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Edinburgh derby

Association football rivalry between the Hearts and Hibs

Association football rivalry between the Hearts and Hibs

FieldValue
nameEdinburgh derby
imageThe Meadows Park.jpg
captionThe Meadows, venue of the first Edinburgh derby
city or regionEdinburgh
first contested25 December 1875
Friendly
Hearts 1–0 Hibernian
teams involvedHearts
Hibernian
mostrecent27 December 2025
Scottish Premiership
Hibernian 3–2 Hearts
nextmeeting10 February 2026
Scottish Premiership
Hearts v Hibernian
totalCompetitive: 343
Overall: 668
most winsCompetitive: Hearts (150)
Overall: Hearts (292)
top scorerCompetitive: John Robertson (Hearts, 27)
Overall: Bobby Walker (Hearts, 33)
stadiumsTynecastle Park (Hearts)
Easter Road (Hibernian)
map_locationUnited Kingdom Edinburgh
map_label1Tynecastle Park
map_mark1Dark Red 800000 pog.svg
map_label2Easter Road
map_mark2Green 008000 pog.svg
coordinates1
coordinates2

Friendly Hearts 1–0 Hibernian Hibernian Scottish Premiership Hibernian 3–2 Hearts Scottish Premiership Hearts v Hibernian Overall: 668 Overall: Hearts (292) Overall: Bobby Walker (Hearts, 33) Easter Road (Hibernian) The Edinburgh derby is an informal title given to any football match played between Scottish clubs Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs), the two oldest professional clubs based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two clubs have a fierce rivalry that dates back to the clubs being founded in the mid-1870s, which makes it one of the longest running rivalries in world football. The first match between the clubs was played on the Meadows on Christmas Day 1875.

The matches are normally played at either Easter Road or Tynecastle. They have been regularly played in the top level of the Scottish football league system, although derbies were played in the second tier during the 2014–15 season. The teams sometimes also play against one another in cup tournaments, such as the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. The clubs have met twice in Scottish Cup finals, in 1896 and 2012, both of which were won by Hearts.

History

Hearts and Hibs were both formed during the mid-1870s. The first ever match between the clubs was played at East Meadows on 25 December 1875, with Hearts winning 1–0. Hibs won the first Scottish Cup tie between the clubs, in 1877–78. The matches that established the two clubs as the principal sides in Edinburgh was the five game struggle for the EFA Cup later that season, which Hearts won 3–2 after four previous attempts ended in draws. Hibs beat Hearts on the way to their first national trophy, the 1886–87 Scottish Cup. Hibs also had wins of 3–0, 5–2 and 7–1 against Hearts in other competitions.

Hibs had major financial problems and briefly ceased playing during the early 1890s. In the meantime, Hearts had become founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890–91. Hibs soon resumed operations and Hearts won 10–2 in a friendly match at Easter Road which marked their return. Hibs joined the Scottish Football League in 1893–94 and were promoted to the First Division in 1895. The first league derby was played on 28 September 1895, Hearts winning 4–3 at Tynecastle.

The clubs contested the 1896 Scottish Cup final, which Hearts won 3–1 at Logie Green in Edinburgh. It is the only time a Scottish Cup final has been played outside Glasgow. The derby was played regularly in the league until 1930–31, when Hibs were relegated from Division One, although matches in other competitions continued. Hibs regained top division status in 1933–34, but all league football was suspended from 1939–40 to 1945–46 due to the Second World War.

The record crowd for an Edinburgh derby was 65,860 on 2 January 1950 when Hearts won 2–1 at Easter Road. This was also the biggest crowd for any Scottish game played outside Glasgow. The post-war period was a golden age for football in Edinburgh, as Hibs won three league championships with their Famous Five forward line, while Hearts won several major trophies in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Hibs enjoyed a sustained period of success in the fixture in the late 1960s and most of the 1970s. Their record victory against Hearts, 7–0 at Tynecastle on 1 January 1973, was achieved during this period. Hibs then had their longest unbeaten streak in the fixture, 12 games from 1974 to 1978. Scottish league football was restructured from the 1975–76 season to create smaller divisions, resulting in the teams playing each other four times a season in the league, but it also increased the risk of the clubs being relegated. Hearts were a yo-yo club in the late 1970s and early 1980s, while Hibs were also relegated in 1979–80. This meant that there were few derbies until Hearts returned to the Premier Division in 1983–84.

