Edinburgh derby


The Edinburgh derby is an informal title given to any football match played between Scottish clubs Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian, 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.

History

Hearts and Hibs were both formed during the mid-1870s. The first ever match between the clubs was played at East Meadows on 25 December 1875, with Hearts winning 1–0. Hibs won the first Scottish Cup tie between the clubs, in 1877–78. The matches that established the two clubs as the principal sides in Edinburgh was the five game struggle for the EFA Cup later that season, which Hearts won 3–2 after four previous attempts ended in draws. Hibs beat Hearts on the way to their first national trophy, the 1886–87 Scottish Cup. Hibs also had wins of 3–0, 5–2 and 7–1 against Hearts in other competitions.
Hibs had major financial problems and briefly ceased playing during the early 1890s. In the meantime, Hearts had become founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890–91. Hibs soon resumed operations and Hearts won 10–2 in a friendly match at Easter Road which marked their return. Hibs joined the Scottish Football League in 1893–94 and were promoted to the First Division in 1895. The first league derby was played on 28 September 1895, Hearts winning 4–3 at Tynecastle.
The clubs contested the 1896 Scottish Cup Final, which Hearts won 3–1 at Logie Green in Edinburgh. It is the only time a Scottish Cup Final has been played outside Glasgow. The derby was played regularly in the league until 1930–31, when Hibs were relegated from Division One, although matches in other competitions continued. Hibs regained top division status in 1933–34, but all league football was suspended from 1939–40 to 1945–46 due to the Second World War.
The record crowd for an Edinburgh derby was 65,860 on 2 January 1950 when Hearts won 2–1 at Easter Road. This was also the biggest crowd for any Scottish game played outside Glasgow. The post-war period was a golden age for football in Edinburgh, as Hibs won three league championships with their Famous Five forward line, while Hearts won several major trophies in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Hibs enjoyed a sustained period of success in the fixture in the late 1960s and most of the 1970s. Their record victory against Hearts, 7–0 at Tynecastle on 1 January 1973, was achieved during this period. Hibs then had their longest unbeaten streak in the fixture, 12 games from 1974 to 1978. Scottish league football was restructured from the 1975–76 season to create smaller divisions, resulting in the teams playing each other four times a season in the league, but it also increased the risk of the clubs being relegated. Hearts were a yo-yo club in the late 1970s and early 1980s, while Hibs were also relegated in 1979–80. This meant that there were few derbies until Hearts returned to the Premier Division in 1983–84.
Hearts then took the upper hand in the derby, setting the record for consecutive derbies without a loss, a 22-game streak straddling the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, Hearts owner Wallace Mercer attempted to force through a merger of the two clubs by acquiring a majority shareholding in Hibs. This effort failed after protest groups set up by Hibs fans persuaded some shareholders not to sell to Mercer and new investment in Hibs was provided by Tom Farmer.
The clubs met in a 2005–06 Scottish Cup semi-final, in the knowledge that victory would lead to a final against Gretna, who were a Second Division club. Hearts won the semi-final against Hibs by 4–0 and went on to win the competition on a penalty shootout in the final. Hibs gained some revenge the following season by winning a 2006–07 Scottish League Cup quarter-final against Hearts 1–0, and went on to win the competition.
The two clubs met in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final. The match was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, despite some fans proposing that it should be moved to Murrayfield Stadium, the largest venue in Edinburgh. Hearts won a one-sided final by 5–1, having also won all three league derbies 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. It also ended a run of 12 games without a win for Hibs in the derby.
Both clubs were relegated to the second tier after finishing in the bottom two positions of the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership. This meant that the city of Edinburgh was left without representation in the top tier of the Scottish league system for the first time in its history. Hearts won the 2014–15 Scottish Championship and earned an immediate promotion back to the top tier. Hibs won promotion in 2016-17, which meant that top-flight league derbies were resumed in 2017-18. Meanwhile, the teams were drawn together in the Scottish Cup in three consecutive seasons: 2015–16, 2016-17 and 2017-18. Hibs won the first two ties after replays and went on to win the 2015-16 competition, while Hearts won the third tie.

