1991 European Super Cup, Aftermath
Both Manchester United and Red Star Belgrade earned an estimated £200,000 from the match, primarily from the television broadcast rights. Manchester United won their first and, as of 2021, only European Super Cup; they later lost the 1999, 2008 and 2017 Super Cups. Recalling the match later, Pančev said that although United had a good team, he felt that Red Star Belgrade were unlucky not to win.


1991 European Super Cup, Aftermath
Ferguson, who was full of praise for the Red Star team, said: "They certainly have the talent and the imagination to do well and I think they are coming good at the right time." The Red Star Belgrade team continued to be dismantled; within two years, almost all of their European Cup-winning side had left the club. According to Aspey, "an era had ended before it had even begun." Red Star have not appeared in the European Super Cup since.


1991 European Tour
The 1991 European Tour was the 20th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.


1991 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Spain's Seve Ballesteros for the sixth time, having previously won in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986 and 1988.


1991 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1991 European Tour schedule which was originally made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and eight non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the return of both the Catalan Open and the Jersey Open; the addition of the Girona Open; the loss of the Tenerife Open; and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open and the PLM Open were merged to create the Scandinavian Masters.


1991 European Tour, Schedule
After provisionally being scheduled for 14–17 October, the Portuguese Open was moved to 21–24 March, taking the venue and dates of the Atlantic Open, which was lost from the calendar. Also before the season started, three more tournaments were removed from the schedule; the Dubai Desert Classic was cancelled due to the Gulf War, the El Bosque Open was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship, and the AGF Open was cancelled as sponsors sought to replace the event's promotion company. These changes resulted in a reduction to 34 counting tournaments for the Order of Merit.


1991 European Tour, Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.


1991 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1991 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Władysławowo, Poland from May 24 to May 31, 1991. It was the 70th edition of the event. There were a total number of 127 athletes competing, from 21 nations. The women competition were held in Varna, Bulgaria. It was the 4th event for the women.


1991 European Women's Cricket Championship
The 1991 European Women's Cricket Championship (Dutch: Europees Kampioenschap Dames Cricket 1991) was an international cricket tournament held in the Netherlands from 16 to 20 July 1991. It was the third edition of the Women's European Championship, and all matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.


1991 European Women's Cricket Championship
Four teams participated, with the hosts, the Netherlands, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – Denmark, England, and Ireland. A round-robin format was used, with the top two teams proceeding to the final. England was undefeated in the round-robin stage and beat Denmark by 179 runs in the final, winning the championship for the third time in a row. The tournament was marked by low scoring, with the seven matches yielding only two individual half-centuries and one team score over 200. England's Wendy Watson led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive time, while her teammate Jo Chamberlain was the leading wicket-taker. All matches at the tournament were played in Haarlem, at the Sportpark Koninklijke HFC.


1991 European Women's Cricket Championship, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


1991 European Women's Cricket Championship, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


1991 European Wrestling Championships
The 1991 European Wrestling Championships were held in the men's Freestyle style in Stuttgart 3 – 6 May 1991; the Greco-Romane style in Aschaffenburg 26 – 29 April 1991.


1991 European Youth Olympic Days
The 1991 European Youth Olympic Days (1991 EYOD) was the inaugural edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 13 and 18. It was held in Brussels, Belgium from 12 to 21 July. A total of nine sports were contested by 2084 athletes representing 33 European nations. The idea for the competition came from Jacques Rogge, an International Olympic Committee member, as the continent did not have its own multi-sport event at the time.


1991 European Youth Olympic Days, Sports
Nine sports were included in these initial Games, five individual sports of athletics, swimming, judo, tennis and table tennis for both genders, and four team sports; football and basketball for boys, volleyball and field hockey for girls.


1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 June 1991 at the Circuito del Jarama.


1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Kevin Schwantz on pole. Mick Doohan gets a very good start from Wayne Rainey, Wayne Gardner, Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and John Kocinski.


1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Doohan and Rainey pulling away; Rainey pulls a draft pass and starts dropping Doohan. Schwantz is drifting both tires and dramatically getting the bike sideways.


1991 Extremaduran regional election
The 1991 Extremaduran regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 3rd Assembly of the autonomous community of Extremadura. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


1991 Extremaduran regional election
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) won the largest absolute majority a party would achieve in a regional election in the history of Extremadura, with 39 out of 65 seats (60% of the seats) and slightly above 54% of the vote share. The newly founded People's Party, successor of the late People's Alliance, recovered from AP 1987 results and gained two seats. The Democratic and Social Centre lost seats and votes, falling behind United Left (IU), which gained support and finished in third place for the first time in a regional election. Meanwhile, the regionalist United Extremadura (EU) lost more than half its support and was left out from the Assembly, losing all its seats.


1991 Extremaduran regional election
As a result of the election, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra was elected for a third consecutive term in office.


1991 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Assembly of Extremadura was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Extremadura, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Extremaduran Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


1991 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 65 members of the Assembly of Extremadura were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties failing to reach the threshold in one of the constituencies were also entitled to enter the seat distribution as long as they ran candidates in both districts and reached five percent regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres, with each being allocated an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 25 being distributed in proportion to their populations.


1991 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 2 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


1991 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Assembly of Extremadura expired four years after the date of its previous election. Legal amendments earlier in 1991 established that elections to the Assembly were to be fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 10 June 1987, setting the election date for the Assembly on Sunday, 26 May 1991.


1991 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date
The Assembly of Extremadura could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.


1991 Extremaduran regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 33 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Extremadura.


1991 FA Charity Shield
The 1991 FA Charity Shield (also known as the Tennent's FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th FA Charity Shield, the annual football match contested by the reigning champions of the Football League First Division and the holders of the FA Cup. It was held at Wembley Stadium, on 10 August 1991. The game was played between Arsenal, champions of the 1990–91 Football League and Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Nottingham Forest to win the 1991 FA Cup Final. This was Arsenal's twelfth Charity Shield appearance and Tottenham Hotspur's sixth.


1991 FA Charity Shield
Arsenal began the match the brighter of the two teams, dominating in possession and the number of chances created. Tottenham created their best chance to score in the first half, but struggled to find a breakthrough in the second half, hardly troubling the Arsenal defence. With neither team able to score after 90 minutes, the match ended in a draw, meaning each team held the trophy for six months each. This was the last Shield edition to have shared winners.


1991 FA Charity Shield, Background
Arsenal qualified for the 1991 FA Charity Shield, by virtue of winning the 1990–91 Football League First Division, having lost one match – away to Chelsea – in the entire campaign. This was the club's eleventh Charity Shield appearance; Arsenal won seven previous shields (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953) and lost four (1935, 1936, 1979, 1989) previously. Tottenham Hotspur qualified as holders of the FA Cup, beating Nottingham Forest 2–1 in the 1991 FA Cup Final. They appeared in five previous shields, winning four outright (1921, 1951, 1961, 1962), sharing two (1967, 1981) and losing two (1920, 1982).


1991 FA Charity Shield, Background
The last meeting between both teams was in the FA Cup; Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1 in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium. Tottenham were the only league opponents to avoid defeat against Arsenal, with neither side scoring in the two matches played. Manager Peter Shreeves noted the importance of the match, given this was a North London derby, but stressed there "will be more important objectives this season." This was the first all-London encounter in the 83-year history of the Shield. This would be the last time either team was to share the trophy, as new regulations were brought in a year later that allowed for extra time and subsequently a penalty shootout if a draw occurred in normal time.


1991 FA Charity Shield, Match
Anders Limpar was the main absentee for Arsenal, having sustained a knee injury, on duty for the Swedish national team. David O'Leary started in place of the injured Steve Bould; midfielder David Hillier was selected ahead of Michael Thomas in Limpar's place on the left wing. Tottenham defender Terry Fenwick, recovered from a double leg break, replaced Justin Edinburgh in the first eleven. Without Paul Gascoigne, injured in the FA Cup final, Tottenham employed a five-man midfield with Gary Lineker as the sole striker.


