| Year formed | 1873 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Tynecastle Stadium, McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NL (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 107 x 74 yards (98 x 68 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 20,099 |
| Record attendance | 53,396 v Rangers, Scottish Cup 3rd round, 13 February 1932 (lost 0-1) |
| League career | Scottish Division One / Division 'A' / Premier Division: 1890 - 1977 Scottish Division One: 1977 - 1978 Scottish Premier Division: 1978 - 1979 Scottish Division One: 1979 - 1980 Scottish Premier Division: 1980 - 1981 Scottish Division One: 1981 - 1983 Scottish Premier Division / League / Premiership: 1983 - 2014 Scottish Championship: 2014 - 2015 Scottish Premiership: 2015 - 2020 Scottish Championship: 2020 - 2021 Scottish Premier League: 2021 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 16 August 1890 v Rangers, Scottish Division One (lost 2-5) |
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| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division One champions: 1894-95, 1896-97, 1957-58, 1959-60 Scottish Division One / Premier Division runners-up: 1893-94, 1898-99, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1914-15, 1937-38, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1964-65, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1991-92, 2005-06 Scottish Division One / Championship champions: 1979-80, 2014-15, 2020-21 Scottish Division One runners-up: 1977-78, 1982-83 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1890-91, 1895-96, 1900-01, 1905-06, 1955-56, 1997-98, 2005-06, 2011-12 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1902-03, 1906-07, 1967-68, 1975-76, 1995-96, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22 Scottish League Cup winners: 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1961-62 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1960-61, 1995-96, 2011-12 Scottish Victory Cup runners-up: 1918-19 Scottish Second World War Southern Football League Cup runners-up: 1940-41 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Mitchell Cup runners-up: 1944-45 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 19th, Scottish Division One, 1921-22 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 63, Scottish Premier Division, 1991-92 |
| 3 for a win | 91, Scottish Championship, 2014-15 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 14, Scottish Division One, 1890-91, 1900-01 |
| 3 for a win | 23, Scottish Premiership, 2019-20 |
| Most League goals scored | 132, Scottish Division One, 1957-58 |
| Most League goals conceded | 72, Scottish Division One, 1919-20 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 22, Scottish Division One, 1900-01 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 18, Scottish Division One, 1894-95 |
| Most wins in a League season | 29, Scottish Division One, 1957-58 29, Scottish Championship, 2014-15 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 4, Scottish Premiership, 2019-20 |
| Most draws in a League season | 20, Scottish Premier Division, 1993-94 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 0, Scottish Division One, 1895-96 |
| Most losses in a League season | 24, Scottish Premier Division, 1980-81 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 1, Scottish Division One, 1957-58 |
| Record win | 15-0 v King's Park, Scottish Cup 2nd round, 13 February 1937 |
| Record defeat | 1-8 v Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup 3rd round, 1883 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 44, Barney Battles, 1930-31 |
| in total | 214, John Robertson, 1983-98 |
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| Most League appearances | 515, Gary Mackay, 1980-97 |
Most capped player | 32, Steven Pressley for Scotland |
| Highest transfer fee received | £9,000,000 for Craig Gordon to Sunderland, August 2008 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £850,000 for Mirsad Besliga from Genk, January 2006 |
