Selected Pre War Player details are incomplete
| Pre War |
Player | Position | First | Last | Apps | Goals | Legends | Heroes | Other | Notes | ||||
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| Fitba | Scot tish |
Hearts | Hearts | Cult | One Off |
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| Stephane Adam | Forward | 1997-07-16 Wed | 2002-05-12 Sun | 130 | 33 | The scorer of the goal that won Hearts first trophy in 46 years. | ||||||||
| Kenny Aird | Outside Right | 1973-03-03 Sat | 1977-04-23 Sat | 132 | 14 | |||||||||
| Alan Anderson | Centre Half | 1964-01-02 Thu | 1976-04-26 Mon | 467 | 31 | |||||||||
| Ian Baird | Centre Forward | 1991-08-03 Sat | 1993-05-05 Wed | 79 | 19 | |||||||||
| Eamonn Bannon | Midfield | 1976-10-09 Sat | 1994-12-14 Wed | 242 | 38 | His transfer to Chelsea saved Hearts from bankruptcy in the 1970s. | ||||||||
| Roy Barry | Centre Half | 1961-08-12 Sat | 1966-09-26 Mon | 139 | 9 | |||||||||
| Willie Bauld | Centre Forward | 1948-05-01 Sat | 1962-03-03 Sat | 414 | 277 | The King. Hearts record competitive goalscorer. Part of the Terrible Trio. id not attend Tynecastyle for 13 years after being charged for match ball used in his testimonial. Died at early age in 1977. Fans remember him with annual dinner. | ||||||||
| * | Bobby Baxter | Centre Half | 1945-09-29 Sat | 1947-03-29 Sat | 47 | 7 | ||||||||
| Neil Berry | Midfield / Defender | 1984-12-15 Sat | 1996-07-27 Sat | 316 | 11 | |||||||||
| Jim Bett | Midfield | 1994-10-08 Sat | 1995-08-09 Wed | 30 | 2 | |||||||||
| Kenny Black | Defender / Midfield | 1984-07-28 Sat | 1989-05-13 Sat | 222 | 19 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Bone | Forward | 1983-08-03 Wed | 1985-01-30 Wed | 69 | 14 | |||||||||
| Dave Bowman | Midfield | 1980-07-30 Wed | 1984-12-08 Sat | 156 | 11 | |||||||||
| Jim Brown | Midfield / Defender | 1969-01-04 Sat | 1979-05-14 Mon | 383 | 25 | |||||||||
| * | Jimmy Brown | Goalkeeper | 1942-10-10 Sat | 1952-04-14 Mon | 261 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pasquale Bruno | Defender | 1995-11-04 Sat | 1997-10-12 Sun | 45 | 1 | |||||||||
| Drew Busby | Forward / Midfield | 1973-08-04 Sat | 1979-04-25 Wed | 257 | 86 | A cult hero of the 1970s. Scorer of the last goal for Third Lanark. | ||||||||
| Ralph Callachan | Midfield | 1974-04-13 Sat | 1977-02-05 Sat | 114 | 19 | |||||||||
| Colin Cameron | Forward | 1996-04-10 Wed | 2001-08-18 Sat | 189 | 59 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Cant | Sweeper / Defender | 1973-04-28 Sat | 1976-10-30 Sat | 61 | 3 | |||||||||
| Eric Carruthers | Forward | 1970-02-21 Sat | 1975-01-04 Sat | 67 | 10 | |||||||||
| Sandy Clark | Forward | 1984-10-20 Sat | 1994-05-29 Sun | 165 | 40 | |||||||||
| David Clunie | Full Back | 1966-05-07 Sat | 1977-04-23 Sat | 309 | 8 | |||||||||
| John Colquhoun | Forward | 1985-07-25 Thu | 1997-10-12 Sun | 424 | 82 | Much loved 1980's winger and goalscorer. | ||||||||
| Alfie Conn Jnr | Forward | 1980-07-26 Sat | 1981-01-10 Sat | 21 | 3 | |||||||||
| * | Alfie Conn Snr | Inside Right | 1944-10-14 Sat | 1960-10-31 Mon | 326 | 166 | Part of the "Terrible Trio". | |||||||
| Ian Crawford | Outside Left | 1954-09-15 Wed | 1961-03-29 Wed | 175 | 79 | Scorer of 2 goals in 1956 Scottish Cup Final victory over Celtic. | ||||||||
