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, while Hibs lost in the promotion playoffs. This meant that the only derbies played in the 2015–16 season were in the 2015–16 Scottish Cup, when the teams were drawn together in the fifth round.[15] After a 2–2 draw at Tynecastle,[16] Hibs won 1–0 at Easter Road in the replay[17] and went on to win the competition.

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.[18] 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.[19]

From the 2013–14 season, the reformed Edinburgh City and Spartans started competing in the new Lowland Football League. Edinburgh City gained promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in 2016, but have not yet played either Hearts or Hibs in a SPFL match.

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.[20] The Festival Cup was reintroduced in 2003, to tie in with the annual Edinburgh Festival.[21] 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.[21][22] 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.[23] 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.[23][24] Hearts won the first Festival Cup match 1–0 with a goal by Andy Webster.[23]

The clubs then had difficulty scheduling the 2004–05 match, partly due to the clubs arranging other friendly matches.[21] 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.[21] 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.[25] The Hearts goals were scored by Craig Sives, Mark de Vries and Dennis Wyness, while Stephen Dobbie scored a penalty kick for Hibs.[25] The match was not in played in 2005 as Hearts had a protracted search for a new head coach.[26] It was not resurrected in 2006 and has not been contested since.[26]

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.[27] Of the 94 Edinburgh derbies played at New Year, Hibs hold a slight lead of 32 wins to 30 wins by Hearts.[28]

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.[29][30] 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.[29]

Results and records

Hearts have the better record in derbies, with 144 wins to 93 wins by Hibs in 332 competitive matches.[31] 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.[32]

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,[33] 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.[34]

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,[35] two in the 5–1 Wilson Cup Final victory on 30 April 1929[36] and four in the 5–1 Rosebery Charity Cup Final victory on 11 May 1929.[37]

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[38] 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[39] 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[40] 1975–1976 1961–1966
Ian Black[41] 1980 1977–1980
Jim Brown[42] 1979–1981 1967–1979
Ralph Callachan[43] 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[44] 1951–1953 1954–1961
Gordon Durie[45] 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[46] 1932–1934 1929–1932
Alan Gordon[47] 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[48] 1989–1995 1995–1996
Willie Hamilton[49] 1963–1965 1962–1963
1967–1969
Paul Hartley[50] 1998–2000 2003–2007 Hartley scored a hat-trick for Hearts against Hibs in the 2005–06 Scottish Cup semi-final.
Darren Jackson[51] 1992–1997 1999–2001 Jackson was selected by Scotland for the 1998 FIFA World Cup while he was with Celtic.
Willie Jamieson[52] 1979–1985 1994–1995
James Keatings[53] 2015–present 2014–2015
Peter Kerr[54] 1910–1926 1926–1931
Davie Laing[55] 1956–1957 1942–1954
Peter Marinello[56] 1966–1970 1981–1983
Brian Marjoribanks[57] 1961–1962 1962
Gordon Marshall[58] 1969–1971 1956–1963
Alan Maybury[59] 2012–2014 2001–2005
George McWattie 1898–1900
Fraser Mullen[60] 2013–2014 2012–2013
Willie Reid[61] 1937–1938 1930–1937
Harry Rennie[62] 1902–1908 1898–1902
Malcolm Robertson[63] 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[64] 1968–1971 1960–1967
Gordon Smith[65] 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[66] 1947–1953 1953–1956
Michael Stewart[67] 2005–2007 2004–2005
2007–2010
Lawrie Tierney[68] 1980 1976–1980
Robert Walls[69] early 1930s late 1920s
Andy Watson[70] 1987–1989 1983–1987 Watson later became assistant manager of Hibs while Alex McLeish was manager.
Willie Waugh[71] 1936 1928–1939 Waugh was loaned to Hibs by Hearts.

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