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

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

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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 sturggle 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

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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 143 wins to 90 wins by Hibs in 325 competitive matches.^[28] There have been 633 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 202 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
1895–96	21–12–1895	Hibs	3 – 2	4,500
1896–97	26–09–1896	Hibs	2 – 0	12,000
1896–97	05–12–1896	Hearts	1 – 0	10,500
1897–98	18–09–1897	Hibs	1 – 1	14,000
1897–98	18–12–1897	Hearts	3 – 2	7,000
1898–99	08–10–1898	Hearts	4 – 0	14,000
1898–99	29–10–1898	Hibs	1 – 5	11,000
1899–1900	28–10–1899	Hibs	1 – 0	9,000
1899–1900	25–11–1899	Hearts	1 – 3	7,500
1900–01	01–09–1900	Hibs	3 – 0	10,500
1900–01	13–10–1900	Hearts	0 – 0	6,500
1901–02	17–08–1901	Hearts	2 – 1	5,000
1901–02	14–09–1901	Hibs	1 – 2	12,000
1902–03	13–09–1902	Hibs	0 – 0	13,000
1902–03	11–10–1902	Hearts	1 – 1	14,500
1903–04	10–10–1903	Hearts	2 – 0	12,500
1903–04	20–02–1904	Hibs	2 – 4	4,000
1904–05	29–10–1904	Hibs	3 – 0	8,000
1904–05	02–01–1905	Hearts	1 – 0	9,000
1905–06	18–09–1905	Hibs	0 – 3	15,000
1905–06	04–11–1905	Hearts	1 – 0	10,500
1906–07	22–09–1906	Hearts	4 – 1	11,500
1906–07	01–01–1907	Hibs	0 – 0	9,000
1907–08	16–11–1907	Hibs	2 – 3	12,000
1907–08	04–04–1908	Hearts	1 – 2	5,500
1908–09	19–08–1908	Hearts	1 – 1	15,000
1908–09	07–11–1908	Hibs	0 – 1	10,000
1909–10	23–10–1909	Hibs	1 – 4	14,000
1909–10	01–01–1910	Hearts	1 – 0	14,000
1910–11	22–10–1910	Hearts	2 – 0	13,500
1910–11	02–01–1911	Hibs	1 – 0	12,000
1911–12	09–12–1911	Hearts	4 – 0	12,000
1911–12	01–01–1912	Hibs	0 – 3	18,000
1912–13	28–09–1912	Hearts	1 – 0	20,500
1912–13	16–04–1913	Hibs	0 – 3	4,000
1913–14	08–11–1913	Hibs	1 – 2	21,000
1913–14	14–02–1914	Hearts	3 – 1	16,000
1914–15	05–12–1914	Hearts	3 – 1	12,000
1914–15	27–02–1915	Hibs	2 – 2	16,000
1915–16	20–09–1915	Hibs	1 – 2	10,000
1915–16	17–04–1916	Hearts	1 – 3	5,000
1916–17	18–09–1916	Hearts	2 – 1	5,500
1916–17	16–04–1917	Hibs	0 – 2	5,000
1917–18	01–09–1917	Hearts	1 – 0	7,500
1917–18	02–02–1918	Hibs	1 – 3	8,000
1918–19	19–10–1918	Hibs	1 – 3	3,000
1918–19	11–01–1919	Hearts	3 – 1	12,000
1919–20	15–09–1919	Hibs	2 – 4	18,000
1919–20	01–01–1920	Hearts	1 – 3	22,000
1920–21	28–08–1920	Hearts	5 – 1	27,500
1920–21	01–01–1921	Hibs	3 – 0	26,000
1921–22	10–09–1921	Hibs	2 – 1	20,000
1921–22	02–01–1922	Hearts	0 – 2	30,500
1922–23	23–09–1922	Hearts	2 – 2	31,500
1922–23	01–01–1923	Hibs	2 – 1	25,000
1923–24	08–09–1923	Hibs	1 – 1	20,000
1923–24	01–01–1924	Hearts	1 – 1	26,000
1924–25	18–10–1924	Hearts	2 – 0	33,500
1924–25	01–01–1925	Hibs	2 – 1	25,000
1925–26	17–10–1925	Hibs	0 – 0	20,000
1925–26	01–01–1926	Hearts	1 – 4	33,000
1926–27	30–10–1926	Hearts	2 – 2	25,500
1926–27	01–01–1927	Hibs	2 – 2	27,000
1927–28	15–10–1927	Hibs	2 – 1	31,000
1927–28	02–01–1928	Hearts	2 – 2	36,000
1928–29	20–10–1928	Hearts	1 – 1	28,000
1928–29	01–01–1929	Hibs	1 – 0	25,000
1929–30	26–10–1929	Hibs	1 – 1	27,000
1929–30	01–01–1930	Hearts	1 – 1	15,000
1930–31	20–09–1930	Hearts	4 – 1	23,000
1930–31	01–01–1931	Hibs	2 – 2	20,000
1933–34	09–09–1933	Hearts	0 – 0	32,853
1933–34	01–01–1934	Hibs	1 – 4	30,000
1934–35	08–09–1934	Hibs	1 – 0	24,038
1934–35	01–01–1935	Hearts	5 – 2	28,743
1935–36	21–09–1935	Hearts	8 – 3	27,014
1935–36	01–01–1936	Hibs	1 – 1	37,306
1936–37	19–09–1936	Hibs	3 – 3	27,471
1936–37	01–01–1937	Hearts	3 – 2	38,908
1937–38	11–09–1937	Hearts	3 – 2	29,158
1937–38	01–01–1938	Hibs	2 – 2	37,606
1938–39	10–09–1938	Hibs	4 – 0	30,000
1938–39	02–01–1939	Hearts	0 – 1	45,601
1946–47	07–09–1946	Hibs	0 – 1	39,000
1946–47	01–01–1947	Hearts	2 – 3	33,810
1947–48	20–09–1947	Hearts	2 – 1	47,752
1947–48	01–01–1948	Hibs	3 – 1	45,000
1948–49	21–08–1948	Hibs	3 – 1	40,000
1948–49	01–01–1949	Hearts	3 – 2	45,030
1949–50	24–09–1949	Hearts	5 – 2	37,730
1949–50	02–01–1950	Hibs	1 – 2	65,860