| Jim Cruickshank | Goalkeeper | 1960-10-15 Sat | 1977-04-23 Sat | 528 | 0 | Much loved 1960's goalkeeper. | ||||||||
| John Cumming | Left Half | 1950-05-15 Mon | 1967-05-09 Tue | 504 | 44 | Hearts most honoured player with 2 League Titles, 1 Scottish Cup and 4 League Cups. | ||||||||
| Norrie Davidson | Centre Forward | 1961-02-04 Sat | 1963-10-26 Sat | 59 | 29 | |||||||||
| Mark de Vries | Forward | 2002-08-03 Sat | 2005-01-02 Sun | 90 | 33 | |||||||||
| Willie Duff | Goalkeeper | 1953-05-09 Sat | 1956-11-12 Mon | 85 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gordon Durie | Forward | 2000-10-01 Sun | 2001-04-22 Sun | 18 | 3 | |||||||||
| Hans Eskilsson | Forward | 1995-11-04 Sat | 1996-03-23 Sat | 11 | 2 | |||||||||
| Justin Fashanu | Forward | 1993-07-28 Wed | 1993-12-11 Sat | 15 | 1 | |||||||||
| George Fleming | Midfield | 1966-12-10 Sat | 1971-12-25 Sat | 168 | 32 | |||||||||
| Thomas Flogel | Defender / Midfield | 1997-07-16 Wed | 2002-05-12 Sun | 164 | 12 | |||||||||
| Donald Ford | Forward | 1964-09-26 Sat | 1976-02-21 Sat | 367 | 143 | Much loved 1960's and 1970's forward. Very good cricketer who played for Scotland. | ||||||||
| Wayne Foster | Forward | 1986-08-23 Sat | 1994-08-31 Wed | 201 | 22 | |||||||||
| Cammy Fraser | Midfield | 1975-02-24 Mon | 1980-08-13 Wed | 191 | 20 | |||||||||
| Ricardo Fuller | Forward | 2001-10-21 Sun | 2002-05-12 Sun | 29 | 9 | |||||||||
| Steve Fulton | Midfield | 1995-10-14 Sat | 2002-05-12 Sun | 239 | 19 | |||||||||
| Takis Fyssas | Full Back | 2005-08-14 Sun | 2007-05-12 Sat | 62 | 1 | Euro 2004 winner with Greece. | ||||||||
| Mike Galloway | Midfield | 1987-11-18 Wed | 1989-05-13 Sat | 74 | 14 | |||||||||
| Willie Gibson | Forward | 1973-03-17 Sat | 1981-05-02 Sat | 311 | 111 | |||||||||
| Freddie Glidden | Centre Half | 1948-08-26 Thu | 1958-11-29 Sat | 228 | 3 | |||||||||
| Alan Gordon | Forward | 1961-10-21 Sat | 1969-04-14 Mon | 149 | 63 | |||||||||
| Craig Gordon | Goalkeeper | 2001-03-03 Sat | 2007-07-28 Sat | 175 | 0 | A Hearts fan who became Hearts most capped Scottish goalkeeper with 23 Caps. 3rd most capped Scottish Hearts player of all time along with Andy Anderson. Became Britain's most expensive goalkeeper and Sunderland's record transfer fee. The fourth most expensive goalkeeper in World football. | ||||||||
| Jim Hamilton | Forward | 1996-12-14 Sat | 1999-03-20 Sat | 94 | 31 | |||||||||
| Johnny Hamilton | Winger | 1955-10-01 Sat | 1967-04-08 Sat | 392 | 110 | |||||||||
| Willie Hamilton | Inside Forward | 1962-09-01 Sat | 1969-02-22 Sat | 69 | 21 | Reckoned by many who saw him to be the most "gifted" player to play for either Hearts or Hibs. | ||||||||
| Paul Hartley | Midfield | 2003-07-16 Wed | 2007-01-20 Sat | 149 | 38 | |||||||||
| David Holt | Left Back | 1960-09-24 Sat | 1969-04-14 Mon | 301 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darren Jackson | Forward / Midfield | 1999-04-03 Sat | 2000-10-22 Sun | 64 | 11 | |||||||||
| Edgaras Jankauskas | Forward | 2005-07-20 Wed | 2007-03-17 Sat | 47 | 13 | European Cup winner with Porto. | ||||||||
| Sandy Jardine | Sweeper | 1982-07-27 Tue | 1988-04-24 Sun | 238 | 3 | A Rangers great. Sandy formed a Scotland full back partnership with Danny McGrain. Won Scottish player of the year with Hearts in 1986 when he played a far more organising role in the centre of defence. | ||||||||