1991 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Arsenal began brightly in front of a crowd of 65,483, creating the first chance of the match in the 17th minute. Paul Davis set up striker Kevin Campbell, who hooked the ball high over goal. Four minutes later, Alan Smith headed the ball into the goal net, meeting a cross from Paul Merson; it was ruled out by referee Terry Holbrook for offside. Tottenham improved shortly after, with Gary Mabbutt heading the ball directly at Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman to create their first chance of the match. Their best opportunity to score was in the 36th minute. Vinny Samways set up Gary Lineker to break past the Arsenal defence. Having nudged the ball past Tony Adams, Lineker looked up, before making a cross for Nayim to head; the shot was acrobatically saved by Seaman's right foot.


1991 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Early in the second half, Tottenham's Pat van den Hauwe was cautioned by Holbrook for getting tangled with Arsenal's David Rocastle, in spite Rocastle indicating that the player used an elbow – a bookable offence. Moments after, Rocastle was shown a yellow card for attempting to get his own back on Van Den Hauwe, by tackling the player without intent. Van Den Hauwe was later booked for a wild challenge on Lee Dixon. Arsenal dominated possession during the second half, with Tottenham infrequently troubling their opponent's defence and relying on counterattacks to fashion goal-scoring chances. Smith had a chance saved in the 75th minute by goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt, when the ball was back-passed across the penalty area by Steve Sedgley. In the final seconds of the match substitute Andrew Cole, who had replaced Campbell, shot from 20 yards and into the side-netting.


1991 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Despite the draw, Shreeves was content with his team's performance. He believed the new 4–5–1 formation deployed in the match was "the system which suits us best", but admitted the midfield needed to do more to support Lineker upfront. Arsenal manager George Graham agreed that his team played below their usual standard in the first half, accepting that his team needed "to work on ... finishing" to make use of their territorial advantage.


1991 FA Cup Final
The 1991 FA Cup Final saw Tottenham Hotspur win the FA Cup for a then-record eighth time, by beating Nottingham Forest 2–1 at Wembley in the 110th FA Cup Final.


1991 FA Cup Final
Tottenham's triumph made them the first club to win the trophy eight times, though this record has since been surpassed by Arsenal and Manchester United. The win also continued the club's trend of winning major trophies in years ending in "1", although Tottenham have yet to win the trophy or reach the final in any year since, though they did reach the EFL Cup Final in 2021.


1991 FA Cup Final
The 1991 final was Nottingham Forest's first appearance in the FA Cup final since their triumph 32 years earlier and they have not reached the final since.


1991 FA Cup Final
It also gave Tottenham their first campaign in a European competition – the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup – of the post-Heysel era.


1991 FA Cup Final, Route to the Final, Nottingham Forest
In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.


1991 FA Cup Final, Route to the Final, Tottenham Hotspur
In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Spurs were more than £20million in debt and had struggled in the league during the second half of the 1990-91 season, but Paul Gascoigne's goals throughout the competition helped them reach the final. Gascoigne was so pumped up for this match that he almost ended his involvement in the first few minutes. In winning the ball out on the right touchline, he followed through with his foot up and caught Garry Parker in the chest.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Referee Roger Milford let him off with a lecture, but failed to calm Gascoigne, who scythed down Gary Charles as the Forest defender ran across the face of the Spurs penalty area. Forest were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box but once again Gascoigne was let off without further punishment from the referee. Before play resumed, Gascoigne received extensive treatment on his knee before standing up to join the defensive wall.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Gascoigne paid for his rash challenge, which many thought deserved a red card, when Stuart Pearce smashed home the subsequent free kick, through a gap in the wall (caused by a Forest player stood in the wall shoving Gary Mabbutt, who was stood on the end, to the ground) to give Forest the lead. Gascoigne had to leave the field on a stretcher shortly after the match restarted, as he could not put any weight on his leg. It was later revealed that he had torn his cruciate ligaments.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Nayim – later notable for his winning last-minute goal against Arsenal in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final – came on to replace him. Gascoigne's injury would rule him out for the entire 1991–92 season as well as the 1992 European championships. It would also prove to be the last game he played for Tottenham; he had been on the radar of Italian club Lazio during the 1990–91 season, and finally made his £6million move to Italy in the summer of 1992.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
After 25 minutes Gary Lineker wrongly had a goal disallowed for offside and then five minutes later he was in on Mark Crossley, when the goalkeeper brought him down in the box. Lineker stepped up to take the resulting penalty and placed the ball to the keeper's left, where Crossley dived and kept the ball out. Crossley became only the second goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup Final at Wembley, after Dave Beasant for Wimbledon in 1988. After the interval, Nayim cushioned a kick from Erik Thorstvedt into the path of Paul Allen, who put Paul Stewart in on the right hand side of the box. Stewart drilled a low shot past Crossley into the corner of the net to put Tottenham on level terms.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
With the game finishing at 1–1 after normal time, the final moved into extra time. Substitute Paul Walsh looped a header over the keeper, but the ball hit the bar and bounced back only for it to be put behind by Pearce for a corner. Nayim took it and Stewart met it at the near post to flick it on. As Mabbutt ran in at the far post, he was poised to head the ball home, but Forest defender Des Walker beat him to it and diverted the ball past his own keeper to give Tottenham the lead for the first time in the game.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Tottenham saw out the rest of the game and won the FA Cup for the 8th time in their history.


1991 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Justin Edinburgh was the last member of Tottenham's cup winning team to leave the club, finally departing in 2000 – the same year that Nottingham Forest's Ian Woan became the last player from his team's side to leave them. Edinburgh died in June 2019 at the age of 49.


1991 FA Cup Final, Long-term impact on football 'fashion'
This game also saw the first appearance of the much longer 'baggy' style of shorts, sported as part of Tottenham Hotspur's new Umbro kit, which Terry Venables helped design. Though attracting some ridicule at first, the style swiftly became popular, being adopted during the early 1990s throughout English and world football by every team at every level (with no team anywhere having reverted to the 'short shorts' worn ubiquitously for some decades up to this match).


1991 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season
The 1991 season was the last season in the top Soviet football league for Shakhtar Donetsk.


1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee Basketball Tournament
The 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee Basketball Tournament was the special edition tournament of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament that was organized jointly by FIBA Europe and the Hellenic Basketball Federation to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the sport of basketball. The tournament was held from June 5 to June 9, 1991, at the SEF Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece. The tournament was won by Italy, with Greece finishing in second place.


1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee Basketball Tournament
The Jubilee also included a FIBA Festival All-Star Game, which was divided up into a Balkans versus the rest of Europe format. The Balkans Selection won the all-star game, which took place on 8 June 1991, by a score of 103–102. The tournament is not counted officially with the other 29 Acropolis International Tournaments, because it was not solely organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.


1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee Basketball Tournament, The Balkans versus The Rest of Europe
In the FIBA Festival All-Star Game, the Balkans Selection took on a FIBA European Selection from the rest of Europe. The Balkans Seelction won the game, by a score of 103–102. Nikos Galis, of The Balkans Selection Team, was the game's top scorer, with 22 points, while Jure Zdovc hit the game's winning shot.


1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1991 European Championship for Cadets) was the 11th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Kastoria, Komotini and Thessaloniki, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Italy won the trophy for the first time.


1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


1991 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four
The 1991 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four was the 1990–91 season's FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.


1991 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four
POP 84 won its third title in a row, after defeating FC Barcelona Banca Catalana in the final game.


1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The 1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 9th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Estarreja, Travassô e Óis da Ribeira and Anadia, Portugal, from 20 to 28 July 1991.


1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The Soviet Union won their eight and last title before their dissolution that same year.


1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Preliminary round
In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.


1991 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1991 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Wellington and Palmerston North, New Zealand. Australia won the series 2–0.


1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (French: Championnat du monde des moins de 19 ans 1991 de la FIBA) was the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup and was held in Edmonton, Canada from July 26 to August 4, 1991. United States won their third championship in the tournament after beating Italy, 90–85 in the final that went into overtime. Dejan Bodiroga of Yugoslavia was named the tournament MVP, despite their team losing the Bronze Medal game against Argentina.


