Hearts Players A Selective Classification

Selected Pre War Player details are incomplete

Pre War	Player	Position	First	Last	Apps	Goals	Legends			Heroes			Other	Notes
Pre War	Player	Position	First	Last	Apps	Goals	Fitba	Scot tish	Hearts	Hearts	Cult	One Off	Other	Notes
	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.
	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.
	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".
	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.
*	Tommy Walker	Inside Forward	1932-08-31 Wed	1949-05-02 Mon	345	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Takis Fyssas	Full Back	2005-08-14 Sun	2007-05-12 Sat	62	1								Euro 2004 winner with Greece.
	Edgaras Jankauskas	Forward	2005-07-20 Wed	2007-03-17 Sat	47	13								European Cup winner with Porto.
	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.
*	Alfie Conn Snr	Inside Right	1944-10-14 Sat	1960-10-31 Mon	326	166								Part of the "Terrible Trio".
	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.
	John Robertson	Forward	1982-02-17 Wed	1998-05-16 Sat	631	271								Hearts record league goalscorer. Record Competitive goalscorer versus Hibs.
	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.
	David Holt	Left Back	1960-09-24 Sat	1969-04-14 Mon	301	0
	Eamonn Bannon	Midfield	1976-10-09 Sat	1994-12-14 Wed	242	38								His transfer to Chelsea saved Hearts from bankruptcy in the 1970s.
	Willie Wallace	Centre Forward	1961-04-29 Sat	1966-12-03 Sat	239	128								European Cup Winner with Celtic.
	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.
	Jimmy Murray	Inside Right	1951-03-31 Sat	1961-04-20 Thu	144	81								Scorer of Scotland's first World Cup goal.
	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.
	Rudi Skacel	Midfield	2005-07-20 Wed	2012-05-19 Sat	109	48
*	Bobby Baxter	Centre Half	1945-09-29 Sat	1947-03-29 Sat	47	7
	Colin Cameron	Forward	1996-04-10 Wed	2001-08-18 Sat	189	59
	Willie Duff	Goalkeeper	1953-05-09 Sat	1956-11-12 Mon	85	0
	Alex MacDonald	Midfield	1980-08-09 Sat	1988-04-24 Sun	155	18
	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.
	John Colquhoun	Forward	1985-07-25 Thu	1997-10-12 Sun	424	82								Much loved 1980's winger and goalscorer.
	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.
	Freddie Glidden	Centre Half	1948-08-26 Thu	1958-11-29 Sat	228	3
	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.
	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
	George Miller	Half Back	1965-11-20 Sat	1968-11-16 Sat	102	8
	Bobby Parker	Full Back	1947-08-16 Sat	1957-11-23 Sat	329	27
	Steven Pressley	Defender	1998-07-12 Sun	2006-11-25 Sat	332	24								Hearts record Scottish cap holder.
	Henry Smith	Goalkeeper	1981-07-25 Sat	1996-01-31 Wed	598	0								Hearts record appearance holder by a goalkeeper.
	Paul Hartley	Midfield	2003-07-16 Wed	2007-01-20 Sat	149	38
	Walter Kidd	Right Back	1977-08-03 Wed	1994-11-26 Sat	462	9
	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
	Bobby Prentice	Outside Left	1973-08-04 Sat	1979-04-28 Sat	208	20
	Gary Naysmith	Defender	1996-05-04 Sat	2000-10-01 Sun	120	4
	Norrie Davidson	Centre Forward	1961-02-04 Sat	1963-10-26 Sat	59	29
	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
	Alan Gordon	Forward	1961-10-21 Sat	1969-04-14 Mon	149	63
	Dave McPherson	Defender	1987-07-19 Sun	1999-05-23 Sun	363	32
	Alan Anderson	Centre Half	1964-01-02 Thu	1976-04-26 Mon	467	31
	Roy Barry	Centre Half	1961-08-12 Sat	1966-09-26 Mon	139	9
	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
	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
	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.
