1985 Tennent's Sixes
The 1985 Tennents' Sixes was the second staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament at Ingliston Showground near Edinburgh on 20 and 21 January. It was again televised on BBC Scotland.
Country | Scotland |
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Dates | 20 and 21 January 1985 |
Championship venue | Ingliston Showground, Edinburgh |
Teams | 10 |
Champions | Heart of Midlothian |
Runners-up | Morton |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 91 (3.96 per match) |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → |
The format had changed from 3 groups of 3 teams to 2 groups of 10 with all from the 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division season except Celtic. First Division club Airdrieonians replaced them.
The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals and Hearts beat Morton 4–1 in the final.
Group stage
Group 1
Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Dundee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Morton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
St Mirren | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 2 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Morton | 3–1 | Dundee | 20 January 1985 |
Dundee | 3–1 | Rangers | 20 January 1985 |
Dundee | 3–0 | Hibernian | 20 January 1985 |
Rangers | 4–3 | Morton | 20 January 1985 |
Morton | 2–1 | Hibernian | 20 January 1985 |
Morton | 2–1 | St Mirren | 20 January 1985 |
St Mirren | 3–1 | Rangers | 20 January 1985 |
Hibernian | 4–1 | St Mirren | 20 January 1985 |
Dundee | 2–1 | St Mirren | 21 January 1985 |
Rangers | 4–0 | Hibernian | 21 January 1985 |
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Heart of Midlothian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Dundee United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
Dumbarton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Airdrieonians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen | 4–2 | Heart of Midlothian | 20 January 1985 |
Aberdeen | 2–1 | Dumbarton | 20 January 1985 |
Aberdeen | 4–2 | Airdrieonians | 20 January 1985 |
Heart of Midlothian | [1] 1–1 | Dundee United | 20 January 1985 |
Airdrieonians | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 20 January 1985 |
Dundee United | 2–1 | Dumbarton | 20 January 1985 |
Dundee United | 5–1 | Airdrieonians | 20 January 1985 |
Dumbarton | 2–1 | Airdrieonians | 20 January 1985 |
Aberdeen | [2] 0–0 | Dundee United | 21 January 1985 |
Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Dumbarton | 21 January 1985 |
Semi-finals
Prize money
A breakdown of the prize money from the tournament sponsors.[4][5]
Prize money | Amount |
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Tournament participation | £3,500 |
Losing semi-finalists | £1,500 |
Losing finalists | £2,500 |
Tournament winners | £3,500 |
Highest scorers | £400 |
2nd highest scorers | £300 |
- Tennents also promised £1,000 to be awarded to charity if the total number of goals broke the 100 barrier.
References
- Hearts win 3-1 on penalties
- Aberdeen win 3-2 on penalties
- "Hearts win sixes". The Scotsman. 22 January 1985. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "ENTER THE DIAMONDS". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 18 January 1985. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "White explains why Celtic say". The Scotsman. 18 January 1985. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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