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1984 Tennent's Sixes

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1983–84 Tennent's Sixes
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Venue(s)Coasters Arena, Falkirk
Dates16 and 17 January 1984
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upDundee
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored55 (4.58 per match)

The 1984 Tennents' Sixes was the first staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament taking place at Coasters Arena in Falkirk on 16 and 17 January and televised on BBC Scotland.

9 teams from the 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division season competed in the inaugural championship with Aberdeen absent and each club received £3000 for appearing.

The tournament had 3 group winners plus the best runners-up qualify to the semi-finals and Rangers beat Dundee in the final.

Group stage

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Group 1

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Rangers 2 2 0 5 2 3 4
St Johnstone 2 1 1 5 5 0 2
Hibernian 2 0 2 2 5 -3 0
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Rangers 3–2 St Johnstone 16 January 1984
Rangers 2–0 Hibernian 16 January 1984
St Johnstone 3–2 Hibernian 17 January 1984

Group 2

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 2 2 0 8 2 6 4
Celtic 2 1 1 4 4 0 2
Heart of Midlothian 2 0 2 0 6 -6 0
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Dundee 4–2 Celtic 16 January 1984
Dundee 4–0 Heart of Midlothian 16 January 1984
Celtic 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 17 January 1984

Group 3

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee United 2 1 1 4 3 1 2
Motherwell 2 1 1 5 5 0 2
St Mirren 2 1 1 3 4 -1 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Dundee United 3–2 Motherwell 16 January 1984
St Mirren [1] 1–1 Dundee United 16 January 1984
Motherwell 3–2 St Mirren 17 January 1984

Semi-finals

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Rangers2 – 1Motherwell

Dundee4 – 2Dundee United

Final

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Rangers6 - 4Dundee
Williamson
Cooper
Dawson
Davies
Ferguson
McKinlay
Stephen

Prize money

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A breakdown of prize money from the tournament sponsors.[2]

Prize money Amount
Tournament participation £3,000
Losing semi-finalists £1,000
Losing finalists £1,500
Tournament winners £2,000

Incidents and events

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References

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  1. ^ St Mirren win 3-2 on penalties
  2. ^ "Rangers find Sixes to their liking". The Scotsman. 18 January 1984. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Sixes get underway". The Scotsman. 13 January 1984. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Penalty opens Sixes". The Scotsman. 17 January 1984. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Should the Tennent's Sixes return? Ex-players, managers and organisers look back fondly at the indoor footie extravaganzay". Daily Record. 13 November 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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