1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament.


1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Saudi Arabia, the 1989 champions, were not able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing the Blue Diamond Affair.


1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak earlier that year, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This was the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico.


1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads


1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Goalscorers
Adriano of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 59 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It took place in Guangdong, China from 16 to 30 November 1991. FIFA, football's international governing body selected China as host nation as Guangdong had hosted a prototype world championship three years earlier, the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament. Matches were played in the provincial capital, Guangzhou, as well as in Foshan, Jiangmen and Zhongshan. The competition was sponsored by Mars, Incorporated, maker of M&M's candy. With FIFA still reluctant to bestow their "World Cup" brand, the tournament was officially known as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
It was won by the United States, whose captain April Heinrichs formed a forward line dubbed the "triple–edged sword" with Carin Jennings and Michelle Akers-Stahl. Jennings was named player of the tournament while Akers-Stahl's ten goals won the Golden Shoe. The United States defeated Norway 2–1 in the final in front of a crowd of 63,000 people at Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium. Total attendance for the tournament was 510,000, an average per match of 19,615. In the opening match at the same stadium, Norway was defeated 4–0 by hosts China. Chinese defender Ma Li scored the first goal in Women's World Cup history, while goalkeeper Zhong Honglian, also of China, posted the first official "clean sheet" in the tournament.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 12 qualified teams were divided into three groups of four (A to C). The top two teams and the two best third-place finishers from the three groups advanced to the knockout round of eight teams. For only the first edition of the Women's World Cup, all matches lasted only 80 minutes, instead of the typical 90, and two points were awarded for a win (both of which would change in 1995).


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Teams
Twelve teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament. Each of the six FIFA confederations had at least one representative.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Squads
For a list of the squads that contended for the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Match officials
For the first time in FIFA competition, six female officials were included. All functioned as lineswomen, except for Cláudia Vasconcelos who took charge of the third place play-off; becoming the first woman to referee a match sanctioned by FIFA.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Tournament review
FIFA's technical report demonstrates that, after the tournament, players and officials were undecided whether to persist with 80-minute matches, or to change to 90 minutes in line with men's football. Opinion was also divided about the suitability of using a size five football. Some teams reported difficulty in sourcing good quality equipment in the correct size.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Tournament review
The tournament was considered a major success in the quality of play and attendances at the games. FIFA president João Havelange wrote that:


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Tournament review
"As president of FIFA it was a special pleasure for me to watch these young ladies playing with such flair and such elegance, and according to the reports of the many media representatives present, making the game truly into a celebration ... women's football is now well and truly established."


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Tournament review
The perceived success of the tournament was a significant factor in the subsequent inclusion of women's football in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Sue Lopez reported that although attendances were very high, many tickets were complimentary. The "novelty factor" of women from foreign lands playing football also encouraged local people to attend.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 September 1991 at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China. The draw was part of a televised two-hour live show, featuring songs in both Chinese and English from the female singers Zhang Qiang (Beijing), Lin Ping (Guangzhou), Jenny Tseng (Hong Kong) and Irene Yeh (Taiwan).


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage
Teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw, and none for a defeat.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 99 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match. Michelle Akers-Stahl of the United States won the Golden Shoe award for scoring ten goals.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 30 November 1991 at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China. It was played between Norway and the United States to determine the winner of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. The United States beat Norway 2–1, with two goals from Michelle Akers-Stahl, to become winners of the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Background
The final was contested by Norway, who rebounded from a stunning 4–0 defeat by host nation China PR to qualify from their group. They then dispatched Italy and historic rivals Sweden in the knockout rounds to reach the final. The other team in the final was the United States, who went undefeated throughout the competition, thrashing highly rated Germany 5–2 in the semi-final.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Group A of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 16 to 21 November 1991. The group consisted of hosts China PR, Denmark, New Zealand and Norway.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Group B of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 17 to 21 November 1991. The group consisted of Brazil, Japan, Sweden and the United States.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Group C of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 17 to 21 November 1991. The group consisted of Chinese Taipei, Germany, Italy and Nigeria.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 24 November with the quarter-finals and ended on 30 November 1991 with the final match, held at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou. A total of eight teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 80 minutes of normal playing time, 20 minutes of extra time was played (two periods of 10 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format
The quarter-final match-ups depended on the two third-placed teams which qualified. FIFA set out the following schedule for the semi-finals:


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format, Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, all matches were played on 24 November 1991. The specific match-ups and schedule depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process saw 48 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup finals. The places were divided as follows:


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
All of the confederations used their regional championship tournament to determine qualification. Hosts China PR also entered the qualifying process.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
The first qualification match was played on 9 September 1989 and the qualification concluded on 14 July 1991. A total of 445 goals were scored in the 111 qualifying matches (an average of 4.01 per match).


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Four teams withdrew during the qualification without playing a match: Congo, Senegal, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, all of which are African teams.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Africa (CAF)
The only African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1991 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Africa (CAF)
The eight teams were paired together into two knockout ties. The winners of these ties advanced to the second round, who used the same format as the first round. The final round is a two-leg final between the two winners of the second round. The winner, Nigeria qualified to the World Cup and won the tournament by defeating Cameroon 6–0 on aggregate.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Asia (AFC)
The 1991 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of nine teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Asia (AFC)
The first round was composed of two groups, one of four teams and the other of five. The top two teams of the groups advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the winners advanced to the final and the losers played the third-place match. The winner, China; runners-up, Japan; and third place, Chinese Taipei, qualified to the World Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Asia (AFC)
China PR, Japan, and Chinese Taipei qualified for the World Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Europe (UEFA)
The first official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 18 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists—Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Norway—and the best quarter-final loser, Sweden, who lost their two-leg quarter-final clash against Italy on a single away goal.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Europe (UEFA)
The UEFA Women's Championship had held its own qualifying campaign. It began in September 1989, and ended with a final four–style tournament in Denmark, held in July 1991, only four months before the World Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Europe (UEFA)
Germany won the tournament by beating Norway 3–1 in extra time.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Europe (UEFA)
Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Sweden qualified for the World Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
The 1991 CONCACAF's Women's Championship, despite being an unofficial competition, determined the CONCACAF's single qualifier for the World Cup – the winner, the United States. The tournament took place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in April 1991 and consisted of 8 teams.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Oceania (OFC)
Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in Sydney, Australia in May 1991: Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The teams played in a round-robin tournament in which each team played 2 matches against each opponent, with the first placed team qualifying.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Oceania (OFC)
The competition was eventually decided through goal-difference, as the matches between Australia and New Zealand ended with one win to each side, and both teams won all matches against Papua New Guinea.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, South America (CONMEBOL)
The first edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship), held in April–May 1991 determined CONMEBOL's qualifier. The host of the tournament Brazil won the tournament and with it the right to represent South America in the World Cup.


1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squads
Below are the rosters for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in China. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players, including at least two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


1991 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 1991 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Lothar Matthäus.


1991 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Tournament. The final tournament took place for the first time in Portugal, between 14 and 30 June 1991. Matches were played across five venues in as many cities: Faro, Braga, Guimarães, Porto and Lisbon. Nigeria originally won the bid to host but was stripped of its right after found guilty for committing age fabrication.


1991 FIFA World Youth Championship
North Korea and South Korea competed for the first time as a united team, although FIFA attributes its historical data to South Korea. Portugal entered the competition as the defending champions, after winning the previous tournament. They reached the final, where a record attendance of 127,000 witnessed the hosts defeat Portuguese-speaking rival Brazil 4–2 on penalties to secure their second consecutive title. The Soviet Union made its last FIFA tournament appearance, the country was dissolved later that year.


1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, Qualification
In addition to the host team, Portugal, 15 other national teams qualified from six continental tournaments.


1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squads


1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, Group stages
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.


1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, Goalscorers
Serhiy Scherbakov of Soviet Union won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 82 goals were scored by 54 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.


1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squads, Group A, Portugal
1In 2002, it was revealed that Cao had in fact been born in 1968.


1991 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 1991 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Barcelona, Spain. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.


