Edinburgh derby

The Meadows, where the first Edinburgh derby was played.

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 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.

History

Paul Hartley prepares to take a free kick in an SPL derby match played on Boxing Day 2006

Rob Jones scores the only goal of the game in the 2006–07 Scottish League Cup quarter-final

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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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 Scottish 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 by winning a 2006–07 Scottish League Cup quarter-final against Hearts 1–0, and went on to win the competition with wins against St Johnstone and Kilmarnock.

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 in the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League. 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.^[13] 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, earning immediate promotion back to the top tier.

Local competitions and other Edinburgh clubs

Hibs are presented with the East of Scotland Shield after winning the one-off match on 7 May 2008

In the late 19th and early 20th century, the clubs often met each other 10 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, Edinburgh City and Meadowbank Thistle have all represented the city of Edinburgh in the Scottish Football League. The first league derby was played between Hearts and Leith Athletic on 24 October 1891, Hearts winning 3–1.^[15] This was because Hibs did not enter the league until the 1893–94 season. The first league derby between Hearts and Hibs was played at Tynecastle on 28 September 1895, Hearts winning 4–3.^[6]

The term is also used for matches in women's football, particularly games between Hibernian and Spartans.^[16]

Edinburgh City and Spartans will also take on each other in the Lowland Football League from season 2013-14 onwards.

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.^[17] The Festival Cup was reintroduced in 2003, to tie in with the annual Edinburgh Festival.^[18] The local media speculated that clubs from cities twinned with Edinburgh, including Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kiev, would be invited to participate in an annual Edinburgh tournament.^[18][19] 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.^[20] 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.^[20][21] Hearts won the first Festival Cup match 1–0 with a goal by Andy Webster.^[20]

The clubs then had difficulty scheduling the 2004–05 match, partly due to the clubs arranging other friendly matches.^[18] 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.^[18] 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.^[22] The Hearts goals were scored by Craig Sives, Mark de Vries and Dennis Wyness, while Stephen Dobbie scored a penalty kick for Hibs.^[22] The match was not in played in 2005 as Hearts had a protracted search for a new head coach.^[23] It was not resurrected in 2006 and has not been contested since.^[23]

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 scheduling policy.^[24] Of the 94 Edinburgh derbies played at New Year, Hibs hold a slight lead of 32 wins to 30 wins by Hearts.^[25]

On the 1940 New Years Day match, Easter Road was covered with fog and the players and spectators could not see the pitch. However, due to the match being played during wartime, the War Office ordered play to go ahead to avoid alerting the Luftwaffe to the bad weather. BBC broadcaster Bob Kingsley could not see the pitch either and had to improvise. Using a series of runners to tell him news on goals, he created his own version of the match.^[26][27] This was later described in The Scotsman as "Fawlty Towers ahead of itself" and created into a BBC Radio Four play by Scottish playwright, Andrew Dallmeyer.^[26]

Results and records

Hearts have the better record in derbies, with 144 wins to 93 wins by Hibs in 332 competitive matches.^[28] There have been 636 Edinburgh derbies to date, meaning that almost half of all derbies have been played in local competitions and friendlies. Hearts hold a lead of 280 wins to 203 wins by Hibs overall.^[29]

Since the creation of the Scottish Premier Division in 1975 and the introduction of four league games between clubs in a season, neither club has managed to win all four league derbies in a season. Hearts have achieved 3 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 3 wins and a draw, in 1975–76. Hearts won all three derbies in the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League,^[30] but a fourth league fixture was not possible as the clubs were not in the same section of the league after the split.

League results

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1895–96 28–09–1895 Hearts 4 – 3 17,500 21–12–1895 Hibs 3 – 2 4,500 1896–97 26–09–1896 Hibs 2 – 0 12,000 05–12–1896 Hearts 1 – 0 10,500 1897–98 18–09–1897 Hibs 1 – 1 14,000 18–12–1897 Hearts 3 – 2 7,000 1898–99 08–10–1898 Hearts 4 – 0 14,000 29–10–1898 Hibs 1 – 5 11,000 1899–1900 28–10–1899 Hibs 1 – 0 9,000 25–11–1899 Hearts 1 – 3 7,500 1900–01 01–09–1900 Hibs 3 – 0 10,500 13–10–1900 Hearts 0 – 0 6,500 1901–02 17–08–1901 Hearts 2 – 1 5,000 14–09–1901 Hibs 1 – 2 12,000 1902–03 13–09–1902 Hibs 0 – 0 13,000 11–10–1902 Hearts 1 – 1 14,500 1903–04 10–10–1903 Hearts 2 – 0 12,500 20–02–1904 Hibs 2 – 4 4,000 1904–05 29–10–1904 Hibs 3 – 0 8,000 02–01–1905 Hearts 1 – 0 9,000 1905–06 18–09–1905 Hibs 0 – 3 15,000 04–11–1905 Hearts 1 – 0 10,500 1906–07 22–09–1906 Hearts 4 – 1 11,500 01–01–1907 Hibs 0 – 0 9,000 1907–08 16–11–1907 Hibs 2 – 3 12,000 04–04–1908 Hearts 1 – 2 5,500 1908–09 19–08–1908 Hearts 1 – 1 15,000 07–11–1908 Hibs 0 – 1 10,000 1909–10 23–10–1909 Hibs 1 – 4 14,000 01–01–1910 Hearts 1 – 0 14,000 1910–11 22–10–1910 Hearts 2 – 0 13,500 02–01–1911 Hibs 1 – 0 12,000 1911–12 09–12–1911 Hearts 4 – 0 12,000 01–01–1912 Hibs 0 – 3 18,000 1912–13 28–09–1912 Hearts 1 – 0 20,500 16–04–1913 Hibs 0 – 3 4,000 1913–14 08–11–1913 Hibs 1 – 2 21,000 14–02–1914 Hearts 3 – 1 16,000 1914–15 05–12–1914 Hearts 3 – 1 12,000 27–02–1915 Hibs 2 – 2 16,000 1915–16 20–09–1915 Hibs 1 – 2 10,000 17–04–1916 Hearts 1 – 3 5,000 1916–17 18–09–1916 Hearts 2 – 1 5,500 16–04–1917 Hibs 0 – 2 5,000 1917–18 01–09–1917 Hearts 1 – 0 7,500 