The 1990 Tennent's Sixes was the seventh staging of the Tennent's Sixes. It was played at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 28 and 29 January 1990, the fifth consecutive edition held at the venue. All ten clubs in the 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division took part.
Hibernian defeated St Mirren 2–0 in the final to win the tournament for the first time. Paul Kane finished as leading scorer with eight goals.
Format The clubs were divided into two groups of five, with each side playing the other four in its group. The first and second-placed teams advanced to the semi-finals. Drawn matches in the group stage were decided by penalty shoot-outs.
Group stage
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
Team Score Team Date Rangers 0–0Rangers won 3–1 on penalties Dundee 28 January 1990 St Mirren 3–3St Mirren won 4–2 on penalties Dundee United 28 January 1990 Hibernian 0–0Hibernian won 4–2 on penalties 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 2–2Rangers won 3–2 on penalties 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
Team Score 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 1–1Motherwell won 3–2 on penalties Heart of Midlothian 28 January 1990 Celtic 3–3Celtic won 4–2 on penalties Aberdeen 28 January 1990 Heart of Midlothian 7–0 Dunfermline Athletic 28 January 1990 Motherwell 1–1Motherwell won 4–2 on penalties Celtic 28 January 1990 Celtic 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 29 January 1990 Aberdeen 2–0 Motherwell 29 January 1990
The results, standings and shoot-out outcomes are also recorded by the Scottish Football Historical Archive.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Team Score Team Date Hibernian 1–1Hibernian won 2–1 on penalties Heart of Midlothian 29 January 1990 St Mirren 1–1St Mirren won 6–5 on penalties Motherwell 29 January 1990
Final
Team Score Team Date Hibernian 2–0 St Mirren 29 January 1990
Kane and John Collins scored in the final, which was watched by 7,500 spectators.
Prize money Each participating club was due to receive £12,000. A further £1,000 was paid to each losing semi-finalist, £2,000 to the runners-up and £4,000 to the tournament winners, giving Hibernian a total first prize of £16,000. A separate £2,000 prize was offered to the highest-scoring team.
Squad selection dispute Rangers were reported to have breached tournament rules requiring first-team representation by naming only four first-team players in their squad.
Rangers and Aberdeen later forfeited their appearance money after sending depleted squads to the tournament.
Challenge match A separate challenge match was staged before the final. Peterhead, the Highland League Cup holders, faced Scottish Amateur Cup holders Norton House. Norton House won 2–1.
References
External links Tennent's Soccer Sixes at the Scottish Football Historical Archive