1991 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 1991 FINA Swimming World Cup was the third of the series. It took place at seven short course venues in Europe and North America in March and April 1991. Seventeen swim styles were included for men and women.


1991 FINA Swimming World Cup, Meets
Dates and locations for the 1991 World Cup meets were:


1991 FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup
The 5th FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup was held September 12–15, 1991 in Bonn, Germany. It featured swimmers from 10 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


1991 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships
The 2nd FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held July 25-28, 1991 in Salerno, Italy. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


1991 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
The 1991 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Porto, Portugal for eight days, from 07 to 14 December 1991. This was the second edition of the tournament.


1991 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, Competition formula
The 12 teams were divided into two pools of six teams each and played a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of each pool progressed to the semifinals.


1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
The 1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 3rd edition of the event. It was held in São Paulo, Brazil from 22 to 27 October 1991.


1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1991 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1991 in Japan. The World Cup consisted of 12 teams: champions of 5 geographic areas (Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Europe), the four runners-up, the host country and two guest teams (wild card).


1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, Results, Final round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.


1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 1991 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Brno, Czechoslovakia from July 26 to August 4, 1991. 16 teams participated in the tournament.


1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1991 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 17 November 1991 in 3 cities in Japan: Tokyo, Sendai, and Osaka. Twelve national teams played for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.


1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, Results, Final round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.


1991 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 1991 FIVB Volleyball World League was the second edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 10 countries from 17 May to 27 July 1991. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy.


1991 Family Circle Cup
The 1991 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of Tier I of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and ran from April 2 through April 8, 1991. Second-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title, her first at the event.


1991 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Mary-Lou Daniels /  Lise Gregory 6–4, 6–0


1991 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1991 Federation Cup was the 29th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom, from 18–28 July. Spain defeated the United States in the final (in what was a rematch of the 1989 Federation Cup final), giving Spain their first title.


1991 Federation Cup (tennis), World Group Qualifying
Winning nations advanced to World Group, nations that lost in the first round played in consolation rounds.


1991 Federation Cup (tennis), World Group Play-offs
The sixteen losing teams in the World Group first round ties played off against each other in the first round. The losing teams then went to play-off again, with those that lost twice being relegated to Zonal Competition in 1992.


1991 Federation Cup Consolation Rounds
The Consolation Rounds for the 1991 Federation Cup was held from 19–23 July at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on hard courts.


1991 Federation Cup Consolation Rounds
The sixteen teams that were defeated in the first round of qualifying participated in the four-round knockout competition.


1991 Federation Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup competition in 1991. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 22–28 July. United States was the two-time defending champion, but Spain defeated them in the final to claim their first title.


1991 Federation Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs for the 1991 Federation Cup was held from 24–26 July at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on hard courts.


1991 Federation Cup World Group Play-offs
The sixteen teams that were defeated in the first round of the World Group played off in the first round. Those that lost again would then play off again in the Repechage Round; with the four teams that lost again being relegated to Zonal Competition in 1992.


1991 Federation Cup World Group Qualifying
The Qualifying Round for the 1991 Federation Cup was held from 18–21 July at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on hard courts.


1991 Federation Cup World Group Qualifying
Thirty-two teams participated in the first round. Those who lost went on to play in the Consolation Rounds; while those that won went on to play-off again, with the eight winners advancing to the World Group.


1991 Fernleaf Butter Classic
The 1991 Fernleaf Butter Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Wellington Renouf Tennis Centre in Wellington, New Zealand and was part of the Tier V category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 4 February until 10 February 1991. First-seeded Leila Meskhi won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.


1991 Fernleaf Butter Classic, Finals, Doubles
Jo-Anne Faull /  Julie Richardson defeated  Belinda Borneo /  Clare Wood 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)


1991 Fiesta Bowl
The 1991 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, part of the 1990 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1991, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Louisville Cardinals, competing as a football independent. In what was the 20th anniversary of the Fiesta Bowl, Louisville won the game 34–7.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Alabama
Under new coach Gene Stallings, Alabama's secondary coach under Bear Bryant from 1958–64, the 1990 Alabama squad opened the season ranked No. 13 only to be upset by Southern Miss, led by quarterback Brett Favre, in the opening game en route to an 0–3 start. The Crimson Tide also lost to Florida and Georgia during the skid.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Alabama
The Tide recovered to win six of their next seven, losing only to Penn State in the final meeting between the schools for 20 years. Following its 24–3 victory over LSU, Alabama accepted a bid to the Fiesta Bowl.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Alabama
Alabama concluded the regular season with a victory in the Iron Bowl vs. Auburn, giving it a final regular season record of 7–4. The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Fiesta Bowl.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Alabama
Stallings, who was fired by the National Football League's Phoenix Cardinals with five games remaining in the 1989 season, coached in college for the first time since leading Texas A&M in 1971.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Louisville
The Cardinals, known mostly for their basketball prowess under Denny Crum, enjoyed their finest football season to date under Kentucky native Howard Schnellenberger, who was an assistant under Bryant with Stallings before the latter was named head coach at Texas A&M in 1965.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Cardinals quarterback Browning Nagle started the scoring with a 70-yard touchdown pass to Latrell Ware to give Louisville an early 7–0 lead. Running back Ralph Dawkins scored next on a 5-yard touchdown run to increase Louisville's lead to 13–0. Nagle later threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Cummings giving the Cards a 19–0 lead after the 2-point conversion attempt failed. Alabama's next possession resulted in a blocked punt, which Louisville recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Another failed 2-point conversion kept the lead at 25–0, a huge lead Louisville raced to after one quarter.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
In the second quarter, Louisville had the ball again, before backup quarterback Jeff Brohm threw an interception, that was returned 49 yards for an Alabama touchdown. The interception returned for a touchdown cut the lead to 25–7, but those would be the only points Alabama would score the entire game. Louisville's defense shut down the Alabama offense.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter, Nagle threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Cummings to give Louisville a 32–7 lead. Louisville's last points came in the fourth quarter on a safety, when Alabama's quarterback was called for intentional grounding in the end zone.


1991 Fiesta Bowl, Controversy
The game was marred by the controversy surrounding Arizona voters' rejection of a state holiday in honor of slain civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr., as a number of teams rejected an invitation to play in the game before Alabama agreed. Players on both teams altered their uniforms in King's memory. Louisville players wore a jersey patch reading, "The Dream Lives On" (referencing King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech), as well as a helmet decal representing the university's cultural diversity, while Alabama players wore black armbands with "MLK" on them. Additionally, Fiesta Bowl officials staged a halftime tribute to Dr. King. The rejection of Dr. King by the voters of Arizona would later cause the National Football League to withdraw its earlier decision to let Arizona host 1993's Super Bowl XXVII.


1991 Fingal County Council election
An election to Fingal County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.


1991 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 March 1991, the first time a Finnish parliamentary election had been held on a single day.


1991 Finnish parliamentary election
For the first time since 1962 the Social Democratic Party was displaced as the largest party in the Eduskunta, with the Centre Party winning 55 seats and forming the first centre-right, non-socialist government since 1964, with Esko Aho as Prime Minister.


1991 Finnish parliamentary election, Aftermath
The new center-right coalition government would not have an easy time governing the country. The fall of the Soviet Union caused a collapse in trade with the east, which together with a worldwide recession, caused major economic problems including high unemployment and ballooning budget deficits. In response, the government adopted strict austerity measures, such as cuts in public spending, the unpopularity of which led to the government's defeat in the 1995 elections.


1991 Five Nations Championship
The 1991 Five Nations Championship was the 62nd series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 19 January and 16 March 1991.


1991 Five Nations Championship
The tournament was the 62nd in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1991 Five Nations Championship was the 97th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.


1991 Five Nations Championship
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won the tournament, achieving a final 21–19 victory over France to win the Grand Slam, their first since 1980 and ninth overall in the Five Nations. This was also their nineteenth outright victory, including five victories in the Home Nations, excluding ten titles shared with other countries. England also won the Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup as a result of their victories over the other Home Nations. France and Scotland placed second and third with three and two wins respectively, while Ireland and Wales placed fourth and fifth without achieving any victories; the fixture between the two teams resulted in a 21–21 draw.


