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
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Venue(s)Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Dates20 and 21 January 1991
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsHeart of Midlothian
Runner-upMotherwell
Tournament statistics
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

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Motherwell 4 3 1 13 9 4 6
St Johnstone 4 3 1 9 13 -4 6
Hibernian 4 2 2 12 11 1 4
Dundee United 4 2 2 11 12 -1 4
Celtic 4 1 3 12 12 0 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Motherwell 5–0 St Johnstone 20 January 1991
Motherwell 4–3 Hibernian 20 January 1991
Dundee United 6–2 Motherwell 20 January 1991
Motherwell 2–0 Celtic 20 January 1991
St Johnstone 2–0 Hibernian 20 January 1991
St Johnstone 2–2 [2] Dundee United 20 January 1991
St Johnstone 5–5 [3] Celtic 20 January 1991
Hibernian 4–2 Dundee United 20 January 1991
Hibernian 4–3 Celtic 20 January 1991
Celtic 4–1 Dundee United 20 January 1991

Group 2

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Heart of Midlothian 4 3 1 20 9 11 6
Airdrieonians 4 2 2 17 17 0 6
St Mirren 4 2 2 11 13 -2 4
Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 2 11 14 -3 4
Aberdeen 4 1 3 6 12 -6 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Airdrieonians 5–4 Heart of Midlothian 20 January 1991
Heart of Midlothian 6–1 St Mirren 20 January 1991
Heart of Midlothian 4–2 Dunfermline Athletic 20 January 1991
Heart of Midlothian 6–1 Aberdeen 20 January 1991
St Mirren 6–5 Airdrieonians 20 January 1991
Airdrieonians 5–5 [4] Dunfermline Athletic 20 January 1991
Airdrieonians 2–2 [5] Aberdeen 20 January 1991
St Mirren 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 20 January 1991
Aberdeen 1–1 [6] St Mirren 20 January 1991
Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Aberdeen 20 January 1991

Semi-finals

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Final

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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  

Prize money

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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

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References

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  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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