Season	Date	Home team	Result	Attendance
1950–51	23–09–1950	Hibs	0 – 1	44,976
1950–51	01–01–1951	Hearts	2 – 1	41,832
1951–52	22–09–1951	Hearts	1 – 1	44,842
1951–52	01–01–1952	Hibs	2 – 3	39,000
1952–53	20–09–1952	Hibs	3 – 1	50,000
1952–53	01–01–1953	Hearts	1 – 2	41,085
1953–54	19–09–1953	Hearts	4 – 0	45,000
1953–54	01–01–1954	Hibs	1 – 2	48,000
1954–55	18–09–1954	Hibs	2 – 3	42,000
1954–55	01–01–1955	Hearts	5 – 1	49,000
1955–56	24–09–1955	Hearts	0 – 1	45,000
1955–56	02–01–1956	Hibs	2 – 2	60,812
1956–57	22–09–1956	Hibs	2 – 3	39,000
1956–57	01–01–1957	Hearts	0 – 2	35,000
1957–58	21–09–1957	Hearts	3 – 1	34,000
1957–58	01–01–1958	Hibs	0 – 2	49,200
1958–59	06–09–1958	Hibs	0 – 4	29,500
1958–59	01–01–1959	Hearts	1 – 3	35,000
1959–60	05–09–1959	Hearts	2 – 2	40,000
1959–60	01–01–1960	Hibs	1 – 5	54,000
1960–61	10–09–1960	Hibs	1 – 4	40,000
1960–61	02–01–1961	Hearts	1 – 2	43,000
1961–62	16–09–1961	Hearts	4 – 2	23,022
1961–62	17–01–1962	Hibs	1 – 4	15,277
1962–63	08–09–1962	Hibs	0 – 4	28,847
1962–63	04–05–1963	Hearts	3 – 3	15,538
1963–64	07–09–1963	Hearts	4 – 2	29,173
1963–64	01–01–1964	Hibs	1 – 1	31,439
1964–65	05–09–1964	Hibs	3 – 5	17,098
1964–65	01–01–1965	Hearts	0 – 1	36,297
1965–66	18–09–1965	Hearts	0 – 4	22,369
1965–66	01–01–1966	Hibs	2 – 3	32,192
1966–67	10–09–1966	Hibs	3 – 1	21,395
1966–67	02–01–1967	Hearts	0 – 0	30,086
1967–68	09–09–1967	Hearts	1 – 4	20,773
1967–68	01–01–1968	Hibs	1 – 0	32,360
1968–69	07–09–1968	Hibs	1 – 3	24,110
1968–69	01–01–1969	Hearts	0 – 0	30,011
1969–70	27–09–1969	Hearts	0 – 2	26,807
1969–70	01–01–1970	Hibs	0 – 0	36,421
1970–71	05–09–1970	Hibs	0 – 0	23,225
1970–71	01–01–1971	Hearts	0 – 0	27,715
1971–72	04–09–1971	Hearts	0 – 2	26,671
1971–72	01–01–1972	Hibs	0 – 0	36,046
1972–73	09–09–1972	Hibs	2 – 0	21,221
1972–73	01–01–1973	Hearts	0 – 7	35,989
1973–74	08–09–1973	Hearts	4 – 1	28,946
1973–74	01–01–1974	Hibs	3 – 1	35,393
1974–75	07–09–1974	Hibs	2 – 1	26,560
1974–75	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
1877–78	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
1887–88	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
1899–1900	03–02–1900	Hibs	1 – 2	12,000