1991 Five Nations Championship
It was also the fourth occasion, after 1978, 1984 and 1990, on which two teams each with three victories faced off against each other in the final round of matches, with both capable of completing a Grand Slam with a victory. France lost on their third attempt.


1991 Five Nations Championship
This edition was also famous for the try Philippe Saint-André scored in the last match of the tournament against England, which was later voted Twickenham's try of the century.


1991 Floreat state by-election
The 1991 Floreat state by-election was a by-election for the seat of Floreat in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia held on 20 July 1991. It was triggered by the resignation of Andrew Mensaros (the sitting Liberal member) on 16 May 1991, due to ill health. He died before the by-election was held. The election was won by an independent candidate, Liz Constable, who finished with 58.94 percent of the two-candidate-preferred vote.


1991 Floreat state by-election
Constable became the first woman to win election to the Parliament of Western Australia as an independent (although not the first to sit as an independent – Pam Buchanan had resigned from the Labor Party earlier in the year), and only the third woman overall to win a by-election (after May Holman in 1925 and Judy Edwards in 1990).


1991 Floreat state by-election, Background
Andrew Mensaros, a Hungarian immigrant, had held Floreat for the Liberal Party since the seat's creation at the 1968 state election. He served as a minister in the governments of Sir Charles Court and Ray O'Connor. Mensaros resigned from parliament on 16 May 1991, due to ill health, and died of cancer thirteen days later. The writ for the by-election was issued on 14 June, with the close of nominations on 27 June. Polling day was on 20 July, with the writ returned on 31 July.


1991 Floreat state by-election, Background
The Labor Party chose not to contest the by-election, as Floreat was regarded as a Liberal safe seat. Michael Huston won preselection for the Liberal Party, with the endorsement of Senator Noel Crichton-Browne (a powerbroker). Liz Constable had initially contested Liberal preselection, but withdrew from the process amid claims of branch stacking. She subsequently resigned from the party and chose to contest the election as an independent. She was supported by a former Liberal MP, Dick Old, who also resigned from the party in solidarity.


1991 Floreat state by-election, Aftermath
Constable retained Floreat with an increased majority at the 1993 state election. The seat was abolished at the 1996 election, but she transferred to the new seat of Churchlands, which she held until her retirement at the 2013 election. Her chief opponent at the by-election, Michael Huston, contested the Senate at the 1996 federal election, but was placed in the unwinnable fourth position on the Liberal ticket.


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game played after the 1990 regular season, with national championship implications. Played on January 1 in Orlando, Florida, the 45th edition of the Citrus Bowl featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference.


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl
Georgia Tech came into the game with a 10–0–1 record and #2 ranking, whereas Nebraska was at 9–2 with a #13 UPI coaches' poll ranking. After their win, Georgia Tech climbed to first in the Coaches' Poll, enabling the Yellow Jackets to claim their fourth national championship, shared with Colorado.


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl, Background
ACC Champion Georgia Tech came into the Citrus Bowl as Division I-A's only undefeated team at 10–0–1 and ranked second in both major polls behind 10–1–1 Colorado. The Yellow Jackets had begun the 1990 season unranked, but worked their way up the polls over the course of the year, helped greatly by a 41–38 win over then-#1 Virginia on November 3. Their one blemish was a 13–13 tie at unranked North Carolina on October 20. A potentially controversial situation could result in the polls if Georgia Tech could win the Citrus Bowl and finish the year undefeated, pending the outcome of the Orange Bowl to be played later that night between #5 Notre Dame and Colorado.


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl, Background
The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9–2 and ranked #13 in the Coaches' poll. Though they had been in the top ten of both polls for most of the season, and as high as #3 with three games to go, two losses in their last three games plummeted them to thirteenth (and nineteenth in the AP poll). Nebraska came into the Citrus Bowl as a slight favorite, despite their inferior record and ranking.


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game recap
Shawn Jones, Georgia Tech's sophomore quarterback, rushed for 46 yards on the fourth play of the game which set up the first touchdown. The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 21–0 lead during the first half, but Nebraska responded with two touchdowns, narrowing the deficit to 21–14. GT was forced to punt after Nebraska's second touch down. However, Nebraska's punt returner fumbled the ball with Jay Martin of Georgia Tech recovering, which led to a 37-yard field goal by Scott Sisson and a 24–14 halftime lead.


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game recap
GT coach Bobby Ross said after the game, "I thought the fumbled punt was the key to the game. That changed the momentum of the game... Here we were with what we thought was a comfortable lead, and they came back within a matter of a minute, ready to establish momentum. Even though we only got three points out of it, that was one of the big plays we capitalized on."


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game recap
After blocking a Nebraska field goal on the first possession of the second half, Georgia Tech drove for a touchdown to make the score 31–14. Nebraska's final score of the game made it 31–21 going into the 4th quarter. Georgia Tech's William Bell rushed for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to seal the win 45–21. Jones completed 16 of 23 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns, ran for one touchdown, and was selected the game's most valuable player. Georgia Tech also played well defensively: Nebraska averaged 330 rushing yards during the season, but Georgia Tech held the Cornhuskers to only 126 rushing yards during the game.


1991 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game recap
The loss was Nebraska's fourth straight bowl loss, a streak which extended to seven; the Huskers slipped into a tie for 17th in the UPI coaches' poll and 24th in the AP poll.


1991 Florida Gators football team
The 1991 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators were led by quarterback Shane Matthews and first-team All-American defensive tackle Brad Culpepper.


1991 Florida Gators football team
Spurrier's 1991 Florida Gators compiled the first-ever ten-win season in program history, an overall record of 10–2 and a perfect SEC record of 7–0.


1991 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
The season opened with a 59–21   victory over the San Jose State Spartans.


1991 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Alabama
The Gators defeated Alabama, 35–0. Spurrier treasured the wins against the Crimson Tide: "Those victories early – '90, '91 – really got us started there at Florida ..."


1991 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
The 1991 season also included a disappointing 38–21 road loss to the seventeenth-ranked Syracuse Orangemen in the Carrier Dome.


1991 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
The Gators had a dominating confidence win over the twenty-first-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs, 29–7.


1991 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Florida clinched its first SEC title with a hard-fought win over the Kentucky Wildcats, 35–26. "The Gators appeared on their way to a comfortable victory with a 28-6 lead in the third quarter. That's when the UF band started playing the song "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard and students began throwing little sugar packets into the air. Then UK quarterback Pookie Jones went wild, almost spoiling the party. "


1991 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Florida State
Among the Gators' 1991 victories, the 14–9 defensive upset of the Florida State Seminoles was a particularly memorable victory played in front of a record home crowd  (the previous record set only five weeks earlier vs. Tennessee). The Gators scored touchdowns on a first-quarter run by tailback Errict Rhett, and a 72-yard bomb from Shane Matthews to wide receiver Harrison Houston in the third quarter, and held on to win.


1991 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Florida State
Gators defensive ends Darren Mickell and Harvey Thomas kept Seminoles quarterback Casey Weldon off balance and on the run in the second half, and, in the fourth quarter, Gators safeties Will White and Del Speer combined to break up a fourth-down pass to the end zone by Weldon with two minutes remaining§, thus saving the victory for Florida.


1991 Florida Gators football team, Postseason
The Gators closed out their season with their first New Year's Day bowl appearance since 1974, a 28–39 defeat by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl, and were ranked seventh in the final Associated Press Poll. Florida won the team's first official SEC championship, 59 seasons after joining the conference as a charter member. Quarterback Shane Matthews repeated as SEC Player of the Year in 1991.


1991 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The 1991 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his twelfth season as head coach at Florida State.


1991 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their eleventh appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after losses to Fresno State and Florida.


1991 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. This was Florida State's final season as an independent; it joined the Atlantic Coast Conference the following season.


1991 Florida State Seminoles football team
Florida State finished the season ranked #4 in both polls. They started the season ranked at the top of the polls, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. After the completion of the regular season, they competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.


