Selected Pre War Player details are incomplete
| Pre War |
Player | Position | First | Last | Apps | Goals | Legends | Heroes | Other | Notes | ||||
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| * | Lol Abram | Forward | 1910-12-31 Sat | 1914-04-30 Thu | 117 | 10 | Never capped at international level, Abrams did represent England in a Military International match held during the First World War , scoring one of his side's goals during a 4–3 victory over Scotland on 13 May 1916 | |||||||
| Stephane Adam | Centre Forward | 1997-07-16 Wed | 2002-05-12 Sun | 130 | 33 | The scorer of the goal that won Hearts their first trophy in 36 years. | ||||||||
| Kenny Aird | Outside Right | 1973-03-03 Sat | 1977-04-23 Sat | 133 | 14 | |||||||||
| Alan Anderson | Centre Half | 1963-08-05 Mon | 1976-04-26 Mon | 475 | 31 | |||||||||
| * | Andy Anderson | Right Back | 1930-01-18 Sat | 1941-01-25 Sat | 403 | 4 | "Tiger" Anderson was a skilful and much loved Hearts and Scotland full back. The 3rd most capped Hearts Scottish player. | |||||||
| * | Davie Baird | Outside Left | 1888-11-10 Sat | 1903-04-25 Sat | 194 | 81 | Only Hearts player to win 3 Scottish Cups. | |||||||
| Ian Baird | Centre Forward | 1991-08-03 Sat | 1993-05-05 Wed | 79 | 19 | |||||||||
| Eamonn Bannon | Midfielder | 1976-10-09 Sat | 1994-12-14 Wed | 242 | 38 | His transfer to Chelsea saved Hearts from bankruptcy in the 1970s. Achieved great success with Dundee United. Returned to Hearts at the end of his career. | ||||||||
| Roy Barry | Centre Half | 1961-08-12 Sat | 1966-09-26 Mon | 150 | 10 | |||||||||
| * | Barney Battles Jnr | Centre Forward | 1928-08-03 Fri | 1936-04-30 Thu | 162 | 152 | Prolific goalscorer. Hearts record goalscorer in a single season 44. Scored 11 goals versus Hibs in the space of a month in 3 local Cup Finals. Son of Barney Battles Senior who died before his son was born. Also capped for USA. | |||||||
| * | Barney Battles Snr | Full Back | 1894-08-29 Wed | 1895-05-29 Wed | 21 | 0 | Won championships with Hearts and Celtic. Father of Barney junior, tragically died before his son was born. Celtic donated their share of Scotland v Ireland (Mar 1905) gate receipts to his widow. | |||||||
| Willie Bauld | Centre Forward | 1948-05-01 Sat | 1962-03-03 Sat | 413 | 278 | 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 | 1939-10-07 Sat | 1947-03-29 Sat | 96 | 9 | ||||||||
| * | Isaac Begbie | Right Half | 1888-08-25 Sat | 1900-03-17 Sat | 191 | 4 | ||||||||
| * | Mark Bell | Outside Right / Outside Left | 1900-11-03 Sat | 1904-05-03 Tue | 47 | 13 | ||||||||
| Neil Berry | Midfielder / Defender | 1984-12-15 Sat | 1996-07-27 Sat | 316 | 11 | |||||||||
| Jim Bett | Midfielder | 1994-10-08 Sat | 1995-08-09 Wed | 30 | 2 | |||||||||
| * | Andy Black | Centre Forward | 1935-01-05 Sat | 1946-05-04 Sat | 185 | 137 | Prolific goal scorer North and South of the border. | |||||||
| Kenny Black | Defender / Midfielder | 1984-07-28 Sat | 1989-05-13 Sat | 222 | 19 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Bone | Centre Forward | 1983-08-03 Wed | 1985-01-30 Wed | 70 | 14 | |||||||||
| Dave Bowman | Midfielder | 1980-07-30 Wed | 1984-12-08 Sat | 156 | 11 | |||||||||
| * | Tom Breckenridge | Winger/Inside forward | 1886-02-05 Fri | 1888-09-15 Sat | 11 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Brown | Midfielder / Defender | 1969-01-04 Sat | 1979-05-14 Mon | 386 | 25 | |||||||||
| * | Jimmy Brown | Goalkeeper | 1942-10-10 Sat | 1952-04-14 Mon | 356 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pasquale Bruno | Defender | 1995-11-04 Sat | 1997-10-12 Sun | 45 | 1 | |||||||||
