| Year formed | 1875 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Easter Road, 12 Albion Place, Edinburgh EH7 5QG (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 112 x 74 yards (102 x 68 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 20,451 |
| Record attendance | 65,860 v Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Division One, 2 January 1950 |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1893 - 1895 Scottish Division One: 1895 - 1931 Scottish Division 'B': 1931 - 1933 Scottish Division 'A'/ One: 1933 - 1975 Scottish Premier Division: 1975 - 1980 Scottish Division One: 1980 - 1981 Scottish Premier Division: 1981 - 1998 Scottish Division One: 1998 - 1999 Scottish Premier League / Premiership: 1999 - 2014 Scottish Championship: 2014 - 2017 Scottish Premiership: 2017 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 19 August 1893 v Thistle, Scottish Division Two (won 2-1) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division One champions: 1902-03, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1951-52 Scottish Division One runners-up: 1946-47, 1949-50, 1952-53, 1973-74, 1974-75 Scottish Division One runners-up: 1896-97 Scottish Division Two / One / Championship champions: 1893-94, 1894-95, 1932-33, 1980-81, 1998-99, 2016-17 Scottish Championship runners-up: 2014-15 Scottish Second World War Southern Football League runners-up: 1941-42 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1886-87, 1901-02, 2015-16 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1895-96, 1913-14, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1946-47, 1957-58, 1971-72, 1978-79, 2000-01, 2011-12, 2012-13 Scottish League Cup winners: 1972-73, 1991-92, 2006-07 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1950-51, 1968-69, 1974-75, 1985-86, 1993-94, 2003-04, 2015-16 Scottish Victory Cup runners-up: 1945-46 Scottish Second World War Southern Football League Cup winners: 1943-44 Scottish Second World War Summer Cup runners-up: 1944-45 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 1st, Scottish Division Two, 1932-33 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 57, Scottish Division One, 1980-81 |
| 3 for a win | 89, Scottish Division One, 1998-99 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 13, Scottish Division One, 1918-19 |
| 3 for a win | 30, Scottish Premier Division, 1997-98 |
| Most League goals scored | 106, Scottish Division One, 1959-60 |
| Most League goals conceded | 91, Scottish Division One, 1918-19 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 24, Scottish Premier Division, 1990-91 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 18, Scottish Division One, 1902-03 |
| Most wins in a League season | 28, Scottish Division One, 1998-99 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Scottish Division One, 1918-19 |
| Most draws in a League season | 19, Scottish Premier Division, 1987-88 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Scottish Division One, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1897-98 2, Scottish Division Two, 1894-95 |
| Most losses in a League season | 26, Scottish Division One, 1918-19 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 1, Scottish Division One, 1902-03 |
| Record win | 15-1 v Pebbles Rovers, Scottish Cup 2nd round, 11 February 1961 |
| Record defeat | 0-10 v Rangers, Scottish Division One, 24 December 1898 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 42, Joe Baker, 1959-60 |
| in total | 233, Lawrie Reilly, 1945-58 |
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| Most League appearances | 446, Arthur Duncan |
Most capped player | 38, Lawrie Reilly for Scotland |
| Highest transfer fee received | £4,400,000 for Scott Brown to Celtic, 2007 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £700,000 for Ulises de la Cruz to LDU Quito, 2001 |
