The 1989 Tennents' Sixes was the sixth staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. For the fourth time it was held at the

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(SECC) in

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on 22 and 23 January. The format had been reverted to 2 groups of five as the number of Premier Division clubs had been reduced to 10 at the start of the 1988–89 season and all the clubs from the tier competed. The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals which included the

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playing together and

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beat

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2–1 in the final to win their second Sixes title.

Group 1

Group 2

Semi-finals

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Final

beat

to win the tournament again.

Incidents and events

* Keith (

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holders) played Coatbridge Amateurs (

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holders) in a specially arranged challenge match before the final.

References

External links

Scottish Football Historical ArchiveTournament programme
{{Tennent's Sixes 1988–89 in Scottish football 1980s in Glasgow Tennents' Sixes Football competitions in Glasgow January 1989 sports events in the United Kingdom