| Edinburgh derby | |
| City Or Region: | Edinburgh |
| First Contested: | 25 December 1875 Friendly Hearts 1–0 Hibernian |
| Teams Involved: | Hearts Hibernian |
| Mostrecent: | 27 October 2024 Scottish Premiership Hibernian 1–1 Hearts |
| Nextmeeting: | 26 December 2024 Scottish Premiership Hearts v Hibernian |
| Stadiums: | Tynecastle Park (Hearts) Easter Road (Hibernian) |
| Map Location: | United Kingdom Edinburgh |
| Map Label1: | Tynecastle Park |
| Map Mark1: | Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |
| Map Label2: | Easter Road |
| Map Mark2: | Green 008000 pog.svg |
| Coordinates1: | 55.9392°N -3.2322°W |
| Coordinates2: | 55.9617°N -3.1656°W |
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. It has 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.
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.[1] Hibs won the first Scottish Cup tie between the clubs, in 1877–78.[2] 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.[3] Hibs beat Hearts on the way to their first national trophy, the 1886–87 Scottish Cup.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[9] [10]
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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14] 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,[15] 2016–17[16] and 2017–18.[17] Hibs won the first two ties after replays[18] [19] 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.[20] In the semi-finals of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, which were delayed until the autumn by the pandemic,[21] Hearts won 2–1 after extra time against Hibs.[22] Hearts were promoted back to the top flight in 2021, before winning the 2021–22 Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs.[23]
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).[24] 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.[25] [26]
The introduction of the Scottish football pyramid system has allowed Edinburgh City (2016)[27] and Spartans (2023)[28] 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.[29] 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.[30] [31]
See 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.[32] 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.[33] [34] 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.[35] 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.[35] [36] Hearts won the first Festival Cup match 1–0 with a goal by Andy Webster.[35]
The clubs then had difficulty scheduling the 2004–05 match, partly due to the clubs arranging other friendly matches.[33] 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.[33] 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.[37] The Hearts goals were scored by Craig Sives, Mark de Vries and Dennis Wyness, while Stephen Dobbie scored a penalty kick for Hibs.[37] The match was not in played in 2005 as Hearts had a protracted search for a new head coach.[38] It was not resurrected in 2006 and has not been contested since.[38]
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.[39] [40] Of the 94 Edinburgh derbies played at New Year, Hibs hold a slight lead of 32 to 30 wins by Hearts.[41]
