The 2025–26 season was the 145th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. They took part in the Scottish Premiership, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Results and fixtures
Pre-season / friendlies
Scottish Premiership
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase
Scottish Cup
First team player statistics Captains Lawrence Shankland continued as club captain under new manager Derek McInnes. He was originally appointed captain in 2022 under Robbie Neilson. {| 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 ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|Notes |- |9||FW||||Shankland||33||Club Captain |- |4||DF||||Halkett||7||Vice Captain |- |2||DF||||Kent||2||Vice Captain |- |14||MF||||Devlin||2||Vice Captain
Squad information Last updated 16 May 2026 During the 2025–26 campaign, Hearts have used thirty four 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"|Scottish Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|League 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
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
Disciplinary record During the 2025–26 season, Hearts players were issued with seventy-nine yellow cards and five red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player. Last updated 16 May 2026 NumberPositionNationNamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupTotal2 DF Frankie Kent 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 DF Stephen Kingsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 DF Craig Halkett 9 1 1 0 1 0 11 15 DF Jamie McCart 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 06 MF Beni Baningime 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 FW Elton Kabangu 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 09 FW Lawrence Shankland 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 010 FW Cláudio Braga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 011 FW Pierre Landry Kaboré 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 012 DF Christian Borchgrevink 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 014 MF Cameron Devlin 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 015 DF Michael Steinwender 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 016 MF Blair Spittal 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 017 MF Alan Forrest 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 018 DF Harry Milne 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 019 DF Stuart Findlay 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 022 MF Tómas Bent Magnússon 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 023 DF Jordi Altena 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 025 GK Alexander Schwolow 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 131 MF Oisin McEntee 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 040 MF Eduardo Ageu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 049 MF Marc Leonard 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 189 MF Alexandros Kyziridis 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 099 MF Islam Chesnokov 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Total71 5 3 0 5 0 79 5
Goal scorers Last updated 16 May 2026 PlacePositionNationNamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupTotal1FWLawrence Shankland1613202FWCláudio Braga1403173DFCraig Halkett4026DFStuart Findlay5016MFAlexandros Kyziridis40264FWPierre Landry Kaboré50055MFTomas Bent Magnusson3003DFOisin McEntee2013DFStephen Kingsley20136FWJames Wilson0022MFBlair Spittal2002MFCameron Devlin20027FWElton Kabangu0011DFMichael Steinwender0011DFHarry Milne1001MFMarc Leonard1001MFIslam Chesnokov1001DFFrankie Kent1001 Own goals4004 Total6711785
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|Scottish Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|League Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=80|Total |- | 1 |GK | |Alexander Schwolow |14 |0 |0 |14 |- | 2 |GK | |Ryan Fulton |0 |0 |2 |2
|GK | |Zander Clark |1 |0 |1 |2
|GK | |Craig Gordon |2 |0 |0 |2 |- ! colspan=4 | Total !17||0||3||20
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Division summary
Management statistics Last updated 16 May 2026 NameFromToPWDLWin%
Home attendances Last updated on 13 May 2026
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=100 | Comp ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=120 | Date ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 | Score ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=250 class="unsortable" | Opponent ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=150 | Attendance |- |League Cup||12 July 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|4–1||Dunfermline Athletic||12,940 |- |League Cup||23 July 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|4–0||Dumbarton||8,722 |- |Premiership||4 August 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2–0||Aberdeen||18,677 |- |Premiership||23 August 2025||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|3–3||Motherwell||18,712 |- |Premiership||27 September 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3–0||Falkirk||18,919 |- |Premiership||4 October 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1–0||Hibernian||18,760 |- |Premiership||26 October 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3–1||Celtic||18,774 |- |Premiership||1 November 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|4–0||Dundee||18,767 |- |Premiership||9 November 2025||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|2–2||Dundee United||18,755 |- |Premiership||3 December 2025||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|1–1||Kilmarnock||18,508 |- |Premiership||21 December 2025||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2–1||Rangers||18,829 |- |Premiership||3 January 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1–0||Livingston||18,504 |- |Premiership||14 January 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2–0||St Mirren||18,410 |- |Scottish Cup||17 January 2026||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|1–1||Falkirk||17,109 |- |Premiership||25 November 2025||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|2–2||Celtic||18,859 |- |Premiership||10 February 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1–0||Hibernian||18,766 |- |Premiership||21 February 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1–0||Falkirk||18,820 |- |Premiership||28 February 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1–0||Aberdeen||18,788 |- |Premiership||21 March 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1–0||Dundee||18,827 |- |Premiership||11 April 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3–1||Motherwell||18,800 |- |Premiership||4 May 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2–1||Rangers||18,831 |- |Premiership||13 May 2026||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3–0||Falkirk||18,861 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Total attendance: |394,938 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Total league attendance: |356,117 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Average league attendance: |18,743
Club Board On 25 June 2025, Tony Bloom completed a £9.86 million investment in Hearts for newly issued non-voting shares representing 29 per cent of the club's economic capital. His nominee, James Franks, joined the club's board. Foundation of Hearts retained 75.5 per cent of the shareholder voting rights and held a 53.6 per cent economic interest after the transaction.
