The 1991 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 November and 1 December 1991 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The televised stages were shown on BBC.

The highest break of the televised stages was 142 made by Martin Clark and the same for the non-televised stages was 137 made by Mark Bennett.

John Parrott won his first and only UK Championship by defeating Jimmy White 16–13 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner:£35,000
Runner-up:£20,000
Highest break:£2,500

Main draw

Round 1 Best of 17 framesRound 2 Best of 17 framesRound 3 Best of 17 framesQuarter-finals Best of 17 framesSemi-finals Best of 17 framesFinal Best of 31 frames
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins4
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
South Africa Peter Francisco1
South Africa Peter Francisco9
Pakistan Shokat Ali8
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
England Martin Clark3
England Martin Clark9
England Mark Johnston-Allen5
England Martin Clark9
Wales Mark Bennett5
Wales Mark Bennett9
England Jeff Cundy2
Scotland Stephen Hendry9
Malta Tony Drago6
Wales Doug Mountjoy3
England Rod Lawler9
England Rod Lawler6
Wales Steve Newbury9
Wales Steve Newbury9
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis7
Wales Steve Newbury1
Malta Tony Drago9
England Gary Wilkinson9
England Stuart Reardon5
England Gary Wilkinson6
Malta Tony Drago9
Malta Tony Drago9
England Barry West5
Scotland Stephen Hendry2
England Jimmy White9
England Neal Foulds9
Australia Warren King8
England Neal Foulds9
England Nick Terry7
Wales Wayne Jones8
England Nick Terry9
England Neal Foulds9
Wales Terry Griffiths2
Wales Terry Griffiths9
England David Roe4
Wales Terry Griffiths9
Canada Bob Chaperon5
Canada Bob Chaperon9
England Andrew Cairns8
England Neal Foulds7
England Jimmy White9
England Tony Knowles3
Wales Anthony Davies9
Wales Anthony Davies4
Wales Darren Morgan9
England Joe Johnson7
Wales Darren Morgan9
Wales Darren Morgan1
England Jimmy White9
England Jimmy White9
England Bill Oliver4
England Jimmy White9
England Dave Martin3
England John Virgo7
England Dave Martin9
England Jimmy White13
England John Parrott16
England Steve Davis9
England Andy Hicks2
England Steve Davis9
Australia Eddie Charlton4
Australia Eddie Charlton9
England Jason Smith6
England Steve Davis6
Thailand James Wattana9
Canada Alain Robidoux9
Scotland Murdo MacLeod3
Canada Alain Robidoux2
Thailand James Wattana9
Thailand James Wattana9
Republic of Ireland Paddy Browne3
Thailand James Wattana9
England Steve James5
England Tony Jones9
Canada Cliff Thorburn8
England Tony Jones9
Scotland Billy Snaddon2
Wales Cliff Wilson8
Scotland Billy Snaddon9
England Tony Jones6
England Steve James9
England Steve James9
England Mick Price3
England Steve James9
Scotland Drew Henry7
England Danny Fowler7
Scotland Drew Henry9
Thailand James Wattana7
England John Parrott9
England Mike Hallett7
Northern Ireland Jason Prince9
Northern Ireland Jason Prince9
England Nigel Bond8
England Nigel Bond9
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney3
Northern Ireland Jason Prince7
England Dean Reynolds9
England Dean Reynolds9
England David Taylor4
England Dean Reynolds9
New Zealand Dene O'Kane4
New Zealand Dene O'Kane9
England Brian Morgan7
England Dean Reynolds6
England John Parrott9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor9
England Rex Williams8
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor6
England Willie Thorne9
England Willie Thorne9
Isle of Man Tony Wilson2
England Willie Thorne4
England John Parrott9
England John Parrott9
England Bradley Jones5
England John Parrott9
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell4
South Africa Silvino Francisco8
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell9

Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Street The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 30 November and 1 December 1991.
John Parrott England16–13Jimmy White England
First session: 9–103, 39–67, 74–10 (74), 8–80, 83–17 (83), 73–50 (White 50), 66–52 Second session: 61–1, 141–0 (137), 74–14, 55–60, 1–144 (55), 12–79 (53), 33–73 Third session: 51–63, 92–1, 75–45, 95–41 (81), 24–66, 85–31, 102–0 (58) Fourth session: 0–121 (56, 65), 57–48, 0–92 (54), 79–41, 5–114 (65), 94–24 (51), 0–83 (83), 92–0 (83)
137Highest break83
1Century breaks0
750+ breaks8

Century breaks

All rounds

142, 100 – Martin Clark 139, 118, 100 – Drew Henry 138, 117 – Mark Boyd 138, 106, 101 – Neal Foulds 137 – Mark Bennett 137 – John Parrott 136, 107 – Jeff Cundy 136 – Gary Baldrey 136 – Nigel Bond 134, 115, 102 – Paul Dawkins 134 – Mark Davis 134 – Kevin Young 133 – Darren Hackeson 132 – Dave Harold 130, 110 – Stephen Hendry 129 – Anthony Hamilton 127 – Lee Richardson 126 – Oliver King 126 – Alain Robidoux 125 – Peter Lines 124, 105 – Wayne Jones 123, 122 – Joe Swail 123, 119, 107 – Fergal O'Brien 123, 117, 109, 103 – James Wattana 123, 117, 101 – Tony Drago 123 – Ken Doherty 122, 105 – Nick Terry 122, 105 – Bjorn L'Orange 122 – Mehmet Husnu 120 – David Taylor 119 – Allison Fisher119 – Mike Hallett 119 – Robert Harrhy 118 – Dene O'Kane 117 – Troy Shaw 117 – Jimmy White 115 – Bradley Jones 115 – Gary Lees 113 – Paul Davies 112, 108, 107 – Willie Thorne 111 – Eugene Hughes 111 – Peter Daubney 110 – Stuart Reardon 109 – Tony Meo 109 – John Read 108 – David McDonnell 107 – Bob Chaperon 106 – Brian Cassidy 106 – Dean Reynolds 105, 102, 101 – Steve James 105 – Peter Bardsley 105 – Colin Morton 105 – Adrian Rosa 105 – Paul Webb 104 – David Grimwood 103, 102 – Tony Jones 103 – Anthony Davies 103 – Terry Griffiths 101 – Julian Goodyear 100 – Sean Lanigan 100 – Michael Stocks