Hearts Heritage

📅 ON THIS DAY — 12 August 1893

Hearts recorded our biggest ever score in an Edinburgh Derby — a staggering 10-2 win over Hibs, away at Easter Road! ⚽️🔥

It came in a friendly marking Hibs' return to action, but a scoreline like that still stands as the most one-sided derby result in the club's history, 130+ years on.

On the scoresheet that day: David Baird ⚡ and Johnny Walker ⚡ both bagged hat-tricks, Willie Taylor added a brace, and George Hogg and Isaac Bebie completed the rout.

Can you imagine being at Easter Road for that one? 😅

We've got our tickets- have you?

🇵🇹⚓ From the archive: a gift from Benfica, 1960

Tonight, Hearts face S.L. Benfica again — our first meeting since 5 October 1960, when we lost 3-0 in Lisbon. Not the result we wanted, but we came home with something rather special: this exquisite silver filigree caravel, gifted by Benfica to mark the occasion.

Every scroll, spiral, and rope-twist edge on this piece is hand-formed from twisted silver wire — Portuguese filigrana work at its finest, and honestly one of the most breathtaking pieces of craftsmanship in our whole collection. Even the little red-and-white crosses on the sails have a story — that's the Cross of the Order of Christ, tied to Portugal's Age of Discoveries.

We didn't get the result back in 1960. Tonight, we're back to try and upset the odds again 👊 Come on Hearts!

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🇱🇻📧 You wait all year for a priority-access ticket link — then two come along at once…

A second round of priority-access emails has just gone out, with another way to book included. 🎟️

Around a quarter of all available tickets have gone today alone — so if you have a preferred date or performance, move quickly. ❤️

Check your inbox — and your spam, junk or promotions folder if it’s hiding. 👀📧

Thank you for an incredible first-day response. 🇱🇻❤️

Tickets are now LIVE!

𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕤. 𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥.

Hearts Heritage have once again teamed up with Two Halves Productions, to host a fictional Fringe show, exploring what it is to be a football fan!

Two connected stories focussing on last season: Hearts’ closest title challenge in 40 years. Performed inside Tynecastle Park’s 1874 Supporters Bar, this site-specific double bill turns the real bar into each play’s world.

At an open-mic night, '𝑀𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹' follows a supporter whose public hope collides with private angst: is football holding him together or tearing him apart?

In '𝒮𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑜𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝐵𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂', a Gorgie pub’s staff, regulars and visitors navigate the same hope, grief and gallows humour. Heartbreaking, funny and deeply human: it isn’t about football. It’s about what football does to people.

Limited run of dates available here: https://www.universe.com/events/show-a-play-of-two-halves-tickets-651WS8

𝟐𝟎% 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐎𝟐𝟎

Show and Dine:
Friday and Saturday shows - the Skyline Restaurant will be open for bookings before and after show times:
https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/pages/the-skyline-restaurant

Come for the show, stay at the Tynecastle park Hotel! https://tynecastleparkhotel.com

Doors Open Days is coming to Tynecastle! 🎟️

We're delighted to announce Hearts Heritage will be taking part in Doors Open Days this year, with a limited series of specially curated mini taster tours: 'A Player's Journey'. Only on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of September.

🎫 Booking required (tours are free) — reserve your spot here: https://www.universe.com/events/doors-open-day-mini-tour-a-players-journey-tickets-W18S3B

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Plus, special activities for children in the Museum — open 10am–4pm, free entry, no booking needed!

Don't miss your chance to step behind the scenes at Tynecastle. See you there!

𝔸 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℝ𝕒𝕪𝕠 𝕍𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕠 𝕒𝕥 𝕋𝕪𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕝𝕖 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕜

This Friday, as part of our celebrations for 140 years of Tynecastle Park, we welcome Rayo Vallecano to Gorgie — and as far as we can find, this will be the first time in over 100 years of history that Los Franjirrojos have faced a Scottish club.

Founded in 1924, Rayo are the pride of Vallecas, a historic working-class district of Madrid. Their famous red sash, and the story of resilience and community behind it, isn't so different from what Tynecastle means to us here in Gorgie.

It's also worth remembering 1976 was a big year for both clubs: Rayo secured their first-ever promotion to Spain's top flight, while at Tynecastle, Hearts beat Lokomotiv Leipzig 5-1 on the night (5-3 on aggregate) — a result still talked about by supporters who were there.

And there's extra reason to be cheering on Spanish football this weekend — La Roja take on Argentina in the World Cup final this Sunday, and everyone at Hearts Heritage will be right behind them. 🏆🇪🇸

Almost 2,000km apart, Vallecas and Gorgie meet for the very first time this Friday. Welcome to Edinburgh, Los Franjirrojos. ⚡❤️

Because of the friendly hosted at Tynecastle vs Rayo Vallecano, our Museum and Memorial Garden will remain shut tomorrow.

We're back open for a special streak all of next week: 10am–4pm Mon–Sat, and 10am–2pm Sunday, when our Special Stadium tours will be running twice a day. Don't forget to book here! https://www.universe.com/events/summer-special-tours-tickets-FY6KWH

Gary’s got his Tynecastle Passport. Go and get yours, collect all stamps, and get a prize!

Summer Special Stadium tours, now with a travel twist 🧳🌎

Book your tickets through the link
https://www.universe.com/events/summer-special-tours-tickets-FY6KWH

Limited dates available!

🐾 Last week Claudea and her dog Zeus paid us a special visit, stopping by our Memorial Garden and museum!

Claudea, from Legion Scotland, is taking on Paws for Remembrance — 100 miles, 30 memorials, 30 days, walking across Edinburgh and East Lothian with Zeus to honour those who served.

Fitting that they paused at our own Memorial Garden, which holds its own stories of Hearts men who answered the call to duty.

Wishing Claudea and Zeus all the best for the miles ahead 🐾 Every step, every memorial, every name remembered matters.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/claudea-and-zeus26?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

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