1991 Tennent's Sixes

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.

1990–91 Tennent's Sixes
CountryScotland
Dates20 and 21 January 1991
Championship venueScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Teams10
ChampionsHeart of Midlothian
Runners-upMotherwell
Matches played23
Goals scored143 (6.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(8) John Colquhoun, Graham Harvey[1]

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
Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Motherwell 43113946
St Johnstone 431913-46
Hibernian 422121114
Dundee United 4221112-14
Celtic 413121202
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Motherwell5–0St Johnstone20 January 1991
Motherwell4–3Hibernian20 January 1991
Dundee United6–2Motherwell20 January 1991
Motherwell2–0Celtic20 January 1991
St Johnstone2–0Hibernian20 January 1991
St Johnstone2–2 [2]Dundee United20 January 1991
St Johnstone5–5 [3]Celtic20 January 1991
Hibernian4–2Dundee United20 January 1991
Hibernian4–3Celtic20 January 1991
Celtic4–1Dundee United20 January 1991

Group 2
Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Heart of Midlothian 431209116
Airdrieonians 422171706
St Mirren 4221113-24
Dunfermline Athletic 4221114-34
Aberdeen 413612-62
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Airdrieonians5–4Heart of Midlothian20 January 1991
Heart of Midlothian6–1St Mirren20 January 1991
Heart of Midlothian4–2Dunfermline Athletic20 January 1991
Heart of Midlothian6–1Aberdeen20 January 1991
St Mirren6–5Airdrieonians20 January 1991
Airdrieonians5–5 [4]Dunfermline Athletic20 January 1991
Airdrieonians2–2 [5]Aberdeen20 January 1991
St Mirren3–1Dunfermline Athletic20 January 1991
Aberdeen1–1 [6]St Mirren20 January 1991
Dunfermline Athletic3–2Aberdeen20 January 1991

Semi-finals
Heart of Midlothian3 – 3St Johnstone
Motherwell5 – 3Airdrieonians

Final

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

Heart of Midlothian5 - 2Motherwell
Colquhoun
McKinlay
Wright
Attendance: 5200

Prize money

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

Prize money Amount
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

References
  1. "Happy Hearts have six appeal". Press and Journal. 22 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  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. "Hearts come up trumps". Evening Express. 22 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Sixes: Hibs' loss is Hearts' gain". The Scotsman. 22 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Hampden glory road a three-lane affair". The Scotsman. 23 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "SIX OF THE BEST!". Lennox Herald. 19 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "TENNENTS SIXES Dons name strong squad for sixes competition". Press and Journal. 19 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Dons set for Six appeal". Evening Express. 14 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "It's all set sixes of the best". Press and Journal. 14 January 1991. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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