2020–21 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian
2020–21 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
ManagerRobbie Neilson[1]
StadiumTynecastle Park
Championship1st (promoted)[2]
League CupSecond round (lost to Alloa Athletic)
Scottish CupSecond round (lost to Brora Rangers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Liam Boyce (14)
All:
Liam Boyce (16)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 season was the 124th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), with the team participating in the Scottish Championship. It was the club's first season of play in the second tier of Scottish football since 2015, and only the second since 1983, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership,[3] after the previous season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[4] On 10 April 2021, Hearts earned automatic promotion back to the Scottish Premiership, having been in first place for most of the season.[5] They also competed in this season's Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup, losing in the second round of each competition respectively.

Hearts had reached the semi-finals of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped all football activity in Scotland during the previous season. Their semi-final against Hibs, which was originally due to be played in April, was rescheduled to take place later in the year.[6] Hearts played the rearranged fixture against Hibs on 31 October, winning 2–1. On 20 December, they lost the 2020 Scottish Cup Final to Celtic in a penalty shootout following a 3–3 draw after extra time.

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies[]

28 August 2020 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Sheffield United Oriam
Report Fleck Goal 7' Attendance: None[note 1]
2 September 2020 Friendly St Mirren 1–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
McAllister Goal 57' Report Roberts Goal 33'
Walker Goal 43'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
5 September 2020 Friendly Burnley 4–1 Heart of Midlothian Barnfield Training Centre
Rodriguez Goal 5' (pen.)
Richardson Goal 18'
Thompson Goal 30'
Guðmundsson Goal 47'		 Report Wighton Goal 37' Attendance: None[note 1]
18 September 2020 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 5–0 East Fife Tynecastle Park
Halkett Goal 10'
Frear Goal 29'
Walker Goal 34'
Boyce Goal 46'
Hamilton Goal 79'		 Report Attendance: None[note 1]
22 September 2020 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Falkirk Oriam
Boyce Goal 44'
Walker Goal 75'
Wighton Goal 82 pen.'		 Report Attendance: None[note 1]
26 September 2020 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Park
Walker Goal 10'
Halkett Goal 58'		 Report Attendance: None[note 1]
2 October 2020 Friendly Partick Thistle 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Firhill Stadium
Report Walker Goal 61'
Irving Goal 74'		 Attendance: None[note 1]

Championship[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Championship

Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland forcing an October start to the Scottish Championship season,[7] the length of the league was reduced from thirty-six to twenty-seven games.[8] The fixture list for the truncated Championship was announced on 29 July,[9] starting with a home game against Dundee.