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.[42] 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.[42] Commentator Bob Kingsley could not see the pitch either and had to improvise.[42] Using a series of runners to tell him if there were any goals scored, he created his own version of the match.[42] [43] 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.[43]
Hearts have the better record in derbies, with 149 to 87 wins by Hibs in 339 matches played in the three main Scottish competitions.[44] There have been 664 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 291 derbies and Hibs have won 207.[45] During the 2017–18 season, Hearts manager Craig Levein said that Hearts winning was the "natural order" of the fixture,[46] with Hibs fans and manager Neil Lennon making light of these comments in the subsequent derby, which Hibs won.[47]
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[48] and the Scottish Cup Final;[49] however, a fourth league fixture was not possible as the clubs were not in the same section of the league after the split.
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895–96 | 28 September 1895 | Hearts | 4–3 | 17,500 |
| 21 December 1895 | Hibs | 3–2 | 4,500 | |
| 1896–97 | 26 September 1896 | Hibs | 2–0 | 12,000 |
| 5 December 1896 | Hearts | 1–0 | 10,500 | |
| 1897–98 | 18 September 1897 | Hibs | 1–1 | 14,000 |
| 18 December 1897 | Hearts | 3–2 | 7,000 | |
| 1898–99 | 8 October 1898 | Hearts | 4–0 | 14,000 |
| 29 October 1898 | Hibs | 1–5 | 11,000 | |
| 1899–1900 | 28 October 1899 | Hibs | 1–0 | 9,000 |
| 25 November 1899 | Hearts | 1–3 | 7,500 | |
| 1900–01 | 1 September 1900 | Hibs | 3–0 | 10,500 |
| 13 October 1900 | Hearts | 0–0 | 6,500 | |
| 1901–02 | 17 August 1901 | Hearts | 2–1 | 5,000 |
| 14 September 1901 | Hibs | 1–2 | 12,000 | |
| 1902–03 | 13 September 1902 | Hibs | 0–0 | 13,000 |
| 11 October 1902 | Hearts | 1–1 | 14,500 | |
| 1903–04 | 10 October 1903 | Hearts | 2–0 | 12,500 |
| 20 February 1904 | Hibs | 2–4 | 4,000 | |
| 1904–05 | 29 October 1904 | Hibs | 3–0 | 8,000 |
| 2 January 1905 | Hearts | 1–0 | 9,000 | |
| 1905–06 | 18 September 1905 | Hibs | 0–3 | 15,000 |
| 4 November 1905 | Hearts | 1–0 | 10,500 | |
| 1906–07 | 22 September 1906 | Hearts | 4–1 | 11,500 |
| 1 January 1907 | Hibs | 0–0 | 9,000 | |
| 1907–08 | 16 November 1907 | Hibs | 2–3 | 12,000 |
| 4 April 1908 | Hearts | 1–2 | 5,500 | |
| 1908–09 | 19 August 1908 | Hearts | 1–1 | 15,000 |
| 7 November 1908 | Hibs | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 1909–10 | 23 October 1909 | Hibs | 1–4 | 14,000 |
| 1 January 1910 | Hearts | 1–0 | 14,000 | |
| 1910–11 | 22 October 1910 | Hearts | 2–0 | 13,500 |
| 2 January 1911 | Hibs | 1–0 | 12,000 | |
| 1911–12 | 9 December 1911 | Hearts | 4–0 | 12,000 |
| 1 January 1912 | Hibs | 0–3 | 18,000 | |
| 1912–13 | 28 September 1912 | Hearts | 1–0 | 20,500 |
| 16 April 1913 | Hibs | 0–3 | 4,000 | |
| 1913–14 | 8 November 1913 | Hibs | 1–2 | 21,000 |
| 14 February 1914 | Hearts | 3–1 | 16,000 | |
| 1914–15 | 5 December 1914 | Hearts | 3–1 | 12,000 |
| 27 February 1915 | Hibs | 2–2 | 16,000 | |
| 1915–16 | 20 September 1915 | Hibs | 1–2 | 10,000 |
| 17 April 1916 | Hearts | 1–3 | 5,000 | |
| 1916–17 | 18 September 1916 | Hearts | 2–1 | 5,500 |
| 16 April 1917 | Hibs | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 1917–18 | 1 September 1917 | Hearts | 1–0 | 7,500 |
| 2 February 1918 | Hibs | 1–3 | 8,000 | |
| 1918–19 | 19 October 1918 | Hibs | 1–3 | 3,000 |
| 11 January 1919 | Hearts | 3–1 | 12,000 | |