Hearts then took the upper hand in the derby, setting the record for consecutive derbies without a loss, a 22-game streak straddling the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, Hearts owner Wallace Mercer attempted to force through a merger of the two clubs by acquiring a majority shareholding in Hibs. This effort failed after protest groups set up by Hibs fans persuaded some shareholders not to sell to Mercer and new investment in Hibs was provided by Tom Farmer.

The clubs met in a 2005–06 Scottish Cup semi-final, in the knowledge that victory would lead to a final against Gretna, who were a Second Division club. Hearts won the semi-final against Hibs by 4–0 and went on to win the competition on a penalty shootout in the final. Hibs gained some revenge the following season by winning a 2006–07 Scottish League Cup quarter-final against Hearts 1–0, and went on to win that competition.

The two clubs met in the 2012 Scottish Cup final. The match was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, despite some fans proposing that it should be moved to Murrayfield Stadium, the largest venue in Edinburgh. Hearts won a one-sided final by 5–1, having also won all three league derbies that season. Hibs gained some revenge for this defeat six months later by knocking Hearts out of the 2012–13 Scottish Cup, winning 1–0 in a fourth round tie at Easter Road. It also ended a run of 12 games without a win for Hibs in the derby.

Both clubs were relegated to the second tier after finishing in the bottom two positions of the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership. This meant that the city of Edinburgh was left without representation in the top tier of the Scottish league system for the first time in its history. Hearts won the 2014–15 Scottish Championship and earned an immediate promotion back to the top tier. Hibs won promotion in 2016–17, which meant that top-flight league derbies were resumed in 2017–18. Meanwhile, the teams were drawn together in the Scottish Cup in three consecutive seasons: 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18. Hibs won the first two ties after replays and went on to win the 2015–16 competition, while Hearts won the third tie.

Hearts were relegated to the Championship in 2020 after the 2019–20 season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. In the semi-finals of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, which were delayed until the autumn by the pandemic, Hearts won 2–1 after extra time against Hibs. Hearts were promoted back to the top flight in 2021, before winning the 2021–22 Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs.

Local competitions and other Edinburgh clubs

In the late 19th and early 20th century, the clubs often met each other ten times in a single season due to the plethora of local competitions, such as the East of Scotland Shield, Rosebery Charity Cup, Wilson Cup, and the Dunedin Cup. These competitions also involved the other clubs in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Hearts and Hibs were the most frequent winners of these competitions. The East of Scotland Shield is the only one of the local competitions that is contested by Hearts and Hibs today, albeit by young reserve teams. The Shield is contested by a one-off match and gate takings are given to the Edinburgh Football Association.

St Bernard's, Leith Athletic, the original Edinburgh City and Meadowbank Thistle all represented the city of Edinburgh in the Scottish Football League. As Hibs did not enter the league until the 1893–94 season, the first league derby was actually played between Hearts and Leith Athletic on 24 October 1891 (Hearts winning 3–1). The first league derby between Hearts and Hibs was played at Tynecastle on 28 September 1895, with Hearts winning 4–3. The four teams took part in the Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup in late 1921 to raise money for the unemployed (a Glasgow version was also played); the final was between Hearts and Hibs (won by Hearts), but was not played until May 1923.

The introduction of the Scottish football pyramid system has allowed Edinburgh City (2016) and Spartans (2023) to gain promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Neither club has yet played either Hearts or Hibs in a SPFL match, although Hearts have been drawn to play Spartans in the 2023–24 Scottish Cup. Civil Service Strollers and Edinburgh University play in the Lowland League. The East of Scotland League also features derby matches, with six clubs based in Edinburgh.

The term is also used for matches in women's football, including games between Hibernian, Hearts and Spartans.

Festival Cup

Main article: Festival Cup

In 1985, an Edinburgh select team composing of players from Hearts, Hibs and Meadowbank Thistle played Bayern Munich in a "Festival Cup" challenge match at Tynecastle. The Festival Cup was reintroduced in 2003, to tie in with the annual Edinburgh Festival. The local media speculated that clubs from cities twinned with Edinburgh, including Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kyiv, would be invited to participate in an annual Edinburgh tournament. Eventually, the clubs settled for playing a single derby match on the last Saturday before the start of the 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season. The SPL did not help the launch of the Festival Cup by scheduling a league derby match two weeks after the Festival Cup match, also at Easter Road. Hearts won the first Festival Cup match 1–0 with a goal by Andy Webster.

