1990 Tennent's Sixes

1989–90 Tennent's Sixes
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Venue(s)Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Dates28 and 29 January 1988
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsHibernian
Runner-upSt Mirren
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored77 (3.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Paul Kane (8)[1]

The 1990 Tennents' Sixes was the seventh staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. For the fifth time it was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 28 and 29 January with a first prize of £16,000.

All clubs in the 1989–90 Premier Division season competed and the two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals. Both semi-final ties were decided on penalties and Hibernian beat St Mirren 2–0 in the final to win their first Sixes title.

Group 1

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Hibernian 4 4 0 9 1 8 8
St Mirren 4 3 1 9 7 2 6
Rangers 4 2 2 4 7 -3 4
Dundee 4 1 3 3 5 -2 2
Dundee United 4 0 4 7 13 -6 0
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Rangers 0–0 [2] Dundee 28 January 1990
St Mirren 3–3 [3] Dundee United 28 January 1990
Hibernian 0–0 [4] Rangers 28 January 1990
St Mirren 1–0 Dundee 28 January 1990
Hibernian 5–1 Dundee United 28 January 1990
St Mirren 5–2 Rangers 28 January 1990
Dundee 3–1 Dundee United 28 January 1990
Hibernian 2–0 St Mirren 28 January 1990
Hibernian 2–0 Dundee 29 January 1990
Rangers 2–2 [5] Dundee United 29 January 1990

Group 2

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Motherwell 4 3 1 5 4 1 6
Heart of Midlothian 4 2 2 15 5 10 4
Aberdeen 4 2 2 11 8 3 4
Celtic 4 2 2 7 10 -3 4
Dunfermline Athletic 4 1 3 4 15 -11 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aberdeen 4–2 Heart of Midlothian 28 January 1990
Motherwell 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic 28 January 1990
Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Celtic 28 January 1990
Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Aberdeen 28 January 1990
Motherwell 1–1 [6] Heart of Midlothian 28 January 1990
Celtic 3–3 [7] Aberdeen 28 January 1990
Heart of Midlothian 7–0 Dunfermline Athletic 28 January 1990
Motherwell 1–1 [8] Celtic 28 January 1990
Celtic 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 29 January 1990
Aberdeen 2–0 Motherwell 29 January 1990

Semi-finals

Hibernian1 – 1 [9]Heart of Midlothian
St Mirren1 – 1 [10]Motherwell

Final

Hibs beat St Mirren to win the tournament for the only time.[11]

Hibernian2 - 0St Mirren
Kane
Collins
Attendance: 7500

Prize money

A breakdown of the prize money from the tournament sponsors.[12][13]

Prize money Amount
Tournament participation £12,000
Losing semi-finalists £1,000
Losing finalists £2,000
Tournament winners £4,000
Highest scoring team £2,000

Incidents and events

  • Rangers breached tournament rules again by fielding a weakened team. The rules declared all teams must include first team players, but Rangers only selected a total of four.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Top scorer Kane is key to Hibs' sixes success". The Scotsman. 30 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Rangers win 3–1 on penalties
  3. ^ St Mirren win 4–2 on penalties
  4. ^ Hibernian win 4–2 on penalties
  5. ^ Rangers win 3–2 on penalties
  6. ^ Motherwell win 3–2 on penalties
  7. ^ Celtic win 4–2 on penalties
  8. ^ Motherwell win 4–2 on penalties
  9. ^ Hibernian win 2–1 on penalties
  10. ^ St Mirren win 6–5 on penalties
  11. ^ "Hibs shooters six triumph". Press and Journal. 30 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Tennents Sixes - fun for everyone". Lennox Herald. 19 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Tennents promise Sixes of the best". East Kilbride News. 12 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Rangers cause stir by again ignoring SFA rule for Sixes". The Scotsman. 29 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Peterhead in Sixes challenge". Evening Express. 16 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Rangers Sixes favourites". Press and Journal. 27 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Ibrox men face SFA wrap". Daily Record. 29 January 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.