16 October 2020 1 Heart of Midlothian 6–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park
19:45 Smith Goal 4'
Ginnelly Goal 25'
Boyce Goal 34' (Penalty)
Kingsley Goal 45+2', 84'
Halliday Goal 90'		 BBC Report Adam Goal 27'
Mullen Goal 68'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
23 October 2020 2 Arbroath 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Gayfield Park
19:45 BBC Report Wighton Goal 70' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
7 November 2020 3 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Park
19:45 Naismith Goal 47'
Boyce Goal 70'		 BBC Report Doran Goal 86' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Madden
20 November 2020 4 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Heart of Midlothian East End Park
19:45 Thomas Goal 49'
Murray Goal 54'		 BBC Report Kingsley Goal 84' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Robertson
24 November 2020 5 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Alloa Athletic Tynecastle Park
19:45 Smith Goal 6'
Halliday Goal 24'
Haring Goal 37'		 BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Irvine
5 December 2020 6 Greenock Morton 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Gayfield Park
15:00 BBC Report Walker Goal 37', 48' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
12 December 2020 7 Heart of Midlothian 6–1 Queen of the South Tynecastle Park
15:00 Naismith Goal 20'
Boyce Goal 45+1', 46'
Walker Goal 76'
FrearGoal 82'
GinnellyGoal 90+1'		 BBC Report Obileye Goal 72' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Collum
26 December 2020 8 Heart of Midlothian 5–3 Ayr United Tynecastle Park
15:00 Kingsley Goal 11'
Wighton Goal 68', 74'
Lee Goal 71'
Boyce Goal 81'		 BBC Report Smith Goal 57'
McCowan Goal 60'
Walsh Goal 90+4'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
29 December 2020 9 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Arbroath Tynecastle Park
19:45 Naismith Goal 30', 33', 36' (Penalty) BBC Report Doolan Goal 48' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Walsh
2 January 2021 10 Dundee 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
19:20 McGhee Goal 14'
Mullen Goal 36'
Afolabi Goal 84 pen.'		 Irving Goal 56' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Robertson
16 January 2021 11 Alloa Athletic 1–3 Heart of Midlothian Stark's Park
15:00 Williamson Yellow card 84' Red card
Cawley Goal 87'		 BBC Report Irving Goal 35'
Frear Goal 45'
Ginnelly Goal 90+3'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Muir
23 January 2021 12 Heart of Midlothian 2–3 Raith Rovers Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce Goal 58', 90' BBC Report Ugwu Goal 5'
Duku Goal 47' (pen.)
Tumilty Goal 52'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Beaton
26 January 2021 13 Raith Rovers 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Stark's Park
19:45 Boyce Goal 36'
Henderson Goal 39'
Gnanduillet Goal 84', 90'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
30 January 2021 14 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Park
15:00 Walker Goal 81' BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Collum
5 February 2021 15 Ayr United 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Somerset Park
19:45 BBC Report Boyce Goal 48' (Penalty) Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: McLean
12 February 2021 16 Queen of the South 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Palmerston Park
19:45 Obileye Goal 43' (pen.) BBC Report Boyce Goal 90' (Penalty) Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
20 February 2021 17 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Greenock Morton Tynecastle Park
15:00 Walker Goal 71' BBC Report McGuffie Goal 53' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Dickinson
26 February 2021 18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Storey Goal 10' BBC Report Boyce Goal 36' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Walsh
6 March 2021 19 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Dundee Tynecastle Park
15:00 Halliday Goal 35'
Gnanduillet Goal 58'
Haring Red card 90+4'		 BBC Report Cummings Goal 63' (Penalty) Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Robertson
13 March 2021 20 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Ayr United Tynecastle Park
15:00 Gnanduillet Goal 72'
Walker Goal 86'		 BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
20 March 2021 21 Arbroath 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Gayfield Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
27 March 2021 22 Heart of Midlothian 2–3 Queen of the South Tynecastle Park
15:00 Popescu Goal 34'
Gnanduillet Goal 72'		 BBC Report Shields Goal 2', 22'
Irving Goal 82' (Own goal)		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
3 April 2021 23 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Heart of Midlothian East End Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
9 April 2021 24 Heart of Midlothian 6–0 Alloa Athletic Tynecastle Park
19:45 Boyce Goal 26', 32' (Penalty), 53'
Henderson Goal 51'
McEneff Goal 71'
Walker Goal 88'		 BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: McLean
20 April 2021 25 Greenock Morton 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Cappielow
19:05 BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Beaton
24 April 2021 26 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Park
15:00 Mackay-Steven Goal 6', 31'
McEneff Goal 9'		 BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Madden
30 April 2021 27 Raith Rovers 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Stark's Park
19:45 BBC Report Mackay-Steven Goal 11', 73'
Henderson Goal 57'
Naismith Goal 70'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:

League Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Hearts were drawn into Group A of the League Cup group stage, alongside Cowdenbeath, East Fife Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers.[10]

6 October 2020 Group stage Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Park
19:45 Walker Goal 62' (pen.) SPFL Report Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: McLean
10 October 2020 Group stage Cowdenbeath 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Bayview Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Halkett Goal 78' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Newlands
13 October 2020 Group stage Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Raith Rovers Tynecastle Park
19:45 Wighton Goal 2' (pen.), 40' (pen.), 87' SPFL Report Duku Goal 54' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee: Napier
10 November 2020 Group stage East Fife 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Bayview Stadium
19:45 Hamilton Goal 39'
Wallace Goal 64'		 BBC Report Lee Goal 1', 3'
Irving Goal 62'		 Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:
28 November 2020 Second round Alloa Athletic 1–0 (a.e.t.) Heart of Midlothian Recreation Park
15:00 Trouten Goal 109' (Penalty) BBC Report Attendance: None[note 1]

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
23 March 2021 Second round Brora Rangers 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Dudgeon Park
19:45 Goal 12'
Goal 75'		 BBC Report Berra Goal 70' Attendance: None[note 1]
Referee:

First team player statistics[]

Captains[]

Steven Naismith continued as captain for the 2020–21 season,[11] having been appointed to the role during the previous season.[12]

No Pos Country Name No of games Notes
14 FW Scotland Naismith 14 Captain
1 GK Scotland Gordon 11 Vice Captain
5 DF Austria Haring 1 Vice Captain
6 DF Scotland Berra 4 Vice Captain
26 DF Scotland Halkett 5 Vice Captain

Last updated: 30 April 2021
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information[]

During the 2020–21 campaign, Hearts used thirty-one players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances[a] and goals[b] scored by each player.