Local competitions and other Edinburgh clubs

In the late 19th and early 20th century, the clubs often met each other ten times in a single season due to the plethora of local competitions, such as the East of Scotland Shield, Rosebery Charity Cup, Wilson Cup, and the Dunedin Cup. These competitions also involved the other clubs in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Hearts and Hibs were the most frequent winners of these competitions. The East of Scotland Shield is the only one of the local competitions that is contested by Hearts and Hibs today, albeit by young reserve teams. The Shield is contested by a one-off match and gate takings are given to the Edinburgh Football Association.
St Bernard's, Leith Athletic, the original Edinburgh City and Meadowbank Thistle all represented the city of Edinburgh in the Scottish Football League. As Hibs did not enter the league until the 1893–94 season, the first league derby was actually played between Hearts and Leith Athletic on 24 October 1891. 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 ; the final was between Hearts and Hibs, but was not played until May 1923.
The introduction of the Scottish football pyramid system allowed Edinburgh City to gain promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League in 2016, but they have not yet played either Hearts or Hibs in a SPFL match. Civil Service Strollers and The Spartans take part in the North Edinburgh Derby in the Lowland Football League, while Edinburgh University are also involved in the 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, particularly games between Hibernian and Spartans.

Festival Cup

In 1985, an Edinburgh select team composing of players from Hearts, Hibs and Meadowbank Thistle played Bayern Munich in a "Festival Cup" challenge match at Tynecastle. The Festival Cup was reintroduced in 2003, to tie in with the annual Edinburgh Festival. The local media speculated that clubs from cities twinned with Edinburgh, including Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kiev, would be invited to participate in an annual Edinburgh tournament. Eventually, the clubs settled for playing a single derby match on the last Saturday before the start of the 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season. The SPL did not help the launch of the Festival Cup by scheduling a league derby match two weeks after the Festival Cup match, also at Easter Road. Hearts won the first Festival Cup match 1–0 with a goal by Andy Webster.
The clubs then had difficulty scheduling the 2004–05 match, partly due to the clubs arranging other friendly matches. The Festival Cup match was eventually played at Tynecastle on 4 September 2004. Both teams were well below full strength because several players were training with their national teams. Playing the game in September also meant that the game was played after the start of the 2004–05 Scottish Premier League season and after the end of the Festival. Hearts won the second and to date last Festival Cup match 3–1. The Hearts goals were scored by Craig Sives, Mark de Vries and Dennis Wyness, while Stephen Dobbie scored a penalty kick for Hibs. The match was not in played in 2005 as Hearts had a protracted search for a new head coach. It was not resurrected in 2006 and has not been contested since.

New Year derby

An Edinburgh derby match has traditionally been played at New Year, as both 1 January and 2 January are bank holidays in Scotland. The New Year derby match has sometimes not taken place in recent years, due to a shutdown in early January being introduced to the schedule. Of the 94 Edinburgh derbies played at New Year, Hibs hold a slight lead of 32 wins to 30 wins by Hearts.
During the 1940 New Year's Day match, Easter Road was covered with a thick fog that would normally cause a football match to be abandoned. Due to the match being played during wartime, and it being broadcast widely by the BBC for the entertainment of soldiers stationed overseas, the War Office ordered play to go ahead to avoid alerting the Luftwaffe to the bad weather conditions. Commentator Bob Kingsley could not see the pitch either and had to improvise. Using a series of runners to tell him if there were any goals scored, he created his own version of the match. This was later described in The Scotsman as "Fawlty Towers ahead of itself" and adapted into a BBC Radio Four play by Scottish playwright, Andrew Dallmeyer.

Results and records

Hearts have the better record in derbies, with 143 wins to 86 wins by Hibs in 325 matches played in the three main Scottish competitions. There have been 650 Edinburgh derbies to date, meaning that exactly half of all derbies have been played in other competitions and friendlies. Including these other fixtures, Hearts have won 285 derbies and Hibs have won 206. During the 2017-18 season, Hearts manager Craig Levein said that Hearts winning was the "natural order" of the fixture.
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 won all three derbies in the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League, 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

