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.

1 Managers
2 Fixtures
3 Stats
- 3.1 Squad information
4 Scorers
5 References
6 External links

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

Friendly	Raith Rovers		2 – 3		Hearts		30 July 1990
					Robertson McPherson	Attendance: 2,500

Friendly	Liege		1 – 1		Hearts		2 August 1990
					Kirkwood	Attendance: 9,500

Friendly	Brighton and Hove Albion		2 – 2		Hearts		3 August 1990
					Robertson	Attendance: 9,700

Friendly	Valencia		3 – 1		Hearts		7 August 1990
					Colquhoun	Attendance: 14,900

Friendly	Levante		0 – 0		Hearts		8 August 1990
						Attendance: 8,000

Friendly	Hearts		1 – 1		Tottenham		13 August 1990
Foster					Howells 71'	Attendance: 18,068

Friendly	Hearts		2 – 1		Airdrieonians		17 August 1990
Foster 71' (85)					Harvey 88'	Attendance: 3,124

Friendly	Hearts		2 – 1		Gothenburg		15 March 1991
Colquhoun 35' Robertson 60'					Rehn 49'	Attendance: 4,530 Referee: W Crombie

Uefa Cup

Main article: 1990–91 UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup R1	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk		1 – 1		Hearts	Meteor Stadium	19 September 1990
Hudymenko 54'					Robertson 22'	Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Werner Foeckler

UEFA Cup R1	Hearts		4 – 2		Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Tynecastle Stadium	3 October 1990
McPherson 19' Robertson 22' (pen.), 42'					Shakhov 41' (pen.)	Attendance: 18,760 Referee: Einar Halle

UEFA Cup R2	Hearts		3 – 1		Bologna	Tynecastle Stadium	24 October 1990
Foster 6' (23) Ferguson 39'					Notaristefano 61'	Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Jose-Maria Enriquez Negreira

UEFA Cup R2	Bologna		3 – 0		Hearts	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara	7 November 1990
Detari 19' Villa 73' Mariani 84'						Attendance: 12,224 Referee: Ignace Van Swieten

League Cup

League Cup R2	Cowdenbeath		0 – 2		Hearts	Central Park	22 August 1990
					Robertson 18' Bannon 68'	Attendance: 5,133 Referee: DFT Syme

League Cup R3	St Mirren		0 – 1 (a.e.t.)		Hearts	Love Street	22 August 1990
					Crabbe 113'	Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Donald McVicar

League Cup QF	Aberdeen		3 – 0		Hearts	Pittodrie	5 September 1990
					Van de Ven 7' Mason Bett 78' (pen.)	Attendance: 14,853 Referee: GB Smith

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup R3	Airdrieonians		2 – 1		Hearts	Broomfield Park	26 January 1991
Jack 48' Watson 59'					Mackay 11'	Attendance: 9,500

Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium	25 August 1990
Robertson					Kinnaird	Attendance: 12,215

Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline Athletic		2 – 0		Hearts	East End Park	1 September 1990
Moyes McCall						Attendance: 10,602

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 2		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	8 September 1990
Wright 86'					Huistra McCoist	Attendance: 22,001

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		0 – 3		Hearts	Easter Road	15 September 1990
					Robertson Levein	Attendance: 16,813

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		3 – 0		Hearts	Celtic Park	22 September 1990
Miller 4' (82) Creaney 80'						Attendance: 38,409 Referee: Bobby Tait

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 0		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	29 September 1990
Bannon 72'						Attendance: 12,052

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		1 – 1		Hearts	Fir Park	6 October 1990
Cusack					Ferguson	Attendance: 6,780

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 3		St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium	13 October 1990
Ferguson Kirkwood					Turner Curran Grant	Attendance: 12,886

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		3 – 0		Hearts	Pittodrie	20 October 1990
Bett Grant Gilhaus						Attendance: 14,853

Scottish Premier Division	St. Mirren		2 – 1		Hearts	Love Street	27 October 1990
Lambert 9' Torfason 70'					Colquhoun 47'	Attendance: 6,148

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium	3 November 1990
Colquhoun					McCathie 69'	Attendance: 11,897

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 0		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	10 November 1990
Colquhoun 35'						Attendance: 19,189

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		1 – 1		Hearts	Tannadice Park	17 November 1990
Levein 35'					Jackson	Attendance: 10,821 Referee: AW Waddell

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 1		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	24 November 1990
Berry 77'					Houchen 70'	Attendance: 19,004 Referee: KJ Hope

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		4 – 0		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	1 December 1990
Johnston Hurlock McCoist 69' Walters 85' (pen.)						Attendance: 37,623

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 0		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	8 December 1990
Colquhoun 32'						Attendance: 9,839

Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone		2 – 1		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	15 December 1990
Davies 40' Maskrey 62'					Crabbe 75'	Attendance: 7,826

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 2		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	22 December 1990
McPherson Mackay Robertson					Arnott	Attendance: 8,635