Last Updated 30 April 2021
Number Position Nation Name Totals Championship League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon[c] 31 0 26+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith[c] 28 2 25+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Aidy White[d] 18 0 3+7 0 5+0 0 2+1 0
4 DF Scotland John Souttar 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Austria Peter Haring[e] 21 1 9+5 1 2+2 0 1+2 0
6 DF Scotland Christophe Berra[f] 13 1 9+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
7 MF Scotland Jamie Walker[c] 27 8 10+10 7 3+1 1 3+0 0
8 MF England Olly Lee[d] 17 3 9+1 1 4+1 2 1+1 0
9 FW Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 14 5 8+5 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce[c][g] 29 16 24+1 14 1+0 0 2+1 2
11 FW England Jordan Roberts[f] 11 0 4+2 0 1+3 0 1+0 0
12 DF England Shay Logan 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK Scotland Ross Stewart 4 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith[d] 26 6 11+9 6 2+2 0 1+1 0
15 FW Scotland Craig Wighton[d][h] 15 7 5+3 3 3+2 3 1+1 1
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday[c] 30 3 24+2 3 1+1 0 2+0 0
17 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 18 4 14+3 4 0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland Aaron McEneff 14 2 11+2 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF Scotland Andy Irving[d] 29 3 16+7 2 2+1 1 2+1 0
20 MF Scotland Harry Cochrane 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley[c][h] 26 5 20+0 4 2+2 0 2+0 1
24 MF England Elliott Frear[i] 12 2 5+3 2 2+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF Scotland Jamie Brandon 5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland Craig Halkett[c] 32 1 27+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 0
27 MF Scotland Lewis Moore 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF Romania Mihai Popescu[f] 24 1 14+4 1 4+1 0 1+0 0
29 MF Curaçao Gervane Kastaneer 7 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 MF England Josh Ginnelly[i][h] 10 4 3+3 3 2+1 0 0+1 1
31 FW Scotland Euan Henderson[i] 15 3 6+3 3 2+2 0 0+2 0
36 MF Scotland Scott McGill 4 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
54 MF Scotland 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Last updated: 30 April 2021
  • Source:Match Reports[13][14]
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Championship, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Disciplinary Record[]

During the 2020–21 season, Hearts players were issued forty-five yellow cards[j] and one red. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 30 April 2021
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 2 0 0 0 1[k] 0 3[k] 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith 2 0 0 0 2[l] 0 4[l] 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Aidy White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland John Souttar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Austria Peter Haring 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
6 DF Scotland Christophe Berra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland Jamie Walker 4 0 1 0 1[k] 0 5[k] 0
8 MF England Olly Lee 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England Jordan Roberts 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF England Shay Logan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Scotland Ross Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 2 0 1 0 1[k] 0 4[k] 0
15 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 1 0 0 0 1[k] 0 2[k] 0
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 4 0 0 0 2[l] 0 6[l] 0
17 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF Scotland Andy Irving 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
20 MF Scotland Harry Cochrane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Scotland Stephen Kingsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF France Loïc Damour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Czech Republic Zdeněk Zlámal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England Elliott Frear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland Jamie Brandon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Scotland Craig Halkett 3 0 0 0 1[k] 0 3[k] 0
27 MF Scotland Lewis Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Romania Mihai Popescu 0 0 0 0 1[k] 0 1[k] 0
29 MF Curaçao Gervane Kastaneer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF England Josh Ginnelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Scotland Euan Henderson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF Scotland Scott McGill 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
54 MF Scotland Finlay Pollock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 32 1 5 0 12[j] 0 45[j] 1

Goal scorers[]

