafferty (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 32,852 (v. Rangers, Premiership, 28 October 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,265 (v. East Fife, League Cup, 22 July 2017) | |||
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendlies
Hearts returned for pre-season training mid June,[3] with the first preseason friendly taking place against Livingston at the start of July.[4] They then headed to Ireland for a five-day training camp in Dublin and Belfast.[5]
| 1 July 2017[4] Friendly | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | HMFC Report | Stockton  20' | Referee: Newlands |
| 5 July 2017[6] Friendly |  St Patrick's Athletic | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Richmond Park |
| 19:45 | Lunney 24' | Referee: Connolly |
| 8 July 2017[7] Friendly |  Linfield | 1 – 4 | Heart of Midlothian | Windsor Park |
| 15:00 | Mulgrew 11' | Cochrane 25' Walker 36'Gonçalves 67' Stockton 84' |
| 14 July 2017[8] Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 2 |  Newcastle United | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Walker | SKY Report HMFC Report | Gayle | Attendance: 10,001 |
Premiership
| 5 August 2017 Scottish Premiership | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Griffiths 29', 63' Sinclair 51'McGregor 73' | BBC Report | Gonçalves 84' | Attendance: 58,843 Referee: Clancy |
| 12 August 2017 Scottish Premiership | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Broadfoot  68' | BBC Report | Gonçalves 6' Gonçalves 69' | Attendance: 5,076 Referee: Finnie |
| 19 August 2017 Scottish Premiership | Rangers | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dorrans  50' Kranjcar 87' | BBC Report | Brandon 18' | Attendance: 49,677 Referee: Collum |
| 26 August 2017 Scottish Premiership | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Bowman 37' Moult 41' | BBC Report | Lafferty 30' | Attendance: 6,568 Referee: Beaton |
| 9 September 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | Murrayfield Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 24,248 Referee: Thomson Man of the Match: Walker |
| 16 September 2017 Scottish Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Bingham 33' | BBC Report | Callachan 3' Lafferty 23' (Penalty) | Attendance: 3,326 Referee: Madden |
| 23 September 2017 Scottish Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Spittal 18' | BBC Report | Callachan 80' | Attendance: 4,671 Referee: Robertson |
| 30 September 2017 Scottish Premiership | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Waddell 44', 90+3' | BBC Report | Lafferty 71' | Attendance: 7,028 Referee: McLean |
| 14 October 2017 Scottish Premiership | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Keillor-Dunn 36' | BBC Report | Gonçalves 34' Walker 59'Randall 65'  | Attendance: 4,819 Referee: Collum |
| 21 October 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Murrayfield Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 74' | BBC Report | Attendance: 18,534 Referee: Walsh |
| 25 October 2017 Scottish Premiership | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | Murray 3' | BBC Report | Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Dallas |
| 28 October 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 3 | Rangers | Murrayfield Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 24' | BBC Report | Miller 43', 65' Windass 72' | Attendance: 32,852 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 5 November 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Murrayfield Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gonçalves 76' | BBC Report | Boyd 31' Frizzell 86' | Attendance: 16,347 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 18 November 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Gonçalves 54' | BBC Report | Doolan 85' | Attendance: 16,999 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 25 November 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 15,601 Referee: John Beaton |
| 2 December 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Walker 47' | Report | Tomas 69' | Attendance: 15,357 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 9 December 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 39' | Report | Attendance: 15,984 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 12 December 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Gonçalves 30'} Berra 77' | Report | Attendance: 15,566 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 17 December 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 0 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
| 12:30 | Cochrane 26' Lafferty 35'Milinković 48', 76' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Attendance: 18,555 Referee: Collum |
| 23 December 2017 Scottish Premiership | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Cochrane 78' | Attendance: 4,975 Referee: Clancy |
| 27 December 2017 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 19,316 Referee: McLean |
| 30 December 2017 Scottish Premiership | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Lafferty 88' | Attendance: 18,371 Referee: Beaton |
| 24 January 2018 Scottish Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 3 | Heart of Midlothian | New Douglas Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Callachan 67' Milinković 73'Zanatta 87' | Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Walsh |
| 27 January 2018 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Milinković 80' | BBC Report | Main 90+6' | Attendance: 16,717 Referee: Collum |
| 31 January 2018 Scottish Premiership | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Édouard 3' Boyata 25'Dembélé 36' | BBC Report | Lafferty 67' | Attendance: 56,296 Referee: Thomson |
| 3 February 2018 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Milinković 46' | BBC Report | Wotherspoon 62' | Attendance: 16,197 Referee: Dallas |
| 17 February 2018 Scottish Premiership | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Naismith 76' | BBC Report | Lafferty 53' | Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Thomson |