Season	Date	Home team	Result	Attendance
1900–01	09–03–1901	Hearts	1 – 1	19,500
1900–01	23–03–1901	Hibs	1 – 2	18,000
1909–10	19–02–1910	Hibs	A – A	30,000
1909–10	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
1932–33	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

League Cup results

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

Season	Date	Home team	Result	Attendance
1956–57	11–08–1956	Hearts	6 – 1	42,000
1956–57	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	8
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	19
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	8
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	10
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.
Adam Eckersley^[43]	2015–present	2014–2015
Peter Flucker^[44]	1932–1934	1929–1932
Alan Gordon^[45]	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^[46]	1989–1995	1995–1996
Willie Hamilton^[47]	1963–1965	1962–1963 1967–1969
Paul Hartley^[48]	1998–2000	2003–2007	Hartley scored a hat-trick for Hearts against Hibs in the 2005–06 Scottish Cup semi-final.
Darren Jackson^[49]	1992–1997	1999–2001	Jackson was selected by Scotland for the 1998 FIFA World Cup while he was with Celtic.
Willie Jamieson^[50]	1979–1985	1994–1995
James Keatings^[51]	2015–present	2014–2015
Peter Kerr^[52]	1910–1926	1926–1931
Davie Laing^[53]	1956–1957	1942–1954
Peter Marinello^[54]	1966–1970	1981–1983
Brian Marjoribanks^[55]	1961–1962	1962
Gordon Marshall^[56]	1969–1971	1956–1963
Alan Maybury^[57]	2012–2014	2001–2005
George McWattie	1898–1900
Fraser Mullen^[58]	2013–2014	2012–2013
Willie Reid^[59]	1937–1938	1930–1937
Harry Rennie^[60]	1902–1908	1898–1902
Malcolm Robertson^[61]	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^[62]	1968–1971	1960–1967
Gordon Smith^[63]	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^[64]	1947–1953	1953–1956
Michael Stewart^[65]	2005–2007	2004–2005 2007–2010
Lawrie Tierney^[66]	1980	1976–1980
Robert Walls^[67]	early 1930s	late 1920s
Andy Watson^[68]	1987–1989	1983–1987	Watson later became assistant manager of Hibs while Alex McLeish was manager.
Willie Waugh^[69]	1936	1928–1939	Waugh was loaned to Hibs by Hearts.

References

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