 The Meadows, venue of the first Edinburgh derby | |
| Location | Edinburgh |
|---|---|
| Teams | Hearts Hibernian |
| First meeting | 25 December 1875 Friendly Hearts 1–0 Hibernian |
| Latest meeting | 28 February 2024 Scottish Premiership Hearts 1–1 Hibernian |
| Stadiums | Tynecastle Park (Hearts) Easter Road (Hibernian) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Competitive matches: 338 All matches: 663 |
| Most wins | Competitive matches: Hearts (149) All matches: Hearts (291) |
| Top scorer | Competitive matches: John Robertson, Hearts (27) All matches: Bobby Walker, Hearts (33) |
  Tynecastle Park  Easter Road | |
The Edinburgh derby is an informal title given to any football match played between Scottish clubs Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs), the two oldest professional clubs based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two clubs have a fierce rivalry that dates back to the clubs being founded in the mid-1870s, which makes it one of the longest running rivalries in world football. The first match between the clubs was played on the Meadows on Christmas Day 1875.
The matches are normally played at either Easter Road or Tynecastle. It has been regularly played in the top level of the Scottish football league system, although derbies were played in the second tier during the 2014–15 season. The teams sometimes also play against one another in cup tournaments, such as the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. The clubs have met twice in Scottish Cup finals, in 1896 and 2012, both of which were won by Hearts.