| 1919–20 | 15 September 1919 | Hibs | 2–4 | 18,000 |
| 1 January 1920 | Hearts | 1–3 | 22,000 | |
| 1920–21 | 28 August 1920 | Hearts | 5–1 | 27,500 |
| 1 January 1921 | Hibs | 3–0 | 26,000 | |
| 1921–22 | 10 September 1921 | Hibs | 2–1 | 20,000 |
| 2 January 1922 | Hearts | 0–2 | 30,500 | |
| 1922–23 | 23 September 1922 | Hearts | 2–2 | 31,500 |
| 1 January 1923 | Hibs | 2–1 | 25,000 | |
| 1923–24 | 8 September 1923 | Hibs | 1–1 | 20,000 |
| 1 January 1924 | Hearts | 1–1 | 26,000 | |
| 1924–25 | 18 October 1924 | Hearts | 2–0 | 33,500 |
| 1 January 1925 | Hibs | 2–1 | 25,000 | |
| 1925–26 | 17 October 1925 | Hibs | 0–0 | 20,000 |
| 1 January 1926 | Hearts | 1–4 | 33,000 | |
| 1926–27 | 30 October 1926 | Hearts | 2–2 | 25,500 |
| 1 January 1927 | Hibs | 2–2 | 27,000 | |
| 1927–28 | 15 October 1927 | Hibs | 2–1 | 31,000 |
| 2 January 1928 | Hearts | 2–2 | 36,000 | |
| 1928–29 | 20 October 1928 | Hearts | 1–1 | 28,000 |
| 1 January 1929 | Hibs | 1–0 | 25,000 | |
| 1929–30 | 26 October 1929 | Hibs | 1–1 | 27,000 |
| 1 January 1930 | Hearts | 1–1 | 15,000 | |
| 1930–31 | 20 September 1930 | Hearts | 4–1 | 23,000 |
| 1 January 1931 | Hibs | 2–2 | 20,000 | |
| 1933–34 | 9 September 1933 | Hearts | 0–0 | 32,853 |
| 1 January 1934 | Hibs | 1–4 | 30,000 | |
| 1934–35 | 8 September 1934 | Hibs | 1–0 | 24,038 |
| 1 January 1935 | Hearts | 5–2 | 28,743 | |
| 1935–36 | 21 September 1935 | Hearts | 8–3 | 27,014 |
| 1 January 1936 | Hibs | 1–1 | 37,306 | |
| 1936–37 | 19 September 1936 | Hibs | 3–3 | 27,471 |
| 1 January 1937 | Hearts | 3–2 | 38,908 | |
| 1937–38 | 11 September 1937 | Hearts | 3–2 | 29,158 |
| 1 January 1938 | Hibs | 2–2 | 37,606 | |
| 1938–39 | 10 September 1938 | Hibs | 4–0 | 30,000 |
| 2 January 1939 | Hearts | 0–1 | 45,601 | |
| 1946–47 | 7 September 1946 | Hibs | 0–1 | 39,000 |
| 1 January 1947 | Hearts | 2–3 | 33,810 | |
| 1947–48 | 20 September 1947 | Hearts | 2–1 | 47,752 |
| 1 January 1948 | Hibs | 3–1 | 45,000 | |
| 1948–49 | 21 August 1948 | Hibs | 3–1 | 40,000 |
| 1 January 1949 | Hearts | 3–2 | 45,030 | |
| 1949–50 | 24 September 1949 | Hearts | 5–2 | 37,730 |
| 2 January 1950 | Hibs | 1–2 | 65,860 | |
| 1950–51 | 23 September 1950 | Hibs | 0–1 | 44,976 |
| 1 January 1951 | Hearts | 2–1 | 41,832 | |
| 1951–52 | 22 September 1951 | Hearts | 1–1 | 44,842 |
| 1 January 1952 | Hibs | 2–3 | 39,000 | |
| 1952–53 | 20 September 1952 | Hibs | 3–1 | 50,000 |
| 1 January 1953 | Hearts | 1–2 | 41,085 | |
| 1953–54 | 19 September 1953 | Hearts | 4–0 | 45,000 |
| 1 January 1954 | Hibs | 1–2 | 48,000 | |
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–55 | 18 September 1954 | Hibs | 2–3 | 42,000 |
| 1 January 1955 | Hearts | 5–1 | 49,000 | |
| 1955–56 | 24 September 1955 | Hearts | 0–1 | 45,000 |
| 2 January 1956 | Hibs | 2–2 | 60,812 | |
| 1956–57 | 22 September 1956 | Hibs | 2–3 | 39,000 |
| 1 January 1957 | Hearts | 0–2 | 35,000 | |
| 1957–58 | 21 September 1957 | Hearts | 3–1 | 34,000 |
| 1 January 1958 | Hibs | 0–2 | 49,200 | |
| 1958–59 | 6 September 1958 | Hibs | 0–4 | 29,500 |
| 1 January 1959 | Hearts | 1–3 | 35,000 | |
| 1959–60 | 5 September 1959 | Hearts | 2–2 | 40,000 |
| 1 January 1960 | Hibs | 1–5 | 54,000 | |
| 1960–61 | 10 September 1960 | Hibs | 1–4 | 40,000 |
| 2 January 1961 | Hearts | 1–2 | 43,000 | |
| 1961–62 | 16 September 1961 | Hearts | 4–2 | 23,022 |