The clubs then had difficulty scheduling the 2004–05 match, partly due to the clubs arranging other friendly matches. The Festival Cup match was eventually played at Tynecastle on 4 September 2004. Both teams were well below full strength because several players were training with their national teams. Playing the game in September also meant that the game was played after the start of the 2004–05 Scottish Premier League season and after the end of the Festival. Hearts won the second and to date last Festival Cup match 3–1. The Hearts goals were scored by Craig Sives, Mark de Vries and Dennis Wyness, while Stephen Dobbie scored a penalty kick for Hibs. The match was not in played in 2005 as Hearts had a protracted search for a new head coach. It was not resurrected in 2006 and has not been contested since.

New Year derby

An Edinburgh derby match has traditionally been played at New Year, as both 1 January and 2 January are bank holidays in Scotland. The New Year derby match has sometimes not taken place in recent years, due to a shutdown in early January being introduced to the schedule. Of the 94 Edinburgh derbies played at New Year, Hibs hold a slight lead of 32 to 30 wins by Hearts.

During the 1940 New Year's Day match, Easter Road was covered with a thick fog that would normally cause a football match to be abandoned. Due to the match being played during wartime, and it being broadcast widely by the BBC for the entertainment of soldiers stationed overseas, the War Office ordered play to go ahead to avoid alerting the Luftwaffe to the bad weather conditions. Commentator Bob Kingsley could not see the pitch either and had to improvise. Using a series of runners to tell him if there were any goals scored, he created his own version of the match. This was later described in The Scotsman as "Fawlty Towers ahead of itself" and adapted into a BBC Radio Four play by Scottish playwright, Andrew Dallmeyer.

Results and records

Hearts have the better record in derbies, with 150 to 90 wins by Hibs in 343 matches played in the three main Scottish competitions. There have been 668 Edinburgh derbies to date, meaning that just under half of all derbies have been played in other competitions and friendlies. Including these other fixtures, Hearts have won 292 derbies and Hibs have won 210. During the 2017–18 season, Hearts manager Craig Levein said that Hearts winning was the "natural order" of the fixture, with Hibs fans and manager Neil Lennon making light of these comments in the subsequent derby, which Hibs won.

Since the creation of the Scottish Premier Division in 1975 and the introduction of four league games between clubs in a Scottish season, neither club has managed to win all four league derbies in a season. Hearts have achieved three wins and a draw five times, in 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1996–97 and 2006–07. Hibs' best record in a league season is also three wins and a draw, in 1975–76. Hearts whitewashed Hibs in the 2011–12 season, winning all three league games and the Scottish Cup final; however, a fourth league fixture was not possible as the clubs were not in the same section of the league after the split.

All-time head-to-head record

CompetitionFirst matchPlayedHeartsHibernianDrawTotals34315090103
Scottish League18952981277794
Scottish Cup18773918129
League Cup19476510

