2023–24 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 143rd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's third season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.

Heart of Midlothian

2023–24 season
Chairman	Ann Budge
Head coach	Steven Naismith
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Premiership	3rd
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
Europa Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Lawrence Shankland (22) All: Lawrence Shankland (29)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

They also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.^[1]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies

Heart of Midlothian v Plymouth Argyle

6 July 2023 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Marbella Training Centre
15:00		Report	Issaka   20'

Dunfermline Athletic v Heart of Midlothian

9 July 2023 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Heart of Midlothian	East End Park
15:00	Haring   86 o.g.'	Report	Rathie   85'	Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Graham Grainger

Heart of Midlothian v Leeds United

30 July 2023 Friendly	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Leeds United	Tynecastle Park
15:00		Report	Ayling   38'	Attendance: 16,641 Referee: David Dickinson

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

5 August 2023 1	St Johnstone	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park
15:00		Report	Oda   75' Shankland   90+6'	Attendance: 6,818 Referee: Steven McLean

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

13 August 2023 2	Heart of Midlothian	0–0	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 18,455 Referee: David Dickinson

Dundee v Heart of Midlothian

27 August 2023 3	Dundee	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Dens Park
15:00	McCowan   63'	Report		Attendance: 8,104 Referee: Alan Muir

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

3 September 2023 4	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00		Report	Slattery   29' McGinn   69'	Attendance: 18,353 Referee: Grant Irvine

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

16 September 2023 5	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Oda   14' Boyce   64'	Report		Attendance: 18,626 Referee: Kevin Clancy

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

23 September 2023 6	St Mirren	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Strain   7'	Report		Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Nick Walsh

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

30 September 2023 7	Ross County	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00		Report	Forrest   69'	Attendance: 4,773 Referee: David Dickinson

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

7 October 2023 8	Heart of Midlothian	2–2	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Forrest   28' Doidge   58 o.g.'	Report	Youan   66', 68'	Attendance: 18,675 Referee: William Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

22 October 2023 9	Heart of Midlothian	1–4	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
14:15	Shankland   64'	Report	O'Riley   4' Maeda   23' Furuhashi   51' Iwata   81'	Attendance: 17,608 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

29 October 2023 10	Rangers	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Tavernier   90 pen.' Danilo   90+3'	Report	Shankland   5'	Attendance: 49,530 Referee: John Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Livingston

1 November 2023 11	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Livingston	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Vargas   79'	Report		Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Chris Graham

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

11 November 2023 12	Motherwell	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Fir Park
15:00	Spittal   78' (Penalty)	Report	Shankland   27', 71'	Attendance: 5,884 Referee: David Munro

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

25 November 2023 13	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland   61'	Report		Attendance: 18,678 Referee: John Beaton

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

2 December 2023 14	Kilmarnock	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00		Report	Dennis   18 o.g.'	Attendance: 5,915 Referee: David Dickinson

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

6 December 2023 15	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
19:45		Report	Sima   34'	Attendance: 17,759 Referee: William Collum

Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

9 December 2023 16	Aberdeen	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Miovski   53' Clarkson   90+2'	Report	Shankland   20'	Attendance: 16,064 Referee: Chris Graham

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

16 December 2023 17	Celtic	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
15:00		BBC Report	Shankland   15' Kingsley   30'	Referee: Kevin Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

23 December 2023 18	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland   33', 49'	Report		Attendance: 18,717 Referee: Nick Walsh

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

27 December 2023 19	Hibernian	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Easter Road
20:00		BBC Report	Shankland   90+3'	Attendance: 20,150 Referee: John Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

30 December 2023 20	Heart of Midlothian	2–2	Ross County	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Vargas   71' Shankland   79'	Report	Cochrane   55 o.g.' Dhanda   61'	Attendance: 18,288 Referee: Alan Muir

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

2 January 2024 21	Livingston	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00	Shinnie   79' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Shankland   Vargas   53' Shankland   64'	Referee: David Dickinson

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

23 January 2024 22	Heart of Midlothian	3–2	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Nieuwenhof   57' Shankland   Lembikisa   74' Oda   86'	BBC Report	McGhee   19' Cameron   38'	Attendance: 18,185 Referee: Chris Graham

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

27 January 2024 23	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Grant   57 pen.' Shankland   77'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,790 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dundee v Heart of Midlothian

