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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| 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 | |||||||||