02–02–1918 Hibs 1 – 3 8,000 1918–19 19–10–1918 Hibs 1 – 3 3,000 11–01–1919 Hearts 3 – 1 12,000 1919–20 15–09–1919 Hibs 2 – 4 18,000 01–01–1920 Hearts 1 – 3 22,000 1920–21 28–08–1920 Hearts 5 – 1 27,500 01–01–1921 Hibs 3 – 0 26,000 1921–22 10–09–1921 Hibs 2 – 1 20,000 02–01–1922 Hearts 0 – 2 30,500 1922–23 23–09–1922 Hearts 2 – 2 31,500 01–01–1923 Hibs 2 – 1 25,000 1923–24 08–09–1923 Hibs 1 – 1 20,000 01–01–1924 Hearts 1 – 1 26,000 1924–25 18–10–1924 Hearts 2 – 0 33,500 01–01–1925 Hibs 2 – 1 25,000 1925–26 17–10–1925 Hibs 0 – 0 20,000 01–01–1926 Hearts 1 – 4 33,000 1926–27 30–10–1926 Hearts 2 – 2 25,500 01–01–1927 Hibs 2 – 2 27,000 1927–28 15–10–1927 Hibs 2 – 1 31,000 02–01–1928 Hearts 2 – 2 36,000 1928–29 20–10–1928 Hearts 1 – 1 28,000 01–01–1929 Hibs 1 – 0 25,000 1929–30 26–10–1929 Hibs 1 – 1 27,000 01–01–1930 Hearts 1 – 1 15,000 1930–31 20–09–1930 Hearts 4 – 1 23,000 01–01–1931 Hibs 2 – 2 20,000 1933–34 09–09–1933 Hearts 0 – 0 32,853 01–01–1934 Hibs 1 – 4 30,000 1934–35 08–09–1934 Hibs 1 – 0 24,038 01–01–1935 Hearts 5 – 2 28,743 1935–36 21–09–1935 Hearts 8 – 3 27,014 01–01–1936 Hibs 1 – 1 37,306 1936–37 19–09–1936 Hibs 3 – 3 27,471 01–01–1937 Hearts 3 – 2 38,908 1937–38 11–09–1937 Hearts 3 – 2 29,158 01–01–1938 Hibs 2 – 2 37,606 1938–39 10–09–1938 Hibs 4 – 0 30,000 02–01–1939 Hearts 0 – 1 45,601 1946–47 07–09–1946 Hibs 0 – 1 39,000 01–01–1947 Hearts 2 – 3 33,810 1947–48 20–09–1947 Hearts 2 – 1 47,752 01–01–1948 Hibs 3 – 1 45,000 1948–49 21–08–1948 Hibs 3 – 1 40,000 01–01–1949 Hearts 3 – 2 45,030 1949–50 24–09–1949 Hearts 5 – 2 37,730 02–01–1950 Hibs 1 – 2 65,860

