2022–23 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 142nd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was the club's second season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.

They competed in the Europa League, Europa Conference League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Squad information
During the 2022–23 campaign, Hearts have used thirty players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Number ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Position ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Nation ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="20%" align="center"|Name ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|Totals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|Premiership ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|Europe ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|League Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|Scottish Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals

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

Disciplinary record
During the 2022–23 season, Hearts players have so far been issued fifty-five yellow cards and seven red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.
 * Last updated 27 May 2023

Goal scorers
Last updated 27 May 2023

Assists
Last updated 27 May 2023

Clean sheets
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60|R ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60|Pos ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60|Nat ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=150|Name ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|Premiership ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|League Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|Scottish Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|Europe ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|Total ! colspan=4 | Total !6||0||2||1||9
 * 1
 * GK
 * Zander Clark
 * 5
 * 0
 * 2
 * 0
 * 7
 * 2
 * GK
 * Craig Gordon
 * 1
 * 0
 * 0
 * 1
 * 2
 * 3
 * GK
 * Ross Stewart
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * Ross Stewart
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0

Management statistics

 * Last updated 27 May 2023

Management
Hearts began the season under the stewardship of Manager Robbie Neilson, who had been appointed following the clubs relegation to the Scottish Championship following the incompletion of the 2019–20 season. At the start of the 2022–23 season Neilson was awarded a new three-year contract.

Following a decline in form on 9 April 2023, Neilson parted ways with the club. His assistant Lee McCulloch also departed the club. Steven Naismith was appointed interim manager until the end of the season, assisted by Gordon Forrest and Frankie McAvoy.

International Selection
Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon, Zander Clark and Lawrence Shankland was called up to represent Scotland, whilst Nathaniel Atkinson, Cameron Devlin and Kye Rowles were selected to represent Australia both in friendlies and at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Deaths
The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former player and member of Hearts Hall of Fame Drew Busby, former player John Mackintosh, former chairman and chief executive Chris Robinson, former chairman Leslie Deans and former captain Chris Shevlane.

Contract extensions
The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season