Throughout the club's storied history, Hearts have had dozens of different full-time managers – but which ones have won the most matches while in the Tynecastle hotseat?
Only those managers who had 10 or more matches in charge have been considered, and numbers nine and ten on the list share identical records.
Scroll through our picture gallery to see the 10 Hearts managers with the best win percentages in the history of the famous Edinburgh football club.
5. Robbie Neilson
Periods as Hearts manager: 2014-2016 and 2020-2023. Win ratio: 54.31%. 126 wins from 232 games. Having played 200 games at right back for Hearts, Robbie Neilson became the club's head coach in 2014, winning the 2014-15 Scottish Championship title in his first season. After stints with Milton Keynes Dons and Dundee United, he returned as Hearts manager in 2020, leading them to the 2020-21 Scottish Championship title as champions. Photo: Third Party
6. Peter Fairley
Period as Hearts manager: 1901-1903. Win ratio: 50%. 29 wins from 58 games. In March 1901, Peter Fairley, became Hearts' first manager-secretary. Photo: Third Party
7. Valdas Ivanauskas
Period as Hearts manager: 2005-2007. Win ratio: 48.84%. 21 wins from 43 games. Valdas Ivanauskas led Hearts to second place in the SPL and guided the club to a Scottish Cup triumph in 2006. Photo: Third Party
8. William Waugh
Period as Hearts manager: 1903-1908. Win ratio: 48.80%. 81 wins from 166 games. In 1903-04, Hearts finished second in the league, four points behind Third Lanark, under William Waugh. Photo: Third Party