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1950–51 23–09–1950 Hibs 0 – 1 44,976 01–01–1951 Hearts 2 – 1 41,832 1951–52 22–09–1951 Hearts 1 – 1 44,842 01–01–1952 Hibs 2 – 3 39,000 1952–53 20–09–1952 Hibs 3 – 1 50,000 01–01–1953 Hearts 1 – 2 41,085 1953–54 19–09–1953 Hearts 4 – 0 45,000 01–01–1954 Hibs 1 – 2 48,000 1954–55 18–09–1954 Hibs 2 – 3 42,000 01–01–1955 Hearts 5 – 1 49,000 1955–56 24–09–1955 Hearts 0 – 1 45,000 02–01–1956 Hibs 2 – 2 60,812 1956–57 22–09–1956 Hibs 2 – 3 39,000 01–01–1957 Hearts 0 – 2 35,000 1957–58 21–09–1957 Hearts 3 – 1 34,000 01–01–1958 Hibs 0 – 2 49,200 1958–59 06–09–1958 Hibs 0 – 4 29,500 01–01–1959 Hearts 1 – 3 35,000 1959–60 05–09–1959 Hearts 2 – 2 40,000 01–01–1960 Hibs 1 – 5 54,000 1960–61 10–09–1960 Hibs 1 – 4 40,000 02–01–1961 Hearts 1 – 2 43,000 1961–62 16–09–1961 Hearts 4 – 2 23,022 17–01–1962 Hibs 1 – 4 15,277 1962–63 08–09–1962 Hibs 0 – 4 28,847 04–05–1963 Hearts 3 – 3 15,538 1963–64 07–09–1963 Hearts 4 – 2 29,173 01–01–1964 Hibs 1 – 1 31,439 1964–65 05–09–1964 Hibs 3 – 5 17,098 01–01–1965 Hearts 0 – 1 36,297 1965–66 18–09–1965 Hearts 0 – 4 22,369 01–01–1966 Hibs 2 – 3 32,192 1966–67 10–09–1966 Hibs 3 – 1 21,395 02–01–1967 Hearts 0 – 0 30,086 1967–68 09–09–1967 Hearts 1 – 4 20,773 01–01–1968 Hibs 1 – 0 32,360 1968–69 07–09–1968 Hibs 1 – 3 24,110 01–01–1969 Hearts 0 – 0 30,011 1969–70 27–09–1969 Hearts 0 – 2 26,807 01–01–1970 Hibs 0 – 0 36,421 1970–71 05–09–1970 Hibs 0 – 0 23,225 01–01–1971 Hearts 0 – 0 27,715 1971–72 04–09–1971 Hearts 0 – 2 26,671 01–01–1972 Hibs 0 – 0 36,046 1972–73 09–09–1972 Hibs 2 – 0 21,221 01–01–1973 Hearts 0 – 7 35,989 1973–74 08–09–1973 Hearts 4 – 1 28,946 01–01–1974 Hibs 3 – 1 35,393 1974–75 07–09–1974 Hibs 2 – 1 26,560 01–01–1975 Hearts 0 – 0 35,969 1975–76 30–08–1975 Hibs 1 – 0 23,646 01–11–1975 Hearts 1 – 1 24,471 01–01–1976 Hibs 3 – 0 32,923 13–03–1976 Hearts 0 – 1 18,528 1976–77 30–10–1976 Hibs 1 – 1 23,773 26–01–1977 Hearts 0 – 1 24,068 23–03–1977 Hibs 3 – 1 13,625 13–04–1977 Hearts 2 – 2 10,686 1978–79 26–08–1978 Hearts 1 – 1 19,663 04–11–1978 Hibs 1 – 2 20,120 17–03–1979 Hibs 1 – 1 13,297 28–03–1979 Hearts 1 – 2 16,042 1983–84 03–09–1983 Hearts 3 – 2 19,206 05–11–1983 Hibs 1 – 1 21,281 02–01–1984 Hearts 1 – 1 23,499 21–04–1984 Hibs 0 – 0 17,437 1984–85 25–08–1984 Hibs 1 – 2 16,724 27–10–1984 Hearts 0 – 0 20,156 01–01–1985 Hibs 1 – 2 18,925 02–04–1985 Hearts 2 – 2 17,814 1985–86 31–08–1985 Hearts 2 – 1 17,457 09–11–1985 Hibs 0 – 0 19,776 01–01–1986 Hearts 3 – 1 25,605 22–03–1986 Hibs 1 – 2 20,756 1986–87 30–08–1986 Hibs 1 – 3 20,714 01–11–1986 Hearts 1 – 1 22,178 06–01–1987 Hibs 2 – 2 22,928 04–04–1987 Hearts 2 – 1 19,731 1987–88 29–08–1987 Hearts 1 – 0 24,496 17–10–1987 Hibs 2 – 1 23,390 02–01–1988 Hearts 0 – 0 28,992 19–03–1988 Hibs 0 – 0 20,870 1988–89 27–08–1988 Hibs 0 – 0 23,760 12–11–1988 Hearts 1 – 2 23,062 04–01–1989 Hibs 1 – 0 27,219 01–04–1989 Hearts 2 – 1 22,090 1989–90 26–08–1989 Hearts 1 – 0 22,731 04–11–1989 Hibs 1 – 1 19,104 01–01–1990 Hearts 2 – 0 25,224 31–03–1990 Hibs 1 – 2 17,373