League results

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1895–9628 September 1895Hearts4–317,500
21 December 1895Hibs3–24,500
1896–9726 September 1896Hibs2–012,000
5 December 1896Hearts1–010,500
1897–9818 September 1897Hibs1–114,000
18 December 1897Hearts3–27,000
1898–998 October 1898Hearts4–014,000
29 October 1898Hibs1–511,000
1899–190028 October 1899Hibs1–09,000
25 November 1899Hearts1–37,500
1900–011 September 1900Hibs3–010,500
13 October 1900Hearts0–06,500
1901–0217 August 1901Hearts2–15,000
14 September 1901Hibs1–212,000
1902–0313 September 1902Hibs0–013,000
11 October 1902Hearts1–114,500
1903–0410 October 1903Hearts2–012,500
20 February 1904Hibs2–44,000
1904–0529 October 1904Hibs3–08,000
2 January 1905Hearts1–09,000
1905–0618 September 1905Hibs0–315,000
4 November 1905Hearts1–010,500
1906–0722 September 1906Hearts4–111,500
1 January 1907Hibs0–09,000
1907–0816 November 1907Hibs2–312,000
4 April 1908Hearts1–25,500
1908–0919 August 1908Hearts1–115,000
7 November 1908Hibs0–110,000
1909–1023 October 1909Hibs1–414,000
1 January 1910Hearts1–014,000
1910–1122 October 1910Hearts2–013,500
2 January 1911Hibs1–012,000
1911–129 December 1911Hearts4–012,000
1 January 1912Hibs0–318,000
1912–1328 September 1912Hearts1–020,500
16 April 1913Hibs0–34,000
1913–148 November 1913Hibs1–221,000
14 February 1914Hearts3–116,000
1914–155 December 1914Hearts3–112,000
27 February 1915Hibs2–216,000
1915–1620 September 1915Hibs1–210,000
17 April 1916Hearts1–35,000
1916–1718 September 1916Hearts2–15,500
16 April 1917Hibs0–25,000
1917–181 September 1917Hearts1–07,500
2 February 1918Hibs1–38,000
1918–1919 October 1918Hibs1–33,000
11 January 1919Hearts3–112,000
1919–2015 September 1919Hibs2–418,000
1 January 1920Hearts1–322,000
1920–2128 August 1920Hearts5–127,500
1 January 1921Hibs3–026,000
1921–2210 September 1921Hibs2–120,000
2 January 1922Hearts0–230,500
1922–2323 September 1922Hearts2–231,500
1 January 1923Hibs2–125,000
1923–248 September 1923Hibs1–120,000
1 January 1924Hearts1–126,000
1924–2518 October 1924Hearts2–033,500
1 January 1925Hibs2–125,000
1925–2617 October 1925Hibs0–020,000
1 January 1926Hearts1–433,000
1926–2730 October 1926Hearts2–225,500
1 January 1927Hibs2–227,000
1927–2815 October 1927Hibs2–131,000
2 January 1928Hearts2–236,000
1928–2920 October 1928Hearts1–128,000
1 January 1929Hibs1–025,000
1929–3026 October 1929Hibs1–127,000
1 January 1930Hearts1–115,000
1930–3120 September 1930Hearts4–123,000
1 January 1931Hibs2–220,000
1933–349 September 1933Hearts0–032,853
1 January 1934Hibs1–430,000
1934–358 September 1934Hibs1–024,038
1 January 1935Hearts5–228,743
1935–3621 September 1935Hearts8–327,014
1 January 1936Hibs1–137,306
1936–3719 September 1936Hibs3–327,471
1 January 1937Hearts3–238,908
1937–3811 September 1937Hearts3–229,158
1 January 1938Hibs2–237,606
1938–3910 September 1938Hibs4–030,000
2 January 1939Hearts0–145,601
1946–477 September 1946Hibs0–139,000
1 January 1947Hearts2–333,810
1947–4820 September 1947Hearts2–147,752
1 January 1948Hibs3–145,000
1948–4921 August 1948Hibs3–140,000
1 January 1949Hearts3–245,030
1949–5024 September 1949Hearts5–237,730
2 January 1950Hibs1–265,860
1950–5123 September 1950Hibs0–144,976
1 January 1951Hearts2–141,832
1951–5222 September 1951Hearts1–144,842
1 January 1952Hibs2–339,000
1952–5320 September 1952Hibs3–150,000
1 January 1953Hearts1–241,085
1953–5419 September 1953Hearts4–045,000
1 January 1954Hibs1–248,000
1954–5518 September 1954Hibs2–342,000
1 January 1955Hearts5–149,000
1955–5624 September 1955Hearts0–145,000
2 January 1956Hibs2–260,812
SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1956–5722 September 1956Hibs2–339,000
1 January 1957Hearts0–235,000
1957–5821 September 1957Hearts3–134,000
1 January 1958Hibs0–249,200
1958–596 September 1958Hibs0–429,500
1 January 1959Hearts1–335,000
1959–605 September 1959Hearts2–240,000
1 January 1960Hibs1–554,000
1960–6110 September 1960Hibs1–440,000
2 January 1961Hearts1–243,000
1961–6216 September 1961Hearts4–223,022
17 January 1962Hibs1–415,277
1962–638 September 1962Hibs0–428,847
4 May 1963Hearts3–315,538
1963–647 September 1963Hearts4–229,173
1 January 1964Hibs1–131,439
1964–655 September 1964Hibs3–517,098
1 January 1965Hearts0–136,297
1965–6618 September 1965Hearts0–422,369
1 January 1966Hibs2–332,192
1966–6710 September 1966Hibs3–121,395
2 January 1967Hearts0–030,086
1967–689 September 1967Hearts1–420,773
1 January 1968Hibs1–032,360
1968–697 September 1968Hibs1–324,110
1 January 1969Hearts0–030,011
1969–7027 September 1969Hearts0–226,807
1 January 1970Hibs0–036,421
1970–715 September 1970Hibs0–023,225
1 January 1971Hearts0–027,715
1971–724 September 1971Hearts0–226,671
1 January 1972Hibs0–036,046
1972–739 September 1972Hibs2–021,221
1 January 1973Hearts0–735,989
1973–748 September 1973Hearts4–128,946
1 January 1974Hibs3–135,393
1974–757 September 1974Hibs2–126,560
1 January 1975Hearts0–035,969