| 17 January 1962 | Hibs | 1–4 | 15,277 | |
| 1962–63 | 8 September 1962 | Hibs | 0–4 | 28,847 |
| 4 May 1963 | Hearts | 3–3 | 15,538 | |
| 1963–64 | 7 September 1963 | Hearts | 4–2 | 29,173 |
| 1 January 1964 | Hibs | 1–1 | 31,439 | |
| 1964–65 | 5 September 1964 | Hibs | 3–5 | 17,098 |
| 1 January 1965 | Hearts | 0–1 | 36,297 | |
| 1965–66 | 18 September 1965 | Hearts | 0–4 | 22,369 |
| 1 January 1966 | Hibs | 2–3 | 32,192 | |
| 1966–67 | 10 September 1966 | Hibs | 3–1 | 21,395 |
| 2 January 1967 | Hearts | 0–0 | 30,086 | |
| 1967–68 | 9 September 1967 | Hearts | 1–4 | 20,773 |
| 1 January 1968 | Hibs | 1–0 | 32,360 | |
| 1968–69 | 7 September 1968 | Hibs | 1–3 | 24,110 |
| 1 January 1969 | Hearts | 0–0 | 30,011 | |
| 1969–70 | 27 September 1969 | Hearts | 0–2 | 26,807 |
| 1 January 1970 | Hibs | 0–0 | 36,421 | |
| 1970–71 | 5 September 1970 | Hibs | 0–0 | 23,225 |
| 1 January 1971 | Hearts | 0–0 | 27,715 | |
| 1971–72 | 4 September 1971 | Hearts | 0–2 | 26,671 |
| 1 January 1972 | Hibs | 0–0 | 36,046 | |
| 1972–73 | 9 September 1972 | Hibs | 2–0 | 21,221 |
| 1 January 1973 | Hearts | 0–7 | 35,989 | |
| 1973–74 | 8 September 1973 | Hearts | 4–1 | 28,946 |
| 1 January 1974 | Hibs | 3–1 | 35,393 | |
| 1974–75 | 7 September 1974 | Hibs | 2–1 | 26,560 |
| 1 January 1975 | Hearts | 0–0 | 35,969 | |
| 1975–76 | 30 August 1975 | Hibs | 1–0 | 23,646 |
| 1 November 1975 | Hearts | 1–1 | 24,471 | |
| 1 January 1976 | Hibs | 3–0 | 32,923 | |
| 13 March 1976 | Hearts | 0–1 | 18,528 | |
| 1976–77 | 30 October 1976 | Hibs | 1–1 | 23,773 |
| 26 January 1977 | Hearts | 0–1 | 24,068 | |
| 23 March 1977 | Hibs | 3–1 | 13,625 | |
| 13 April 1977 | Hearts | 2–2 | 10,686 | |
| 1978–79 | 26 August 1978 | Hearts | 1–1 | 19,663 |
| 4 November 1978 | Hibs | 1–2 | 20,120 | |
| 17 March 1979 | Hibs | 1–1 | 13,297 | |
| 28 March 1979 | Hearts | 1–2 | 16,042 | |
| 1983–84 | 3 September 1983 | Hearts | 3–2 | 19,206 |
| 5 November 1983 | Hibs | 1–1 | 21,281 | |
| 2 January 1984 | Hearts | 1–1 | 23,499 | |
| 21 April 1984 | Hibs | 0–0 | 17,437 | |
| 1984–85 | 25 August 1984 | Hibs | 1–2 | 16,724 |
| 27 October 1984 | Hearts | 0–0 | 20,156 | |
| 1 January 1985 | Hibs | 1–2 | 18,925 | |
| 2 April 1985 | Hearts | 2–2 | 17,814 | |
| 1985–86 | 31 August 1985 | Hearts | 2–1 | 17,457 |
| 9 November 1985 | Hibs | 0–0 | 19,776 | |
| 1 January 1986 | Hearts | 3–1 | 25,605 | |
| 22 March 1986 | Hibs | 1–2 | 20,756 | |
| 1986–87 | 30 August 1986 | Hibs | 1–3 | 20,714 |
| 1 November 1986 | Hearts | 1–1 | 22,178 | |
| 6 January 1987 | Hibs | 2–2 | 22,928 | |
| 4 April 1987 | Hearts | 2–1 | 19,731 | |
| 1987–88 | 29 August 1987 | Hearts | 1–0 | 24,496 |
| 17 October 1987 | Hibs | 2–1 | 23,390 | |
| 2 January 1988 | Hearts | 0–0 | 28,992 | |
| 19 March 1988 | Hibs | 0–0 | 20,870 | |
| 1988–89 | 27 August 1988 | Hibs | 0–0 | 23,760 |
| 12 November 1988 | Hearts | 1–2 | 23,062 | |
| 4 January 1989 | Hibs | 1–0 | 27,219 | |
| 1 April 1989 | Hearts | 2–1 | 22,090 | |
| 1989–90 | 26 August 1989 | Hearts | 1–0 | 22,731 |
| 4 November 1989 | Hibs | 1–1 | 19,104 | |
| 1 January 1990 | Hearts | 2–0 | 25,224 | |
| 31 March 1990 | Hibs | 1–2 | 17,373 | |
| 1990–91 | 15 September 1990 | Hibs | 0–3 | 16,813 |
| 24 November 1990 | Hearts | 1–1 | 19,004 | |
| 2 January 1991 | Hibs | 1–4 | 13,600 | |
| 23 March 1991 | Hearts | 3–1 | 14,221 | |
