Shankland scores 8000th league goal

By Bill Smith

The club hit another milestone in our proud history with our 8,000^th League goal, when Lawrence Shankland scored the second goal in the 2-0 win against St Johnstone at Perth on Saturday.

Bill Smith runs through the previous goals in blocks of one thousand from the first ever goal in 1890 up to the present time.

 First Goal: ISAAC BEGBIE Wednesday August 9^th 1890)

Isaac scored Hearts first ever League goal in a 5-2 defeat against Rangers at Ibrox.

1000^TH BOBBY WALKER Saturday 19^TH November 1910

Bobby scored Hearts opening goal in a 2-2 draw against Airdrieonians at Tynecastle.

2000^th DAVID EDGAR Saturday 5^TH February 1927

David scored a consolation goal in a 1-3 defeat from Motherwell at Tynecastle.  

3000^th TOMMY BROWN Saturday 26^th November 1938

Tommy’s winning goal came in a 2-1 win against Raith Rovers at Stark’s Park.

4000^TH JIMMY WARDHAUGH Saturday 7^th March 1953

Jimmy Wardhaugh’s second goal in a 3-1 win over Aberdeen at Tynecastle brought up number 4000. Fittingly it was the Club’s overall top goalscorer who notched this one.

5000^th DANNY FERGUSON Wednesday 10^th March 1965

Danny Ferguson scored Hearts second goal in a 3-2 win over Greenock Morton at Cappielow. Danny was a versatile player who played in many positions during his Tynecastle career, full back, midfield and even at centre forward.

6000^TH JIMMY BONE Saturday 15^th December 1984

Hearts suffered a heavy 5-2 defeat against Dundee United at Tannadice with Jimmy Bone’s goal in eighty nine minutes the 6000^th.

7000^th ANDY KIRK Saturday 20^th December 2003.

Andy Kirk gave Hearts the lead against Rangers at Ibrox but the hosts fought back to grab a 2-1 victory.

8000^th LAWRENCE SHANKLAND Saturday 5^th August 2023

The club’s Season 2022-2023 top scorer scored Hearts 8000^th League goal with the second goal against St Johnstone in the 2- 0 win at McDiarmid Park.