1975–7630 August 1975Hibs1–023,646
1 November 1975Hearts1–124,471
1 January 1976Hibs3–032,923
13 March 1976Hearts0–118,528
1976–7730 October 1976Hibs1–123,773
26 January 1977Hearts0–124,068
23 March 1977Hibs3–113,625
13 April 1977Hearts2–210,686
1978–7926 August 1978Hearts1–119,663
4 November 1978Hibs1–220,120
17 March 1979Hibs1–113,297
28 March 1979Hearts1–216,042
1983–843 September 1983Hearts3–219,206
5 November 1983Hibs1–121,281
2 January 1984Hearts1–123,499
21 April 1984Hibs0–017,437
1984–8525 August 1984Hibs1–216,724
27 October 1984Hearts0–020,156
1 January 1985Hibs1–218,925
2 April 1985Hearts2–217,814
1985–8631 August 1985Hearts2–117,457
9 November 1985Hibs0–019,776
1 January 1986Hearts3–125,605
22 March 1986Hibs1–220,756
1986–8730 August 1986Hibs1–320,714
1 November 1986Hearts1–122,178
6 January 1987Hibs2–222,928
4 April 1987Hearts2–119,731
1987–8829 August 1987Hearts1–024,496
17 October 1987Hibs2–123,390
2 January 1988Hearts0–028,992
19 March 1988Hibs0–020,870
1988–8927 August 1988Hibs0–023,760
12 November 1988Hearts1–223,062
4 January 1989Hibs1–027,219
1 April 1989Hearts2–122,090
1989–9026 August 1989Hearts1–022,731
4 November 1989Hibs1–119,104
1 January 1990Hearts2–025,224
31 March 1990Hibs1–217,373
1990–9115 September 1990Hibs0–316,813
24 November 1990Hearts1–119,004
2 January 1991Hibs1–413,600
23 March 1991Hearts3–114,221
1991–9231 August 1991Hearts0–022,208
2 November 1991Hibs1–119,831
1 January 1992Hearts1–120,358
21 March 1992Hibs1–214,429
1992–9322 August 1992Hibs0–015,937
7 November 1992Hearts1–017,342
2 January 1993Hibs0–021,657
20 March 1993Hearts1–013,740
1993–9421 August 1993Hearts1–017,283
30 October 1993Hibs0–218,505
12 January 1994Hearts1–124,139
30 April 1994Hibs0–014,413
1994–9527 August 1994Hearts0–112,371
29 October 1994Hibs2–113,622
18 January 1995Hearts2–012,630
6 May 1995Hibs3–17,122
1995–961 October 1995Hibs2–212,374
19 November 1995Hearts2–112,074
1 January 1996Hibs2–114,872
16 March 1996Hearts1–114,923
SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1996–9728 September 1996Hibs1–314,217
16 November 1996Hearts0–015,129
1 January 1997Hibs0–415,749
15 March 1997Hearts1–015,136
1997–9830 August 1997Hibs0–115,565
8 November 1997Hearts2–016,739
1 January 1998Hearts2–217,564
11 April 1998Hibs2–115,530
1999–200014 August 1999Hibs1–116,976
19 December 1999Hearts0–317,954
18 March 2000Hibs3–115,908
21 May 2000Hearts2–117,391
2000–0130 July 2000Hearts0–017,132
22 October 2000Hibs6–212,926
26 December 2000Hearts1–117,619
13 May 2001Hibs0–08,913
2001–0221 October 2001Hibs2–113,774
29 December 2001Hearts1–117,474
16 March 2002Hibs1–215,660
2002–0311 August 2002Hearts5–115,245
3 November 2002Hibs1–215,660
2 January 2003Hearts4–417,332
2003–0417 August 2003Hibs1–014,803
23 November 2003Hearts2–016,632
15 February 2004Hibs1–115,016
2004–0524 October 2004Hearts2–1 16,720
2 January 2004Hibs1–117,259
13 April 2005Hearts1–217,676
23 April 2005Hibs2–216,620
2005–067 August 2005Hearts4–0 16,459
29 October 2005Hibs2–017,180
28 January 2006Hearts4–117,371
22 April 2006Hibs2–116,654
2006–0715 October 2006Hibs2–216,623
26 December 2006Hearts3–217,369
1 April 2007Hibs0–115,953
12 May 2007Hearts2–016,443
2007–0819 October 2007Hearts0–116,436
4 November 2007Hibs1–117,015
19 January 2008Hearts1–017,131
2008–0919 October 2008Hibs1–117,030
3 January 2009Hearts0–017,244
20 March 2009Hibs1–015,091
7 May 2009Hearts0–114,714
2009–107 November 2009Hearts0–016,762
3 January 2010Hibs1–116,949
20 March 2010Hearts2–117,793
1 May 2010Hibs1–211,277
2010–117 November 2010Hibs0–217,767
1 January 2011Hearts1–017,156
3 April 2011Hibs2–217,793
2011–1228 August 2011Hearts2–015,868
2 January 2012Hibs1–315,013
18 March 2012Hearts2–015,128
2012–1312 August 2012Hibs1–112,887
3 January 2013Hearts0–017,062
9 March 2013Hibs0 –015,007
12 May 2013Hearts1 –215,994
2013–1411 August 2013Hearts1–016,621
2 January 2014Hibs2–120,106
29 March 2014Hearts2–016,873
27 April 2014Hibs1–214,806
2014–1517 August 2014Hearts2–117,280
25 October 2014Hibs1–114,562
3 January 2015Hearts1–117,279
12 April 2015Hibs2–013,530
2017–1824 October 2017Hibs1–020,165
27 December 2017Hearts0–019,316
9 March 2018Hibs2–020,166
9 May 2018Hearts2–119,324
2018–1931 October 2018Hearts0–019,410
29 December 2018Hibs0–120,200
6 April 2019Hearts1–219,667
28 April 2019Hibs1–119,395
2019–2022 September 2019Hibs1–219,828
26 December 2019Hearts0–219,313
3 March 2020Hibs1–320,197
2021–2212 September 2021Hearts0–018,177
1 February 2022Hibs0–020,419
9 April 2022Hearts3–119,041
2022–237 August 2022Hibs1–120,179
2 January 2023Hearts3–018,980
15 April 2023Hibs1–020,132
27 May 2023Hearts1–118,971
2023–247 October 2023Hearts2–218,675
27 December 2023Hibs0–120,150
28 February 2024Hearts1–118,936
2024–2527 October 2024Hibs1–120,011
26 December 2024Hearts1–218,726
2 March 2025Hibs2–119,873
2025–264 October 2025Hearts1–018,760
27 December 2025Hibs3–220,035
10 February 2026Hearts

