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	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
	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.
*	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".
*	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.
	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".
*	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.
	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.
*	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.
*	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.
*	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.
*	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.
*	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.
	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.
	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	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.
*	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,
	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.
	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	Left 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.
*	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.
*	Andy Black	Centre Forward	1935-01-05 Sat	1946-05-04 Sat	185	137								Prolific goal scorer North and South of the border.
*	Alfie Conn	Inside Right	1944-10-14 Sat	1960-10-31 Mon	338	166								Part of the "Terrible Trio".
	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.
*	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 Robertson	Forward	1982-02-17 Wed	1998-05-16 Sat	632	271								Hearts record league goalscorer. Record Competitive goalscorer versus Hibs.
*	Johnny Walker	Forward	1893-02-18 Sat	1898-04-02 Sat	97	40
	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.
*	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.
	Davie Holt	Left Back	1960-09-24 Sat	1969-04-14 Mon	308	0
	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.
	Willie Wallace	Forward	1961-04-29 Sat	1966-12-03 Sat	248	132								European Cup Winner with Celtic.
	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.
*	John McPherson	Centre Forward / Centre Half	1888-08-18 Sat	1892-09-19 Mon	30	9
	Jimmy Murray	Forward	1951-03-31 Sat	1961-04-20 Thu	143	81								Scorer of Scotland's first World Cup goal.
	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.
	Rudi Skacel	Midfielder	2005-07-20 Wed	2012-05-19 Sat	109	48
*	Mark Bell	Outside Right / Outside Left	1900-11-03 Sat	1904-05-03 Tue	47	13
*	Bobby Baxter	Centre Half	1939-10-07 Sat	1947-03-29 Sat	96	9
	Colin Cameron	Midfielder	1996-04-10 Wed	2001-08-18 Sat	189	59
*	Percy Dawson	Centre Forward	1911-01-14 Sat	1914-02-21 Sat	92	71
	Willie Duff	Goalkeeper	1953-05-09 Sat	1956-11-12 Mon	85	0
	Alex MacDonald	Midfielder	1980-08-09 Sat	1988-04-24 Sun	155	18
	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.
*	Davie Baird	Outside Left	1888-11-10 Sat	1903-04-25 Sat	194	81								Only Hearts player to win 3 Scottish Cups.
*	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.
*	Isaac Begbie	Right Half	1888-08-25 Sat	1900-03-17 Sat	191	4
*	Tom Breckenridge	Winger/Inside forward	1886-02-05 Fri	1888-09-15 Sat	11	6
*	Albert Buick	Half Back / Forward	1896-08-17 Mon	1903-05-16 Sat	100	6
	John Colquhoun	Forward	1985-07-25 Thu	1997-10-12 Sun	424	82								Much loved 1980's winger and goalscorer.
*	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.
*	Jock Fairbairn	Goalkeeper	1890-02-01 Sat	1898-05-21 Sat	146	0
	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.
	Freddie Glidden	Centre Half	1949-04-18 Mon	1958-11-29 Sat	229	3
*	Tom Gracie	Forward	1914-06-07 Sun	1915-05-01 Sat	37	29								Died of leukaemia In March 1915 he was diagnosed with leukaemia
*	Tommy Jenkinson	Outside Right	1884-11-29 Sat	1890-11-01 Sat	22	11
	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.
	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
	George Miller	Half Back	1965-11-20 Sat	1968-11-16 Sat	102	8
	Bobby Parker	Right Back	1947-08-16 Sat	1957-11-23 Sat	329	28
	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
	Henry Smith	Goalkeeper	1981-07-25 Sat	1996-01-31 Wed	598	0								Hearts record appearance holder by a goalkeeper.