Scottish Premier Division	Celtic		1 – 1		Hearts	Celtic Park	29 December 1990
Coyne 4'					Colquhoun 80'	Attendance: 28,120

Scottish Premier Division	Hibs		1 – 4		Hearts	Easter Road	2 January 1991
Mackay 68' (og.)					McKinlay 8' McPherson 14' Mackay 43' Levein 69'	Attendance: 13,600 Referee: J Duncan

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 1		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	5 January 1991
					Hateley 61' (pen.)	Attendance: 20,956

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 0		St. Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium	12 January 1991
Robertson 23' (Pen.), 75'						Attendance: 10,914

Scottish Premier Division	Aberdeen		5 – 0		Hearts	Pittodrie	2 February 1991
Connor Booth Mason Booth						Attendance: 9,327

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	16 February 1991
Robertson 68' Mclaren 89'					Clark	Attendance: 7,216

Scottish Premier Division	Dunfermline Athletic		3 – 1		Hearts	East End Park	23 February 1991
Jack Leitch					Wilson og.'	Attendance: 7,273

Scottish Premier Division	Motherwell		1 – 3		Hearts	Fir Park	2 March 1991
Griffin					Robertson Sandison Foster	Attendance: 5,212

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium	6 March 1991
Colquhoun Ferguson					Moore	Attendance: 8,135

Scottish Premier Division	Rangers		2 – 1		Hearts	Ibrox Stadium	9 March 1991
Steven Walters					Ferguson	Attendance: 36,128

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		3 – 1		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	23 March 1991
Levein 56' Wright 60' Robertson 65'					Tortolano 64'	Attendance: 14,221

Scottish Premier Division	St Mirren		0 – 0		Hearts	Love Street	30 March 1991
						Attendance: 4,840 Referee: Louis Thow

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		4 – 1		Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium	6 April 1991
Robertson 4' (86) Crabbe McKinlay					Smith 82'	Attendance: 8,102

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		1 – 4		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	13 April 1991
McKimmie og.'					Gilhaus McKimmie Connor	Attendance: 16,771

Scottish Premier Division	St Johnstone		0 – 2		Hearts	McDiarmid Park	20 April 1991
					Colquhoun Mackay	Attendance: 6,822

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		0 – 1		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	27 April 1991
					Nicholas 36'	Attendance: 17,075 Referee: LW Mottram

Scottish Premier Division	Dundee United		2 – 1		Hearts	Tannadice Park	4 May 1991
French 30' (81)					Crabbe	Attendance: 6,820

Scottish Premier Division	Hearts		2 – 1		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	11 May 1991
Robertson Bannon					Angus	Attendance: 7,055

Stats

Squad information

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Scottish Premier Division		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Uefa Cup
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		GK	Henry Smith	31	0	23	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
		GK	Nicky Walker	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Dave McPherson	41	3	34	2	1	0	3	0	3	1
		DF	Tosh McKinlay	41	2	33	2	1	0	3	0	4	0
		DF	Craig Levein	40	4	33	4	0	0	3	0	4	0
		DF	Alan McLaren	29	1	23	1	1	0	1	0	4	0
		DF	Jimmy Sandison	27	1	25	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
		DF	Walter Kidd	7	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
		MF	Gary Mackay	36	4	30	3	1	1	3	0	2	0
		MF	Neil Berry	25	1	19	1	1	0	2	0	3	0
		MF	Derek Ferguson	33	2	28	2	1	0	2	0	2	0
		MF	Eamonn Bannon	25	3	19	2	0	0	3	1	3	0
		MF	George Wright	19	2	17	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
		MF	Davie Kirkwood	13	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
		MF	David McCreery	11	0	7	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
		MF	Tommy Harrison	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	John Colquhoun	43	7	36	7	1	0	2	0	4	0
		FW	John Robertson	38	16	31	12	1	0	3	1	3	3
		FW	Scott Crabbe	25	4	21	3	1	0	2	1	1	0
		FW	Iain Ferguson	15	3	12	2	0	0	0	0	3	1
		FW	Wayne Foster	33	3	28	1	1	0	2	0	2	2

Scorers

Pos	PLayer	SPL	SC	LC	EU	Total
FW	John Robertson	12	0	1	3	16
FW	John Colquhoun	7	0	0	0	7
DF	Craig Levein	4	0	0	0	4
MF	Gary Mackay	3	1	0	0	4
FW	Scott Crabbe	3	0	1	0	4
DF	Dave McPherson	2	0	0	1	3
MF	Eamonn Bannon	2	0	1	0	3
FW	Iain Ferguson	2	0	0	1	3
FW	Wayne Foster	1	0	0	2	3
MF	Derek Ferguson	2	0	0	0	2
DF	Tosh McKinlay	2	0	0	0	2
MF	George Wright	2	0	0	0	2
MF	Davie Kirkwood	1	0	0	0	1
MF	Neil Berry	1	0	0	0	1
DF	Alan McLaren	1	0	0	0	1
DF	Jimmy Sandison	1	0	0	0	1

References

1990-91

External links

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