Scottish Cup results

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1877–7829 September 1877Hearts0–0
6 October 1877Hearts1–21,200
1879–8015 November 1879Hibs2–12,500
1880–8123 October 1880Hearts5–35,000
1883–8420 October 1883Hearts1–46,000
1885–863 October 1885Hibs2–14,000
1886–8723 October 1886Hibs5–17,000
1887–8815 October 1887Hearts1–16,000
22 October 1887Hibs1–38,500
1895–9614 March 1896Neutral3–117,034
1899–190027 January 1900Hearts1–114,000
3 February 1900Hibs1–212,000
1900–019 March 1901Hearts1–119,500
23 March 1901Hibs1–218,000
SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1909–1026 February 1910Hearts0–125,000
1911–1227 January 1912Hearts0–032,000
10 February 1912Hibs1–118,000
14 February 1912Neutral3–125,000
1929–3015 February 1930Hibs1–328,000
1932–334 March 1933Hibs0–033,579
8 March 1933Hearts2–041,034
1954–555 February 1955Hearts5–045,770
1957–581 March 1958Hearts3–441,666
1965–6621 February 1966Hearts2–131,224
1970–7113 February 1971Hearts1–230,450
1978–7910 March 1979Hibs2–122,618
1993–9420 February 1994Hibs1–220,953
2005–062 April 2006Neutral0–443,180
SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
2008–0911 January 2009Hibs0–214,837
2011–1219 May 2012Neutral1–551,041
2012–132 December 2012Hibs1–017,052
2015–167 February 2016Hearts2–216,845
16 February 2016Hibs1–019,433
2016–1712 February 2017Hearts0–016,971
22 February 2017Hibs3–120,205
2017–1821 January 2018Hearts1–018,709
2019–2031 October 2020Neutral2–1
(a.e.t.)None
2021–2216 April 2022Neutral2–137,783
2022–2322 January 2023Hibs0–318,622

