In addition to the

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first team competing in the

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, the club also maintains a side in the

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and various youth teams in their Academy setup. They are often affectionately nicknamed "The Wee Jambos".

Reserve team

Hearts Reserves are the reserve team of Heart of Midlothian. Hearts were members of the

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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. The Reserve League was abandoned for season 2009–10 due to financial constraints and a lack of support from other clubs. Hearts Reserves formerly played their home games at

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(the home of

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). 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 in that was

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. In July 2018, it was reported that reserve leagues would be reintroduced in lieu of the development leagues that had been in place since 2009. The top tier of the new

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featured 18 clubs, whilst a second-tier reserve League comprised nine clubs. Other than a minimum age of 16, no age restrictions applied to the leagues. At the end of its first season (2018–19) several clubs intimated that they would withdraw from the Reserve League to play a variety of challenge matches, but Hearts were one of those who chose to remain.

Under-20 Team & development squad

The Heart of Midlothian Under-20 Team competes in the

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previously the Scottish Premier Under 20s 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. The under-20s play their home matches at Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir whilst training at

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U20 development squad

Honours

Reserves

* Scottish Reserve League'' (1955–1975)'' ** Champions: 1958 ** Runners-up: 1957, 1971, 1972, 1975 * Premier Reserve League''(1975–1998)'' ** Champions: 1993, 1997 ** Runners-up: 1996 *

''(1998–2009)'' ** Champions: 1999–00 ** Runners-up: 2003–04, 2008–09 *

''(2018–)'' ** Runners-up: 2019–20Hamilton Academical and Livingston Named Reserve League Champions
Scottish Professional Football League, 16 June 2020 * SPFL Reserve CupSPFL Reserve Cup 2018–19
Soccerway ** Winners: 2018–19

Youths

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* SPL U-19/SPFL Development League ** Winners: 2001 ** Runners-up (3): 2008–09,

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, 2011–12

Former youth team players

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Scott Severin Scott Derek Severin (born 15 February 1979 in Stirling) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Severin played for Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen, Watford, Kilmarnock and Dundee United. Severin was club captain of Aberdeen for two seasons. ...

* Stephen Simmons *

Robbie Neilson Robbie Neilson (born 19 June 1980) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies. Neilson, who played as a right-back, started his senior career with ...

Craig Gordon Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team. Gordon started his career with Currie Boys before joining Heart of ...

Christophe Berra Christophe Didier Berra (born 31 January 1985) is a Scottish professional football former player and coach. Berra began his professional career with Heart of Midlothian, playing 146 times for them before he moved to England in 2009 in a £2.5 ...

* Andrew Driver *

Calum Elliot Calum Elliot (born 30 March 1987) is a Scottish former professional footballer who was most recently manager of Scottish League Two club Bonnyrigg Rose. He played as a forward for Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell, Livingston, Dundee, Žalgiri ...

Lee Wallace Lee Wallace (born 1 August 1987) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He represented the Scotland national team with 10 caps. Wallace started his career Heart of Midlothian, making his debut in 2005 at age seventeen, and joined Ran ...

* Jamie MacDonald * David Gray * Eggert Jonsson *

Ryan McGowan Ryan James McGowan (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for club Livingston. He has previously played for Para Hills Knights, Heart of Midlothian, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Dundee United, Henan Jianye, ...

David Templeton David Cooper Templeton (born 7 January 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Glasgow United. Templeton played for Stenhousemuir, Raith Rovers, Heart of Midlothian, Hamilton Academical, Rangers, Burton ...

* Gary Glen *

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Conrad Balatoni Conrad Balatoni (born 27 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Civil Service Strollers. He started his career in the youth teams of Heart of Midlothian. Having failed to break into the Hearts firs ...

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* Jamie Walker * Jason Holt * David Smith *

Callum Tapping Callum Tapping (born 5 June 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He previously played for Hearts, Queen of the South, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic, Stenhousemuir, Edinburgh City, East Kilbride, East Stir ...

* Kevin McHattie *

Fraser Mullen Fraser Mullen (born 8 November 1993 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer, who plays as a right-back for Johnstone Burgh. Mullen has previously played for both Edinburgh derby rivals, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian, as well as ...

Brad McKay Brad McKay (born 26 March 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Highland Football League club Brechin City. McKay has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, St Johnstone, Inverness Caledonian Thistle an ...

* Billy King *

Callum Paterson Callum Thomas Owen Paterson (born 13 October 1994) is a professional footballer his most recent club he played for was club Sheffield Wednesday as a utility player. Paterson started his career with Heart of Midlothian, helping them win promoti ...

* Jack Hamilton *

Dale Carrick Dale Carrick (born 7 January 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Stirling Albion. Carrick started his career with Heart of Midlothian, and has played for Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Cowdenbea ...

Sam Nicholson Sam Alastair Nicholson (born 20 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left winger or left midfielder for club Motherwell. Career Heart of Midlothian Nicholson attended Penicuik High School in Midlothian and grew up supporting ...

Jason Cummings Jason Steven Cummings (born 1 August 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan. Born in Scotland, he represents the Australia national team, after previously representing Scotland at ...

* Gary Oliver * Adam King *

Jordan McGhee Jordan McGhee (born 24 July 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for club Motherwell. He can play as either a defender, both as a centre-back and full back, or as a midfielder. He began his career at Heart of Midl ...

* Euan Henderson *

Harry Cochrane Harry Cochrane (born 24 April 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Queen of the South, having previously played for Heart of Midlothian, as well as loan spells with Dunfermline Athletic and Montrose. Cochrane is ...

* Chris Hamilton * Cammy Logan * Connor Smith *

Aaron Hickey Aaron Buchanan Hickey (born 10 June 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for club Brentford and the Scotland national team. Hickey played youth football for Heart of Midlothian and Celtic, before returning to ...

* Josh Doig * Aidan Denholm

References

External links

Reserves

Hearts Official Website – Reserve squad profiles

Scottish Premier League website – Reserve League news

Scottish Premier League website – Reserve League fixtures

Under-20s

Roll of Honour at Hearts Youth Development Committee

Academy Overview at Hearts Youth Development Committee

Scottish Football Association website – SFA Youth Cup results and archive
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