| 24 February 2018 Scottish Premiership | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Murphy 41' Martin 88' | BBC Report | Attendance: 49,927 Referee: Beaton |
| 27 February 2018 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Naismith 27' | BBC Report | Brophy 3' | Attendance: 15,862 Referee: Robertson |
| 9 March 2018 Scottish Premiership | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Easter Road |
| Allan 59' Maclaren 80' | BBC Report | Attendance: 20,166 Referee: Madden |
| 17 March 2018 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 17' Naismith 21'Souttar 44' | BBC Report | Attendance: 17,179 Referee: Anderson |
| 1 April 2018 Scottish Premiership | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Dens Park |
| Moussa 28' | BBC Report | Callachan 2' | Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Clancy |
| 7 April 2018 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Naismith 18' Milinkovic 20' | BBC Report | Attendance: 18,056 Referee: Beaton |
| 22 April 2018 Scottish Premiership | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Ibrox Stadium |
| 12:30 | Cummings 47' Candeias 64' | BBC Report | Berra 71' | Attendance: 47,272 Referee: Thomson |
| 27 April 2018 Scottish Premiership | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 BST | O'Connor 21' Mackay-Steven 37' | BBC Report | Attendance: 14,042 Referee: Dallas |
| 6 May 2018 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Tynecastle Park |
| Lafferty 18' | BBC Report | Boyata 21' Dembélé 51'Sinclair 90+4' | Attendance: 19,031 Referee: Madden |
| 9 May 2018 Scottish Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
| Lafferty 26' Naismith 57' | BBC Sport | Kamberi 48' (pen.) | Attendance: 19,324 Referee: Thomson |
| 13 May 2018 Scottish Premiership | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
| 12:30 BST | Erwin 10' | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,273 Referee: Finnie |
| For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Heart of Midlothian F.C. website |
League Cup
Heart of Midlothian are part of Group B in the League Cup group stages.[9] On 20 June, of the matches were announced by the Scottish Professional Football League[10] with Hearts drawn in North Group B, alongside Dunfermline Athletic, Peterhead, East Fife and Elgin City.[11]
| 18 July 2017[12] League Cup Group B | Elgin City | 0 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Borough Briggs |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Lafferty 60' | Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Kirkland |
| 22 July 2017[12] League Cup Group B | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | East Fife | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 22', 86' (Penalty) Berra 70' | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,265 Referee: Walsh |
| 25 July 2017[12] League Cup Group B | Peterhead | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Balmoor Stadium |
| 20:00 | Brown 6' McAllister 90' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Lafferty 17' | Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Northcroft |
| 29 July 2017[12] League Cup Group B | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 2 (3–5 p) | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Cowie 20' Gonçalves 86' | BBC Report | Cardle 28' McManus 52' | Attendance: 8.404 Referee: Thomson |
| Note: Dunfermline Athletic win bonus point on penalties | ||||
Scottish Cup
| 21 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Park |
| 14:05 | Cowie 87' | BBC Report | Attendance: 18,709 Referee: Clancy |
| 10 February 2018 Scottish Cup Fifth round | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 7', 58' Mitchell 54' | BBC Report | Attendance: 12,393 Referee: Clancy |
| 4 March 2018 Scottish Cup Quarter-final | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Fir Park |
| 14:15 GMT (UTC) | McLaughlin 7' (o.g.) McHugh 87' | BBC Report | Lafferty 51' (Penalty) | Attendance: 7,564 Referee: Dallas |
First team player statistics
Captains
Returning defender and former captain Christophe Berra was re-appointed captain for season 2017–18.[13] He took over from now former player Perry Kitchen.[14]
| No | Pos | Name | Country | No of games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | DF | Berra[15] |  | 44 | Captain |
| 5 | DF | Hughes[16] | | 1 | Vice Captain |
Last updated: 13 May 2018
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 2017–18 season, Hearts have used forty-two players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
- Last Updated 13 May 2018[17]
| Number | Position | Nation | Name | Totals | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jon McLaughlin | 36 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NIR | Michael Smith | 38 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ashley Smith-Brown | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | John Souttar | 36 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Aaron Hughes | 23 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Christophe Berra | 44 | 3 | 37+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Jamie Walker | 19 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  DEN | Danny Amankwaa | 12 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  GHA | Prince Buaben | 22 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Kyle Lafferty | 42 | 19 | 30+6 | 12 | 4+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF |  CMR | Arnaud Djoum | 20 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  FRA | David Milinković | 26 | 6 | 15+9 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Jack Hamilton | 9 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Steven Naismith | 16 | 4 | 12+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Don Cowie | 33 | 2 | 25+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Connor Randall | 27 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | IRL | Conor Sammon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  