League Cup results

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1947–489 August 1947Hibs1–243,000
30 August 1947Hearts2–139,268
SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1956–5711 August 1956Hearts6–142,000
25 August 1956Hibs1–240,000
SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
2006–078 November 2006Hibs1–015,825
2013–1430 October 2013Hibs0–116,797

Single game records

Hibs recorded the biggest margin of victory in a competitive match with a 7–0 victory at Tynecastle on 1 January 1973. The biggest win in other matches was a 10–2 Hearts victory in a friendly match on 12 August 1893. The largest number of goals scored in a competitive match was when Hearts won 8–3 in a league match on 21 September 1935. Hearts hold the record margin in the Scottish Cup with a 5–0 victory on 1 February 1955, and the record margin in the Scottish League Cup with a 6–1 victory on 11 August 1956.

Prolific goalscorers

John Robertson scored 27 goals against Hibs in competitive games. Robertson was nicknamed "The Hammer of Hibs" due to his prolific goal record in derbies. Both Bobby Walker (33) and Tommy Walker (29) scored more goals in derbies than Robertson, when games in local competitions are considered.

Gordon Smith is the top goalscorer in Edinburgh derbies for Hibs, with 15 goals. Smith played for Hearts and Dundee later in his career and became the only player to have won the Scottish league championship with three different clubs. James McGhee scored at least 24 goals for Hibs in the early years of the fixture. The real figure is probably higher as he played in a lot of games where only the result is known and not all the scorers were recorded.

Barney Battles Jr. scored 11 goals in less than a month versus Hibs in 1929; five in the 8–2 Dunedin Cup final victory on 17 April 1929, two in the 5–1 Wilson Cup Final victory on 30 April 1929 and four in the 5–1 Rosebery Charity Cup Final victory on 11 May 1929.

Hearts competitive goalscorersPlayerGoals
John Robertson27
Bobby Walker15
Tommy Walker
Jimmy Wardhaugh14
Alfie Conn, Sr.13
Willie Bauld
Jock White8
Paul Hartley
Alex Young7
Lawrence Shankland
Sandy Clark
Hearts overall goalscorersPlayerGoals
Bobby Walker33
Tommy Walker29
John Robertson27
Jimmy Wardhaugh22
Jock White21
Barney Battles, Jr.19
Willie Bauld18
Charlie Thomson
Davie Baird
Alfie Conn, Sr.15
Andy Black
Hibs competitive goalscorersPlayerGoals
Gordon Smith15
Lawrie Reilly10
Arthur Duncan8
Eddie Turnbull
Willie Ormond7
Derek Riordan
Jim Scott
Alex Cropley6
Arthur Milne
Garry O'Connor
Hamilton Handling
Jimmy Dunn
Joe Baker
Mixu Paatelainen
Hibs overall goalscorersPlayerGoals
James McGhee24
Gordon Smith19
Hamilton Handling15
Harry Ritchie12
Jimmy McColl
Paddy Murray
Arthur Milne11
Allan Martin10
Lawrie Reilly
Arthur Duncan9
Eddie Turnbull
Jimmy Dunn

Hat-tricks

Sixteen hat-tricks have been scored in competitive Edinburgh derbies by fifteen players, nine for Hearts and seven for Hibs. Bobby Walker is the only player to score multiple hat-tricks, and Mark de Vries for Hearts and Joe Baker for Hibs are the only players to score four goals in one derby. The majority of these hat-tricks were scored in the first one hundred years of the derby's existence, with only three occurring in the last fifty years.

