1992 Tennent's Sixes
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Venue(s) | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow |
| Dates | 19 and 20 January 1992 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Heart of Midlothian |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Runner-up | St Johnstone |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 144 (6.26 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Iain Ferguson (11 goals)[1] |
The 1992 Tennents' Sixes was the ninth staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. It was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 19 and 20 January.
Clubs from the 1991–92 Premier Division season competed except Rangers and Aberdeen and the two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals and Celtic won their only Sixes title beating St Johnstone 4–2.
Group 1
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| St Johnstone | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Partick Thistle | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 2 |
| Dundee United | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 0 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 3–3 [2] | St Johnstone | 20 January 1992 |
| Celtic | 5–3 | Falkirk | 19 January 1992 |
| Celtic | 4–0 | Partick Thistle | 19 January 1992 |
| Celtic | 5–2 | Dundee United | 19 January 1992 |
| St Johnstone | 6–4 | Falkirk | 19 January 1992 |
| St Johnstone | 4–1 | Partick Thistle | 19 January 1992 |
| St Johnstone | 3–3 [3] | Dundee United | 19 January 1992 |
| Falkirk | 3–1 | Partick Thistle | 19 January 1992 |
| Falkirk | 3–1 | Dundee United | 19 January 1992 |
| Partick Thistle | 6–3 | Dundee United | 20 January 1992 |
Group 2
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Motherwell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| St Mirren | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 2 |
| Airdrieonians | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 2 |
| Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 2 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Motherwell | 19 January 1992 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 | St Mirren | 19 January 1992 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 5–2 | Airdrieonians | 20 January 1992 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 8–1 | Hibernian | 19 January 1992 |
| Motherwell | 3–1 | St Mirren | 19 January 1992 |
| Motherwell | 5–3 | Airdrieonians | 19 January 1992 |
| Motherwell | 4–2 | Hibernian | 20 January 1992 |
| Airdrieonians | 5–3 | St Mirren | 19 January 1992 |
| St Mirren | 3–2 | Hibernian | 19 January 1992 |
| Hibernian | 2–0 | Airdrieonians | 19 January 1992 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]Celtic beat St Johnstone to win the tournament for the only time.[4][5]
Other moments
[edit]- Ross County (Highland League Cup holders) played Bannockburn (Scottish Amateur Cup holders) in an exhibition match.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sixies set to carry on". Daily Record. 22 January 1992. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Celtic win 3–2 on penalties
- ^ St Johnstone win 10–9 on penalties
- ^ "FERGUSON TOP MARKSMAN AT SIXES". Wishaw Press. 24 January 1992. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Magic Miller". Evening Express. 21 January 1992. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ross' sixes countdown". Press and Journal. 14 January 1992. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.