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Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, with the first preseason friendly scheduled to take place against

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at the start of July. Further preseason friendlies are scheduled to take place against

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,

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, Queen of the South and Forfar Athletic. A scheduled trip to

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for a training camp was cancelled. During the winter break Hearts travelled to

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for a five-day training camp. Whilst in Spain they are scheduled to play a bounce game against

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.

Premiership

The

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fixture list was announced on 15 June 2018. Hearts began the season with a 4–1 away victory against

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at

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.

League Cup

Having not qualified for Europe Hearts entered the

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at the group stages. On 25 May, Hearts were drawn in

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, alongside

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,

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,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

and

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

. On 18 July 2018, Hearts played

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, which marked the first competitive match at Balmoral Stadium.

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opened the scoring after 11 minutes, before fellow debutante Steven MacLean doubled the advantage in the second half. Cove pulled one back via Paul McManus with 15 minutes remaining, but were unable to equalise. During the 65th minute of the match Andrew Irving entered the field of play, replacing

Olly Lee Oliver Robert Lee (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Gillingham. Lee started his career as a youth player with West Ham United, with whom he turned professional in 2009. He made ...

. Irving's contract extension had not been correctly lodged with the

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, rendering him ineligible to play as his registration expired on 9 June. An

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disciplinary hearing took place on Monday 23 July, as a result of which Hearts were deducted two points from the group stages and fined £10,000, with £8,000 of the fine suspended until the end of the next season. Hearts next group match was against

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. Kevin Nisbet opened the scoring early in the second half for the home side, before Michael Smith equalised from 25 yards out. In the 90th minute Christophe Berra had a goal disallowed for impeding the keeper, however replays showed the foul was committed by a fellow Raith player. With the sides level at 1–1 penalties were taken, with Hearts taking the bonus point 4–2 on penalties. The group stage was wound up with two 5 – 0 wins at

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against

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and

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, with goals from Steven MacLean, Uche Ikpeazu,

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,

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, Michael Smith and Ben Garuccio. The result against Inverness meant Hearts qualified to the Second round on goal difference.

Scottish Cup

Heart of Midlothian entered the competition in the fourth round of competition as one of the sixteens teams to enter in this round of the competition. Their first opponent was at

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to Premiership side Livingston where a goal from

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saw the team win the match 1–0. In the fifth round they was drawn against Junior club Auchinleck Talbot at home who had knocked out a

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side in the previous round. The match saw four different goal scorers with Christophe Berra scoring the opener in the tenth minute of play. Two more goals from

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and Steven MacLean opened the gap to three goals before the break. A goal in the second half from Aidan Keena secured the 4–0 win but not before an injury forced them down to ten men for the final twelve minutes. The quarter final saw the team travel to

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for the match against

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side

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. After an early goal from Christophe Berra, the team dominated the game with 59% of the possession. The tie though headed into a replay after

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scored to level the match in the 72nd minute. The replay at Tyncastle Park saw the away team getting the opening goal in the 17th minute from a

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tap to give the championship side the early lead. But a goal from Uche Ikpeazu and the penalty conversation from

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saw Hearts qualify for the semi-final. For Hearts, this meant a semi final with another Championship side in

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in the first of two matches at

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. After a lacklustre first half, Uche Ikpeazu broke deadlock for the Hearts in the 49th minute with the shot coming off a deflection. After

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goal was deemed offside in the 61st minute, John Souttar doubled the lead only four minutes later.

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gave Hearts a 3–0 victory after Ikpeazu was brought down by Mark Ridgers to give a penalty which was converted.

First team player statistics

Captains

Christophe Berra continued as

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for season 2018–19, having been re-appointed as captain the previous season. Only six games into the season Berra suffered a torn hamstring at Tynecastle against Celtic, ruling himself out for a period of around 6 months. In his absence three other players were given the opportunity to captain Hearts. Fellow defender John Souttar was initially appointed captain in his absence at the age of 21, however whilst on international duty with

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Souttar injured the lining of his hip and was ruled out for five months. With Berra and Souttar injured

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took the captain's armband for the first time against

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on 20 October 2018. Naismith's stint as Captain lasted just three games, as he suffered a tear in the cartilage in his knee during the League Cup Semi-final and was ruled out for a period of six to eight weeks. This led to

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Squad information

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,

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and the

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served a one-match ban. A yellow card issued for simulation to Uche Ikpeazu during the game versus