| * | Albert Buick | Half Back / Forward | 1896-08-17 Mon | 1903-05-16 Sat | 100 | 6 | ||||||||
| Drew Busby | Forward | 1973-08-04 Sat | 1979-04-25 Wed | 256 | 85 | A cult hero of the 1970s. Scorer of the last goal for Third Lanark. | ||||||||
| Ralph Callachan | Midfielder | 1974-04-13 Sat | 1977-02-05 Sat | 114 | 19 | |||||||||
| Colin Cameron | Midfielder | 1996-04-10 Wed | 2001-08-18 Sat | 189 | 59 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Cant | Sweeper / Defender | 1973-04-28 Sat | 1976-11-03 Wed | 60 | 3 | |||||||||
| Eric Carruthers | Forward | 1970-02-21 Sat | 1975-01-04 Sat | 67 | 11 | |||||||||
| Sandy Clark | Centre Forward | 1984-10-20 Sat | 1994-05-28 Sat | 165 | 40 | |||||||||
| David Clunie | Full Back / Midfielder | 1966-05-07 Sat | 1977-04-23 Sat | 310 | 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 | Inside Right | 1944-10-14 Sat | 1960-10-31 Mon | 338 | 166 | Part of the "Terrible Trio". | |||||||
| Ian Crawford | Winger | 1954-09-13 Mon | 1961-03-29 Wed | 174 | 79 | Scorer of 2 goals in 1956 Scottish Cup Final victory over Celtic. | ||||||||
| * | Paddy Crossan | Right Back | 1912-01-02 Tue | 1925-02-07 Sat | 308 | 14 | Pte. Patrick James 'Paddy' Crossan. Twice wounded and gassed at least once. a Robust and popular player who returned to play for several seasons. Earned two testimonials. Later opened a pub in Rose Street Edinburgh. Died suddenly in 1933 in his fortieth year. | |||||||
| Jim Cruickshank | Goalkeeper | 1960-10-15 Sat | 1977-04-23 Sat | 538 | 0 | Much loved 1960's goalkeeper. | ||||||||
| John Cumming | Left Winger / Left Half | 1950-12-30 Sat | 1967-05-09 Tue | 505 | 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 | 58 | 29 | |||||||||
| * | Percy Dawson | Centre Forward | 1911-01-14 Sat | 1914-02-21 Sat | 92 | 71 | ||||||||
| Mark de Vries | Forward | 2002-08-03 Sat | 2005-01-02 Sun | 90 | 33 | Scored 4 goals vs Hibs on his home debut in a 5–1 victory in August 2002 | ||||||||
| 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 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| * | Jock Fairbairn | Goalkeeper | 1890-02-01 Sat | 1898-05-21 Sat | 146 | 0 | ||||||||
| Justin Fashanu | Forward | 1993-07-28 Wed | 1993-12-11 Sat | 15 | 1 | The first professional footballer to be openly gay. Commited suicide in 1998. n 2020, Fashanu was inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. | ||||||||
| George Fleming | Midfielder | 1966-12-10 Sat | 1971-12-25 Sat | 169 | 32 | |||||||||
| Thomas Flogel | Defender / Midfielder | 1997-07-16 Wed | 2002-05-12 Sun | 164 | 12 | |||||||||
| Donald Ford | Forward | 1964-09-26 Sat | 1976-02-21 Sat | 371 | 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 | Defender / Midfielder | 1975-02-24 Mon | 1980-08-13 Wed | 192 | 20 | |||||||||
| Ricardo Fuller | Forward | 2001-10-21 Sun | 2002-05-12 Sun | 29 | 9 | |||||||||
| Steve Fulton | Midfielder | 1995-10-14 Sat | 2002-05-12 Sun | 239 | 19 | |||||||||
| Takis Fyssas | Left Back | 2005-08-14 Sun | 2007-05-12 Sat | 62 | 1 | Euro 2004 winner with Greece. | ||||||||
| Mike Galloway | Midfielder | 1987-11-18 Wed | 1989-05-13 Sat | 74 | 14 | |||||||||
| Willie Gibson | Forward | 1973-03-17 Sat | 1981-05-02 Sat | 312 | 112 | |||||||||
| Freddie Glidden | Centre Half | 1949-04-18 Mon | 1958-11-29 Sat | 229 | 3 | |||||||||
| Alan Gordon | Forward | 1961-10-21 Sat | 1969-03-15 Sat | 156 | 64 | |||||||||
| Craig Gordon | Goalkeeper | 2001-03-03 Sat | 2026-01-25 Sun | 332 | 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. | ||||||||