Last updated 30 April 2021

Place Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 14 0 2[g] 16[g]
2 MF Scotland Jamie Walker 7 1 0 8
3 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 3 3 1[h] 7[h]
4 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 6 0 0 6
5 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 4 0 1[h] 5[h]
FW Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet 5 0 0 5
6 MF England Josh Ginnelly 3 0 1[h] 4[h]
MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 4 0 0 4
7 MF England Olly Lee 1 2 0 3
MF Scotland Andy Halliday 3 0 0 3
FW Scotland Euan Henderson 3 0 0 3
8 DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith 2 0 0 2
MF Scotland Andy Irving 2 1 0 2
MF England Elliott Frear 2 0 0 2
MF Republic of Ireland Aaron McEneff 2 0 0 2
9 DF Austria Peter Haring 1 0 0 1
DF Scotland Craig Halkett 0 1 0 1
DF Scotland Christophe Berra 0 0 1 1
DF Romania Mihai Popescu 1 0 0 1
Total 63 8 6[b] 74[b]

Clean sheets[]

R Pos Nat Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 13 2 0 15
2 GK Scotland Ross Stewart 0 0 0 0
Total 13 2 0 15

Last updated: 30 April 2021
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C, P) 27 17 6 4 63 24 +39 57 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee (O, P) 27 12 9 6 49 40 +9 45 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 +9 43 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 +4 39
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[15]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

League Cup table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM RAI ICT EFI COW
1 Heart of Midlothian 4 4 0 0 0 8 3 +5 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 3–1 1–0 — —
2 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 0 1 7 7 0 8 — — p3–3 2–1 —
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 0 6 — — — 1–0 p0–0
4 East Fife 4 1 0 0 3 5 6 −1 3 2–3 — — — 2–0
5 Cowdenbeath 4 0 0 1 3 0 4 −4 1 0–1 0–1 — — —
Source: [16]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[17]

Division summary[]

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ResultWWWLWWWWWLWLWWWDDDWWDLDWDWW
Position113321111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics[]

Last updated on 30 April 2021
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson[m] 6 October 2020 Present 35 22 7 6 062.86

Club[]

Staff[]

Deaths[]

The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season. Former captain Jim Townsend,[23] 2012 Scottish Cup winning captain Marius Zaliukas[24] and former coach Walter Borthwick.[25]

Management[]

Following football being suspended indefinitely during the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[26] Manager Daniel Stendel advised the club he would not take any wages during the closed period and returned to Germany.[27] Stendel's contract included a clause which rendered him a free agent should the club be relegated.[28]

Following the vote to end the 2019–20 season and Hearts being relegated on an average points basis,[29] Stendel's contract was ended, rendering him a Free Agent.[30] Despite Stendel indicating he wished to negotiate a new contract,[30] on 21 June 2020, Hearts appointed Dundee United Manager Robbie Neilson,[31] He had previously managed Hearts between 2014 and 2016[32] and was awarded a three-year contract.[1] Stendel's assistants Jorg Sievers and Dale Tonge also departed the club.[33] On 12 August 2020, Neilson's former United assistants Gordon Forrest and Lee McCulloch were appointed as First Team Assistant Managers. They joined on a three year deal.[34]

International selection[]

Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon[35] was called up to represent Scotland while Michael Smith and Liam Boyce were selected to represent Northern Ireland.[36]

Awards[]

Transfers[]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Attendance restricted due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  2. ^ Emergency Seven Day Loan.[72]
  3. ^ Emergency Loan.[75] name="note3"
  4. ^ Returned from Emergency loan at Stirling Albion, before being loaned out for a second time.[77]
  1. ^ Includes a total of 22 starting appearances and 10 substitute appearances by players in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches, as specified (these are recorded under the 2019–20 season in some statistical resources).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Includes a total of 5 goals scored by players in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches, as specified (these are recorded under the 2019–20 season in some statistical resources).
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Includes two starting appearances in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Includes one starting appearance and one substitute appearance in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  5. ^ Includes two substitute appearances in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Includes one starting appearance in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Includes two goals scored in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Includes one goal scored in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c Includes one substitute appearance in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Includes a total of ten yellow cards issued to players in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches (these statistics are recorded under the 2019–20 season in some resources).
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Includes one yellow card issued in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Includes two yellow cards issued in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup matches.
  13. ^ Includes two matches (one win, one draw followed by a lost penalty shootout) in the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup (these statistics are recorded under the 2019–20 season in some resources).

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