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1986 Tennent's Sixes

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1985-86 Tennent's Sixes
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Venue(s)Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Dates19 and 20 January 1986
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsAberdeen
Runner-upSt Mirren
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored49 (2.13 per match)

The 1986 Tennents' Sixes was the third staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. This time it was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 19 and 20 January and shown on BBC Scotland.

There were 2 groups of 5, with teams from the 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division season, except Celtic and Rangers. First Division club Dumbarton and English club Manchester City replaced them.

The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals and Aberdeen beat St Mirren 3–0 in the final.

Group stage

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Group 1

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
St Mirren 4 3 1 6 3 3 6
Dumbarton 4 3 1 5 3 2 6
Dundee 4 3 1 5 3 2 6
Heart of Midlothian 4 1 3 3 6 -3 2
Manchester City 4 1 3 4 10 -6 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Manchester City 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 19 January 1986
Dumbarton 1–0 St Mirren 19 January 1986
Dundee 1–1 [1] Heart of Midlothian 19 January 1986
St Mirren 2–1 Manchester City 19 January 1986
Dumbarton 0–0 [1] Dundee 19 January 1986
St Mirren 3–1 Heart of Midlothian 19 January 1986
Dumbarton 4–0 Manchester City 19 January 1986
St Mirren 1–0 Dundee 19 January 1986
Dumbarton 0–3 Heart of Midlothian 20 January 1986
Dundee 4–1 Manchester City 20 January 1986

Group 2

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Aberdeen 4 3 1 6 2 4 6
Hibernian 4 3 1 2 1 1 6
Clydebank 4 3 1 4 2 2 6
Dundee United 4 1 3 4 6 -2 2
Motherwell 4 0 4 3 5 -2 0
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Clydebank 2–1 Dundee United 19 January 1986
Aberdeen 0–0 [2] Hibernian 19 January 1986
Clydebank 1–1 [3] Motherwell 19 January 1986
Hibernian 2–0 Dundee United 19 January 1986
Aberdeen 2–0 Clydebank 19 January 1986
Dundee United 2–1 Motherwell 19 January 1986
Clydebank 1–0 Hibernian 19 January 1986
Aberdeen 2–1 Motherwell 19 January 1986
Aberdeen 2–1 Dundee United 20 January 1986
Hibernian 0–0 [4] Motherwell 20 January 1986

Semi-finals

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Final

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Aberdeen beat St Mirren to win the tournament for the first time.[5][6]

Aberdeen3 - 0St Mirren
McMaster
Porteous

Incidents and events

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dundee win 4-3 on penalties
  2. ^ Hibernian win 4-3 on penalties
  3. ^ Clydebank win 4-3 on penalties
  4. ^ Hibernian win 6-5 on penalties
  5. ^ "Dons put on champion show". Press and Journal. 21 January 1986. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "MASTER BLASTER". Daily Record. 21 January 1986. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ a b "MILLER'S MEN TAKE THE SIXES CREDIT". Paisley Daily Express. 22 January 1986. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "SONS DAZZLE". Lennox Herald. 21 January 1986. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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