3 February 2024 24	Dundee	2–3	Heart of Midlothian	Dens Park
15:00	McGhee   26' Cameron   59'	BBC Report	Forrest   55' Shankland   79 pen, 87'	Attendance: 7,506 Referee: Graham Grainger

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

7 February 2024 25	St Johnstone	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park
19:45		BBC Report	Shankland   55'	Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Iain Snedden

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

17 February 2024 26	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Shankland   68' Vargas   90+2'	BBC Report		Attendance: 18,748 Referee: Chris Graham

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

24 February 2024 27	Rangers	5–0	Heart of Midlothian	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Diomande   2' Cortés   37' Dessers   44', 48' Silva  65'	BBC Report		Attendance: 50,354 Referee: Nick Walsh

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

28 February 2024 28	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Shankland   45+2 pen'	BBC Report	Marcondes   28'	Attendance: 18,936 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

3 March 2024 29	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
12:00	Grant   43 pen' Shankland   56'	BBC Report	Yang   16'	Attendance: 17,748 Referee: Don Robertson

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

16 March 2024 30	Ross County	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00	Murray   42', 49'	BBC Report	Oda   90+1'	Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Grant Irvine

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

30 March 2024 31	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Vargas   10'	Report	Watkins   67'	Attendance: 18,799 Referee: William Collum

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

6 April 2024 32	St Mirren	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
15:00	Olusanya   68'	Report	Grant   33 pen.' Mandron   66 o.g.'	Attendance: 7,740 Referee: Alan Muir

Heart of Midlothian v Livingston

13 April 2024 33	Heart of Midlothian	4–2	Livingston	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Grant   29' Oda   32' Devlin   40' Shankland   45+6' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Kelly   10', 22' Yengi   58'	Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Colin Steven

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

27 April 2024 34	Kilmarnock	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00		Sky Sports Report		Attendance: 6,677 Referee: Ross Hardie

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

4 May 2024 35	Celtic	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
15:00	Furuhashi   4', 21' O'Riley   87 pen.'	Report		Attendance: 59,038 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

11 May 2024 36	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Vargas   35' Forrest   53' Shankland   90+1'	Report		Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Nick Walsh

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

15 May 2024 37	St Mirren	v	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park
19:45

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

18 May 2024 38	Heart of Midlothian	v	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
12:30

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

Heart of Midlothian v Partick Thistle

20 August 2023 Second round	Heart of Midlothian	4–0	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Park
14:00	Graham   11 o.g.' Offiah   45' Shankland   48' Tagawa   74'	Report		Attendance: 12,841 Referee: John Beaton

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

26 September 2023 Quarter-final	Kilmarnock	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
19:45	Lyons   68'	report	Grant   40' Lowry   90+2'	Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Steven McLean

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

5 November 2023 Semi-final	Heart of Midlothian	1–3	Rangers	Hampden Park
15:00	Shankland   81 pen.'	Report	Tavernier   50 pen.', 64' Wright   55'	Attendance: 44,734 Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup

The Spartans v Heart of Midlothian

20 January 2024 Fourth round	The Spartans	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Ainslie Park
12:15	Craigen   64'	Report	Vargas   12' Kent   90+2'	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: William Collum

Airdrieonians v Heart of Midlothian

11 February 2024 Fifth round	Airdrieonians	1–4	Heart of Midlothian	Excelsior Stadium
17:00	Frizzell   34'	Report	Shankland   11', 73' Vargas   18' Nieuwenhof   21'	Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Steven McLean

Greenock Morton v Heart of Midlothian

11 March 2024 Quarter-final	Greenock Morton	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Cappielow
19:45		BBC Report	Vargas   86'	Attendance: 7,143 Referee: David Dickinson

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

21 April 2024 Semi-final	Rangers	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park
15:00	Dessers   5', 78'	BBC Report		Referee: Steven McLean

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

  Rosenborg v Heart of Midlothian

10 August 2023 QR3	Rosenborg	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Lerkendal Stadion
19:00	Frederiksen   14' Nelson   45+1'	Report	Shankland   78'	Attendance: 11,882 Referee: Andrei Chivulete