	Mark de Vries	Forward	2002-08-03 Sat	2005-01-02 Sun	90	33
	Steve Fulton	Midfield	1995-10-14 Sat	2002-05-12 Sun	239	19
	Willie Gibson	Forward	1973-03-17 Sat	1981-05-02 Sat	311	111
	Johnny Hamilton	Winger	1955-10-01 Sat	1967-04-08 Sat	392	110
	Jim Jefferies	Defender	1972-03-04 Sat	1981-05-02 Sat	310	6
	Neil McCann	Winger	1996-07-31 Wed	2008-02-16 Sat	127	23
	Alan McLaren	Defender	1988-04-24 Sun	1994-10-22 Sat	219	9
	Gilles Rousset	Goalkeeper	1995-10-28 Sat	2000-09-28 Thu	164	0
	Jimmy Bone	Forward	1983-08-03 Wed	1985-01-30 Wed	69	14
	Wayne Foster	Forward	1986-08-23 Sat	1994-08-31 Wed	201	22
	Kevin McKenna	Defender	2001-03-18 Sun	2005-04-16 Sat	142	22
*	Tommy Murray	Midfield	1887-04-16 Sat	1975-05-16 Fri	170	33
	Robbie Neilson	Right Back	2000-07-15 Sat	2009-05-24 Sun	249	2
	Dave Bowman	Midfield	1980-07-30 Wed	1984-12-08 Sat	156	11
	Darren Jackson	Forward / Midfield	1999-04-03 Sat	2000-10-22 Sun	64	11
	Kenny Aird	Outside Right	1973-03-03 Sat	1977-04-23 Sat	132	14
	Ian Baird	Centre Forward	1991-08-03 Sat	1993-05-05 Wed	79	19
	Neil Berry	Midfield / Defender	1984-12-15 Sat	1996-07-27 Sat	316	11
	Kenny Black	Defender / Midfield	1984-07-28 Sat	1989-05-13 Sat	222	19
	Pasquale Bruno	Defender	1995-11-04 Sat	1997-10-12 Sun	45	1
	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
	Hans Eskilsson	Forward	1995-11-04 Sat	1996-03-23 Sat	11	2
	Ricardo Fuller	Forward	2001-10-21 Sun	2002-05-12 Sun	29	9
	Mike Galloway	Midfield	1987-11-18 Wed	1989-05-13 Sat	74	14
	Jim Hamilton	Forward	1996-12-14 Sat	1999-03-20 Sat	94	31
	Neil MacFarlane	Midfield	2002-11-09 Sat	2006-01-07 Sat	96	1
	John Millar	Midfield	1991-07-27 Sat	1996-03-23 Sat	151	25
	Ernie Winchester	Forward	1969-04-14 Mon	1972-04-01 Sat	59	11
	Allan Johnston	Forward	1992-07-18 Sat	1996-05-18 Sat	95	14
	Husref Musemic	Forward	1989-08-02 Wed	1989-10-04 Wed	9	4
	Jose Quitongo	Forward	1997-10-29 Wed	1999-08-29 Sun	40	5
	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
	Andy Thorn	Defender	1996-09-17 Tue	1996-09-21 Sat	2	0
	Graham Weir	Forward	2001-10-27 Sat	2005-07-10 Sun	78	6
	Jim Bett	Midfield	1994-10-08 Sat	1995-08-09 Wed	30	2
	Ralph Callachan	Midfield	1974-04-13 Sat	1977-02-05 Sat	114	19
	Alfie Conn Jnr	Forward	1980-07-26 Sat	1981-01-10 Sat	21	3
	Gordon Durie	Forward	2000-10-01 Sun	2001-04-22 Sun	18	3
	Justin Fashanu	Forward	1993-07-28 Wed	1993-12-11 Sat	15	1
	Cammy Fraser	Midfield	1975-02-24 Mon	1980-08-13 Wed	191	20
	Roy Kay	Full Back	1969-04-30 Wed	1977-04-16 Sat	206	3
	Andy Lynch	Outside Left	1969-10-06 Mon	1973-01-01 Mon	89	21
	Tosh McKinlay	Left Back	1988-12-10 Sat	1994-10-29 Sat	247	8
	Bobby Moncur	Manager	1980-05-11 Sun	1980-05-11 Sun	0	0