The 1990 Tennents' Sixes was the seventh staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. For the fifth time it was held at the

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(SECC) in

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on 28 and 29 January with a first prize of £16,000. All clubs in the 1989–90 Premier Division season competed and the two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals. Both semi-final ties were decided on penalties and

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beat St Mirren 2–0 in the final to win their first Sixes title.

Group 1

Group 2

Semi-finals

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Final

Hibs beat St Mirren to win the tournament for the only time.

Prize money

A breakdown of the prize money from the tournament sponsors.

Incidents and events

* John Robertson of Hearts' goal against

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was the 600th goal scored in the tournament's history. * Hearts 7 goal to 0 victory was the equal largest margin of victory in the competition's history. *

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(

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holders) played Norton House (

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holders) in specially arranged challenge match before the final. *

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breached tournament rules again by fielding a weakened team. The rules declared all teams must include first team players, but Rangers only selected a total of four.

References

External links

Scottish Football Historical ArchiveTournament programme
{{Tennent's Sixes 1989–90 in Scottish football 1990s in Glasgow January 1990 sports events in the United Kingdom Tennents' Sixes Football competitions in Glasgow