Heart of Midlothian F.C. Under-20s and Academy

Heart of Midlothian
Full name Heart of Midlothian Football Club Development Squad
Nickname(s) The Maroons (earliest nickname);
Hearts;
The Jam Tarts;
Jambos;
The Famous
Founded 1874; (138 years ago)
Ground Oriam, Riccarton
Owner Ann Budge
Chairwoman Ann Budge[1]
Manager Andy Kirk
League SPFL Reserve League
2017–18 3rd (Development League)

In addition to the Heart of Midlothian F.C. first team competing in the Scottish Premiership, the club also maintain an Under-20 squad in the SPFL Development League and various youth teams. Previously the club fielded a reserve team, prior to its abandonment in 2009.

Reserve Team

Hearts Reserves were the reserve team of Heart of Midlothian.

Hearts were members of the Scottish Premier Reserve League from its foundation in the 1998–99 season. The league started as an U21 League but reverted to an open age group league in season 2004–05.[2] The Reserve League was abandoned for season 2009–10 due to financial constraints and a lack of support from other clubs.[3] Hearts Reserves formerly played their home games at Forthbank Stadium (the home of Stirling Albion). The team mainly consisted of Under-19 players and those on the fringe of the first team squad. Some of the first team also played when recovering from injury.

The Reserves' head coach was Gary Locke.

Under-20 Team & development squad

The Heart of Midlothian Under-20 Team competes in the SPFL Development League previously the Scottish Premier Under 20's League.

In 2017, the Hearts academy was one of eight across the country designated 'elite' status on the introduction of Project Brave, an SFA initiative to concentrate the development of the best young players at a smaller number of clubs with high quality facilities and coaching than was previously the case.[4][5]

The under-20s play their home matches at Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir whilst training at Riccarton (Heriot-Watt University).

The Under-20s head coach is Andy Kirk, following the promotion of Jon Daly to first team coach.

U20 development squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
20 Scotland MF Harry Cochrane
21 Scotland MF Anthony McDonald
24 Scotland FW Rory Currie
25 Scotland MF Jamie Brandon
26 Canada DF Marcus Godinho
27 Scotland MF Lewis Moore
30 United States GK Kevin Silva
34 Scotland GK Kelby Mason
35 Republic of Ireland FW Aidan Keena
36 Scotland DF Daniel Baur
37 Poland DF Bartlomiej Gajda
38 Scotland FW Callumn Morrison
39 Bulgaria MF Alex Petkov
No. Position Player
40 Scotland MF Andy Irving
41 Scotland FW Euan Henderson
42 Scotland MF Dean Ritchie
43 Scotland DF Jay Sandison
44 Scotland DF Chris Hamilton
45 Scotland MF Connor Smith
53 Scotland FW Sean Ward
55 Scotland DF Cammy Logan
TBA Scotland DF Josh Grigor
TBA Scotland DF Dino Leddie
TBA Scotland MF Aaron Hickie
TBA Scotland FW Leeroy Makovora
TBA Scotland MF Scott McGill

Honours

Reserves

  • Scottish Reserve League[6] (1955-1975)
Champions (1): 1958
Runners-up (4): 1957, 1971, 1972, 1975
  • Premier Reserve League[7] (1975-1998)
Champions (2): 1993, 1997
Runners-up (1): 1996
Champions (1): 1999–00
Runners-up (2): 2003–04, 2008–09

Youths

Winners (3): 1993, 1998, 2000
Runners-up (3): 2006, 2014, 2016
Winners (1): 2001
Runner-up (3): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12

Staff

PositionName
Director of FootballCraig Levein
Under-20 team coachAndy Kirk
Youth CoachAndrew Leishman
Head of Coach EducationDarren Murray

Former youth team players

Reserves

Under-20s

References

  1. ↑ "Ann Budge to start at Tynecastle on Monday". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ↑ SPL Reserve League - General Information
  3. ↑ Reserve League scrapped, Ewing Grahame: The Telegraph, published 5 January 2009
  4. ↑ "Project Brave: Scottish FA confirms eight-club academy elite". BBC Sport. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "SFA confirms Project Brave academy placings". The Scotsman. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Scottish Football Historical Archive Mirror - Scottish Reserve League
  7. ↑ Scottish Football Historical Archive Mirror - Premier Reserve League
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