| Jim Jefferies | Defender | 1972-03-04 Sat | 1981-05-02 Sat | 310 | 6 | |||||||||
| Roald Jensen | Winger | 1965-01-02 Sat | 1976-05-19 Wed | 102 | 25 | A Legend in Norwegian football. Norwegian player of the Year 4 times. Twice before joining Hearts and twice after. | ||||||||
| Allan Johnston | Forward | 1992-07-18 Sat | 1996-05-18 Sat | 95 | 14 | |||||||||
| Willie Johnston | Winger | 1982-09-22 Wed | 1985-02-20 Wed | 79 | 11 | Winner of European Cup Winners Cup with Rangers. Notorious for being sent home during 1978 World Cup. | ||||||||
| Joe Jordan | Manager | 1991-05-13 Mon | 1991-05-13 Mon | 0 | 0 | An "Old Fashioned" centre forward much loved by Man Utd, Leeds and Scotland fans. Scotland's top scorer at World Cup Finals. First British player to score in 3 separate World Cup Finals. | ||||||||
| Roy Kay | Full Back | 1969-04-30 Wed | 1977-04-16 Sat | 206 | 3 | |||||||||
| Walter Kidd | Right Back | 1977-08-03 Wed | 1994-11-26 Sat | 462 | 9 | |||||||||
| Craig Levein | Centre Half | 1983-12-03 Sat | 1997-10-12 Sun | 398 | 17 | Cultured defender who would have surely won more Scottish caps but for injuries. Became manager at a difficult period guided Hearts to European qualification for the first time in 2 consecutive seasons since the 1960s. | ||||||||
| Frank Liddell | Centre Half | 1978-05-07 Sun | 1981-08-29 Sat | 114 | 4 | |||||||||
| Gary Locke | Midfield | 1993-05-08 Sat | 2001-01-02 Tue | 189 | 6 | |||||||||
| Andy Lynch | Outside Left | 1969-10-06 Mon | 1973-01-01 Mon | 89 | 21 | |||||||||
| Alex MacDonald | Midfield | 1980-08-09 Sat | 1988-04-24 Sun | 155 | 18 | |||||||||
| Neil MacFarlane | Midfield | 2002-11-09 Sat | 2006-01-07 Sat | 96 | 1 | |||||||||
| Dave Mackay | Right Half | 1953-11-07 Sat | 1959-03-07 Sat | 179 | 29 | The "greatest" post war player to play for Hearts. Bill Nicholson regarded him as "key piece" in the Spurs Double winning side. Achieved further success under Brian Clough at Derby. | ||||||||
| Gary Mackay | Midfield | 1980-08-20 Wed | 1997-10-12 Sun | 640 | 64 | Hearts record appearance holder. | ||||||||
| * | Tam MacKenzie | Full Back | 1942-01-10 Sat | 1958-10-30 Thu | 351 | 5 | ||||||||
| Arthur Mann | Left Back | 1967-10-23 Mon | 1968-11-16 Sat | 45 | 0 | Arthur was originally with Hearts and played in the 1968 Scottish Cup final defeat against Dunfermline. In November of that year, he moved to Manchester City, and won a League Cup Final medal, following victory over West Bromwich Albion in 1970. | ||||||||
| Gordon Marshall | Goalkeeper | 1956-09-19 Wed | 1963-05-11 Sat | 267 | 0 | |||||||||
| Neil McCann | Winger | 1996-07-31 Wed | 2008-02-16 Sat | 127 | 23 | |||||||||
| Kevin McKenna | Defender | 2001-03-18 Sun | 2005-04-16 Sat | 142 | 22 | |||||||||
| Tosh McKinlay | Left Back | 1988-12-10 Sat | 1994-10-29 Sat | 247 | 8 | |||||||||
| Alan McLaren | Defender | 1988-04-24 Sun | 1994-10-22 Sat | 219 | 9 | |||||||||
| Dave McPherson | Defender | 1987-07-19 Sun | 1999-05-23 Sun | 363 | 32 | |||||||||
| John Millar | Midfield | 1991-07-27 Sat | 1996-03-23 Sat | 151 | 25 | |||||||||
| George Miller | Half Back | 1965-11-20 Sat | 1968-11-16 Sat | 102 | 8 | |||||||||