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on 30 March 2019, was rescinded on appeal. :''Last updated 25 May 2019'' {, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" , - ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width=60 align="center", Number ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width=60 align="center", Position ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width=60 align="center", Nation ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width=150 align="center", Name ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" width=90 align="center", Premiership ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" width=90 align="center", League Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" width=90 align="center", Scottish Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" width=90 align="center", Total , - ! width=30 style="background: #FFEE99", ! width=30 style="background: #FF8888", ! width=30 style="background: #FFEE99", ! width=30 style="background: #FF8888", ! width=30 style="background: #FFEE99", ! width=30 style="background: #FF8888", ! width=30 style="background: #FFEE99", ! width=30 style="background: #FF8888", , - , 1 , , GK, , , , Zdenek Zlamal , , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 4, , 0 , - , 2 , , DF, , , , Michael Smith , , 7, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 7, , 1 , - , 3 , , DF, , , , Jimmy Dunne , , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0 , - , 4 , , DF, , , , John Souttar , , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 3, , 0 , - , 5 , , DF, , , ,

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Goal scorers

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Demetri Mitchell Demetri Kareem Mitchell (born 11 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or as a winger for EFL League One club Exeter City. Mitchell is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system and won the Denzil ...

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Clévid Dikamona Clévid Florian Dikamona (born 23 June 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for AG Caennaise as a defender. Born in France, Dikamona represents Congo at international level. Club career Born in Caen, Dikamona started his career in 199 ...

, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 1 , - , DF, , , , John Souttar, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 1 , - , DF, , , ,

Bobby Burns Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and film director, director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. Burns was born ...

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Clean sheets

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Team statistics

League table

League Cup table

Division summary

Management statistics

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Home attendances

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, , 24 July 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 5–0 , ,

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 18 ...

, , 7,486 , - ,

League Cup In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...

, , 29 July 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 5–0 , ,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

, , 10,030 , - , Premiership, , 11 August 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 1–0 , , Celtic, , 19,113 , - , Premiership, , 1 September 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 4–1 , , St Mirren, , 17,714 , - , Premiership, , 22 September 2018, , bgcolor="#FFFFCC", 0–0 , , Livingston, , 17,798 , - ,

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, , 26 September 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 4–2 , ,

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lana ...

, , 14,377 , - , Premiership, , 29 September 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 2–1 , ,

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an ol ...

, , 17,240 , - , Premiership, , 20 October 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 2–1 , ,

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), ...

, , 18,051 , - , Premiership, , 31 October 2018, , bgcolor="#FFFFCC", 0–0 , , Hibernian, , 19,410 , - , Premiership, , 10 November 2018, , bgcolor="#FFCCCC", 0–1 , , Kilmarnock, , 17,417 , - , Premiership, , 2 December 2018, , bgcolor="#FFCCCC", 1–2 , , Rangers, , 19,429 , - , Premiership, , 8 December 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 1–0 , ,

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lana ...

, , 15,915 , - , Premiership, , 26 December 2018, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 2–0 , ,

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the 2020–21 Scottis ...

, , 16,475 , - ,

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Livingston, , 11,077 , - , Premiership, , 23 January 2019, , bgcolor="#FFCCCC", 1–2 , , Dundee, , 15,518 , - , Premiership, , 26 January 2019, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 2–0 , , St. Johnstone, , 16,672 , - , Premiership, , 6 February 2019, , bgcolor="#FFFFCC", 0–0 , , Livingston, , 15,147 , - ,

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Auchinleck Talbot, , 14,946 , - , Premiership, , 23 February 2019, , bgcolor="#FFFFCC", 1–1 , , St. Mirren, , 16,705 , - , Premiership, , 27 February 2019, , bgcolor="#FFCCCC", 1–2 , , Celtic, , 18,258 , - ,

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been mem ...

, , 10,351 , - , Premiership, , 30 March 2019, , bgcolor="#CCFFCC", 2–1 , ,

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, , 17,880 , - , Premiership, , 6 April 2019, , bgcolor="#FFCCCC", 1–2 , , Hibernian, , 19,667 , - , Premiership, , 20 April 2019, , bgcolor="#FFCCCC", 1–3 , , Rangers, , 18,212 , - , Premiership, , 4 May 2019, , bgcolor="#FFCCCC", 0–1 , , Kilmarnock, , 17,103 , - , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , Total attendance: , 418,663 , - , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , Total league attendance: , 350,396 , - , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , Average league attendance: , 18,441

Club

Staff

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Craig Levein Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently a full-time advisor to the board of directors at Highland Football League club Brechin City. During his playing career ...

