1990–91 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1990–91 season is Hearts 8th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1990–91 season
Chairman Wallace Mercer
Manager Alex MacDonald (to 9 September)
Joe Jordan (from 10 September)
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division5th
UEFA CupSecond Round
Scottish CupThird Round
League CupQuarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Robertson (12)
All:
John Robertson (16)
Highest home attendance22,001 v Rangers Scottish Premier Division 8 September 1990
Lowest home attendance7,055 v Motherwell Scottish Premier Division 11 May 1991
Average home league attendance13,232

Managers

Hearts had two managers over the course of the season. They started under the stewardship of Alex MacDonald however he was sacked in September 1990 and replaced by Joe Jordan.

Fixtures

Friendlies
30 July 1990 FriendlyRaith Rovers2 – 3Hearts
Robertson McPherson Attendance: 2,500
2 August 1990 FriendlyLiege1 – 1Hearts
Kirkwood Attendance: 9,500
3 August 1990 FriendlyBrighton and Hove Albion2 – 2Hearts
Robertson Attendance: 9,700
7 August 1990 FriendlyValencia3 – 1Hearts
Colquhoun Attendance: 14,900
8 August 1990 FriendlyLevante0 – 0Hearts
Attendance: 8,000
13 August 1990 FriendlyHearts1 – 1Tottenham
Foster Howells  71' Attendance: 18,068
17 August 1990 FriendlyHearts2 – 1Airdrieonians
Foster  71' (85) Harvey  88' Attendance: 3,124
15 March 1991 FriendlyHearts2 – 1Gothenburg
Colquhoun  35' Robertson  60' Rehn  49' Attendance: 4,530
Referee: W Crombie

Uefa Cup
Main article: 1990–91 UEFA Cup
19 September 1990 UEFA Cup R1Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk1 – 1HeartsMeteor Stadium
Hudymenko  54' Robertson  22' Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Werner Foeckler
3 October 1990 UEFA Cup R1Hearts4 – 2Dnipro DnipropetrovskTynecastle Stadium
McPherson  19' Robertson  22' (pen.), 42' Shakhov  41' (pen.) Attendance: 18,760
Referee: Einar Halle
24 October 1990 UEFA Cup R2Hearts3 – 1BolognaTynecastle Stadium
Foster  6', 23' Ferguson  39' Notaristefano  61' Attendance: 11,155
Referee: Jose-Maria Enriquez Negreira
7 November 1990 UEFA Cup R2Bologna3 – 0HeartsStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Detari  19' Villa  73' Mariani  84' Attendance: 12,224
Referee: Ignace Van Swieten

League Cup
22 August 1990 League Cup R2Cowdenbeath0 – 2HeartsCentral Park
Robertson  18' Bannon  68' Attendance: 5,133
Referee: DFT Syme
22 August 1990 League Cup R3St Mirren0 – 1 (a.e.t.)HeartsLove Street
Crabbe  113' Attendance: 6,917
Referee: Donald McVicar
5 September 1990 League Cup QFAberdeen3 – 0HeartsPittodrie
Van de Ven  7' Mason Bett  78' (pen.) Attendance: 14,853
Referee: GB Smith

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Cup
26 January 1991 Scottish Cup R3Airdrieonians2 – 1HeartsBroomfield Park
Jack  48' Watson  59' Mackay  11' Attendance: 9,500