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1895–9628–09–1895Hearts
4–3
17,500
1895–9621–12–1895Hibs
3–2
4,500
1896–9726–09–1896Hibs
2–0
12,000
1896–9705–12–1896Hearts
1–0
10,500
1897–9818–09–1897Hibs
1–1
14,000
1897–9818–12–1897Hearts
3–2
7,000
1898–9908–10–1898Hearts
4–0
14,000
1898–9929–10–1898Hibs
1–5
11,000
1899–190028–10–1899Hibs
1–0
9,000
1899–190025–11–1899Hearts
1–3
7,500
1900–0101–09–1900Hibs
3–0
10,500
1900–0113–10–1900Hearts
0–0
6,500
1901–0217–08–1901Hearts
2–1
5,000
1901–0214–09–1901Hibs
1–2
12,000
1902–0313–09–1902Hibs
0–0
13,000
1902–0311–10–1902Hearts
1–1
14,500
1903–0410–10–1903Hearts
2–0
12,500
1903–0420–02–1904Hibs
2–4
4,000
1904–0529–10–1904Hibs
3–0
8,000
1904–0502–01–1905Hearts
1–0
9,000
1905–0618–09–1905Hibs
0–3
15,000
1905–0604–11–1905Hearts
1–0
10,500
1906–0722–09–1906Hearts
4–1
11,500
1906–0701–01–1907Hibs
0–0
9,000
1907–0816–11–1907Hibs
2–3
12,000
1907–0804–04–1908Hearts
1–2
5,500
1908–0919–08–1908Hearts
1–1
15,000
1908–0907–11–1908Hibs
0–1
10,000
1909–1023–10–1909Hibs
1–4
14,000
1909–1001–01–1910Hearts
1–0
14,000
1910–1122–10–1910Hearts
2–0
13,500
1910–1102–01–1911Hibs
1–0
12,000
1911–1209–12–1911Hearts
4–0
12,000
1911–1201–01–1912Hibs
0–3
18,000
1912–1328–09–1912Hearts
1–0
20,500
1912–1316–04–1913Hibs
0–3
4,000
1913–1408–11–1913Hibs
1–2
21,000
1913–1414–02–1914Hearts
3–1
16,000
1914–1505–12–1914Hearts
3–1
12,000
1914–1527–02–1915Hibs
2–2
16,000
1915–1620–09–1915Hibs
1–2
10,000
1915–1617–04–1916Hearts
1–3
5,000
1916–1718–09–1916Hearts
2–1
5,500
1916–1716–04–1917Hibs
0–2
5,000
1917–1801–09–1917Hearts
1–0
7,500
1917–1802–02–1918Hibs
1–3
8,000
1918–1919–10–1918Hibs
1–3
3,000
1918–1911–01–1919Hearts