| 1991–92 | 31 August 1991 | Hearts | 0–0 | 22,208 |
| 2 November 1991 | Hibs | 1–1 | 19,831 | |
| 1 January 1992 | Hearts | 1–1 | 20,358 | |
| 21 March 1992 | Hibs | 1–2 | 14,429 | |
| 1992–93 | 22 August 1992 | Hibs | 0–0 | 15,937 |
| 7 November 1992 | Hearts | 1–0 | 17,342 | |
| 2 January 1993 | Hibs | 0–0 | 21,657 | |
| 20 March 1993 | Hearts | 1–0 | 13,740 | |
| 1993–94 | 21 August 1993 | Hearts | 1–0 | 17,283 |
| 30 October 1993 | Hibs | 0–2 | 18,505 | |
| 12 January 1994 | Hearts | 1–1 | 24,139 | |
| 30 April 1994 | Hibs | 0–0 | 14,413 | |
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | 27 August 1994 | Hearts | 0–1 | 12,371 |
| 29 October 1994 | Hibs | 2–1 | 13,622 | |
| 18 January 1995 | Hearts | 2–0 | 12,630 | |
| 6 May 1995 | Hibs | 3–1 | 7,122 | |
| 1995–96 | 1 October 1995 | Hibs | 2–2 | 12,374 |
| 19 November 1995 | Hearts | 2–1 | 12,074 | |
| 1 January 1996 | Hibs | 2–1 | 14,872 | |
| 16 March 1996 | Hearts | 1–1 | 14,923 | |
| 1996–97 | 28 September 1996 | Hibs | 1–3 | 14,217 |
| 16 November 1996 | Hearts | 0–0 | 15,129 | |
| 1 January 1997 | Hibs | 0–4 | 15,749 | |
| 15 March 1997 | Hearts | 1–0 | 15,136 | |
| 1997–98 | 30 August 1997 | Hibs | 0–1 | 15,565 |
| 8 November 1997 | Hearts | 2–0 | 16,739 | |
| 1 January 1998 | Hearts | 2–2 | 17,564 | |
| 11 April 1998 | Hibs | 2–1 | 15,530 | |
| 1999–2000 | 14 August 1999 | Hibs | 1–1 | 16,976 |
| 19 December 1999 | Hearts | 0–3 | 17,954 | |
| 18 March 2000 | Hibs | 3–1 | 15,908 | |
| 21 May 2000 | Hearts | 2–1 | 17,391 | |
| 2000–01 | 30 July 2000 | Hearts | 0–0 | 17,132 |
| 22 October 2000 | Hibs | 6–2 | 12,926 | |
| 26 December 2000 | Hearts | 1–1 | 17,619 | |
| 13 May 2001 | Hibs | 0–0 | 8,913 | |
| 2001–02 | 21 October 2001 | Hibs | 2–1 | 13,774 |
| 29 December 2001 | Hearts | 1–1 | 17,474 | |
| 16 March 2002 | Hibs | 1–2 | 15,660 | |
| 2002–03 | 11 August 2002 | Hearts | 5–1 | 15,245 |
| 3 November 2002 | Hibs | 1–2 | 15,660 | |
| 2 January 2003 | Hearts | 4–4 | 17,332 | |
| 2003–04 | 17 August 2003 | Hibs | 1–0 | 14,803 |
| 23 November 2003 | Hearts | 2–0 | 16,632 | |
| 15 February 2004 | Hibs | 1–1 | 15,016 | |
| 2004–05 | 24 October 2004 | Hearts | 2–1 | 16,720 |
| 2 January 2004 | Hibs | 1–1 | 17,259 | |
| 13 April 2005 | Hearts | 1–2 | 17,676 | |
| 23 April 2005 | Hibs | 2–2 | 16,620 | |
| 2005–06 | 7 August 2005 | Hearts | 4–0 | 16,459 |
| 29 October 2005 | Hibs | 2–0 | 17,180 | |
| 28 January 2006 | Hearts | 4–1 | 17,371 | |
| 22 April 2006 | Hibs | 2–1 | 16,654 | |
| 2006–07 | 15 October 2006 | Hibs | 2–2 | 16,623 |
| 26 December 2006 | Hearts | 3–2 | 17,369 | |
| 1 April 2007 | Hibs | 0–1 | 15,953 | |
| 12 May 2007 | Hearts | 2–0 | 16,443 | |
| 2007–08 | 19 October 2007 | Hearts | 0–1 | 16,436 |
| 4 November 2007 | Hibs | 1–1 | 17,015 | |
| 19 January 2008 | Hearts | 1–0 | 17,131 | |
| 2008–09 | 19 October 2008 | Hibs | 1–1 | 17,030 |
| 3 January 2009 | Hearts | 0–0 | 17,244 | |
| 20 March 2009 | Hibs | 1–0 | 15,091 | |
| 7 May 2009 | Hearts | 0–1 | 14,714 | |
| 2009–10 | 7 November 2009 | Hearts | 0–0 | 16,762 |
| 3 January 2010 | Hibs | 1–1 | 16,949 | |
| 20 March 2010 | Hearts | 2–1 | 17,793 | |
| 1 May 2010 | Hibs | 1–2 | 11,277 | |
| 2010–11 | 7 November 2010 | Hibs | 0–2 | 17,767 |
| 1 January 2011 | Hearts | 1–0 | 17,156 | |
| 3 April 2011 | Hibs | 2–2 | 17,793 | |