On 30 June, it was announced that Ann Budge would be stepping down as Club Chair in December 2025. After 11 years in the role, and having taken the club out of administration in 2014, she was appointed as an Honorary President of Heart of Midlothian.
Calum Paterson was appointed as Club Chair following the AGM in December 2025. Budge waived her right to retain a seat on the club's board.
Management On 19 May 2025, Derek McInnes was appointed as Head Coach on a four-year contract. He replaced interim Head Coach Liam Fox, who managed the club for the final four games of the previous season. McInnes also brought Paul Sheerin and Alan Archibald to Tynecastle, who were previously his First Team coaches at Kilmarnock.
Awards
SPFL awards NameAwardDerek McInnesScottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award August 2025Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award September 2025Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award October 2025Scottish Premiership Manager of the Season AwardLawrence ShanklandScottish Premiership Player of the Month September 2025Cláudio BragaScottish Premiership Player of the Month October 2025Scottish Premiership Player of the Season Award
PFA awards NameAwardDerek McInnesManager of the YearEva OlidSWPL Manager of the YearCláudio BragaPremiership Player of the YearCraig HalkettPremiership Team of the YearHarry MilnePremiership Team of the YearLawrence ShanklandPremiership Team of the YearCláudio BragaPremiership Team of the Year
SFWA awards NameAwardDerek McInnesSFWA Manager of the YearCláudio BragaSFWA Footballer of the Year
Club awards NationNameAwardCláudio BragaPlayers' Player of the YearCameron DevlinFans' Player of the YearGeorgia TimmsHearts Women Players' Player of the YearGeorgia TimmsHearts Women Player of the YearJess HusbandHearts Women Goal of the SeasonAlfie OsborneHearts B Team Player of the YearAlfie OsborneHearts B Team Players' Player of the YearCraig GordonSave of the Season; vs Dundee, 11 January 2026Alexandros KyziridisGoal of the Season; vs Falkirk, 27 September 2025Craig HalkettMoment of the season; winning goal vs Hibernian, 4 October 2025Ann BudgeSpecial Recognition AwardAlastair BruceFOH Award
Playing kit Hearts kits are manufactured by Hummel for the 2025–26 season, replacing Umbro. Hummel agreed a five-year deal with the club. Stellar Omada continues as Hearts main sponsor, in the second of a three-year deal.
Deaths The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season: former striker Jimmy Bone, former coach and scout Gary Kirk, and former forward Tommy Murray.
International selection Over the course of the season, a number of the Hearts squad were called up for international duty. Craig Gordon and Lawrence Shankland were called up to represent Scotland; Pierre Landry Kaboré represented Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameron Devlin was called up for Australia and Islam Chesnokov to represent Kazakhstan.
In addition, James Wilson was called up to Scotland's under-21 squad.
Transfers
Players in