Heart of Midlothian v   Rosenborg

17 August 2023 QR3	Heart of Midlothian	3–1 (4–3 agg.)	Rosenborg	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Shankland   13' Devlin   50', 90+2'	Report	Þorvaldsson   5'	Attendance: 17,942 Referee: David Fuxman

Play-off round

Heart of Midlothian v   PAOK

24 August 2023 PO	Heart of Midlothian	1–2	PAOK	Tynecastle Park
19:45	Shankland   9 pen.'	Report	Shwab   12' Živković   75'	Attendance: 17,409 Referee: Andris Treimanis

  PAOK v Heart of Midlothian

31 August 2023 PO	PAOK	4–0 (6–1 agg.)	Heart of Midlothian	Toumba Stadium
19:45	Taison   16', 71' Thomas  23' Konstantelias   58'	Report		Attendance: 19,032 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

First team player statistics

Squad information

During the 2023–24 campaign, Hearts have used thirty players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Totals		Premiership		Europe		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Craig Gordon	6	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Frankie Kent	42	1	33+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	1
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	43	0	29+3	0	3+1	0	2+1	0	4+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Craig Halkett	10	0	4+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	AUT	Peter Haring	8	0	5+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF	COD	Beni Baningime	35	0	24+4	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jorge Grant	33	5	15+11	4	0+1	0	2+0	1	4+0	0
8	MF	AUS	Calem Nieuwenhof	29	2	21+4	1	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	1
9	FW	SCO	Lawrence Shankland	45	29	35+0	22	4+0	3	3+0	2	3+0	2
10	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	20	1	7+6	1	3+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
11	FW	JPN	Yutaro Oda	29	5	10+13	5	2+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
13	DF	AUS	Nathaniel Atkinson	26	0	14+5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin	29	3	14+7	1	4+0	2	1+1	0	2+0	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	40	0	29+2	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0
16	MF	SCO	Andy Halliday	6	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Alan Forrest	40	4	19+13	4	1+1	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	14	0	3+7	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
19	DF	ENG	Alex Cochrane	38	0	29+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
21	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick	27	0	10+10	0	1+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Aidan Denholm	21	0	8+6	0	1+2	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
24	MF	SCO	Finlay Pollock	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Macaulay Tait	12	0	2+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
28	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	41	0	34+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Odeluga Offiah	9	1	3+2	0	0+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Scott Fraser	10	0	3+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	FW	JPN	Kyosuke Tagawa	17	1	3+7	0	0+3	0	0+1	1	1+2	0
51	MF	SCO	Alex Lowry	17	1	10+2	0	1+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
54	FW	SCO	James Wilson	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
77	FW	CRC	Kenneth Vargas	41	9	19+13	6	2+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	3
81	FW	JAM	Dexter Lembikisa	16	1	11+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+2	0

• Last updated: 11 May 2024
• Source: Match Reports^[2][3]
• Ordered by Squad Number.

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

Disciplinary record

Last updated 11 May 2024

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Europe		Total
2	DF		Frankie Kent	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF		Stephen Kingsley	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF		Craig Halkett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF		Peter Haring	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6	MF		Beni Baningime	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF		Jorge Grant	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF		Calem Nieuwenhof	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
9	FW		Lawrence Shankland	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	11	0
10	FW		Liam Boyce	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW		Yutaro Oda	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	DF		Nathaniel Atkinson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
14	MF		Cameron Devlin	7	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	13	0
15	DF		Kye Rowles	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
16	MF		Andy Halliday	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF		Alan Forrest	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19	DF		Alex Cochrane	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
21	DF		Toby Sibbick	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
22	MF		Aidan Denholm	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
25	MF		Macaulay Tait	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
29	DF		Odeluga Offiah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
51	MF		Alex Lowry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW		Kenneth Vargas	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
81	FW		Dexter Lembikisa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				69	0	8	0	5	0	9	0	91	0

Goal scorers

Last updated 11 May 2024

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW		Lawrence Shankland	22	2	2	3	29
2	FW		Kenneth Vargas	6	0	3	0	9
3	MF		Jorge Grant	4	1	0	0	5
	FW		Yutaro Oda	5	0	0	0	5
4	MF		Alan Forrest	4	0	0	0	4
5	MF		Cameron Devlin	1	0	0	2	3
6	FW		Liam Boyce	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Frankie Kent	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		Stephen Kingsley	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Dexter Lembikisa	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		Calem Nieuwenhof	0	0	1	0	1
	MF		Alex Lowry	0	1	0	0	1
	DF		Odeluga Offiah	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		Kyosuke Tagawa	0	1	0	0	1
Total				43	6	7	5	61