, , Manager , - ,

Austin MacPhee Austin MacPhee (born 11 October 1979) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is currently working as an assistant coach of the Scotland national team and at Aston Villa as a set piece coach. MacPhee holds his Pro Licence and has a ...

, , Assistant Manager , - , Jon Daly and

Liam Fox Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Pa ...

, , First Team Coaches , - , Andy Kirk , , Under 20s Coach , - , Andrew Leishman , , Youth Coach , - ,

Paul Gallacher Paul James Gallacher (born 16 August 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer who currently is the goalkeeping coach for Heart of Midlothian. Gallacher made eight appearances for the Scottish national team between 2002 and 2004. He ...

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Ann Budge Ann Cochrane Cook Wallace Budge (born 21 February 1948) is a Scottish businesswoman and company director. Career Budge graduated with a psychology degree, and became the first woman appointed to a senior position in Scottish & Newcastle after start ...

, , Executive chairwoman , - ,

Craig Levein Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently a full-time advisor to the board of directors at Highland Football League club Brechin City. During his playing career ...

, , Manager & Director of Football , - , Jacqui Duncan, , Finance Director , - , Stuart Wallace, , Foundation of Hearts Chairman , - , Eric Hogg, , Non-Executive Director , - , Donald Cumming, , Non-Executive Director , - , Kevin Windram, , Non-Executive Director

Deaths

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former vice chairman and director Pilmar Smith, 1956 Scottish Cup club captain Freddie Glidden and defender Tommy Darling,

International selection

Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. John Souttar and

Steven Naismith Steven John Naismith (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is football development manager at Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004. He spent four years with t ...

were called up to represent

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, Arnaud Djoum to represent

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,

Aaron Hughes Aaron William Hughes (born 8 November 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Hughes played mainly at centre back, but was also used at right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He i ...

, Michael Smith and

Bobby Burns Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and film director, director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. Burns was born ...

to represent

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...

,

Marcus Godinho Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho (born June 28, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce. Club career Toronto FC II After spending time with the Toronto FC Academy in the Secon ...

to represent

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

, Jimmy Dunne to represent

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...

and Ben Garuccio to represent Australia. In addition a number of the Hearts squad were called up to represent Scotland at youth level. Callumn Morrison and

Jamie Brandon Jamie Brandon (born 5 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Livingston as a right-back, midfielder or right winger. Brandon has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and Greenock Morton. Career Heart of Midlothian Brandon b ...

were called up to the under-21 squad, Morrison was also called up to the under-20 squad, Harry Cochrane and Chris Hamilton to the under-19 squad, Harry Stone,

Cammy Logan Cammy Logan (born 28 January 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Queen of the South. Logan has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, as well as loan spells with Cove Rangers, Edinburgh City, Kelty Hea ...

, Connor Smith and

Aaron Hickey Aaron Buchanan Hickey (born 10 June 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Brentford and the Scotland national team. Hickey played youth football for Heart of Midlothian and Celtic, before ...

to the under-17 squad and

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and

Leo Watson Leo Watson (February 27, 1898 – May 2, 1950) was an American jazz vocalese singer, drummer, trombonist and tiple player. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, and is probably best remembered as a member of The Spirits of Rh ...

to the under-16 squad. In addition

Bobby Burns Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and film director, director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. Burns was born ...

was called up to represent

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...

at under-21 level.

A War of Two Halves

The interactive play ''

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'' was presented at Tynecastle, dealing with the stories of the original 13 players who joined the 16th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Scots. It was first shown as part of the

Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...

on 27 August 2018. It ran again in the run-up to the centenary of the

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.

Awards

Craig Levein Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently a full-time advisor to the board of directors at Highland Football League club Brechin City. During his playing career ...

and the following players received

Scottish Professional Football League The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is the national men's association football league in Scotland. The league was formed in June 2013 following a merger between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. As w ...

awards over the course of the season. The club's annual award ceremony took place on 12 May 2019, with

Steven Naismith Steven John Naismith (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is football development manager at Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004. He spent four years with t ...

winning both fans and players player of the year award. The full list of awards are included below.

