Board On 30 June, it was announced that Ann Budge would be stepping down as Club Chair in December 2025. After 11 years in the role, and having taken the club out of administration in 2014, she was appointed as an Honorary President of Heart of Midlothian. Calum Paterson was appointed as Club Chair following the AGM in December 2025. Budge waived her right to retain a seat on the club's board.
Management On 19 May 2025,
Derek McInnes was appointed as Head Coach on a four-year contract. He replaced interim Head Coach
Liam Fox, who managed the club for the final four games of the previous
season. McInnes also brought
Paul Sheerin and
Alan Archibald to Tynecastle, who were previously his First Team coaches at
Kilmarnock.
Awards SPFL awards PFA awards Club awards Playing kit Hearts kits are manufactured by
Hummel for the 2025–26 season, replacing Umbro. Hummel agreed a five-year deal with the club. Stellar Omada continues as Hearts main sponsor, in the second of a three-year deal.
Deaths The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season: former striker
Jimmy Bone, former coach and scout Gary Kirk, and
Lawrence Shankland were called up to represent
Scotland;
Pierre Landry Kaboré represented
Burkina Faso at the
Africa Cup of Nations,
Cameron Devlin was called up for
Australia and
Islam Chesnokov to represent
Kazakhstan. In addition,
James Wilson was called up to Scotland's
under-21 squad. ==Transfers==