1991 Tennent's Sixes Explained

1990–91 Tennent's Sixes
Country:Scotland
Dates:20 and 21 January 1991
Venue:Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Num Teams:10
Winners:Heart of Midlothian
Second:Motherwell
Matches:23
Goals:143
Scoring Leader:(8) John Colquhoun, Graham Harvey[1]
Prev Season:1989–90
Next Season:1991–92

The 1991 Tennents' Sixes was the eighth staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. It was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 20 and 21 January.

Clubs from the 1990–91 Scottish Premier Division season competed, except Rangers who were replaced by First Division side Airdrieonains. The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals; in the final Hearts beat Motherwell 5 - 2 to win their second Sixes title (a year after Edinburgh rivals Hibernian won the tournament).

Group 1

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Motherwell4 3 1 13 9 4 6
St Johnstone4 3 1 9 13 -4 6
Hibernian4 2 2 12 11 1 4
Dundee United4 2 2 11 12 -1 4
Celtic4 1 3 12 12 0 2
width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth= 125Date
5–0 20 January 1991
4–3 20 January 1991
6–2 20 January 1991
2–0 Celtic20 January 1991
2–0 20 January 1991
2–2 [2] 20 January 1991
5–5 [3] 20 January 1991
4–2 20 January 1991
4–3 20 January 1991
4–1 20 January 1991

Group 2

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Heart of Midlothian4 3 1 20 9 11 6
Airdrieonians4 2 2 17 17 0 6
St Mirren4 2 2 11 13 -2 4
Dunfermline Athletic4 2 2 11 14 -3 4
Aberdeen4 1 3 6 12 -6 2
width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth= 125Date
5–4 20 January 1991
6–1 20 January 1991
4–2 20 January 1991
6–1 20 January 1991
6–5 20 January 1991
5–5 [4] 20 January 1991
2–2 [5] 20 January 1991
3–1 20 January 1991
1–1 [6] 20 January 1991
Dunfermline Athletic3–2 20 January 1991

Semi-finals

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Final

Hearts beat Motherwell to win the tournament again.[7] [8] Joe Jordan was the respective winning manager of Hearts.[9]

Prize money

A breakdown of the prize money from the tournament sponsors.[10]

width=200Prize moneywidth=80Amount
Tournament participation£12,000
Losing semi-finalists£1,000
Losing finalists£2,000
Tournament winners£4,000
Various goalscoring targets (shared out to appropriate clubs)£10,000

Other moments

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Happy Hearts have six appeal . . 22 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  2. St Johnstone win 4–3 on penalties
  3. St Johnstone win 4–3 on penalties
  4. Airdrie win 4–3 on penalties
  5. Airdrie win 3–1 on penalties
  6. Aberdeen win 4–3 on penalties
  7. News: Hearts come up trumps . . 22 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  8. News: Sixes: Hibs’ loss is Hearts’ gain . . 22 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  9. News: Hampden glory road a three-lane affair . . 23 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  10. News: SIX OF THE BEST! . . 19 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  11. News: TENNENTS SIXES Dons name strong squad for sixes competition . . 19 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  12. News: Dons set for Six appeal . . 14 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  13. News: It's all set sixes of the best . . 14 January 1991 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .