Saturday 6 October 2007

Sixes Tournament

The "Sixes" format emerged in the late-sixties when Scottish and English clubs took part in an annual indoor tournament. It re-emerged in Northern Ireland when the Irish League held a six-a-side competition at Dundonald Ice-Bowl. The first two editions were sponsored by Guinness, with the remainder sponsored by McEwan's Lager. The format remains popular in the form of Masters Football.

Seasons Winners....... Score Runners-Up.....Top Scorers
1989/90 Linfield....... 2-2 Newry Town..... .6 Ralph (Newry)
....... ............... 4-3 pens
1990/91 Carrick Rangers 4-3 Linfield....... 10 Knell (Linfield)
1991/92 Ards........... 3-0 Omagh Town..... .6 Campbell (Ards)
1992/93 Crusaders...... 4-1 Newry Town..... .8 McCrae (Crusaders)
1993/94 Omagh Town..... 2-2 Glenavon....... .4 Patton (Omagh)/Araujo (Glenavon)
....... ............... 1-0 pens
1994/95 Cliftonville... 3-2 Ballyclare Com. .5 McCrae (Larne)/Sliney (Cliftonville)

Summary............ W F
Linfield........... 1 1
Omagh Town......... 1 1
Carrick Rangers.... 1 0
Ards............... 1 0
Crusaders.......... 1 0
Cliftonville....... 1 0
Newry Town......... 0 2
Glenavon........... 0 1
Ballyclare Comrades 0 1
................... 6 6

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