| 2011–12 | 28 August 2011 | Hearts | 2–0 | 15,868 |
| 2 January 2012 | Hibs | 1–3 | 15,013 | |
| 18 March 2012 | Hearts | 2–0 | 15,128 | |
| 2012–13 | 12 August 2012 | Hibs | 1–1 | 12,887 |
| 3 January 2013 | Hearts | 0–0 | 17,062 | |
| 9 March 2013 | Hibs | 0 –0 | 15,007 | |
| 12 May 2013 | Hearts | 1 –2 | 15,994 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 August 2013 | Hearts | 1–0 | 16,621 |
| 2 January 2014 | Hibs | 2–1 | 20,106 | |
| 29 March 2014 | Hearts | 2–0 | 16,873 | |
| 27 April 2014 | Hibs | 1–2 | 14,806 | |
| 2014–15 | 17 August 2014 | Hearts | 2–1 | 17,280 |
| 25 October 2014 | Hibs | 1–1 | 14,562 | |
| 3 January 2015 | Hearts | 1–1 | 17,279 | |
| 12 April 2015 | Hibs | 2–0 | 13,530 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 October 2017 | Hibs | 1–0 | 20,165 |
| 27 December 2017 | Hearts | 0–0 | 19,316 | |
| 9 March 2018 | Hibs | 2–0 | 20,166 | |
| 9 May 2018 | Hearts | 2–1 | 19,324 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 October 2018 | Hearts | 0–0 | 19,410 |
| 29 December 2018 | Hibs | 0–1 | 20,200 | |
| 6 April 2019 | Hearts | 1–2 | 19,667 | |
| 28 April 2019 | Hibs | 1–1 | 19,395 | |
| 2019–20 | 22 September 2019 | Hibs | 1–2 | 19,828 |
| 26 December 2019 | Hearts | 0–2 | 19,313 | |
| 3 March 2020 | Hibs | 1–3 | 20,197 | |
| 2021–22 | 12 September 2021 | Hearts | 0–0 | 18,177 |
| 1 February 2022 | Hibs | 0–0 | 20,419 | |
| 9 April 2022 | Hearts | 3–1 | 19,041 | |
| 2022–23 | 7 August 2022 | Hibs | 1–1 | 20,179 |
| 2 January 2023 | Hearts | 3–0 | 18,980 | |
| 15 April 2023 | Hibs | 1–0 | 20,132 | |
| 27 May 2023 | Hearts | 1–1 | 18,971 | |
| 2023–24 | 7 October 2023 | Hearts | 2–2 | 18,675 |
| 27 December 2023 | Hibs | 0–1 | 20,150 | |
| 28 February 2024 | Hearts | 1–1 | 18,936 | |
| 2024–25 | 27 October 2024 | Hibs | 1–1 | 20,011 |
| 26 December 2024 | Hearts | |||
| 1 March 2025 | Hibs | |||
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877–78 | 29 September 1877 | Hearts | 0–0 | |
| 6 October 1877 | Hearts | 1–2 | 1,200 | |
| 1879–80 | 15 November 1879 | Hibs | 2–1 | 2,500 |
| 1880–81 | 23 October 1880 | Hearts | 5–3 | 5,000 |
| 1883–84 | 20 October 1883 | Hearts | 1–4 | 6,000 |
| 1885–86 | 3 October 1885 | Hibs | 2–1 | 4,000 |
| 1886–87 | 23 October 1886 | Hibs | 5–1 | 7,000 |
| 1887–88 | 15 October 1887 | Hearts | 1–1 | 6,000 |
| 22 October 1887 | Hibs | 1–3 | 8,500 | |
| 1895–96 | 3–1 | 17,034 | ||
| 1899–1900 | 27 January 1900 | Hearts | 1–1 | 14,000 |
| 3 February 1900 | Hibs | 1–2 | 12,000 | |
| 1900–01 | 9 March 1901 | Hearts | 1–1 | 19,500 |
| 23 March 1901 | Hibs | 1–2 | 18,000 | |
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909–10 | 19 February 1910 | Hibs | A–A | 30,000 |
| 26 February 1910 | Hearts | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
| 1911–12 | 27 January 1912 | Hearts | 0–0 | 32,000 |
| 10 February 1912 | Hibs | 1–1 | 18,000 | |
| 14 February 1912 | 3–1 | 25,000 | ||
| 1929–30 | 15 February 1930 | Hibs | 1–3 | 28,000 |
| 1932–33 | 4 March 1933 | Hibs | 0–0 | 33,579 |
| 8 March 1933 | Hearts | 2–0 | 41,034 | |
| 1954–55 | 5 February 1955 | Hearts | 5–0 | 45,770 |
| 1957–58 | 1 March 1958 | Hearts | 3–4 | 41,666 |
| 1965–66 | 21 February 1966 | Hearts | 2–1 | 31,224 |
| 1970–71 | 13 February 1971 | Hearts | 1–2 | 30,450 |
| 1978–79 | 10 March 1979 | Hibs | 2–1 | 22,618 |