3–1
12,000
1919–2015–09–1919Hibs
2–4
18,000
1919–2001–01–1920Hearts
1–3
22,000
1920–2128–08–1920Hearts
5–1
27,500
1920–2101–01–1921Hibs
3–0
26,000
1921–2210–09–1921Hibs
2–1
20,000
1921–2202–01–1922Hearts
0–2
30,500
1922–2323–09–1922Hearts
2–2
31,500
1922–2301–01–1923Hibs
2–1
25,000
1923–2408–09–1923Hibs
1–1
20,000
1923–2401–01–1924Hearts
1–1
26,000
1924–2518–10–1924Hearts
2–0
33,500
1924–2501–01–1925Hibs
2–1
25,000
1925–2617–10–1925Hibs
0–0
20,000
1925–2601–01–1926Hearts
1–4
33,000
1926–2730–10–1926Hearts
2–2
25,500
1926–2701–01–1927Hibs
2–2
27,000
1927–2815–10–1927Hibs
2–1
31,000
1927–2802–01–1928Hearts
2–2
36,000
1928–2920–10–1928Hearts
1–1
28,000
1928–2901–01–1929Hibs
1–0
25,000
1929–3026–10–1929Hibs
1–1
27,000
1929–3001–01–1930Hearts
1–1
15,000
1930–3120–09–1930Hearts
4–1
23,000
1930–3101–01–1931Hibs
2–2
20,000
1933–3409–09–1933Hearts
0–0
32,853
1933–3401–01–1934Hibs
1–4
30,000
1934–3508–09–1934Hibs
1–0
24,038
1934–3501–01–1935Hearts
5–2
28,743
1935–3621–09–1935Hearts
8–3
27,014
1935–3601–01–1936Hibs
1–1
37,306
1936–3719–09–1936Hibs
3–3
27,471
1936–3701–01–1937Hearts
3–2
38,908
1937–3811–09–1937Hearts
3–2
29,158
1937–3801–01–1938Hibs
2–2
37,606
1938–3910–09–1938Hibs
4–0
30,000
1938–3902–01–1939Hearts
0–1
45,601
1946–4707–09–1946Hibs
0–1
39,000
1946–4701–01–1947Hearts
2–3
33,810
1947–4820–09–1947Hearts
2–1
47,752
1947–4801–01–1948Hibs
3–1
45,000
1948–4921–08–1948Hibs
3–1
40,000
1948–4901–01–1949Hearts
3–2
45,030
1949–5024–09–1949Hearts
5–2
37,730
1949–5002–01–1950Hibs
1–2
65,860
1950–5123–09–1950Hibs
0–1
44,976
1950–5101–01–1951Hearts
2–1
41,832
1951–5222–09–1951Hearts
1–1
44,842
1951–5201–01–1952Hibs
2–3
39,000