| * | Tom Gracie | Forward | 1914-06-07 Sun | 1915-05-01 Sat | 37 | 29 | Died of leukaemia In March 1915 he was diagnosed with leukaemia | |||||||
| Jim Hamilton | Forward | 1996-12-14 Sat | 1999-03-20 Sat | 94 | 31 | |||||||||
| Johnny Hamilton | Winger | 1955-10-01 Sat | 1967-04-08 Sat | 404 | 116 | |||||||||
| Willie Hamilton | Inside Forward | 1962-09-01 Sat | 1969-02-22 Sat | 70 | 22 | Reckoned by many who saw him to be the most "gifted" player to play for either Hearts or Hibs. | ||||||||
| * | Jack Harkness | Goalkeeper | 1928-05-05 Sat | 1936-08-26 Wed | 324 | 0 | An "immortal" as part of the "Wembley Wizards". Much loved writer on the Sunday Post | |||||||
| Paul Hartley | Midfielder | 2003-07-16 Wed | 2007-01-20 Sat | 149 | 38 | |||||||||
| * | Johnny Hill | Left Half | 1888-04-14 Sat | 1892-11-05 Sat | 58 | 4 | ||||||||
| * | George Hogg | Left Half | 1892-08-13 Sat | 1904-04-25 Mon | 231 | 9 | ||||||||
| Davie Holt | Left Back | 1960-09-24 Sat | 1969-04-14 Mon | 308 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darren Jackson | Forward / Midfielder | 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 | 235 | 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 | |||||||||
| * | Tommy Jenkinson | Outside Right | 1884-11-29 Sat | 1890-11-01 Sat | 22 | 11 | ||||||||
| Roald Jensen | Winger | 1963-08-05 Mon | 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 | 1991-07-31 Wed | 1996-05-18 Sat | 95 | 14 | |||||||||
| Willie Johnston | Winger | 1982-09-22 Wed | 1985-02-20 Wed | 80 | 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 | 207 | 3 | |||||||||
| * | Peter Kerr | Right Half | 1920-04-14 Wed | 1930-08-16 Sat | 116 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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 | 401 | 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 | Defender / Midfielder | 1993-05-08 Sat | 2001-01-02 Tue | 189 | 6 | |||||||||
| Andy Lynch | Outside Left | 1969-10-06 Mon | 1973-01-01 Mon | 90 | 21 | |||||||||
| Alex MacDonald | Midfielder | 1980-08-09 Sat | 1988-04-24 Sun | 155 | 18 | |||||||||
| Neil MacFarlane | Defender / Midfielder | 2002-11-09 Sat | 2006-01-07 Sat | 96 | 1 | |||||||||
| Davie 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 | Midfielder | 1980-08-20 Wed | 1997-10-12 Sun | 640 | 64 | Hearts record appearance holder. | ||||||||
| * | Tom Mackenzie | Left Back | 1942-04-25 Sat | 1958-10-30 Thu | 357 | 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 | |||||||||
| * | Alex Massie | Right Half | 1930-10-11 Sat | 1943-08-07 Sat | 215 | 27 | Regarded as the best "wing half" of his day. On transfer to Villa he was known as "The Ace of Hearts". | |||||||
| 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 | 364 | 32 | |||||||||
| * | John McPherson | Centre Forward / Centre Half | 1888-08-18 Sat | 1892-09-19 Mon | 30 | 9 | ||||||||
| * | Bob Mercer | Centre Half | 1909-08-16 Mon | 1921-04-25 Mon | 256 | 25 | Gassed during WWI discharged invalid. Died whilst playing in a Friendly at Selkirk. | |||||||
| John Millar | Midfielder | 1991-07-27 Sat | 1996-03-23 Sat | 152 | 25 | |||||||||
| George Miller | Half Back | 1965-11-20 Sat | 1968-11-16 Sat | 102 | 8 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Murray | Forward | 1951-03-31 Sat | 1961-04-20 Thu | 143 | 81 | Scorer of Scotland's first World Cup goal. | ||||||||
| Tommy Murray | Midfielder | 1971-09-11 Sat | 1975-05-16 Fri | 136 | 21 | |||||||||
| Husref Musemic | Forward | 1989-08-02 Wed | 1989-10-04 Wed | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| Gary Naysmith | Left Back | 1996-05-04 Sat | 2013-07-27 Sat | 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 | Right Back | 1947-08-16 Sat | 1957-11-23 Sat | 329 | 28 | |||||||||
