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Heart of Midlothian
2017–18 season
ChairmanAnn Budge[1]
Head coachIan Cathro
(Until 1 August 2017)
Craig Levein
(From 28 August 2017)
StadiumTynecastle Park
Murrayfield Stadium
Premiership6th
Scottish CupQuarter-final (lost to Motherwell)
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kyle Lafferty (12)
All:
Kyle Lafferty (19)
Highest home attendance32,852 (v. Rangers, Premiership, 28 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance6,265 (v. East Fife, League Cup, 22 July 2017)

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.

Results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies[edit]

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 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 1 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Richmond Park
19:45 Lunney 24' Referee: Connolly
8 July 2017[7] Friendly Northern Ireland 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 England Newcastle United Tynecastle Park
19:45 Walker SKY Report
HMFC Report		 Gayle Attendance: 10,001

Premiership[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish 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 Red card 68' BBC Report Gonçalves 6'
Gonçalves Red card 69'		 Attendance: 5,076
Referee: Finnie
19 August 2017 Scottish Premiership Rangers 0 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Dorrans Yellow card 50'
Kranjcar Yellow card 87'		 BBC Report Brandon Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card		 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 Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 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[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish 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[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 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[edit]

Captains[edit]

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] Scotland 44 Captain
5 DF Hughes[16] Northern Ireland 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[edit]

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 Scotland SCO Jon McLaughlin 36 0 33+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Smith 38 0 29+2 0 4+0 0 1+2 0
3 DF England ENG Ashley Smith-Brown 3 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO John Souttar 36 1 31+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Hughes 23 0 17+2 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Christophe Berra 44 3 37+0 2 4+0 1 3+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Walker 19 2 14+2 2 3+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Denmark DEN Danny Amankwaa 12 0 5+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Ghana GHA Prince Buaben 22 0 9+8 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Kyle Lafferty 42 19 30+6 12 4+0 4 2+0 3
10 MF Cameroon CMR Arnaud Djoum 20 0 15+1 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
11 MF France FRA David Milinković 26 6 15+9 6 0+0 0 1+1 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 9 0 5+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Steven Naismith 16 4 12+2 4 0+0 0 2+0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Don Cowie 33 2 25+3 0 4+0 1 0+1 1
16 MF England ENG Connor Randall 27 0 22+2 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
18 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Sammon 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Poland POL Krystian Nowak 6 0 0+3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Ross Callachan 25 4 18+5 4 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF France FRA Malaury Martin 4 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
23 FW England ENG Cole Stockton 15 0 4+8 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Jordan McGhee 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England ENG Demetri Mitchell 11 1 9+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
25 FW Scotland SCO Rory Currie 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
26 FW Canada CAN Dario Zanatta 1 1 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Poland POL Rafał Grzelak 16 0 9+4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
28 DF Canada CAN Marcus Godinho 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Brandon 13 0 11+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Moore 16 0 10+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
36 DF Scotland SCO Daniel Baur 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF Bulgaria BUL Alex Petkov 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
41 MF Scotland SCO Andy Irving 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
43 FW Scotland SCO Euan Henderson 13 0 3+9 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
46 MF Scotland SCO Anthony McDonald 14 0 5+8 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
47 MF Scotland SCO Harry Cochrane 24 1 14+8 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
48 DF Scotland SCO Chris Hamilton 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
50 MF Scotland SCO Connor Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
52 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aidan Keena 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
54 FW Scotland SCO Leeroy Makovora 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
55 DF Scotland SCO Cammy Logan 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
66 MF Angola ANG Joaquim Adão 12 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
77 FW Portugal POR Esmaël Gonçalves 25 7 16+4 6 4+0 1 1+0 0

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

Disciplinary record[edit]

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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 DF Scotland John Souttar 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
6 DF Scotland Christophe Berra 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
7 MF Scotland Jamie Walker 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF Denmark Danny Amankwaa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Ghana Prince Buaben 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
10 MF Cameroon Arnaud Djoum 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 MF France David Milinković 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 MF Scotland Don Cowie 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 MF England Connor Randall 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
20 MF Scotland Ross Callachan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 FW England Cole Stockton 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF Scotland Jordan McGhee 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF England Demetri Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Poland Rafał Grzelak 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
30 MF Scotland Jamie Brandon 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
46 MF Scotland Anthony McDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
47 MF Scotland Harry Cochrane 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
48 DF Scotland Chris Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
50 MF Scotland Connor Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 MF Angola Joaquim Adão 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
77 FW Portugal Esmaël Gonçalves 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 91 4 4 0 6 0 101 4

Goal scorers[edit]

Last updated 13 May 2018

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 12 4 3 19
2 FW Portugal Esmaël Gonçalves 6 1 0 7
3 MF France David Milinković 6 0 0 6
4 MF Scotland Ross Callachan 4 0 0 4
FW Scotland Steven Naismith 4 0 0 4
5 DF Scotland Christophe Berra 2 1 0 3
6 MF Scotland Jamie Walker 2 0 0 2
MF Scotland Don Cowie 0 1 1 2
7 FW Canada Dario Zanatta 1 0 0 1
DF England Demetri Mitchell 0 0 1 1
DF Scotland John Souttar 1 0 0 1
Total 38 7 5 51

Clean sheets[edit]

R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin 13 0 2 15
2 GK Scotland Jack Hamilton 2 2 0 4
3 GK Sweden Viktor Noring 0 0 0 0
Total 16 2 2 19

Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics[edit]

League table[edit]

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
Source: Soccerway BBC
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:
  1. ^ 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[edit]

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 — —
Source: [22]
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[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAAAHAAAAHAHHHHHHHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultLWDLDWDLWWLLLDDDWWWDDDWDLWDLDLWDWLLLWL
Position128788777757767766555555555555666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: [24]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics[edit]

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 2 050.00
Jon Daly[26] 2 August 2017 28 August 2017 4 1 1 2 025.00
Craig Levein[27] 28 August 2017 Present 37 13 12 12 035.14

Club[edit]

Staff[edit]

Management[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Nation Name Award
Scotland Sean Ward Heart of Midlothian U17s Player of the Year[81]
Scotland Chris Hamilton Heart of Midlothian U20s Player of the Year[81]
Scotland John Souttar Heart of Midlothian Young Player of the Year[81]
England 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]
Scotland Christophe Berra Heart of Midlothian Fans Player of the Year[81]
Scotland Christophe Berra Heart of Midlothian Player's Player of the Year[81]
Scotland Craig Levein George Nicolson Memorial Award[81]
Scotland Ron MacNeill Doc Melvin Memorial Cup[81]

Transfers[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References[edit]

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