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1952–5320–09–1952Hibs
3–1
50,000
1952–5301–01–1953Hearts
1–2
41,085
1953–5419–09–1953Hearts
4–0
45,000
1953–5401–01–1954Hibs
1–2
48,000
1954–5518–09–1954Hibs
2–3
42,000
1954–5501–01–1955Hearts
5–1
49,000
1955–5624–09–1955Hearts
0–1
45,000
1955–5602–01–1956Hibs
2–2
60,812
1956–5722–09–1956Hibs
2–3
39,000
1956–5701–01–1957Hearts
0–2
35,000
1957–5821–09–1957Hearts
3–1
34,000
1957–5801–01–1958Hibs
0–2
49,200
1958–5906–09–1958Hibs
0–4
29,500
1958–5901–01–1959Hearts
1–3
35,000
1959–6005–09–1959Hearts
2–2
40,000
1959–6001–01–1960Hibs
1–5
54,000
1960–6110–09–1960Hibs
1–4
40,000
1960–6102–01–1961Hearts
1–2
43,000
1961–6216–09–1961Hearts
4–2
23,022
1961–6217–01–1962Hibs
1–4
15,277
1962–6308–09–1962Hibs
0–4
28,847
1962–6304–05–1963Hearts
3–3
15,538
1963–6407–09–1963Hearts
4–2
29,173
1963–6401–01–1964Hibs
1–1
31,439
1964–6505–09–1964Hibs
3–5
17,098
1964–6501–01–1965Hearts
0–1
36,297
1965–6618–09–1965Hearts
0–4
22,369
1965–6601–01–1966Hibs
2–3
32,192
1966–6710–09–1966Hibs
3–1
21,395
1966–6702–01–1967Hearts
0–0
30,086
1967–6809–09–1967Hearts
1–4
20,773
1967–6801–01–1968Hibs
1–0
32,360
1968–6907–09–1968Hibs
1–3
24,110
1968–6901–01–1969Hearts
0–0
30,011
1969–7027–09–1969Hearts
0–2
26,807
1969–7001–01–1970Hibs
0–0
36,421
1970–7105–09–1970Hibs
0–0
23,225
1970–7101–01–1971Hearts
0–0
27,715
1971–7204–09–1971Hearts
0–2
26,671
1971–7201–01–1972Hibs
0–0
36,046
1972–7309–09–1972Hibs
2–0
21,221
1972–7301–01–1973Hearts
0–7
35,989
1973–7408–09–1973Hearts
4–1
28,946
1973–7401–01–1974Hibs
3–1
35,393
1974–7507–09–1974Hibs
2–1
26,560
1974–7501–01–1975Hearts
0–0
35,969
1975–7630–08–1975Hibs
1–0
23,646
1975–7601–11–1975Hearts
1–1
24,471
1975–7601–01–1976Hibs
3–0
32,923
1975–7613–03–1976Hearts
0–1
18,528
1976–7730–10–1976Hibs
1–1
23,773
1976–7726–01–1977Hearts
0–1
24,068
1976–7723–03–1977Hibs
3–1
13,625
1976–7713–04–1977Hearts
2–2
10,686
1978–7926–08–1978Hearts
1–1
19,663
1978–7904–11–1978Hibs
1–2
20,120
1978–7917–03–1979Hibs
1–1
13,297
1978–7928–03–1979Hearts
1–2
16,042
1983–8403–09–1983Hearts
3–2
19,206
1983–8405–11–1983Hibs
1–1
21,281
1983–8402–01–1984Hearts
1–1
23,499
1983–8421–04–1984Hibs
0–0
17,437
1984–8525–08–1984Hibs
1–2
16,724
1984–8527–10–1984Hearts
0–0
20,156
1984–8501–01–1985Hibs
1–2
18,925
1984–8502–04–1985Hearts
2–2
17,814
1985–8631–08–1985Hearts
2–1
17,457
1985–8609–11–1985Hibs
0–0
19,776
1985–8601–01–1986Hearts
3–1
25,605
1985–8622–03–1986Hibs
1–2
20,756
1986–8730–08–1986Hibs
1–3
20,714
1986–8701–11–1986Hearts
1–1
22,178
1986–8706–01–1987Hibs
2–2
22,928
1986–8704–04–1987Hearts
2–1
19,731
1987–8829–08–1987Hearts
1–0
24,496
1987–8817–10–1987Hibs
2–1
23,390
1987–8802–01–1988Hearts
0–0
28,992
1987–8819–03–1988Hibs
0–0
20,870
1988–8927–08–1988Hibs
0–0
23,760
1988–8912–11–1988Hearts
1–2
23,062
1988–8904–01–1989Hibs
1–0
27,219
1988–8901–04–1989Hearts
2–1
22,090
1989–9026–08–1989Hearts
1–0
22,731
1989–9004–11–1989Hibs
1–1
19,104
1989–9001–01–1990Hearts
2–0
25,224
1989–9031–03–1990Hibs
1–2
17,373
1990–9115–09–1990Hibs
0–3
16,813
1990–9124–11–1990Hearts
1–1
19,004
1990–9102–01–1991Hibs
1–4
13,600
1990–9123–03–1991Hearts
3–1
14,221
1991–9231–08–1991Hearts
0–0
22,208
1991–9202–11–1991Hibs
1–1
19,831
1991–9201–01–1992Hearts
1–1
20,358
1991–9221–03–1992Hibs
1–2
14,429

