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Tennents Sixes
The Tennents' Sixes was an annual indoor football tournament contested each January by Scottish senior football clubs - usually from the (then) Premier Division, but occasionally with guest participants from the lower divisions of the Scottish Football League, and in one instance English club Manchester City [1] - between 1984 and 1993. The tournament was sponsored by Tennent Caledonian Breweries and organised by the Scottish Football Association. When Tennent Caledonian Breweries withdrew their sponsorship after the 1993 event, the Sixes was discontinued.
The format used was dependent on the number of teams participating: in most cases 10 teams were involved and would be drawn into 2 groups of 5 who would play each other once. From there, the first and second-placed teams from each group would contest the knockout stages, comprised of two semi-finals and a final.
The inaugural tournament was contested at Coasters Arena in Falkirk in 1984. The following year it took place at Ingliston Showground near Edinurgh, and all subsequent tournaments were played at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow.
No individual team dominated the event over its history with Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Rangers all winning the tournament 2 times each. Motherwell were beaten finalists on 4 occasions.
Winners
1984 Rangers
1985 Heart of Midlothian
1986 Aberdeen
1987 Aberdeen
1988 Dundee
1989 Rangers
1990 Hibernian
1991 Hearts
1992 Celtic
1993 Partick Thistle
1984
16-17th January. Coasters Arena, Falkirk.
Rangers squad
Andy Bruce, Jimmy Nicholl, John McClelland, Ally Dawson, Billy Davies, Bobby Williamson, Ian Redford, David Mitchell, Derek Ferguson, Davie Cooper.
Group 1
Rangers 3 - 2 St Johnstone
Scorers: Dawson (2) Cooper pen
Rangers 2 - 1 Hibs
Scorers:Cooper (2, 1 pen)
Semi Final
Rangers 2 - 1 Motherwell
Scorers: Williamson Cooper
Final
Rangers 6 - 4 Dundee
Scorers: Williamson (2)
Cooper (2, 1 pen)
Dawson
Davies
1985
20-21th January Ingliston Exhibition Centre, Edinburgh.
Rangers squad
Andy Bruce, Davie McKinnon, Stuart Munro, Craig Paterson, Robert Prytz, Derek Ferguson, John MacDonald, Ally McCoist, Ian Durrant.
Ted McMinn replaced Robert Prytz in the Hibs game!
Group 1
Rangers 4 - 3 Morton
Scorers: Prytz (2, 1 pen) Stuart Munro John MacDonald
Rangers 1 - 3 St Mirren
Scorers: John MacDonald
Rangers 1 - 3 Dundee
Scorers: Robert Prytz pen.
Rangers 4 - 0 Hibs
Scorers: Ally McCoist (3) John MacDonald
Final
Hearts 4 - 1 Morton
1986
9-20th January SECC, Glasgow
Rangers did not enter
Final
Aberdeen 3 - 0 St Mirren
1987
18-19th January SECC, Glasgow
Rangers squad
Hamilton, Nichol, Stuart Munro, Ally Dawson, Roberts, John Spencer, Robert Fleck, Colin West, Ally McCoist, Neil Woods.
Jimmy Nichol only played in the Dundee game.
John Spencer only in the Motherwell match.
Group 2
Rangers 3 - 4 Dundee
Scorers: Roberts West Dawson
Rangers 2 - 4 Motherwell
Scorers: Fleck McCoist
Final
Aberdeen 4 - 3 Hibs
1988
24-25th January
Rangers did not compete
Final
Dundee 3 - 2 Motherwell
1989
22-23rd January SECC, Glasgow
Rangers squad
Chris Woods, Stuart Munro, Neale Cooper, Jimmy Nichol, Ian McCall, Graeme Souness, Davie Cooper, Scott Nisbet, John Spencer, Gary McSwegan, Ally McCoist.
Group 2
Rangers 2 - 2 Dundee Utd
Scorers: McCoist (2)
Rangers won on penalties!
Rangers 2 - 1 Hibs
Scorers:Neale Cooper Gary McSwegan
Rangers 1 - 3 Motherwell
Scorers:McCoist
Rangers 2 - 0 Hearts
Scorers:Davie Cooper pen Neale Cooper
Rangers 3 - 1 Celtic
Scorers:Davie Cooper (2) John Spencer
Final
Rangers 2 - 1 Motherwell
Scorers: Neale Cooper John Spencer