1989 Tennent's Sixes
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{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = 1988–89 Tennent's Sixes
| image =
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| country = Scotland
| dates = 22 and 23 January 1988
| venue = Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
| num_teams = 10
| defending_champions = Dundee
| winners = Rangers
| second = Motherwell
| matches = 23
| goals = 90
| scoring_leader =
| prev_season = 1987–88
| next_season = 1989–90
}}
The 1989 Tennents' Sixes was the sixth staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. For the fourth time it was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 22 and 23 January.
The format had been reverted to 2 groups of five as the number of Premier Division clubs had been reduced to 10 at the start of the 1988–89 season and all the clubs from the tier competed.
The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals which included the Old Firm playing together and Rangers beat Motherwell 2–1 in the final to win their second Sixes title.
Group 1
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| width=165|Team
!width=20|{{abbr|Pld|Matches played}} !width=20|{{abbr|W|Matches won}} !width=20|{{abbr|L|Matches lost}} !width=20|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !width=20|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !width=20|{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} !width=20|{{abbr|Pts|Points}} | ||||||
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|align="left"| Celtic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| St Mirren | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| align="left"| Hamilton Academical
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| align="left"| Dundee
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 4 |
| align="left"| Aberdeen
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 0 |
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| width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 3–3 Celtic win 4–3 on penalties | Dundee | 22 January 1989 |
| Hamilton Academical | 4–2 | Aberdeen | 22 January 1989 |
| Dundee | 2–1 | St Mirren | 22 January 1989 |
| Celtic | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | 22 January 1989 |
| St Mirren | 3–1 | Aberdeen | 22 January 1989 |
| Hamilton Academical | 7–1 | Dundee | 22 January 1989 |
| Celtic | 5–2 | Aberdeen | 22 January 1989 |
| St Mirren | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | 22 January 1989 |
| Dundee | 2–2 Dundee win 4–2 on penalties | Aberdeen | 23 January 1989 |
| St Mirren | 1–0 | Celtic | 23 January 1989 |
Group 2
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| width=165|Team
!width=20|{{abbr|Pld|Matches played}} !width=20|{{abbr|W|Matches won}} !width=20|{{abbr|L|Matches lost}} !width=20|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !width=20|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !width=20|{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} !width=20|{{abbr|Pts|Points}} | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"| Motherwell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
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|align="left"| Rangers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| align="left"| Hibernian
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| align="left"| Dundee United
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 |
| align="left"| Heart of Midlothian
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
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| width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernian | 3–1 | Dundee United | 22 January 1989 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 Hearts win 3–2 on penalties | Motherwell | 22 January 1989 |
| Rangers | 2–2 Rangers win 5–4 on penalties | Dundee United | 22 January 1989 |
| Hibernian | 2–2 Hibernian win 3–1 on penalties | Heart of Midlothian | 22 January 1989 |
| Motherwell | 2–1 | Dundee United | 22 January 1989 |
| Rangers | 2–1 | Hibernian | 22 January 1989 |
| Dundee United | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 January 1989 |
| Motherwell | 3–1 | Rangers | 22 January 1989 |
| Motherwell | 3–3 Motherwell win 4–2 on penalties | Hibernian | 23 January 1989 |
| Rangers | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | 23 January 1989 |
Semi-finals
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|date = 23 January 1989
|time = 20:40
|team1 = Rangers
|score = 3 – 1
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{{football box |
|date = 23 January 1989
|time = 21:05
|team1 = Motherwell
|score = 3 – 0
|report =
|team2 = St Mirren
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Final
Rangers beat Motherwell to win the tournament again.{{ Cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003741/19890124/036/0036?browse=False | title = HERE FOR THE CHEER | newspaper = Daily Record | date = 24 January 1989 | access-date = 9 April 2023 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}{{ Cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000540/19890124/439/0024?browse=False | date = 24 January 1989 | newspaper = The Scotsman | title = Rangers take Sixes trophy | access-date = 9 April 2023 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}{{ Cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000564/19890124/267/0011?browse=False | title = Gers take honours in sell-out Tennent's sixes | newspaper = Dundee Courier | date = 24 January 1989 | access-date = 9 April 2023 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}
{{football box |
|date = 23 January 1989
|time = 21:55
|team1 = Rangers
|score = 2 - 1
|team2 = Motherwell
|goals1 = Cooper {{goal}}
Spencer {{goal}}
|goals2 = Philliben {{goal}}
|stadium = Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 5200
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Incidents and events
- Keith (Highland League Cup holders) played Coatbridge Amateurs (Scottish Amateur Cup holders) in a specially arranged challenge match before the final.{{ Cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19890124/467/0026 | title = TENNENTS SIXES Rangers, Keith take trophies | newspaper = Press and Journal | date = 24 January 1989 | access-date = 9 April 2023 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}{{ Cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19890127/575/0035 | title = Sixes slip creates doubt | newspaper = Press and Journal | date = 27 January 1989 | access-date = 9 April 2023 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/tennents6.htm Scottish Football Historical Archive]
- [http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Sixes_1989 Tournament programme]
{{1988–89 in Scottish football}}
{{Tennent's Sixes}}
Category:1988–89 in Scottish football