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1992–9322–08–1992Hibs
0–0
15,937
1992–9307–11–1992Hearts
1–0
17,342
1992–9302–01–1993Hibs
0–0
21,657
1992–9320–03–1993Hearts
1–0
13,740
1993–9421–08–1993Hearts
1–0
17,283
1993–9430–10–1993Hibs
0–2
18,505
1993–9412–01–1994Hearts
1–1
24,139
1993–9430–04–1994Hibs
0–0
14,413
1994–9527–08–1994Hearts
0–1
12,371
1994–9529–10–1994Hibs
2–1
13,622
1994–9518–01–1995Hearts
2–0
12,630
1994–9506–05–1995Hibs
3–1
7,122
1995–9601–10–1995Hibs
2–2
12,374
1995–9619–11–1995Hearts
2–1
12,074
1995–9601–01–1996Hibs
2–1
14,872
1995–9616–03–1996Hearts
1–1
14,923
1996–9728–09–1996Hibs
1–3
14,217
1996–9716–11–1996Hearts
0–0
15,129
1996–9701–01–1997Hibs
0–4
15,749
1996–9715–03–1997Hearts
1–0
15,136
1997–9830–08–1997Hibs
0–1
15,565
1997–9808–11–1997Hearts
2–0
16,739
1997–9801–01–1998Hearts
2–2
17,564
1997–9811–04–1998Hibs
2–1
15,530
1999–200014–08–1999Hibs
1–1
16,976
1999–200019–12–1999Hearts
0–3
17,954
1999–200018–03–2000Hibs
3–1
15,908
1999–200021–05–2000Hearts
2–1
17,391
2000–0130–07–2000Hearts
0–0
17,132
2000–0122–10-2000Hibs
6–2
12,926
2000–0126–12–2000Hearts
1–1
17,619
2000–0113–05–2001Hibs
0–0
8,913
2001–0221–10–2001Hibs
2–1
13,774
2001–0229–12–2001Hearts
1–1
17,474
2001–0216–03–2002Hibs
1–2
15,660
2002–0311–08–2002Hearts
5–1
15,245
2002–0303–11–2002Hibs
1–2
15,660
2002–0302–01–2003Hearts
4–4
17,332
2003–0417–08–2003Hibs
1–0
14,803
2003–0423–11–2003Hearts
2–0
16,632
2003–0415–02–2004Hibs
1–1
15,016
2004–0524–10–2004Hearts
2–1
16,720
2004–0502–01–2004Hibs
1–1
17,259
2004–0513–04–2005Hearts
1–2
17,676
2004–0523–04–2005Hibs
2–2
16,620
2005–0607–08–2005Hearts
4–0
16,459
2005–0629–10–2005Hibs
2–0
17,180
2005–0628–01–2006Hearts
4–1
17,371
2005–0622–04–2006Hibs
2–1
16,654
2006–0715–10–2006Hibs
2–2
16,623
2006–0726–12–2006Hearts
3–2
17,369
2006–0701–04–2007Hibs
0–1
15,953
2006–0712–05–2007Hearts
2–0
16,443
2007–0819–10–2007Hearts
0–1
16,436
2007–0804–11–2007Hibs
1–1
17,015
2007–0819–01–2008Hearts
1–0
17,131
2008–0919–10–2008Hibs
1–1
17,030
2008–0903–01–2009Hearts
0–0
17,244
2008–0920–03–2009Hibs
1–0
15,091
2008–0907–05–2009Hearts
0–1
14,714
2009–1007–11–2009Hearts
0–0
16,762
2009–1003–01–2010Hibs
1–1
16,949
2009–1020–03–2010Hearts
2–1
17,793
2009–1001–05–2010Hibs
1–2
11,277
2010–1107–11–2010Hibs
0–2
17,767
2010–1101–01–2011Hearts
1–0
17,156
2010–1103–04–2011Hibs
2–2
17,793
2011–1228–08–2011Hearts
2–0
15,868
2011–1202–01–2012Hibs
1–3
15,013
2011–1218–03–2012Hearts
2–0
15,128
2012–1312–08–2012Hibs
1–1
12,887
2012–1303–01–2013Hearts
0–0
17,062
2012–1309–03–2013Hibs
0 –0
15,007
2012–1312–05–2013Hearts
1 –2
15,994
2013–1411–08–2013Hearts
1–0
16,621
2013–1402–01–2014Hibs
2–1
20,106
2013–1429–03–2014Hearts
2–0
16,873
2013–1427–04–2014Hibs
1–2
14,806
2014–1517–08–2014Hearts
2–1
17,280
2014–1525–10–2014Hibs
1–1
14,562
2014–1503–01–2015Hearts
1–1
17,279
2014–1512–04–2015Hibs
2–0
13,530
2017–1824–10–2017Hibs
1–0
20,165
2017–1827–12–2017Hearts
0–0
19,316
2017–1809–03–2018Hibs
2–0
20,166
2017–1809–05–2018Hearts
2–1
19,324
2018–1931–10–2018Hearts
0–0
19,410
2018–1929–12–2018Hibs
0–1
20,200
2018–1906–04–2019Hearts
1–2
19,667
2018–1928–04–2019Hibs
1–1
19,395
2019–2022–09–2019Hibs
1–2
19,828
2019–2026–12–2019Hearts
0–2
19,313
2019–2003–03–2020Hibs
1–3
20,197