| 1993–94 | 20 February 1994 | Hibs | 1–2 | 20,953 |
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | 2 April 2006 | 0–4 | 43,180 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 January 2009 | Hibs | 0–2 | 14,837 |
| 2011–12 | 1–5 | 51,041 | ||
| 2012–13 | 2 December 2012 | Hibs | 1–0 | 17,052 |
| 2015–16 | 7 February 2016 | Hearts | 2–2 | 16,845 |
| 16 February 2016 | Hibs | 1–0 | 19,433 | |
| 2016–17 | 12 February 2017 | Hearts | 0–0 | 16,971 |
| 22 February 2017 | Hibs | 3–1 | 20,205 | |
| 2017–18 | 21 January 2018 | Hearts | 1–0 | 18,709 |
| 2019–20 | 31 October 2020 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | None | |
| 2021–22 | 16 April 2022 | 2–1 | 37,783 | |
| 2022–23 | 22 January 2023 | Hibs | 0–3 | 18,622 |
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | 9 August 1947 | Hibs | 1–2 | 43,000 |
| 30 August 1947 | Hearts | 2–1 | 39,268 |
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | 11 August 1956 | Hearts | 6–1 | 42,000 |
| 25 August 1956 | Hibs | 1–2 | 40,000 |
| Season | Date | Home team | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 8 November 2006 | Hibs | 1–0 | 15,825 | |
| 2013–14 | 30 October 2013 | Hibs | 0–1 | 16,797 |
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.
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.[50]
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,[51] two in the 5–1 Wilson Cup Final victory on 30 April 1929[52] and four in the 5–1 Rosebery Charity Cup Final victory on 11 May 1929.[53]
| Competitive Hearts Goalscorers | |
|---|---|
| Player | Goals |
| John Robertson | 27 |
| Bobby Walker | 15 |
| Jimmy Wardhaugh | 14 |
| Alfie Conn, Sr. | 13 |
| Tommy Walker | |
| Willie Bauld | |
| Jock White | 8 |
| Paul Hartley | |
| Alex Young | 7 |
| Andy Black | |
| Sandy Clark | |
| All Games Hearts Goalscorers | |
|---|---|
| Player | Goals |
| Bobby Walker | 33 |
| Tommy Walker | 29 |
| John Robertson | 27 |
| Jimmy Wardhaugh | 22 |
| Barney Battles, Jr. | 19 |
| Jock White | |
| Willie Bauld | 18 |
| Andy Black | 17 |
| Charlie Thomson | |
| Davie Baird | |
| Competitive Hibs Goalscorers | |
|---|---|
| Player | Goals |
| Gordon Smith | 15 |
| Lawrie Reilly | 10 |
| Arthur Duncan | 8 |
| Eddie Turnbull | |
| Willie Ormond | 7 |
| Derek Riordan | |
| Jim Scott | |
| Alex Cropley | 6 |
| Arthur Milne | |
| Garry O'Connor | |
| Hamilton Handling | |
| Jimmy Dunn | |
| Joe Baker | |
| Mixu Paatelainen | |
| All Games Hibs Goalscorers | |
|---|---|
| Player | Goals |
| James McGhee | 24 |
| Gordon Smith | 19 |
| Hamilton Handling | 15 |
| Harry Ritchie | 12 |
| Jimmy McColl | |
| Paddy Murray | |
| Arthur Milne | 11 |
| Allan Martin | 10 |
| Lawrie Reilly | |
| Arthur Duncan | 9 |
| Eddie Turnbull | |
| Jimmy Dunn | |
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. | Player | Team ! | Competition | Stadium | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3 | |||||
| 2 | 4–3 | |||||
| 3 | 1–5 | |||||
| 4 | 1–3 | |||||
| 5 | 0–3 | |||||
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
| 7 | 3–1 | |||||
| 8 | 4–0 | |||||
| 9 | 3–1 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 3–4 | ||||
| 11 | 1–5 | |||||
| 12 | 0–4 | |||||
| 13 | 1–4 | |||||
| 14 | 6–2 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 5–1 | ||||
| 16 | 0–4 | |||||
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.