Assists

Last updated 11 May 2024

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	FW		Lawrence Shankland	4	1	1	1	7
2	DF		Alex Cochrane	4	0	2	0	6
	MF		Jorge Grant	4	0	2	0	6
3	FW		Liam Boyce	3	1	0	0	4
	FW		Alan Forrest	4	0	0	0	4
4	MF		Alex Lowry	1	2	0	0	3
	DF		Frankie Kent	3	0	0	0	3
5	MF		Calem Nieuwenhof	2	0	0	0	2
6	MF		Scott Fraser	1	0	1	0	2
	MF		Barrie McKay	2	0	0	0	2
7	DF		Beni Baningime	1	0	0	0	1
	GK		Zander Clark	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Aidan Denholm	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Stephen Kingsley	0	0	0	1	1
	DF		Macaulay Tait	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		Kenneth Vargas	1	0	0	0	1
Total				32	4	6	2	44

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Europe	Total
1	GK		Zander Clark	16	1	0	0	17
2	GK		Craig Gordon	1	0	1	0	2
Total				17	1	1	0	19

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (T)	36	27	6	3	87	28	+59	87	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Rangers (T)	37	27	3	7	84	29	+55	84	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian (Q)	36	20	6	10	49	37	+12	66	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round^[b]
4	Kilmarnock (Q)	36	14	13	9	45	38	+7	55	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	St Mirren (Q)	36	13	7	16	42	47	−5	46	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. Source: ^[4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).^[6]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
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).
2. As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup (Celtic or Rangers) have both qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W
Position	2	3	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 11 May 2024

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^[a]
Steven Naismith	20 August 2023	-	47	26	6	15	055.32

Club

Management

On 7 June, Steven Naismith was appointed the club's technical director,^[7] having been named interim manager the previous season.^[8] Naismith's title of technical director as he had not yet achieved the required licences in order to represent the club in European competition.^[9]

Awards

SPFL awards

Name	Award
Steven Naismith	Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month Award November 2023^[10]
Lawrence Shankland	Scottish Premiership Player of the Month Award December 2023^[11]

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee   Michael McGovern   Norwich City Free^[12]^[13]   Calem Nieuwenhof   Western Sydney Wanderers Undisclosed^[14]^[15]   Frankie Kent   Peterborough United Undisclosed^[16]^[17]   Kyosuke Tagawa   FC Tokyo Undisclosed^[18]^[19]

Players out Player To Fee   Scott McGill   Raith Rovers Free^[20]^[21]   Michael Smith   Yeovil Town Free^[22]^[23]   Gary Mackay-Steven   Kilmarnock Free^[22]^[24]^[25]   Ross Stewart   Partick Thistle Free^[22]^[26]^[27]   Euan Henderson   Hamilton Academical Free^[28]^[29]   Josh Ginnelly   Swansea City Free^[30]^[31]   Orestis Kiomourtzoglou   Greuther Fürth Undisclosed^[32]^[33]   Connor Smith   St Johnstone Free^[34]^[35]

Loans in Player From Fee   Alex Lowry   Rangers^[36]^[37] Loan^[nb 1]   Kenneth Vargas   Herediano Loan^[39]^[40]   Odeluga Offiah   Brighton and Hove Albion Loan^[41]^[42]   Dexter Lembikisa   Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan^[43]^[44]   Scott Fraser   Charlton Athletic Loan^[45]^[46]

Loans out Player From Fee   Lewis Neilson   Partick Thistle Loan^[47]^[48]   Connor Smith   Scunthorpe United Loan^[49]^[50]   Harry Stone   Queen of the South Loan^[51]   MaKenzie Kirk   Hamilton Academical Loan^[52]   Callum Flatman   Edinburgh City Loan^[53]   Andy Halliday   Motherwell^[54] Loan^[55]   Michael McGovern   Livingston^[56] Loan^[57]

Notes

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

1. Season Long Loan was ended by Hearts in January 24.^[38]

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