SPFL awards

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, Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month August 2018 , - , ,

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, Scottish Premiership Player of the Month September 2018 , - , ,

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on loan at Alloa Athletic , Scottish Championship Player of the Month December 2018

Club awards

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, Youth to Pro , - , ,

Alex Petkov Aleks Milenov Petkov ( bg, Алекс Миленов Петков; born 25 July 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław and the Bulgaria national team. Career Petkov began his ca ...

, Reserves Player of the Year , - , , John Souttar , Young Player of the Year , - , ,

Olly Lee Oliver Robert Lee (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Gillingham. Lee started his career as a youth player with West Ham United, with whom he turned professional in 2009. He made ...

, Goal of the Season , - , ,

Bobby Zlamal Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a consta ...

, Save of the Season , - , NA , Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Hibernian
29 December 2018

Easter Road Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian (Hibs). The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of , which makes it the fifth-large ...

, Moment of the season , - , ,

Steven Naismith Steven John Naismith (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is football development manager at Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004. He spent four years with t ...

, Fans Player of the Year , - , ,

Steven Naismith Steven John Naismith (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is football development manager at Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004. He spent four years with t ...

, Player's Player of the Year , - , , Andy Kirk , Special Recognition , - , , Bill Smith and David Speed , Doc Melvin Memorial Cup

Transfers

Players in

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St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an ol ...

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, Glenavon , Undisclosed , - , Jake Mulraney ,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

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Olly Lee Oliver Robert Lee (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Gillingham. Lee started his career as a youth player with West Ham United, with whom he turned professional in 2009. He made ...

,

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1 ...

, Free , - , Ben Garuccio ,

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...

, Free , - , Zdenek Zlamal , Fastav Zlín , Free , - , Ryan Edwards ,

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been mem ...

, Free , - ,

Oliver Bozanic Oliver John Bozanic (born 8 January 1989) is an Australian football player who plays as a midfielder for Perth Glory, on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers. Bozanic was born in Sydney but started his professional career in England before retur ...

, Melbourne City , Free , - ,

Peter Haring Peter Haring (born 2 June 1993) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. Career Austria Throughout his career in Austria, Haring played for many lower division sides, including ...

,

SV Ried SV Ried is an Austrian association football club from Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria. The team plays its home matches at Josko Arena, a stadium with a capacity of 7,680. After being relegated from Bundesliga in the 2016–17 season, SV Ried h ...

, Free , - , Kevin Silva ,

Rutgers Scarlet Knights The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus. In sports, Rutgers is famously known for being the "Birthplace of College Football", hosting the first ever intercollegiate football ...

, Free , - , Colin Doyle ,

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

, Free , - , Craig Wighton , Dundee , Undisclosed , - ,

Clévid Dikamona Clévid Florian Dikamona (born 23 June 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for AG Caennaise as a defender. Born in France, Dikamona represents Congo at international level. Club career Born in Caen, Dikamona started his career in 199 ...

, Bnei Sakhnin , Free , - ,

Sean Clare Sean James Kweku Clare (born 18 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for League One club Charlton Athletic. He has previously played for Sheffield Wednesday, Hearts and Oxford United and ...

,

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...

, Training Compensation , - , David Vaněček ,

FK Teplice FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice. The club currently plays in the Czech First League. The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after ...

, Pre Contract Agreement , - , Jamin Nwanze ,

St. Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

, Free , - , Aidy White ,

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Players out

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Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

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, Free , - , Wojiech Gajda , , Free , - , Harry Paton , Ross County , Free , - , Angus Beith ,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

, Free , - , Jack Hamilton , Dundee , Undisclosed , - , Jon McLaughlin ,

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Alistair Roy Alistair Roy (born 26 May 1997) is a professional footballer born in Scotland who plays as a striker for East Kilbride. Career Roy was born in Airdrie. On 20 August 2014, Roy debuted for the Hearts first-team at the age of 17, coming on as a ...

, Derry City , Free , - , Don Cowie , Ross County , Free , - , Liam Smith , Ayr United , Free , - ,

Kyle Lafferty Kyle Joseph George Lafferty (born 16 September 1987) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who currently plays for NIFL Premiership club Linfield and the Northern Ireland national team. Lafferty began his professional career with Engli ...

, Rangers , Undisclosed , - , Ross Callachan ,

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an ol ...

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