POL | Krystian Nowak | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Ross Callachan | 25 | 4 | 18+5 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Malaury Martin | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Cole Stockton | 15 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Jordan McGhee | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Demetri Mitchell | 11 | 1 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | SCO | Rory Currie | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW |  CAN | Dario Zanatta | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | POL | Rafał Grzelak | 16 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | CAN | Marcus Godinho | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO | Jamie Brandon | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Lewis Moore | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | SCO | Daniel Baur | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF |  BUL | Alex Petkov | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | SCO | Andy Irving | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | SCO | Euan Henderson | 13 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | SCO | Anthony McDonald | 14 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | SCO | Harry Cochrane | 24 | 1 | 14+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | SCO | Chris Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | SCO | Connor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 52 | FW | IRL | Aidan Keena | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | SCO | Leeroy Makovora | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | SCO | Cammy Logan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 66 | MF |  ANG | Joaquim Adão | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW |  POR | Esmaël Gonçalves | 25 | 7 | 16+4 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 13 May 2018
- Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Heart of Midlothian, Sky Sports
- Ordered by Squad Number.
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Disciplinary record
During the 2017–18 season, Hearts players have been issued with one hundred and one yellow cards and four red. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player. The red card issued to Esmaël Gonçalves during the game versus Kilmarnock on 12 August, for an incident with Kirk Broadfoot[18] was rescinded on appeal,[19] with a yellow card issued for simulation to Kyle Lafferty during the game versus Dundee on 1 April 2018, also rescinded.[20]
- Last updated 13 May 2018
| Number | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | ||||
| 2 | DF | | Michael Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | John Souttar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Christophe Berra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Jamie Walker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Danny Amankwaa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Prince Buaben | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Kyle Lafferty | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Arnaud Djoum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | David Milinković | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Steven Naismith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Don Cowie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Connor Randall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Ross Callachan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Cole Stockton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Jordan McGhee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Demetri Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Rafał Grzelak | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Jamie Brandon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 46 | MF | | Anthony McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | | Harry Cochrane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | DF | | Chris Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | | Connor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | | Joaquim Adão | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | | Esmaël Gonçalves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 4 | |||
Goal scorers
Last updated 13 May 2018
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | Kyle Lafferty | 12 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | | Esmaël Gonçalves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | | David Milinković | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | Ross Callachan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | | Steven Naismith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | DF | | Christophe Berra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Jamie Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | Don Cowie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | FW | | Dario Zanatta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | Demetri Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | | John Souttar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 7 | 5 | 51 | |||
Clean sheets
| R | Pos | Nat | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | Jon McLaughlin | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | GK | | Jack Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | GK |  | Viktor Noring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |||
Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 59 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 48 | |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 46 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[21]
Notes:
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DNF | PET | HOM | EFI | ELG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 5–1 | — | — | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Peterhead | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | 2–2p | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 4 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 0–0p | — | — | — | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | Elgin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[23]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Division summary