| Bobby Prentice | Outside Left | 1973-08-04 Sat | 1979-04-28 Sat | 210 | 20 | |||||||||
| Steven Pressley | Defender | 1998-07-12 Sun | 2006-11-25 Sat | 332 | 24 | Hearts record Scottish cap holder. Left in contraversial circumstances after being part of the 'Riccarton Three'. | ||||||||
| * | Tom Purdie | Full Back | 1875-08-28 Sat | 1883-09-22 Sat | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jose Quitongo | Forward | 1997-10-12 Sun | 1999-08-29 Sun | 40 | 5 | |||||||||
| * | Jock Ramage | Centre Half | 1919-10-11 Sat | 1926-09-11 Sat | 166 | 7 | ||||||||
| * | Jake Reid | Goalkeeper | 1875-08-28 Sat | 1888-04-07 Sat | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
| * | Harry Rennie | Goalkeeper | 1898-08-15 Mon | 1900-05-12 Sat | 43 | 0 | The 'father' of modern goalkeeping. Achieved most success with Edinburgh rivals Hibernian. | |||||||
| John Robertson | Forward | 1982-02-17 Wed | 1998-05-16 Sat | 632 | 271 | Hearts record league goalscorer. Record Competitive goalscorer versus Hibs. | ||||||||
| * | Nick Ross | Defender / Forward | 1881-08-20 Sat | 1884-04-19 Sat | 4 | 1 | A giant of the early game. Ross was one of the first players who could 'read' the game. His Scientific methods helps lay the foundations of the 'Invincibles'. Sadly he died of consumption aged 31, | |||||||
| Gilles Rousset | Goalkeeper | 1995-10-28 Sat | 2000-09-28 Thu | 164 | 0 | |||||||||
| * | Davie Russell | Forward | 1890-10-04 Sat | 1896-05-06 Wed | 98 | 44 | First player to win the league and Cup with two different sides Hearts and Celtic. | |||||||
| Rudi Skacel | Midfielder | 2005-07-20 Wed | 2012-05-19 Sat | 109 | 48 | |||||||||
| * | Gordon Smith | Outside Right | 1943-08-07 Sat | 1961-04-08 Sat | 60 | 15 | 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 | Midfielder | 2002-08-31 Sat | 2005-01-22 Sat | 80 | 6 | |||||||||
| * | Charlie Thomson | Versatile | 1898-04-16 Sat | 1908-04-18 Sat | 219 | 47 | Hearts most versatile player. Played every position except goalkeeper. One of the best Hearts and Scotland Captains. | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| * | Bobby Walker | Inside Right | 1896-04-18 Sat | 1920-04-14 Wed | 389 | 145 | Along with Tommy Walker "the greatest" player to play for Hearts. Walker was the older brother of fellow Heart of Midlothian footballer, Alex Walker. | |||||||
| * | Johnny Walker | Forward | 1893-02-18 Sat | 1898-04-02 Sat | 97 | 40 | ||||||||
| * | Tommy Walker | Inside Right | 1932-08-04 Thu | 1949-05-02 Mon | 409 | 228 | 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 | Forward | 1961-04-29 Sat | 1966-12-03 Sat | 248 | 132 | European Cup Winner with Celtic. | ||||||||
| Jimmy Wardhaugh | Inside Left | 1946-08-21 Wed | 1960-10-31 Mon | 418 | 271 | 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 | |||||||||
| * | Jock White | Forward | 1922-08-05 Sat | 1934-04-24 Tue | 312 | 183 | The only British forward to score 4 goals in 3 successive games. | |||||||
| * | Andy Wilson | Centre Forward | 1918-01-12 Sat | 1919-05-17 Sat | 33 | 40 | Prolific goal scorer for Hearts, Dunfermline Athletic and Middlesbrough. Would have won more than 12 caps if career hadn't started during WWI. 3rd most prolific scorer for Scotland in terms of goals per game for players with 10 or more caps. 13 goals in 12 games. Scored the only goal in Scotland's first victory in England for 19 years in 1922. | |||||||
| Ernie Winchester | Forward | 1969-04-14 Mon | 1972-04-01 Sat | 61 | 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". | ||||||||