1987 Tennent's Sixes Explained

1986–87 Tennent's Sixes
Country:	Scotland
Dates:	18 and 19 January 1987
Venue:	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Num Teams:	12
Defending Champions:	Aberdeen
Winners:	Aberdeen
Second:	Heart of Midlothian
Matches:	19
Goals:	107
Scoring Leader:	John Robertson (10)^[1]
Prev Season:	1985–86
Next Season:	1987–88

The 1987 Tennents' Sixes was the fourth staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. For the second time it was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on 18 and 19 January.

There were 4 groups of 3, with all clubs drawn from the 1986 - 87 Scottish Premier Division season.

The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the quarter-finals and Aberdeen beat Heart of Midlothian 4 - 3 in the final.

Group stage

Group 1

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Aberdeen	2	2	0	10	2	7	4
Hamilton Academical	2	1	1	6	7	-1	2
Hibernian	2	0	2	3	9	-6	0

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	5–1		18 January 1987
	5–2		18 January 1987
	4–1		18 January 1987

Group 2

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Dundee	2	2	0	7	5	2	4
Motherwell	2	1	1	6	5	1	2
Rangers	2	0	2	5	8	-3	0

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	4–3		18 January 1987
	4–2		18 January 1987
	3–2		18 January 1987

Group 3

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Heart of Midlothian	2	2	0	10	6	4	4
Dundee United	2	1	1	7	7	0	2
Clydebank	2	0	2	4	8	-4	0

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	5–2		18 January 1987
	3–2		18 January 1987
	5–4		18 January 1987

Group 4

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Celtic	2	2	0	9	3	6	4
Falkirk	2	1	1	3	7	-4	2
St Mirren	2	0	2	4	6	-2	0

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	6–0		18 January 1987
	3–1		18 January 1987
	3–3 ^[2]		18 January 1987

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Aberdeen beat Hearts to win the tournament again.^[3]

Prize money

A breakdown of prize money from the tournament sponsors.^[4]

width=200	Prize money	width=80	Amount
Tournament participation	£8,000
Losing quarter-finalists	£500
Losing semi-finalists	£1,000
Losing finalists	£1,500
Tournament winners	£3,000
Highest scoring team	£1,000

Events and incidents

• The trophy was presented to Ian Porterfield and Alex McLeish as the respective winning manager and captain of Aberdeen.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Dons, six-shooters gun down Hearts . . 20 January 1987 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
2. Celtic win 3–2 on penalties
3. News: Hearts clash gets green light . Aberdeen Evening Express . 20 January 1987 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
4. News: A pitch in time . . 16 January 1987 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive .
5. News: [* The Winning goal, in the final was scored in a partnership between Joe Miller and Paul Wright. * Hearts 8 1 win over Dundee, was the equal largest margin win, in the competition's history, </ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pacific/1987-schedule.html |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{ Cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000445/19870115/254/0014?browse=False | title = Six of the best for Simpson | newspaper = [[Aberdeen Evening Express|Evening Express]] | date = 15 January 1987 | access-date = 9 April 2023 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}

   External links

   • Scottish Football Historical Archive

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