Scottish Premier Division
25 August 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
Robertson Kinnaird Attendance: 12,215
1 September 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionDunfermline Athletic2 – 0HeartsEast End Park
Moyes McCall Attendance: 10,602
8 September 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts0 – 2RangersTynecastle Stadium
Wright  86' Huistra McCoist Attendance: 22,001
15 September 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHibs0 – 3HeartsEaster Road
Robertson Levein Attendance: 16,813
22 September 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionCeltic3 – 0HeartsCeltic Park
Miller  4' (82) Creaney  80' Attendance: 38,409
Referee: Bobby Tait
29 September 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 0Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Bannon  72' Attendance: 12,052
6 October 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionMotherwell1 – 1HeartsFir Park
Cusack Ferguson Attendance: 6,780
13 October 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 3St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Ferguson Kirkwood Turner Curran Grant Attendance: 12,886
20 October 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionAberdeen3 – 0HeartsPittodrie
Bett Grant Gilhaus Attendance: 14,853
27 October 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionSt Mirren2 – 1HeartsLove Street
Lambert  9' Torfason  70' Colquhoun  47' Attendance: 6,148
3 November 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1DunfermlineTynecastle Stadium
Colquhoun McCathie  69' Attendance: 11,897
10 November 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 0CelticTynecastle Stadium
Colquhoun  35' Attendance: 19,189
17 November 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionDundee United1 – 1HeartsTannadice Park
Levein  35' Jackson Attendance: 10,821
Referee: AW Waddell
24 November 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 1HibsTynecastle Stadium
Berry  77' Houchen  70' Attendance: 19,004
Referee: KJ Hope
1 December 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionRangers4 – 0HeartsIbrox Stadium
Johnston Hurlock McCoist  69' Walters  85' (pen.) Attendance: 37,623
8 December 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Colquhoun  32' Attendance: 9,839
15 December 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionSt Johnstone2 – 1HeartsIbrox Stadium
Davies  40' Maskrey  62' Crabbe  75' Attendance: 7,826
22 December 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts3 – 2MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
McPherson Mackay Robertson Arnott Attendance: 8,635
29 December 1990 Scottish Premier DivisionCeltic1 – 1HeartsCeltic Park
Coyne  4' Colquhoun  80' Attendance: 28,120
2 January 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHibs1 – 4HeartsEaster Road
Mackay  68' (og.) McKinlay  8' McPherson  14' Mackay  43' Levein  69' Attendance: 13,600
Referee: J Duncan
5 January 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts0 – 1RangersTynecastle Stadium
Hateley  61' (pen.) Attendance: 20,956
12 January 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 0St MirrenTynecastle Stadium
Robertson  23' (Pen.), 75' Attendance: 10,914
2 February 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionAberdeen5 – 0HeartsPittodrie
Connor Booth Mason Booth Attendance: 9,327
16 February 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Robertson  68' Mclaren  89' Clark Attendance: 7,216
23 February 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionDunfermline Athletic3 – 1HeartsEast End Park
Jack Leitch Wilson  og.' Attendance: 7,273
2 March 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionMotherwell1 – 3HeartsFir Park
Griffin Robertson Sandison Foster Attendance: 5,212
6 March 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 1St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Colquhoun Ferguson Moore Attendance: 8,135
9 March 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionRangers2 – 1HeartsIbrox Stadium
Steven Walters Ferguson Attendance: 36,128
23 March 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts3 – 1HibsTynecastle Stadium
Levein  56' Wright  60' Robertson  65' Tortolano  64' Attendance: 14,221
30 March 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionSt Mirren0 – 0HeartsLove Street
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Louis Thow
6 April 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts4 – 1Dunfermline AthleticTynecastle Stadium
Robertson  4' (86) Crabbe McKinlay Smith  82' Attendance: 8,102
13 April 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts1 – 4AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
McKimmie  og.' Gilhaus McKimmie Connor Attendance: 16,771
20 April 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionSt Johnstone0 – 2HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Colquhoun Mackay Attendance: 6,822
27 April 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts0 – 1CelticTynecastle Stadium
Nicholas  36' Attendance: 17,075
Referee: LW Mottram
4 May 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionDundee United2 – 1HeartsTannadice Park
French  30' (81) Crabbe Attendance: 6,820
11 May 1991 Scottish Premier DivisionHearts2 – 1MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Robertson Bannon Angus Attendance: 7,055

Scottish Premier Division table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Celtic 36 17 7 12 52 38 +14 41 1991–92 UEFA Cup First round
4 Dundee United 36 17 7 12 41 29 +12 41
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 14 7 15 48 55 −7 35
6 Motherwell 36 12 9 15 51 50 +1 33 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
7 St Johnstone 36 11 9 16 41 54 −13 31
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Stats

Squad information
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier DivisionScottish CupScottish League CupUefa Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Henry Smith 310230103040
GK Nicky Walker 130130000000
DF Dave McPherson 413342103031
DF Tosh McKinlay 412332103040
DF Craig Levein 404334003040
DF Alan McLaren 291231101040
DF Jimmy Sandison 271251100010
DF Walter Kidd 7040002010
MF Gary Mackay 364303113020
MF Neil Berry 251191102030
MF Derek Ferguson 332282102020
MF Eamonn Bannon 253192003130
MF George Wright 192172000020
MF Davie Kirkwood 13191000040
MF David McCreery 11070003010
MF Tommy Harrison 3030000000
FW John Colquhoun 437367102040
FW John Robertson 38163112103133
FW Scott Crabbe 254213102110
FW Iain Ferguson 153122000031
FW Wayne Foster 333281102022

Scorers
PosPLayerSPLSCLCEUTotal
FW John Robertson1201316
FW John Colquhoun70007
DF Craig Levein40004
MF Gary Mackay31004
FW Scott Crabbe30104
DF Dave McPherson20013
MF Eamonn Bannon20103
FW Iain Ferguson20013
FW Wayne Foster10023
MF Derek Ferguson20002
DF Tosh McKinlay20002
MF George Wright20002
MF Davie Kirkwood10001
MF Neil Berry10001
DF Alan McLaren10001
DF Jimmy Sandison10001

See also

References
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