1991 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR
The 1991 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR (Belarusian: Чэмпіянат БССР па футболе) was the 55th and last regular annual competition in football of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic at all-republican level. In the competition took part 44 teams in two tiers.


1991 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR
With the ongoing process of disintegration of the Soviet Union during 1991, upon conclusion of the season nine better clubs and six Soviet teams of masters from Belarus formed the First League (Top League) of independent Belarus.


1991 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR, Overview
It was contested by 15 teams, and Metallurg Molodechno won the championship.


1991 Football League Cup Final
The 1991 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 21 April 1991 between Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday. It was the first of two years that the competition was sponsored by Rumbelows.


1991 Football League Cup Final
Despite the previous season's FA Cup winners, Manchester United, being favourites to lift the trophy, Second Division side Sheffield Wednesday won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by John Sheridan, giving the Owls their first League Cup title in a season when they also won promotion back to the top flight. The match is regarded as one of the most memorable League Cup finals of all time.


1991 Football League Cup Final
The trophy was presented to Wednesday skipper Nigel Pearson by Rumbelows employee of the year Tracy Bateman. Pearson was also named man of the match.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final
The Football League Cup is a cup competition open to clubs in The Football League. It is played on a knockout basis with the first, second and semi-final rounds being contested over a two-legged tie, rounds three to five are settled on the day with replays and possibly extra time required to determine the winner. As clubs in the top two divisions of The Football League, both teams entered the competition in the second round.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Manchester United
Manchester United's second-round tie saw them drawn against Fourth Division Halifax Town; they won the first leg at The Shay 3–1, with goals from Clayton Blackmore, Brian McClair and Neil Webb, before Viv Anderson and Steve Bruce gave them a 2–1 win at Old Trafford and a 5–2 aggregate victory.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Manchester United
Anderson, who was by now rarely used in the United first team, went on to be sold to Sheffield Wednesday three months later, his appearance for United in the early stages of the competition making him ineligible for Wednesday's matches and denying him the chance to add to the two League Cup medals he had won with Nottingham Forest and a later medal in the competition won with Arsenal.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Manchester United
They were then drawn against rivals and reigning First Division champions Liverpool in the third round, where Mark Hughes and Lee Sharpe joined Bruce on the score sheet in a 3–1 home win.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Manchester United
In the fourth round, a 19-year-old Sharpe scored a hat-trick in addition to goals from Blackmore, Hughes and Danny Wallace to give United a 6–2 away win over Arsenal, who would go on to win the First Division title that season, just over a month after the two teams had been involved in a mass brawl during a 1–0 Arsenal win at Old Trafford that saw both teams deducted points.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Manchester United
In the fifth round, United were held to a 1–1 draw away to Southampton, Hughes scoring their only goal; Hughes was again the only United player on the score sheet in the replay a week later, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–2 win that put them into the semi-finals. Southampton striker Alan Shearer, who within months was reported to be transfer target for Manchester United, scoring all of Southampton's goals during the two cup clashes with United.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Manchester United
Goals from McClair and Sharpe gave United a 2–1 win in the first leg of the semi-final at home to Leeds United, and Sharpe scored again in the second leg – his sixth League Cup goal of the season – as United won 1–0, and 3–1 on aggregate, to put them into their second League Cup final.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday, whose last major honour had been the FA Cup in 1935, were fresh from relegation to the Second Division when they were drawn against Third Division Brentford in the second round, winning 2–1 in each of the two legs to put them into the third round. There they met fellow Second Division side Swindon Town, who held them to a goalless draw at Hillsborough, before succumbing to a 1–0 defeat at the County Ground in the replay a week later. Wednesday required another replay in the fourth round, after they played out another draw at home to Derby County, but beat them 2–1 at the Baseball Ground two weeks later.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Route to final, Sheffield Wednesday
The quarter-final saw Wednesday drawn away to Coventry City, where a 1–0 victory for Wednesday ended any hopes that Coventry's new player-manager Terry Butcher might have had of beginning his managerial career with silverware. Their semi-final opponents were Chelsea. The first leg of the semi-final was played at Stamford Bridge, where goals from Peter Shirtliff and David Hirst gave them a 2–0 win, before Nigel Pearson, Danny Wilson and Paul Williams gave them a 3–1 win in the second leg at Hillsborough to put them into the final, 5–1 on aggregate. It was Wednesday's first Wembley cup final in 25 years.


1991 Football League Cup Final, Yorkshire Television controversy
The broadcast of this League Cup final caused controversy in Yorkshire, where instead of showing the post-match celebrations (as London Weekend Television did), Yorkshire Television decided to cut the broadcast short to show a programme titled War of the Monster Trucks. People from Sheffield often cite this event as a demonstration of the station's bias towards West Yorkshire, Leeds and above all Leeds United. The incident inspired the name of the Sheffield Wednesday fanzine War of the Monster Trucks.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final
The 1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final was an association football match played on 31 May 1991 at the Wembley Stadium, London, between Blackpool and Torquay United. The match determined the fifth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Fourth Division, English football's fourth tier, to the Third Division.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final
The top four teams of the 1990–91 Fourth Division season gained automatic promotion to the Third Division, while those placed from fifth to eighth in the table took part in play-offs, the semi-final winners of which competed for the final place for the 1991–92 season in the Third Division. Blackpool finished in fifth place while Torquay ended the season in seventh position. Burnley and Scunthorpe United were the losing semi-finalists, being defeated by Torquay and Blackpool respectively.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final
The match was refereed by George Courtney in front of a crowd of 21,615. Paul Groves opened the scoring for Blackpool with an angled shot from 8 yards (7.3 m) following a pass from Mark Taylor after seven minutes. Torquay equalised on 28 minutes after a cross from Mark Loram was headed past Steve McIlhargey, the Blackpool goalkeeper, by Wes Saunders. In the 37th minute, Dave Bamber was adjudged to have handled a cross from Paul Holmes in the Blackpool penalty area and Dean Edwards scored the penalty make it 2–1 to Torquay at half time.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final
After the interval, Blackpool dominated the game and scored the equaliser in the 76th minute with an own goal from Chris Curran, and the match ended 2–2 and went into extra time. No goals were scored in additional time so the match had to be decided by a penalty shootout. The first two shots were saved before the next nine penalties were converted. Bamber then sliced his shot wide of the goal, concluding the shootout with a 5–4 victory to Torquay who were promoted to the Third Division for the first time in 20 years. It was the first play-off final to be decided by a penalty shootout.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final
In their following season, Blackpool finished in fourth position in the Fourth Division and participated in the play-offs where they defeated Scunthorpe United on penalties in the final. Torquay United ended their next season in 23rd place in the Third Division table and were relegated back to the Fourth Division after a single season.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Blackpool finished the regular 1990–91 season in fifth place in the Football League Fourth Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system, two positions ahead of Torquay United. Both therefore missed out on the four automatic places for promotion to the Third Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fifth promoted team. Blackpool finished one point behind Peterborough United (who were promoted in fourth place), three behind Hartlepool and Stockport County (who were promoted in third and second place respectively), and four behind league winners Darlington. Torquay ended the season seven points behind Blackpool, who missed out on automatic promotion when they lost their final league game to finish fifth.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Torquay United faced Burnley in their play-off semi-final with the first match of the two-legged tie being held at Plainmoor in Torquay on 19 May 1991. Dean Edwards opened the scoring for the home side before Burnley's David Hamilton was shown the red card for a late tackle on Micky Holmes. Five minutes later Matt Elliott doubled Torquay's lead and the match ended 2–0. The second leg was played three days later at Turf Moor in Burnley. The home team dominated the game but it was not until the 89th minute that they scored through an own goal from Stewart Evans. The match ended 1–0 to Burnley but Torquay progressed to the final with a 2–1 aggregate victory.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Blackpool's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Scunthorpe United and the first leg took place at Glanford Park in Scunthorpe on 19 May 1991. After a goalless first half, Tony Rodwell put the visitors ahead in the 57th minute before Steve Lister was sent off for insulting the linesman. Twenty minutes later, Mark Lillis turned with the ball and struck an equaliser to ensure the match ended 1–1. The second leg was held on 22 May 1991 at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Scunthorpe took the lead in the 38th minute with a 30 yards (27 m) free kick off the post from Dave Hill. Eleven minutes after half-time, David Eyres scored from an Andy Garner cross. In the 67th minute, Eyres then scored from a headed pass from Garner to make it 2–1, and Blackpool progressed to the final 3–2 on aggregate.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Match, Background
This was Blackpool's first appearance in the English Football League play-offs and their first appearance at the national stadium since the 1953 FA Cup Final where they defeated Bolton Wanderers. Stan Mortensen, who had scored a hat-trick for Blackpool in that final, had died the previous week. The club had played in the Fourth Division for a single season having been relegated in the 1989–90 season. Billy Ayre had taken over as manager of Blackpool in December 1990 with the team sixth from bottom but led them into the play-offs with a club-record winning streak of 13 games at home.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Torquay were making their second appearance in the play-offs having lost in the semi-finals in 1988. They had played in the Fourth Division after being relegated in the 1971–72 season. Their manager Dave Smith had been replaced by John Impey in April 1991 after the side had slipped from top to mid-table. This was Torquay's second visit to Wembley Stadium, their previous appearance being in the 1988–89 Associate Members' Cup which they lost 4–1 against Bolton Wanderers. In the matches between the clubs during the regular season, each side won their home game:  Torquay secured a 2–1 victory in October 1990 while Blackpool won 1–0 the following March.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
The match kicked off around 8 p.m. on 31 May 1991 in front of a crowd of 21,615. Paul Groves opened the scoring for Blackpool with an angled shot from 8 yards (7.3 m) following a pass from Mark Taylor after seven minutes. Torquay equalised on 28 minutes after a Mark Loram cross was headed past Steve McIlhargey, the Blackpool goalkeeper, by Wes Saunders.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
In the 37th minute, Dave Bamber was adjudged to have handled a cross from Paul Holmes in the Blackpool penalty area and Edwards dispatched the resulting spot kick to make it 2–1 to Torquay at half time. After the interval, Blackpool dominated the game and scored the equaliser in the 76th minute: Garner's overhead kick was tipped onto the crossbar by Torquay's goalkeeper Gareth Howells before Chris Curran played the ball into the net for an own goal. Regular time ended with the score as 2–2 and the game went into extra time.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
Bamber scored in extra time but his goal was disallowed as he was adjudged to have been offside. Both Elliott and Evans had shots cleared from beneath the Blackpool crossbar and the game ended 2–2 sending it to a penalty shootout. Loram and Rodwell both saw their shots saved before the next nine penalties were converted. Bamber then sliced his shot wide of the goal, concluding the shootout with a 5–4 victory to Torquay who were promoted to the Third Division for the first time in 20 years.