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1990–91 15–09–1990 Hibs 0 – 3 16,813 24–11–1990 Hearts 1 – 1 19,004 02–01–1991 Hibs 1 – 4 13,600 23–03–1991 Hearts 3 – 1 14,221 1991–92 31–08–1991 Hearts 0 – 0 22,208 02–11–1991 Hibs 1 – 1 19,831 01–01–1992 Hearts 1 – 1 20,358 21–03–1992 Hibs 1 – 2 14,429 1992–93 22–08–1992 Hibs 0 – 0 15,937 07–11–1992 Hearts 1 – 0 17,342 02–01–1993 Hibs 0 – 0 21,657 20–03–1993 Hearts 1 – 0 13,740 1993–94 21–08–1993 Hearts 1 – 0 17,283 30–10–1993 Hibs 0 – 2 18,505 12–01–1994 Hearts 1 – 1 24,139 30–04–1994 Hibs 0 – 0 14,413 1994–95 27–08–1994 Hearts 0 – 1 12,371 29–10–1994 Hibs 2 – 1 13,622 18–01–1995 Hearts 2 – 0 12,630 06–05–1995 Hibs 3 – 1 7,122 1995–96 01–10–1995 Hibs 2 – 2 12,374 19–11–1995 Hearts 2 – 1 12,074 01–01–1996 Hibs 2 – 1 14,872 16–03–1996 Hearts 1 – 1 14,923 1996–97 28–09–1996 Hibs 1 – 3 14,217 16–11–1996 Hearts 0 – 0 15,129 01–01–1997 Hibs 0 – 4 15,749 15–03–1997 Hearts 1 – 0 15,136 1997–98 30–08–1997 Hibs 0 – 1 15,565 08–11–1997 Hearts 2 – 0 16,739 01–01–1998 Hearts 2 – 2 17,564 11–04–1998 Hibs 2 – 1 15,530 1999–2000 14–08–1999 Hibs 1 – 1 16,976 19–12–1999 Hearts 0 – 3 17,954 18–03–2000 Hibs 3 – 1 15,908 21–05–2000 Hearts 2 – 1 17,391 2000–01 30–07–2000 Hearts 0 – 0 17,132 22–10-2000 Hibs 6 – 2 12,926 26–12–2000 Hearts 1 – 1 17,619 13–05–2001 Hibs 0 – 0 8,913 2001–02 21–10–2001 Hibs 2 – 1 13,774 29–12–2001 Hearts 1 – 1 17,474 16–03–2002 Hibs 1 – 2 15,660 2002–03 11–08–2002 Hearts 5 – 1 15,245 03–11–2002 Hibs 1 – 2 15,660 02–01–2003 Hearts 4 – 4 17,332 2003–04 17–08–2003 Hibs 1 – 0 14,803 23–11–2003 Hearts 2 – 0 16,632 15–02–2004 Hibs 1 – 1 15,016 2004–05 24–10–2004 Hearts 2 – 1 16,720 02–01–2004 Hibs 1 – 1 17,259 13–04–2005 Hearts 1 – 2 17,676 23–04–2005 Hibs 2 – 2 16,620 2005–06 07–08–2005 Hearts 4 – 0 16,459 29–10–2005 Hibs 2 – 0 17,180 28–01–2006 Hearts 4 – 1 17,371 22–04–2006 Hibs 2 – 1 16,654 2006–07 15–10–2006 Hibs 2 – 2 16,623 26–12–2006 Hearts 3 – 2 17,369 01–04–2007 Hibs 0 – 1 15,953 12–05–2007 Hearts 2 – 0 16,443 2007–08 19–10–2007 Hearts 0 – 1 16,436 04–11–2007 Hibs 1 – 1 17,015 19–01–2008 Hearts 1 – 0 17,131 2008–09 19–10–2008 Hibs 1 – 1 17,030 03–01–2009 Hearts 0 – 0 17,244 20–03–2009 Hibs 1 – 0 15,091 07–05–2009 Hearts 0 – 1 14,714 2009–10 07–11–2009 Hearts 0 – 0 16,762 03–01–2010 Hibs 1 – 1 16,949 20–03–2010 Hearts 2 – 1 17,793 01–05–2010 Hibs 1 – 2 11,277 2010–11 07–11–2010 Hibs 0 – 2 17,767 01–01–2011 Hearts 1 – 0 17,156 03–04–2011 Hibs 2 – 2 17,793 2011–12 28–08–2011 Hearts 2 – 0 15,868 02–01–2012 Hibs 1 – 3 15,013 18–03–2012 Hearts 2 – 0 15,128 2012–13 12–08–2012 Hibs 1 – 1 12,887 03–01–2013 Hearts 0 – 0 17,062 09–03–2013 Hibs 0 – 0 15,007 12–05–2013 Hearts 1 – 2 15,994 2013–14 11–08–2013 Hearts 1 – 0 16,621 02–01–2014 Hibs 2 – 1 20,106 29–03–2014 Hearts 2 – 0 16,873 27–04–2014 Hibs 1 – 2 14,806 2014–15 17–08–2014 Hearts 2 – 1 17,280 25–10–2014 Hibs 1 – 1 14,562 03–01–2015 Hearts 1 – 1 17,279 12–04–2015 Hibs 2 – 0 13,530

