1988 Tennent's Sixes

The 1988 Tennents' Sixes was the fifth staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. For the third time it was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 24 and 25 January.

1987–88 Tennent's Sixes
CountryScotland
Dates24 and 25 January 1988
Championship venueScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Teams12
Defending championsAberdeen
ChampionsDundee
Runners-upMotherwell
Matches played19
Goals scored97 (5.11 per match)

There were 4 groups of 3, with 11 clubs drawn from the 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division season. Rangers did not participate and were replaced by English club Nottingham Forest.

The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the quarter-finals and Dundee beat Motherwell 32 in the final.

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 22011474
Aberdeen 2115322
Morton 202413-90
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aberdeen4–1Morton24 January 1988
Dundee2–1Aberdeen24 January 1988
Dundee9–3Morton24 January 1988

Group 2

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Motherwell 2112022
St Mirren 21156-12
Heart of Midlothian 21145-12
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Heart of Midlothian0–0 [1]Motherwell24 January 1988
Motherwell3–2St Mirren24 January 1988
St Mirren5–4Heart of Midlothian24 January 1988

Group 3

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Hibernian 2116422
Dunfermline Athletic 2115502
Celtic 21168-22
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Celtic4–3Dunfermline Athletic24 January 1988
Hibernian5–2Celtic24 January 1988
Dunfermline Athletic2–1Hibernian24 January 1988

Group 4

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Nottingham Forest 2205234
Dundee United 2117432
Falkirk 20228-60
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Dundee United6–1Falkirk24 January 1988
Nottingham Forest2–1Falkirk24 January 1988
Nottingham Forest3–1Dundee United24 January 1988

Quarter-finals




Semi-finals


Final

Dundee beat Motherwell to win the tournament for the first time.[4]

Dundee3 - 2Motherwell
McKinlay
Harvey
Coyne
McBride
Philliben

Incidents and events

  • The trophy was presented to Drew Jarvie (acting as coach for the tournament) and Bobby Geddes as the respective winning coach and captain of Dundee.[5]
  • Morton manager Allan McGraw withheld the £1,000 appearance money from his players because of their underwhelming performance.[6]

References

  1. Hearts win 3–1 on penalties
  2. St Mirren win 4–3 on penalties
  3. Aberdeen win 4–3 on penalties
  4. "Dundee six shooters win title". Press and Journal. 26 January 1988. Retrieved 9 April 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Drunk on success – how free-scoring Dundee won the Tennent's Sixes in 1988". The Courier. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. "Sixes title and riches for 22-goal Dundeet". The Scotsman. 26 January 1988. Retrieved 9 April 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
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