No.PlayerTeamCompetitionStadiumResultDate
1Hearts1880–81 Scottish CupPowderhall Grounds5–3
2Hibernian1895–96 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park4–3
3Hearts1898–99 Scottish Division OneEaster Road1–5
4Hibernian1899–1900 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park1–3
5Hearts1905–06 Scottish Division OneEaster Road0–3
6Hearts1911–12 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park3–0
7Hearts1918–19 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park3–1
8Hibernian1938–39 Scottish Division OneEaster Road4–0
9Hibernian1952–53 Scottish Division OneEaster Road3–1
104Hibernian1957–58 Scottish CupTynecastle Park3–4
11Hearts1959–60 Scottish Division OneEaster Road1–5
12Hearts1962–63 Scottish Division OneEaster Road0–4
13Hibernian1967–68 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park1–4
14Hibernian2000–01 Scottish Premier LeagueEaster Road6–2
154Hearts2002–03 Scottish Premier LeagueTynecastle Stadium5–1
16Hearts2005–06 Scottish CupHampden Park0–4

Players with both clubs

This is a list of players who played at least one competitive first team fixture for both clubs. Only four players have scored for both Hearts and Hibs in Edinburgh derbies – Ralph Callachan, Alan Gordon, Darren Jackson and Gordon Smith.

NamePeriod at HibsPeriod at HeartsNotes
Thomson Allan1963–19711979–1980Allan was selected by Scotland for the 1974 FIFA World Cup while he was with Dundee.
Bobby Atherton1897–19031897Atherton captained Hibs when they won the 1901–02 Scottish Cup.
Eamonn Bannon1993–19941976–1979
1988–1993Bannon was selected by Scotland for the 1986 FIFA World Cup while he was with Dundee United.
Roy Barry1975–19761961–1966
Ian Black19801977–1980
Jim Brown1979–19811967–1979
Ralph Callachan1978–19861971–1977Callachan represented both Hearts and Hibs in Scottish Cup Finals, 1976 with Hearts and 1979 with Hibs. Both finals were lost by the Edinburgh club.
Ian Crawford1951–19531954–1961
Gordon Durie1984–19862000–2001Durie was selected by Scotland for the 1990 FIFA World Cup while he was with Chelsea and the 1998 FIFA World Cup while he was with Rangers.
Peter Flucker1932–19341929–1932
Alan Gordon1972–19741961–1967
1968–1969Gordon, who scored twice in Hibs' 7–0 win at Tynecastle against Hearts, also played for both sides in the Dundee derby.
Brian Hamilton1989–19951995–1996
Willie Hamilton1963–19651962–1963
1967–1969
Paul Hartley1998–20002003–2007Hartley scored a hat-trick for Hearts against Hibs in the 2005–06 Scottish Cup semi-final.
Darren Jackson1992–19971999–2001Jackson was selected by Scotland for the 1998 FIFA World Cup while he was with Celtic.
Willie Jamieson1979–19851994–1995
James Keatings2015–20172014–2015
Peter Kerr1910–19261926–1931
Davie Laing1956–19571942–1954
Peter Marinello1966–19701981–1983
Brian Marjoribanks1961–19621962
Gordon Marshall1969–19711956–1963
Alan Maybury2012–20142001–2005
George McWattie1898–1900
Demetri Mitchell2022–20232018–2019
Fraser Mullen2013–20142012–2013
Willie Reid1937–19381930–1937
Harry Rennie1902–19081898–1902
Faycal Rherras20182016–2017
Malcolm Robertson1982–19831977–1981
Hugh Shaw1918–19261927–1930Shaw managed the Hibs side that won three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Chris Shevlane1968–19711960–1967
Gordon Smith1941–19591959–1961One of Hibs' Famous Five, Smith won the Scottish League with three different clubs, none of which were either half of the Old Firm.
Jim Souness1947–19531953–1956
Michael Stewart2005–20072004–2005
2007–2010
Danny Swanson2017–20182015–2016
Lawrie Tierney19801976–1980
Robert Wallsearly 1930slate 1920s
Andy Watson1987–19891983–1987Watson later became assistant manager of Hibs while Alex McLeish was manager.
Willie Waugh19361928–1939Waugh was loaned to Hibs by Hearts.

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