# 1990–91 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 8th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.

## 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.

## Scottish Premier Division table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Celtic | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 41 | Qualification for the 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 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | St Johnstone | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 31 | |

## Stats
### Squad information

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