Scottish Cup results

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1877–7829–09–1877Hearts
0–0
1877–7806–10–1877Hearts
1–2
1,200
1879–8015–11–1879Hibs
2–1
2,500
1880–8123–10–1880Hearts
5–3
5,000
1883–8420–10–1883Hearts
1–4
6,000
1885–8603–10–1885Hibs
2–1
4,000
1886–8723–10–1886Hibs
5–1
7,000
1887–8815–10–1887Hearts
1–1
6,000
1887–8822–10–1887Hibs
1–3
8,500
1895–9614–03–1896Neutral
3–1
17,034
1899–190027–01–1900Hearts
1–1
14,000
1899–190003–02–1900Hibs
1–2
12,000
1900–0109–03–1901Hearts
1–1
19,500
1900–0123–03–1901Hibs
1–2
18,000

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1909–1019–02–1910Hibs
A–A
30,000
1909–1026–02–1910Hearts
0–1
25,000
1911–1227–01–1912Hearts
0–0
32,000
1911–1210–02–1912Hibs
1–1
18,000
1911–1214–02–1912Hearts
3–1
25,000
1929–3015–02–1930Hibs
1–3
28,000
1932–3304–03–1933Hibs
0–0
33,579
1932–3308–03–1933Hearts
2–0
41,034
1954–5505–02–1955Hearts
5–0
45,770
1957–5801–03–1958Hearts
3–4
41,666
1965–6621–02–1966Hearts
2–1
31,224
1970–7113–02–1971Hearts
1–2
30,450
1978–7910–03–1979Hibs
2–1
22,618
1993–9420–02–1994Hibs
1–2
20,953

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
2005–0602–04–2006Neutral
0–4
43,180
2008–0911–01–2009Hibs
0–2
14,837
2011–1219–05–2012Neutral
1–5
51,041
2012–1302–12–2012Hibs
1–0
17,052
2015–1607–02–2016Hearts
2–2
16,845
2015–1616–02–2016Hibs
1–0
19,433
2016–1712–02–2017Hearts
0–0
16,971
2016–1722–02–2017Hibs
3–1
20,205
2017–1821–01–2018Hearts
1–0
18,709
2019–20PostponedNeutral
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League Cup results

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1947–4809–08–1947Hibs
1–2
43,000
1947–4830–08–1947Hearts
2–1
39,268

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
1956–5711–08–1956Hearts
6–1
42,000
1956–5725–08–1956Hibs
1–2
40,000

SeasonDateHome teamResultAttendance
2006–0708–11–2006Hibs
1–0
15,825
2013–1430–10–2013Hibs
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

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 and Tommy Walker scored more goals in derbies than Robertson, when games in local competitions are considered.
Gordon Smith is the top goalscorer in Edinburgh derbies for Hibs, with 15 goals. Smith played for Hearts and Dundee later in his career and became the only player to have won the Scottish league championship with three different clubs. James McGhee scored at least 24 goals for Hibs in the early years of the fixture. The real figure is probably higher as he played in a lot of games where only the result is known and not all the scorers were recorded.
Barney Battles, Jr. scored 11 goals in less than a month versus Hibs in 1929; five in the 8–2 Dunedin Cup final victory on 17 April 1929, two in the 5–1 Wilson Cup Final victory on 30 April 1929 and four in the 5–1 Rosebery Charity Cup Final victory on 11 May 1929.

Hat-tricks

Sixteen hat-tricks have been scored in competitive Edinburgh derbies by fifteen players, nine for Hearts and seven for Hibs. Bobby Walker is the only player to score multiple hat-tricks, and Mark de Vries for Hearts and Joe Baker for Hibs are the only players to score four goals in one derby. The majority of these hat-tricks were scored in the first one hundred years of the derby's existence, with only three occurring in the last fifty years.
#PlayerTeamCompetitionStadiumResultDate
1Hearts1880-81 Scottish CupPowderhall Grounds5–323 10 1880
2Hibernian1895-96 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park4–328 09 1895
3Hearts1898-99 Scottish Division OneEaster Road1–529 10 1898
4Hibernian1899-1900 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park1–325 11 1899
5Hearts1905-06 Scottish Division OneEaster Road0–318 09 1905
6Hearts1911-12 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park3–001 01 1912
7Hearts1918-19 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park3–111 01 1919
8Hibernian1938-39 Scottish Division OneEaster Road4–010 09 1938
9Hibernian1952-53 Scottish Division OneEaster Road3–120 09 1952
104Hibernian1957-58 Scottish CupTynecastle Park3–401 03 1958
11Hearts1959-60 Scottish Division OneEaster Road1–501 01 1960
12Hearts1962-63 Scottish Division OneEaster Road0–408 09 1962
13Hibernian1967-68 Scottish Division OneTynecastle Park1–409 09 1967
14Hibernian2000-01 Scottish Premier LeagueEaster Road6–222 10 2000
154Hearts2002-03 Scottish Premier LeagueTynecastle Stadium5–111 08 2002
16Hearts2005-06 Scottish CupHampden Park0–402 04 2006

Players with both clubs

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