Scottish Cup results

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1877–78 29–09–1877 Hearts 0 – 0 06–10–1877 Hearts 1 – 2 1,200 1879–80 15–11–1879 Hibs 2 – 1 2,500 1880–81 23–10–1880 Hearts 5 – 3 5,000 1883–84 20–10–1883 Hearts 1 – 4 6,000 1885–86 03–10–1885 Hibs 2 – 1 4,000 1886–87 23–10–1886 Hibs 5 – 1 7,000 1887–88 15–10–1887 Hearts 1 – 1 6,000 22–10–1887 Hibs 1 – 3 8,500 1895–96 14–03–1896 Hearts 3 – 1 17,034 1899–1900 27–01–1900 Hearts 1 – 1 14,000 03–02–1900 Hibs 1 – 2 12,000

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1900–01 09–03–1901 Hearts 1 – 1 19,500 23–03–1901 Hibs 1 – 2 18,000 1909–10 19–02–1910 Hibs A – A 30,000 26–02–1910 Hearts 0 – 1 25,000 1911–12 27–01–1912 Hearts 0 – 0 32,000 10–02–1912 Hibs 1 – 1 18,000 14–02–1912 Hearts 3 – 1 25,000 1929–30 15–02–1930 Hibs 1 – 3 28,000 1932–33 04–03–1933 Hibs 0 – 0 33,579 08–03–1933 Hearts 2 – 0 41,034 1954–55 05–02–1955 Hearts 5 – 0 45,770 1957–58 01–03–1958 Hearts 3 – 4 41,666

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1965–66 21–02–1966 Hearts 2 – 1 31,224 1970–71 13–02–1971 Hearts 1 – 2 30,450 1978–79 10–03–1979 Hibs 2 – 1 22,618 1993–94 20–02–1994 Hibs 1 – 2 20,953 2005–06 02–04–2006 Neutral 0 – 4 43,180 2008–09 11–01–2009 Hibs 0 – 2 14,837 2011–12 19–05–2012 Neutral 1 – 5 51,041 2012–13 02–12–2012 Hibs 1 – 0 17,052 2015–16 07–02–2016 Hearts 2 – 2 16,845 16–02–2016 Hibs 1 – 0 19,433

League Cup results

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1947–48 09–08–1947 Hibs 1 – 2 43,000 30–08–1947 Hearts 2 – 1 39,268

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 1956–57 11–08–1956 Hearts 6 – 1 42,000 25–08–1956 Hibs 1 – 2 40,000

Season Date Home team Result Attendance 2006–07 08–11–2006 Hibs 1 – 0 15,825 2013–14 30–10–2013 Hibs 0 – 1 16,797

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 (31) and Tommy Walker (29) scored more goals in derbies than Robertson taking account of 'local' cup and league games.

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.^[31]

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,^[32] two in the 5–1 Wilson Cup Final victory on 30 April 1929^[33] and four in the 5–1 Rosebery Charity Cup Final victory on 11 May 1929.^[34]

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 32 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

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.

Name	Period at Hibs	Period at Hearts	Notes
Thomson Allan[35]	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[36]	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[37]	1975–1976	1961–1966
Ian Black[38]	1980	1977–1980
Jim Brown[39]	1979–1981	1967–1979
Ralph Callachan[40]	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[41]	1951–1953	1954–1961
Gordon Durie[42]	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[43]	1932–1934	1929–1932
Alan Gordon[44]	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[45]	1989–1995	1995–1996
Willie Hamilton[46]	1963–1965	1962–1963 1967–1969
Paul Hartley[47]	1998–2000	2003–2007	Hartley scored a hat-trick for Hearts against Hibs in the 2005–06 Scottish Cup semi-final.
Darren Jackson[48]	1992–1997	1999–2001	Jackson was selected by Scotland for the 1998 FIFA World Cup while he was with Celtic.
Willie Jamieson[49]	1979–1985	1994–1995
James Keatings[50]	2015–present	2014–2015
Peter Kerr[51]	1910–1926	1926–1931
Davie Laing[52]	1956–1957	1942–1954
Peter Marinello[53]	1966–1970	1981–1983
Brian Marjoribanks[54]	1961–1962	1962
Gordon Marshall[55]	1969–1971	1956–1963
Alan Maybury[56]	2012–2014	2001–2005
George McWattie	1898–1900
Fraser Mullen[57]	2013–2014	2012–2013
Willie Reid[58]	1937–1938	1930–1937
Harry Rennie[59]	1902–1908	1898–1902
Malcolm Robertson[60]	1982–1983	1977–1981
Hugh Shaw		1927–1930	Shaw managed the Hibs side that won three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Chris Shevlane[61]	1968–1971	1960–1967
Gordon Smith[62]	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[63]	1947–1953	1953–1956
Michael Stewart[64]	2005–2007	2004–2005 2007–2010
Lawrie Tierney[65]	1980	1976–1980
Robert Walls[66]	early 1930s	late 1920s
Andy Watson[67]	1987–1989	1983–1987	Watson later became assistant manager of Hibs while Alex McLeish was manager.
Willie Waugh[68]	1936	1928–1939	Waugh was loaned to Hibs by Hearts.

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