1984 Tennent's Sixes
Football tournament season
Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Venue(s) | Coasters Arena, Falkirk |
Dates | 16 and 17 January 1984 |
Teams | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Rangers |
Runner-up | Dundee |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 55 (4.58 per match) |
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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
Group 1
Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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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
Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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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
Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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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
Rangers | 2 – 1 | Motherwell |
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Coasters Arena, Falkirk
Dundee | 4 – 2 | Dundee United |
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Coasters Arena, Falkirk
Final
Rangers | 6 - 4 | Dundee |
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Williamson Cooper Dawson Davies | Ferguson McKinlay Stephen |
Coasters Arena, Falkirk
Prize money
A breakdown of prize money from the tournament sponsors.[2]
Prize money | Amount |
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Tournament participation | £3,000 |
Losing semi-finalists | £1,000 |
Losing finalists | £1,500 |
Tournament winners | £2,000 |
Incidents and events
- Falkirk played East Stirling for the Falkirk Herald Cup as pre tournament curtain raiser.[3]
- The Coasters trophy was decided between six amateur clubs.[3]
- Davie Cooper of Rangers' goal against St Johnstone was the tournament's first ever goal.[4]
- Jock Wallace Jr. installed Alex Totten as Rangers head coach for event.[5]
References
- ^ St Mirren win 3-2 on penalties
- ^ "Rangers find Sixes to their liking". The Scotsman. 18 January 1984. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Sixes get underway". The Scotsman. 13 January 1984. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Penalty opens Sixes". The Scotsman. 17 January 1984. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
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