1993 Tennent's Sixes

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1992-93 Tennent's Sixes
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Venue(s) Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Dates24 and 25 January 1993
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Partick Thistle
Runner-up Airdrieonians
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s) Owen Coyle (9 goals) [1]
←  1991–92

The 1993 Tennents' Sixes was the tenth and final staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. It was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 24 and 25 January.

Contents

Clubs from the 1992-93 Premier Division season competed except Rangers and Dundee and the two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals and Partick Thistle became the final Sixes winners beating Airdrieonians 4–3.

Group 1

TeamPldWLGFGAGDPts
Celtic 43115969
St Johnstone 4319639
Hibernian 431131129
Aberdeen 413913-43
Falkirk 404815-40
Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Celtic 3–0 St Johnstone 24 January 1993
Hibernian 2–1 Celtic 25 January 1993
Celtic 5–4 Aberdeen 24 January 1993
Celtic 5–3 Falkirk 24 January 1993
St Johnstone 3–2 Hibernian 24 January 1993
St Johnstone 3–0 Aberdeen 24 January 1993
St Johnstone 3–1 Falkirk 25 January 1993
Hibernian 4–3 Aberdeen 24 January 1993
Hibernian 5–4 Falkirk 24 January 1993
Aberdeen 2–0 Falkirk 24 January 1993

Group 2

TeamPldWLGFGAGDPts
Partick Thistle 43112579
Airdrieonians 43111839
Heart of Midlothian 431141319
Motherwell 4131517-23
Dundee United 404817-90
Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Partick Thistle 2–0 Airdrieonians 24 January 1993
Heart of Midlothian 2–2 [2] Partick Thistle 24 January 1993
Partick Thistle 4–3 Motherwell 25 January 1993
Partick Thistle 4–0 Dundee United 24 January 1993
Airdrieonians 3–2 Heart of Midlothian 25 January 1993
Airdrieonians 3–1 Motherwell 24 January 1993
Airdrieonians 5–3 Dundee United 24 January 1993
Heart of Midlothian 7–6 Motherwell 24 January 1993
Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Dundee United 24 January 1993
Motherwell 5–3 Dundee United 24 January 1993

Semi-finals

Partick Thistle 4 – 3 St Johnstone
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Airdrieonians 4 – 3 Celtic
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow

Final

Partick Thistle 4 - 3 Airdrieonians
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Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Attendance: 5200

Prize money

A breakdown of the prize money from the tournament sponsors. [3] [4]

Prize moneyAmount
Tournament participation£13,500
Losing finalists£2,000
Tournament winners£4,000
Goal fund bonuses (shared out to appropriate clubs)£15,000
Fair play bonus£2,000

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References

  1. ↑ "Thistle take Sixes spoils as furious Hibs crash out" . The Scotsman . 26 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Hearts win 3–2 on penalties
  3. ↑ "MOTHERWELL WANT THAT SIXES TITLE" . Wishaw World. 22 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Davie's six pack" . Daily Record . 23 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "MAN OF BATTLE" . Daily Record . 30 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Creaney at seven in Sixes as Hearts keep up chase" . The Scotsman . 25 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Aberdeen are hit for six" . Press and Journal . 25 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Fan-tastic!" . Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 29 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Huntly hit by goal barags" . Press and Journal. 30 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Partick polish off diamonds in the Sixes" . Press and Journal. 26 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "See the TENNENTS SIXES free!" . Daily Record. 18 January 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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