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics
- Last updated on 13 May 2018
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cathro[25] | 18 July 2017 | 1 August 2017 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Jon Daly[26] | 2 August 2017 | 28 August 2017 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 |
| Craig Levein[27] | 28 August 2017 | Present | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 35.14 |
Club
Staff
| Name | Role[31] |
|---|---|
| Ann Budge | Executive chairwoman[31] |
| Craig Levein | Director of Football[31] |
| Eric Hogg | Non-Executive Director[31] |
| Donald Cumming | Non-Executive Director[31] |
| Kevin Windram[32] | Non-Executive Director[31] |
Management
Hearts began the season under the stewardship of head coach Ian Cathro, having signed a deal on his appointment until the end of the 2020–21 season.[33] With Hearts having exited the League Cup at the group stages, and with four days until the league started, Hearts sacked Cathro on 1 August.[34] Cathro had won only seven games out of thirty in all competitions since his appointment the previous season.[35] Hearts under-20 coach Jon Daly was appointed interim manager the following day.[36] He was assisted by assistant head coach Austin MacPhee and first team coach Liam Fox.[37]
On 28 August, director of football Craig Levein was appointed as first team manager,[38] with Jon Daly being promoted to first team coach alongside Liam Fox and Paul Gallacher,[39] with Austin MacPhee remaining as assistant manager.[40] As manager rather than head coach, Levein retained some of his role as director of football and his place on the board.[41] He had previously managed Hearts between 2000 and 2004[42] and was awarded a three-year contract.[43] Andy Kirk become the club's under 20's coach replacing Daly.[44]
Stadium
The 2017–18 season Hearts will play in front of a new main stand. Construction began on the new stand during the 2016–17 season,[45] with demolition of the listed 1914 Archibald Leitch main stand beginning on 15 May 2017.[46] The new stand was expected to be partially open by September 2017.[47]
On 3 August 2017, it was announced that the stand would be unable to open on schedule and as such a small number of games would need to be played at Murrayfield Stadium.[48] This meant the opening of the stand would now be two months late,[49] although the overall project would be delivered on time.[50] During this time games against Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Rangers are to be played at Murrayfield, with a further fixture against Partick Thistle played away from home.[51] The reasons for the delay included adverse weather and the club not processing the order of seating for the new stand on time.[52]
Upon completion of the new main stand the ground will revert to its original name of Tynecastle Park.[53][54] The stadium had been renamed Tynecastle Stadium during the 1990s.[55]
Playing kit
Hearts kits were manufactured by Umbro for the 2017–18 season,[56] ending the club's two-year association with Puma.[57] The club's last association with Umbro ended with Hearts winning the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.[58] The club's new home kit went on sale on 15 June,[59] priced at £48.00[60] for an adults top with kids priced at £37.50.[61] The kit recorded one of the highest ever sales at launch, with over 1,300 sold in 24 hours.[62] The kit, a modern maroon version of an Umbro designed kit from 1977,[63] was sponsored by charity Save the Children,[64] as part of the three-year deal funded through philanthropy in 2015.[65][66]
The away kit for the 2017–18 season is a two tone light blue top, with maroon shorts and light blue socks[67] and features the cobbles from the Heart of Midlothian mosaic embossed into the fabric. The kit went on sale to the public on 7 July,[68] at the same pricing.[69] A third change kit was released on 10 August and features a dark blue top, shorts and socks, with a pink badge and trim.[70]
Both the home and away kit have “This is our story, this is our song” embossed into the neck of the shirt. This is a reference to the main stand mosaic and Hearts song.[67][63]
International selection
Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Arnaud Djoum was called up to represent Cameroon,[71] Aaron Hughes to represent Northern Ireland,[72] Bjorn Johnsen to represent Norway[73] and Jack Hamilton to represent Scotland[74] and Nikolay Todorov was called up to represent Bulgaria at under-21 level.[75]
In addition a number of the Hearts squad were called up to represent Scotland at youth level. Chris Hamilton and Marc Leonard were called up to the under-17 squad.[76]
Deaths
The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former defender Davie Laing,[77][78] 1998 Scottish Cup winner Stefano Salvatori[79] and former club physio Andy Stevenson.[80]
Awards
The club's annual award ceremony took place on 9 April 2018,[81] with club captain Christophe Berra winning both fans and players player of the year award.[82] The full list of awards are included below.
Club awards
| Nation | Name | Award |
|---|---|---|
| | Sean Ward | Heart of Midlothian U17s Player of the Year[81] |
| | Chris Hamilton | Heart of Midlothian U20s Player of the Year[81] |
| | John Souttar | Heart of Midlothian Young Player of the Year[81] |
| | Demetri Mitchell | Heart of Midlothian Goal of the Year[81] |
| NA | Heart of Midlothian 4 – 0 Celtic 17 December 2017 | Moment of the year[81] |
| | Christophe Berra | Heart of Midlothian Fans Player of the Year[81] |
| | Christophe Berra | Heart of Midlothian Player's Player of the Year[81] |
| | Craig Levein | George Nicolson Memorial Award[81] |
| | Ron MacNeill | Doc Melvin Memorial Cup[81] |
Transfers
Players out
Loans out