| Bobby Moncur | Manager | 1980-05-11 Sun | 1980-05-11 Sun | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Murray | Inside Right | 1951-03-31 Sat | 1961-04-20 Thu | 144 | 81 | Scorer of Scotland's first World Cup goal. | ||||||||
| * | Tommy Murray | Midfield | 1887-04-16 Sat | 1975-05-16 Fri | 170 | 33 | ||||||||
| Husref Musemic | Forward | 1989-08-02 Wed | 1989-10-04 Wed | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| Gary Naysmith | Defender | 1996-05-04 Sat | 2000-10-01 Sun | 120 | 4 | |||||||||
| Robbie Neilson | Right Back | 2000-07-15 Sat | 2009-05-24 Sun | 249 | 2 | |||||||||
| Antti Niemi | Goalkeeper | 1999-12-19 Sun | 2002-08-18 Sun | 106 | 0 | The most capped player to win a cap whilst playing for Hearts. | ||||||||
| Bobby Parker | Full Back | 1947-08-16 Sat | 1957-11-23 Sat | 329 | 27 | |||||||||
| Bobby Prentice | Outside Left | 1973-08-04 Sat | 1979-04-28 Sat | 208 | 20 | |||||||||
| Steven Pressley | Defender | 1998-07-12 Sun | 2006-11-25 Sat | 332 | 24 | Hearts record Scottish cap holder. | ||||||||
| Jose Quitongo | Forward | 1997-10-29 Wed | 1999-08-29 Sun | 40 | 5 | |||||||||
| John Robertson | Forward | 1982-02-17 Wed | 1998-05-16 Sat | 631 | 271 | Hearts record league goalscorer. Record Competitive goalscorer versus Hibs. | ||||||||
| Gilles Rousset | Goalkeeper | 1995-10-28 Sat | 2000-09-28 Thu | 164 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rudi Skacel | Midfield | 2005-07-20 Wed | 2012-05-19 Sat | 109 | 48 | |||||||||
| Gordon Smith | Right Wing | 1959-08-22 Sat | 1961-04-08 Sat | 60 | 14 | Arguably the best player ever to play for Hibs. Scored hat-trick on debut vs. Hearts when a teenager. The only player to win the Scottish League with 3 different Clubs, Hibs , Hearts and Dundee. | ||||||||
| Henry Smith | Goalkeeper | 1981-07-25 Sat | 1996-01-31 Wed | 598 | 0 | Hearts record appearance holder by a goalkeeper. | ||||||||
| Glynn Snodin | Full Back | 1992-03-14 Sat | 1993-05-01 Sat | 42 | 2 | |||||||||
| Phil Stamp | Midfield | 2002-08-31 Sat | 2005-01-22 Sat | 80 | 6 | |||||||||
| Eddie Thomson | Half Back | 1967-03-22 Wed | 1973-03-12 Mon | 211 | 6 | Hearts fans shocked when he was transferred to Aberdeen. Achieved great success in Australia. | ||||||||
| Andy Thorn | Defender | 1996-09-17 Tue | 1996-09-21 Sat | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| * | Tommy Walker | Inside Forward | 1932-08-31 Wed | 1949-05-02 Mon | 346 | 203 | Along with Bobby Walker "the greatest" player to play for Hearts. Would have broken Scotland Cap record but for WWII. Hearts most successful manager. | |||||||
| Willie Wallace | Centre Forward | 1961-04-29 Sat | 1966-12-03 Sat | 239 | 128 | European Cup Winner with Celtic. | ||||||||
| Jimmy Wardhaugh | Inside Left | 1946-08-21 Wed | 1960-10-31 Mon | 415 | 272 | Part of the "Terrible Trio". Was Heart record league goal scorer until record broken by John Robertson. | ||||||||
| Graham Weir | Forward | 2001-10-27 Sat | 2005-07-10 Sun | 78 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ernie Winchester | Forward | 1969-04-14 Mon | 1972-04-01 Sat | 59 | 11 | |||||||||
| Alex Young | Forward | 1955-08-27 Sat | 1960-11-12 Sat | 197 | 101 | A free scoring forward. The "Golden Vision" went onto be a similarly loved player with Everton. The only Hearts player to ever have a TV play named after him. "the Golden Vision". | ||||||||