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.

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)

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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