The 2021–22 season was the 141st season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season.
They also competed in that season's Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
Results and fixtures
Pre-season / Friendlies
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase
First team player statistics Captains Craig Gordon was appointed captain for the 2021–22 season, taking over from Steven Naismith who retired at the end of the previous season. Naismith took on a coaching role at the club. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60|No ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60|Pos ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60|Country ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=150|Name ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|No of games |- |1|||GK||||Gordon||45 |- |4|||DF||||Souttar||1 |- |5|||MF||||Haring||1
Squad information During the 2021–22 campaign, Hearts 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"|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
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Disciplinary record During the 2021–22 season, Hearts players have so far been issued eighty three yellow cards and three red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player. Last updated 22 May 2022 NumberPositionNationNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupTotal 1 GK Craig Gordon 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 02 DF Michael Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 DF Stephen Kingsley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 DF John Souttar 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 05 DF Peter Haring 9 0 2 0 2 0 13 06 MF Beni Baningime 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 07 MF Jamie Walker 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 09 FW Ben Woodburn 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 010 FW Liam Boyce 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 012 DF Nathaniel Atkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 014 MF Cameron Devlin 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 015 DF Taylor Moore 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 116 MF Andy Halliday 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 117 MF Alex Cochrane 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 019 DF Craig Halkett 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 020 FW Ellis Simms 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 021 FW Armand Gnanduillet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 021 DF Toby Sibbick 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 030 MF Josh Ginnelly 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 138 MF Finlay Pollock 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total67 3 7 0 9 0 83 3
Goal scorers Last updated 14 May 2021 PlacePositionNationNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupTotal1FWLiam Boyce1042162DFStephen Kingsley6017FWEllis Simms50273MFAndy Halliday41164MFJosh Ginnelly50055DFJohn Souttar4004MFGary Mackay-Steven2204 6MFBen Woodburn3003 DFAlex Cochrane2013 MFAaron McEneff1113 MFPeter Haring10237DFMichael Smith2002 MFBarrie McKay2002DFCraig Halkett1102MFJamie Walker1102MFBeni Baningime10128DFArmand Gnanduillet1001DFNathaniel Atkinson1001MFCameron Devlin1001MFFinlay Pollock0101 Total53111175
Assists Last updated 14 May 2021 PlacePositionNationNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupTotal1MFBarrie McKay1002122MFGary Mackay-Steven4105FWLiam Boyce31153DFAlex Cochrane2103MFJosh Ginnelly21034MFCameron Devlin2002MFPeter Haring2002DFMichael Smith1102DFNathaniel Atkinson1012MFBen Woodburn1012MFAndy Halliday0112MFAaron McEneff00225MFBeni Baningime1001DFTaylor Moore1001DFStephen Kingsley0101FWEllis Simms1000 Total327847
Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60| ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60| ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60| ! 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|Total |- |1 |GK | |Craig Gordon |14 |4 |2 |20 |- ! colspan=4 | Total !14||4||2||20
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Division summary
Management statistics Last updated 22 May 2022 NameFromToPWDLWin%Present
Club Ownership On 30 August 2021, Bidco (1874) Limited transferred its controlling shareholding in the club to Foundation of Hearts, completing the staged transition to supporter ownership. Ann Budge remained club chair after the transfer.
International selection
Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon, John Souttar and Craig Halkett were called up to represent Scotland, whilst Michael Smith was selected to represent Northern Ireland and Ben Woodburn to represent Wales. Nathaniel Atkinson was later called up to represent Australia.
Transfers
Players in Player From Fee Ross Stewart LivingstonFree Josh Ginnelly Preston North EndFree Beni Baningime EvertonFree Cameron Devlin Newcastle JetsUndisclosed Fee Barrie McKayUnattachedFree Nathaniel Atkinson Melbourne CityUndisclosed Fee Toby Sibbick BarnsleyUndisclosed Fee
Players out Player To Fee Craig Wighton Dunfermline AthleticFree Christophe Berra Raith RoversFree Harry Cochrane Queen of the SouthTraining compensation Colin Doyle KilmarnockFree Elliott Frear Bath CityFree Olly Lee GillinghamFree Leeroy MakarovaFree Lewis Moore Queens ParkFree Sean WardFree Aidy White RochdaleFree Zdeněk ZlámalFree Steven NaismithRetired Andy Irving Türkgücü MünchenTraining compensation Jordan Roberts MotherwellFree Armand Gnanduillet Le MansFree
Loans in Player From Fee Alex Cochrane Brighton & Hove AlbionLoan Ben Woodburn LiverpoolLoan Taylor Moore Bristol CityLoan Ellis Simms EvertonLoan
Loans out Player From Fee Harry Stone Partick ThistleLoan Sean Docherty Brechin CityLoan Chris Hamilton ArbroathLoan Scott McGill AirdrieLoan Loïc Damour Le MansLoan Ryan Schiavone DumbartonLoan Connor Smith Queens ParkLoan Mihai Popescu Hamilton AcademicalLoan Jordan Roberts MotherwellLoan Euan Henderson Alloa AthleticLoan Leo Watson Stirling AlbionLoan Cammy Logan Edinburgh CityLoan Jamie Brandon Greenock MortonLoan Jamie Walker Bradford CityLoan Leo Watson East FifeLoan Harry Stone Albion RoversLoan Euan Henderson Alloa AthleticLoan Finlay Pollock East FifeLoan Liam McFarlane MontroseEmergency Loan
Contract extensions The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season. DatePlayerLengthPrevious ExpiryExpiry31 December 2021 Craig Gordon2.5 yearsMay 2022Summer 202411 January 2022 Craig Halkett2.5 yearsJune 2022Summer 202413 January 2022 Stephen Kingsley3.5 yearsJune 2022Summer 202514 January 2022 Michael Smith1 yearJune 2022Summer 20233 February 2022 Euan Henderson1 yearJune 2022Summer 202328 February 2022 Andy Halliday2 yearsJune 2022Summer 20241 March 2022 Scott McGill1 yearJune 2022Summer 20238 April 2022 Barrie McKay3 yearsJune 2022Summer 202526 April 2022 Arron Darge1 yearJune 2022Summer 202326 April 2022 Aidan Denholm1 yearJune 2022Summer 202313 May 2022 Makenzie Kirk1 yearJune 2022Summer 202313 May 2022 Murray Thomas1 yearJune 2022Summer 2023
See also List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons
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