The 1992 Tennent's Sixes was the ninth staging of the Tennent's Sixes, held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 19 and 20 January 1992.
Rangers, Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic did not enter. Partick Thistle, then in the First Division, joined the remaining Premier Division clubs to make up the ten-team field.
Celtic won the tournament for the only time, beating St Johnstone 4–2 in the final. Motherwell forward Iain Ferguson was the leading scorer with 11 goals.
Format The ten clubs were divided into two groups of five, with each playing four group matches. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals. Matches which finished level in the group stage were decided by penalty shoot-outs.
The "Fifth Man" rule introduced in 1991 remained in use, requiring teams to keep at least two players in the opposition half.
Group stage
Group 1
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
Team Score Team Date 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 3–3St Johnstone won 10–9 on penalties Dundee United 19 January 1992 Falkirk 3–1 Partick Thistle 19 January 1992 Falkirk 3–1 Dundee United 19 January 1992 Celtic 3–3Celtic won 3–2 on penalties St Johnstone 20 January 1992 Partick Thistle 6–3 Dundee United 20 January 1992
Group 2
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
Team Score Team Date Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Motherwell 19 January 1992 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 St Mirren 19 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 Airdrieonians 5–3 St Mirren 19 January 1992 St Mirren 3–2 Hibernian 19 January 1992 Hibernian 2–0 Airdrieonians 19 January 1992 Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Airdrieonians 20 January 1992 Motherwell 4–2 Hibernian 20 January 1992
The group standings, results and penalty shoot-outs are also recorded by the Scottish Football Historical Archive.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Team Score Team Date Celtic 8–5 Motherwell 20 January 1992 St Johnstone 3–2 Heart of Midlothian 20 January 1992
Final
Team Score Team Date Celtic 4–2 St Johnstone 20 January 1992
Celtic's goals came from Tony Cascarino, John Collins, Gerry Creaney and Joe Miller. Roddy Grant scored both St Johnstone goals. Celtic's victory was their only Tennent's Sixes title.
The final attendance was reported as 7,500.
Challenge match Ross County, holders of the Highland League Cup, played Bannockburn Amateurs, holders of the Scottish Amateur Cup, in the pre-final challenge match. Ross County won 2–1.
References
External links Tennent's Soccer Sixes at the Scottish Football Historical Archive