1990 Tennent's Sixes
The 1990 Tennents' Sixes was the seventh staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. For the fifth time it was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on 28 and 29 January with a first prize of £16,000.
All clubs in the 1989–90 Premier Division season competed and the two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals. Both semi-final ties were decided on penalties and Hibernian beat St Mirren 2-0 in the final to win their first Sixes title.
Group 1
| Team | |||||||
| Hibernian | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| St Mirren | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| Dundee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Dundee United | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 0 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Rangers | 0–0 | Dundee | 28 January 1990 |
| St Mirren | 3–3 | Dundee United | 28 January 1990 |
| Hibernian | 0–0 | Rangers | 28 January 1990 |
| St Mirren | 1–0 | Dundee | 28 January 1990 |
| Hibernian | 5–1 | Dundee United | 28 January 1990 |
| St Mirren | 5–2 | Rangers | 28 January 1990 |
| Dundee | 3–1 | Dundee United | 28 January 1990 |
| Hibernian | 2–0 | St Mirren | 28 January 1990 |
| Hibernian | 2–0 | Dundee | 29 January 1990 |
| Rangers | 2–2 | Dundee United | 29 January 1990 |
Group 2
| Team | |||||||
| Motherwell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Aberdeen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Celtic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 2 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aberdeen | 4–2 | Heart of Midlothian | 28 January 1990 |
| Motherwell | 3–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 January 1990 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 5–0 | Celtic | 28 January 1990 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2 | Aberdeen | 28 January 1990 |
| Motherwell | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 28 January 1990 |
| Celtic | 3–3 | Aberdeen | 28 January 1990 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 7–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 January 1990 |
| Motherwell | 1–1 | Celtic | 28 January 1990 |
| Celtic | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 29 January 1990 |
| Aberdeen | 2–0 | Motherwell | 29 January 1990 |
Semi-finals
----Final
Hibs beat St Mirren to win the tournament for the only time.Prize money
A breakdown of the prize money from the tournament sponsors.| Prize money | Amount |
| Tournament participation | £12,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | £1,000 |
| Losing finalists | £2,000 |
| Tournament winners | £4,000 |
| Highest scoring team | £2,000 |
Incidents and events
- John Robertson of Hearts' goal against Dunfermline was the 600th goal scored in the tournament's history.
- Hearts 7 goal to 0 victory was the equal largest margin of victory in the competition's history.
- Peterhead played Norton House in specially arranged challenge match before the final.
- Rangers breached tournament rules again by fielding a weakened team. The rules declared all teams must include first team players, but Rangers only selected a total of four.