While it wasn’t a season which will live long in the memory with supporters with some difficult moments, the team and manager Robbie Neilson achieved the pre-season objective, win the league and get back into the Premiership.
Hearts noted in a statement the difficulty of the division down the years.
It was always likely that the season would be compared to the last time the team were in the second tier. In 2014/2015 Hearts romped to the title ahead of both Hibs and Rangers with a number of goals and plenty of swagger.
But how does this season’s win compare to not only that team but the last 15 title winners of the Championship.
We look at the points per game average of each side to have won it since the 2006/07 season.
. EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - APRIL 24: The Hearts' players leave the field during a Scottish Championship match between Heart of Midlothian and Inverness CT at Tynecastle Stadium on April 24, 2021, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)
Hearts won the 2020/21 Championship title. Picture: SNS Photo: Craig Williamson - SNS Group
. St Johnstone - 2008/09
Played: 36. Points: 65. Points per game: 1.81 Photo: SNS Group Gary Hutchison
. Gretna - 2006/07
Played: 36. Points: 66. Points per game: 1.83 Photo: SNS Group Alan Harvey
. Dundee - 2013/14
Played: 36. Points: 69. Points per game: 1.92 Photo: SNS Group Alan Harvey
. Dunfermline Athletic - 2010/11
Played: 36. Points: 70. Points per game: 1.94 Photo: SNS Group Craig Watson
1. St Johnstone - 2008/09
Played: 36. Points: 65. Points per game: 1.81 Photo: SNS Group Gary Hutchison
2. Gretna - 2006/07
Played: 36. Points: 66. Points per game: 1.83 Photo: SNS Group Alan Harvey
3. Dundee - 2013/14
Played: 36. Points: 69. Points per game: 1.92 Photo: SNS Group Alan Harvey
4. Dunfermline Athletic - 2010/11
Played: 36. Points: 70. Points per game: 1.94 Photo: SNS Group Craig Watson