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Post-match
It was the first time that a play-off final had been settled by a penalty shootout and there was some dismay in the media over the method. Keith Blackmore, writing in The Times, described it as "the least desirable way" to win the match and a "sad conclusion", while Rothmans Football Yearbook described the game as being "settled by that most unsatisfactory of methods" and that "such an outcome did nothing to enhance the wretched reputation of this most misguided vehicle for deciding football matches". Ayre, the defeated manager, said "It is unfortunate from our point of view but we knew the rules, and we abide by them. There's no use complaining about it".


1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final, Post-match
In their following season, Blackpool finished in fourth position in the Fourth Division and participated in the play-offs where they defeated Scunthorpe United on penalties in the final. Torquay manager Impey was sacked in October 1991 with the club second from bottom, having lost eight of their first ten league matches. They ended their next season in 23rd place in the Third Division table and were relegated back to the Fourth Division after a single season.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The 1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 2 June 1991 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Brighton & Hove Albion and Notts County. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Second Division, the second tier of English football, to the First Division.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The top three teams of the 1990–91 Football League Second Division season gained automatic promotion to the First Division, while the clubs placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; Notts County ended the season in fourth position, two places ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1991–92 season in the First Division. Middlesbrough and Millwall were the losing semi-finalists.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The match was played in front of a Wembley crowd of 59,940 spectators and was refereed by David Elleray. Brighton started strongly but Notts County took the lead in the first half of the final with a Tommy Johnson goal. Brighton hit the post and the bar either side of half time, before Johnson made it 2–0 midway through the second half. Notts County added a third goal through Dave Regis before Dean Wilkins scored a late consolation goal, to end the game 3–1.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final
In their following season, Notts County finished 21st in the First Division, and were relegated back to the second tier of English football. Brighton's next season also ended with their relegation: they finished in 23rd position and dropped into the third tier.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Notts County finished the regular 1991–92 season in fourth place in the Football League Second Division, the second tier of the English football league system, two places and ten points ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to the First Division and instead took part in the play-offs, along with Middlesbrough and Millwall, to determine the fourth promoted team. Notts County finished seven points behind West Ham United (who were promoted in second place) and eight behind league winners Oldham Athletic.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Brighton & Hove Albion had qualified for the play-offs with a free kick in the last minute of the final league game of the regular season, to beat Ipswich Town 2–1 and secure sixth place, despite having negative goal difference. Their opponents in their play-off semi-final were Millwall with the first leg taking place at the Goldstone Ground in Hove on 19 May 1991. Millwall took the lead on 14 minutes after a poor clearance from Ștefan Iovan found Paul Stephenson whose shot from 25 yards (23 m) beat Perry Digweed in the Brighton goal.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Five minutes before half time, Mark Barham made it 1–1 when he took advantage of poor defending from David Thompson. On 53 minutes, a weak backpass was intercepted by Brighton's Mike Small who score. Three minutes later, Clive Walker made it 3–1 and in the 60th minute, Robert Codner scored from a Small pass, with the game ending 4–1. Walker was forced to leave the game with a suspected broken arm. The return leg took place three days later at The Den in London.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Millwall's John McGlashan scored early in the first half, but a minute after the break Codner levelled the match after converting a cross from Small. Despite late pressure from Millwall, John Robinson scored his first goal for Brighton, making it 2–1. No further goals were scored and Brighton progressed to the final with a 6–2 aggregate score.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Notts County faced Middlesbrough in their play-off semi-final with the first leg being hosted at Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough. Phil Turner opened the scoring for the visitors when he chipped a Dave Regis pass over Andy Dibble in the Middlesbrough goal. Jimmy Phillips then equalised from a John Hendrie cross and the match ended 1–1. The second leg was held at Meadow Lane in Nottingham three days later. After a goalless first half, Paul Harding scored his first goal in professional football, putting the home side ahead in the 78th minute with a header from a Mark Draper cross. Notts County won the match 1–0, their eighth victory in nine games, and qualified for the final with a 2–1 aggregate win.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Neither team had featured in the second tier play-offs before. It was Brighton & Hove Albion's first visit to Wembley since they lost the 1983 FA Cup Final replay. The club had last played top-tier football in the 1982–83 season. Notts County were aiming for back-to-back promotions, having won the 1990 Football League Third Division play-off Final 2–0 against Tranmere Rovers. They had not played at the highest level of English football since they were relegated in the 1983–84 season.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background
In the matches between the two sides during the regular season, Notts County won their home game at Meadow Lane on New Year's Day 1991 while the return fixture in April ended in a goalless draw. Brighton's top scorer during the regular season was Small with 20 goals (15 in the league, 2 in the FA Cup, 1 in League Cup and 2 in Full Members' Cup), followed by John Byrne with a total of 11 goals (9 in the league and 2 in the FA Cup). For Notts County, Tommy Johnson was the leading marksman with 19 goals in total (16 in the league and 3 in the League Cup) followed by Kevin Bartlett and Regis (both with 16 goals in total).


