2009–10 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
| 2009–10 season | |||
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| Chairman | Roman Romanov | ||
| Manager |
 Csaba László Jim Jefferies (from 29 January 2010) |
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| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premier League | 6th | ||
| Europa League | Play-off Round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Round 4 | ||
| League Cup | Semi Final | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Suso Santana (6)All: Michael Stewart (8)
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| Highest home attendance | 17,126 vs. Hibs Scottish Premier League 20 March 2010 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,126 vs. Dunfermline Scottish League Cup 23 September 2009 | ||
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The 2009–10 season is the 113th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian.
Hearts first four SPL games of the 2009–10 season were announced as Dundee United away, Rangers at home, newly promoted St Johnstone away and Kilmarnock at home. Heart of Midlothian made five signings over the summer break: Ian Black, Dawid Kucharski, Ismael Bouzid, Suso Santana and David Witteveen.
On 13 August 2009, Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo announced the appointment of midfielder Michael Stewart to the role of club captain, replacing Robbie Neilson after his move to Leicester City. Central defender Marius Zaliukas was appointed vice-captain. On 17 August 2009, Stewart was sent off against Dundee United in a 2–0 reverse at Tannadice.
Despite a poor start to the season Hearts recorded a 1–0 win over Celtic in the League Cup at Parkhead with a Michael Stewart penalty.
Laszlo was sacked on 29 January, after a 3–0 home loss to Aberdeen. Jim Jefferies was appointed shortly afterwards to the job, for a return to Tynecastle.
Before the January transfer window was closed, Jim Jefferies signed Ryan Stevenson from Ayr United for a five figure undisclosed fee. Jefferies first game in charge was against St Mirren in the League Cup. He did not enjoy a successful start as Hearts crashed out of the League Cup, losing 1 – 0 to St Mirren, with Billy Mehmet the only scorer. Jefferies' first league game in charge saw his team lose 2 – 0 to Celtic.
Shortly after the Celtic away defeat, Hearts some form under Jefferies. Three wins in a row against Falkirk, Hamilton and Aberdeen saw Hearts move to 6th place in the league. Although, the winning streak ended at Dundee Utd away, losing 1 – 0, which saw them only 7 points ahead of 7th placed Aberdeen, with Aberdeen having a game in hand.
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