| Name | Period at Hibs | Period at Hearts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson Allan[54] | 1963–1971 | 1979–1980 | Allan was selected by Scotland for the 1974 FIFA World Cup while he was with Dundee. | |
| Bobby Atherton | 1897–1903 | 1897 | Atherton captained Hibs when they won the 1901–02 Scottish Cup. | |
| Eamonn Bannon[55] | 1993–1994 | 1976–1979 1988–1993 | Bannon was selected by Scotland for the 1986 FIFA World Cup while he was with Dundee United. | |
| Roy Barry[56] | 1975–1976 | 1961–1966 | ||
| Ian Black[57] | 1980 | 1977–1980 | ||
| Jim Brown[58] | 1979–1981 | 1967–1979 | ||
| Ralph Callachan[59] | 1978–1986 | 1971–1977 | Callachan 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 Crawford[60] | 1951–1953 | 1954–1961 | ||
| Gordon Durie[61] | 1984–1986 | 2000–2001 | Durie 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 Flucker[62] | 1932–1934 | 1929–1932 | ||
| Alan Gordon[63] | 1972–1974 | 1961–1967 1968–1969 | Gordon, who scored twice in Hibs' 7–0 win at Tynecastle against Hearts, also played for both sides in the Dundee derby. | |
| Brian Hamilton[64] | 1989–1995 | 1995–1996 | ||
| Willie Hamilton[65] | 1963–1965 | 1962–1963 1967–1969 | ||
| Paul Hartley[66] | 1998–2000 | 2003–2007 | Hartley scored a hat-trick for Hearts against Hibs in the 2005–06 Scottish Cup semi-final. | |
| Darren Jackson[67] | 1992–1997 | 1999–2001 | Jackson was selected by Scotland for the 1998 FIFA World Cup while he was with Celtic. | |
| Willie Jamieson[68] | 1979–1985 | 1994–1995 | ||
| James Keatings[69] | 2015–2017 | 2014–2015 | ||
| Peter Kerr[70] | 1910–1926 | 1926–1931 | ||
| Davie Laing[71] | 1956–1957 | 1942–1954 | ||
| Peter Marinello[72] | 1966–1970 | 1981–1983 | ||
| Brian Marjoribanks[73] | 1961–1962 | 1962 | ||
| Gordon Marshall[74] | 1969–1971 | 1956–1963 | ||
| Alan Maybury[75] | 2012–2014 | 2001–2005 | ||
| George McWattie | 1898–1900 | |||
| Demetri Mitchell[76] | 2022 - 2023 | 2018 - 2019 | ||
| Fraser Mullen[77] | 2013–2014 | 2012–2013 | ||
| Willie Reid | 1937–1938 | 1930–1937 | ||
| Harry Rennie[78] | 1902–1908 | 1898–1902 | ||
| Faycal Rherras[79] | 2018 | 2016–2017 | ||
| Malcolm Robertson[80] | 1982–1983 | 1977–1981 | ||
| Hugh Shaw | 1918–1926 | 1927–1930 | Shaw managed the Hibs side that won three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. | |
| Chris Shevlane[81] | 1968–1971 | 1960–1967 | ||
| Gordon Smith[82] | 1941–1959 | 1959–1961 | One of Hibs' Famous Five, Smith won the Scottish League with three different clubs, none of which were either half of the Old Firm. | |
| Jim Souness[83] | 1947–1953 | 1953–1956 | ||
| Michael Stewart[84] | 2005–2007 | 2004–2005 2007–2010 | ||
| Danny Swanson | 2017–2018 | 2015–2016 | ||
| Lawrie Tierney[85] | 1980 | 1976–1980 | ||
| Robert Walls[86] | early 1930s | late 1920s | ||
| Andy Watson[87] | 1987–1989 | 1983–1987 | Watson later became assistant manager of Hibs while Alex McLeish was manager. | |
| Willie Waugh[88] | 1936 | 1928–1939 | Waugh was loaned to Hibs by Hearts. |