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Walker returned to the Brighton starting line-up after suffering an arm injury in the semi-final, while Byrne was selected as one of the two substitutes two weeks after having undergone a second cartilage operation. For Notts County, Turner recovered from an ankle injury and was named in the starting eleven. Johnson was aiming to repeat his exploits of the previous season's play-off final where he scored the opening goal against Tranmere Rovers. He had opted to miss out on representing the England national under-23 football team at the Toulon Tournament in order to take part in the play-offs. The referee for the match was David Elleray from Harrow.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
The match kicked off around 3 p.m. in front of a Wembley Stadium crowd of 59,940. Brighton started on the offence with Barham and Walker exploiting the wings while Small worked to disrupt the Notts County defence. They dominated the first 20 minutes but after Walker's shot was blocked, Notts County began to get a foothold in the match. In the 29th minute, Notts County won a controversial corner: Chivers tackled Dean Thomas and the ball appeared to have gone out off the Notts County player, but Elleray awarded the corner against Brighton.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
A short pass from the set play from Turner found Thomas. He played the ball back to Turner whose cross was met by Johnson who scored past Digweed in the Brighton goal. Just before half-time, Walker passed to Gary Chivers who returned the pass: Chivers jumped to head the ball goal-bound but it rebounded off the near post.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
Three minutes into the second half Brighton struck the frame of the Notts County goal again: Dean Wilkins took a direct free kick from around 30 yards (27 m) which cleared the defensive wall but shaved the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Johnson scored his and his team's second goal of the match, beating Digweed from a narrow angle. Thirteen minutes later, Regis scored to make it 3–0 to Notts County. Colin Pates headed out a Draper free kick but it struck Regis who bundled it over the line. Wilkins scored a late consolation goal after Byrne, who had come on as a substitute, had gone on a dribbling run and sent in a low cross. The full-time score was 3–1 and Notts County were promoted to the top tier of English football for the first time since 1984.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
Notts County became the seventh team to win back-to-back promotions from the third tier to the first tier, but the first to do so through the play-offs both times. In their following season, they finished 21st in the First Division, and were relegated back to the second tier of English football. Brighton's next season also ended with their relegation: they finished in 23rd position and dropped into the third tier.


1991 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
According to the Chelsea chairman Ken Bates, he approached Warnock with a provisional three-year deal to become manager of the club before the play-offs but he turned down the move citing his desire to remain continue working with his assistant Mick Jones at Notts County. Warnock later claimed he had "no regrets" that he did not accept the offer, suggesting that he remained with his promoted team because he "wanted to stay loyal to a group of players who had been fantastic for [him]." He was sacked by Notts County in January 1993 with the club bottom of the Second Division.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The 1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 1 June 1991 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Tranmere Rovers and Bolton Wanderers. It was to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division, the third tier of English football, to the Second Division.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The top three teams of the 1990–91 Football League Third Division, Cambridge United, Southend United and Grimsby Town, gained automatic promotion, while the teams placed from fourth to seventh place took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners then competed for the final place in the Second Division for the 1991–92 season. Bolton and Tranmere beat Bury and Brentford, respectively, in the semi-finals.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The referee for the match, which was played in front of 30,217 spectators, was Keith Hackett. In the 14th minute, Tranmere's Scottish centre forward Jim Steel was injured and substituted for Chris Malkin. The first half ended scoreless despite several close chances for Tranmere, including a disallowed headed goal by Malkin. He hit the crossbar early in the second half but the match ended 0–0 and headed into extra time. Nine minutes into the first period of additional time, Ged Brannan's shot rebounded to Malkin, who scored to put Tranmere ahead. No further goals were scored and the match ended 1–0, with Tranmere being promoted to the Second Division for the first time in 52 years.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Tranmere's next season ended with them in fourteenth position in the Second Division. Bolton ended their following season in thirteenth position in the Third Division.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Bolton Wanderers finished the regular 1991–92 season in fourth position in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system, one place and five points ahead of Tranmere Rovers. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to the Second Division and instead took part in the play-offs, along with Brentford and Bury, to determine the fourth promoted team. Bolton Wanderers finished level on points with Grimsby Town (who were promoted in third place with a superior goal difference), two points behind Southend United (who were promoted in second) and three behind league winners Cambridge United.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Bolton's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Bury and the first match of the two-legged tie took place at Gigg Lane in Bury on 19 May 1991. Shortly before half-time, Alan Stubbs fouled Bury's David Lee, conceding a penalty; taking it himself, Lee scored his 16th goal of the season. In the 60th minute, Mark Kearney brought down Bolton's Steve Thompson and Tony Philliskirk scored the subsequent penalty, equalising the score with his 27th goal of the season. The game ended 1–1; Derek Potter of The Guardian suggested that "there could hardly have been a more evenly balanced match".


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
The second leg was played three days later at Burnden Park in Bolton. The match was even once again, but Bolton took the lead just before half-time: after Bury failed to clear a corner, Philliskirk struck the ball past Gary Kelly. Both Mark Seagraves and Stuart Storer made goal-line clearances to preserve Bolton's clean sheet and 1–0 win; they progressed to the final with a 2–1 aggregate victory.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Tranmere faced Brentford in their play-off semi-final, with the first leg being held at Griffin Park in Brentford on 19 May 1991. Terry Evans opened the scoring for the home side in the 13th minute before two goals from Steve Cooper gave Tranmere a 2–1 lead. Kevin Godfrey then equalised in the last minute of the game to ensure a 2–2 final result. The second leg took place three days later at Prenton Park in Tranmere. Ged Brannan scored the only goal of the game in the 34th minute, securing a 1–0 win in the match and a 3–2 aggregate victory.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
This was Bolton's third appearance in the play-offs: in 1987 they had been relegated to the Fourth Division when they lost to Aldershot in the semi-finals, and failed to progress to the 1990 final after being defeated by Notts County over two semi-final legs. Tranmere were participating in their second play-offs, having also lost to Notts County the previous year, 2–0 in the final. They had been promoted to the Third Division in the 1988–89 season and had not played in the second tier of English football since being relegated in the 1938–39 season.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
During the regular season, the sides played one another three times; the first match was in the Football League Trophy in November 1990, where Bolton won 1–0 at Burnden Park. In December the teams played their first league meeting of the season, with Bolton securing a 2–1 home victory, while the return match at Prenton Park the following March ended in a 1–1 draw. Tranmere had played at Wembley Stadium the previous week when they lost 3–2 to Birmingham City in the Associate Members' Cup Final.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the match was Keith Hackett from Sheffield. Bolton played in a 4–4–2 formation while Tranmere adopted a 5–3–2. The Tranmere players were incentivised by a £10,000 win bonus from their chairman Peter Johnson, who estimated that promotion to the Second Division would be worth £1 million to the club. Their team was at full strength with the exception of Steve Mungall and Ian Muir, who were long-term injured, and Neil McNab, who was receiving treatment for a damaged hamstring; Mark Hughes had sustained a groin injury in the build-up to the final but was selected to start.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
The match kicked off around 3 p.m. on 1 June 1991 at Wembley Stadium in front of 30,217 spectators in cool conditions. In the 11th minute, Tranmere's goalkeeper Eric Nixon tipped a cross from Storer over the bar. Three minutes later, Tranmere's Scottish centre forward Jim Steel fell badly and was injured: he was taken off and  substituted for Chris Malkin. Minutes later, Kenny Irons struck a shot over the Bolton crossbar.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
Just before half time, Malkin headed in a free kick from John Morrissey, but it was disallowed by Hackett, who adjudged that Tranmere had taken the set piece too quickly. Five minutes after half-time, another header from Malkin, this time from a Tony Thomas free kick, struck the Bolton crossbar. Nixon then saved a strike from Julian Darby. Paul Comstive also missed an opportunity to put Bolton ahead and the match ended 0–0, sending it into extra time.


1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
Nine minutes into the first period of additional time, Dave Higgins took control of the ball and passed to Morrissey on the left wing. Morrissey cut inside, beating two Bolton players, and passed to Brannan, who struck the ball goalwards. It rebounded off the legs of Bolton's goalkeeper David Felgate and fell to Malkin, who scored to put Tranmere ahead. Brian Glanville, writing in The Sunday Times declared that "there could scarcely have been a more appropriate scorer". A late shot from Phil Brown was saved by Nixon in the Tranmere goal. No further goals were scored and the match ended 1–0, with Tranmere being promoted to the Second Division for the first time in 52 years.