	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
*	Jake Reid	Goalkeeper	1875-08-28 Sat	1888-04-07 Sat	17	0
	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	Defender / Midfielder	1993-05-08 Sat	2001-01-02 Tue	189	6
	Bobby Prentice	Outside Left	1973-08-04 Sat	1979-04-28 Sat	210	20
	Gary Naysmith	Left Back	1996-05-04 Sat	2013-07-27 Sat	120	4
	Norrie Davidson	Centre Forward	1961-02-04 Sat	1963-10-26 Sat	58	29
	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
	Alan Gordon	Forward	1961-10-21 Sat	1969-03-15 Sat	156	64
	Dave McPherson	Defender	1987-07-19 Sun	1999-05-23 Sun	364	32
*	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
	Alan Anderson	Centre Half	1963-08-05 Mon	1976-04-26 Mon	475	31
	Roy Barry	Centre Half	1961-08-12 Sat	1966-09-26 Mon	150	10
	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
	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
	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.
	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
	Steve Fulton	Midfielder	1995-10-14 Sat	2002-05-12 Sun	239	19
	Willie Gibson	Forward	1973-03-17 Sat	1981-05-02 Sat	312	112
	Johnny Hamilton	Winger	1955-10-01 Sat	1967-04-08 Sat	404	116
	Jim Jefferies	Defender	1972-03-04 Sat	1981-05-02 Sat	310	6
*	Peter Kerr	Right Half	1920-04-14 Wed	1930-08-16 Sat	116	5
	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
*	Jock Ramage	Centre Half	1919-10-11 Sat	1926-09-11 Sat	166	7
	Gilles Rousset	Goalkeeper	1995-10-28 Sat	2000-09-28 Thu	164	0
	Jimmy Bone	Centre Forward	1983-08-03 Wed	1985-01-30 Wed	70	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	Midfielder	1971-09-11 Sat	1975-05-16 Fri	136	21
	Robbie Neilson	Right Back	2000-07-15 Sat	2009-05-24 Sun	249	2
	Dave Bowman	Midfielder	1980-07-30 Wed	1984-12-08 Sat	156	11
	Darren Jackson	Forward / Midfielder	1999-04-03 Sat	2000-10-22 Sun	64	11
	Kenny Aird	Outside Right	1973-03-03 Sat	1977-04-23 Sat	133	14
	Ian Baird	Centre Forward	1991-08-03 Sat	1993-05-05 Wed	79	19
	Neil Berry	Midfielder / Defender	1984-12-15 Sat	1996-07-27 Sat	316	11
	Kenny Black	Defender / Midfielder	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	1976-11-03 Wed	60	3
	Eric Carruthers	Forward	1970-02-21 Sat	1975-01-04 Sat	67	11
	Hans Eskilsson	Forward	1995-11-04 Sat	1996-03-23 Sat	10	2
	Ricardo Fuller	Forward	2001-10-21 Sun	2002-05-12 Sun	29	9
	Mike Galloway	Midfielder	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	Defender / Midfielder	2002-11-09 Sat	2006-01-07 Sat	96	1
	John Millar	Midfielder	1991-07-27 Sat	1996-03-23 Sat	152	25
	Ernie Winchester	Forward	1969-04-14 Mon	1972-04-01 Sat	61	11
	Allan Johnston	Forward	1991-07-31 Wed	1996-05-18 Sat	95	14
	Husref Musemic	Forward	1989-08-02 Wed	1989-10-04 Wed	9	4
	Jose Quitongo	Forward	1997-10-12 Sun	1999-08-29 Sun	40	5
	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
	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	Midfielder	1994-10-08 Sat	1995-08-09 Wed	30	2
	Ralph Callachan	Midfielder	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								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.
	Cammy Fraser	Defender / Midfielder	1975-02-24 Mon	1980-08-13 Wed	192	20
	Roy Kay	Full Back	1969-04-30 Wed	1977-04-16 Sat	207	3
	Andy Lynch	Outside Left	1969-10-06 Mon	1973-01-01 Mon	90	21
	Tosh McKinlay	Left Back	1988-12-10 Sat	1994-10-29 Sat	247	8