1988 Tennent's Sixes Explained
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.
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 3 - 2 in the final.
Group stage
Group 1
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Dundee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Morton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0 |
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| 4–1 | | 24 January 1988 |
| 2–1 | | 24 January 1988 |
| 9–3 | | 24 January 1988 |
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Group 2
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| 0–0 [1] | | 24 January 1988 |
| 3–2 | | 24 January 1988 |
| 5–4 | | 24 January 1988 |
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Group 3
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| 4–3 | | 24 January 1988 |
| 5–2 | | 24 January 1988 |
| 2–1 | | 24 January 1988 |
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Group 4
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| 6–1 | | 24 January 1988 |
| 2–1 | | 24 January 1988 |
| 3–1 | | 24 January 1988 |
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Dundee beat Motherwell to win the tournament for the first time.[2]
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.[3]
- Morton manager Allan McGraw withheld the £1,000 appearance money from his players because of their underwhelming performance.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- Hearts win 3–1 on penalties
- News: Dundee six shooters win title . . 26 January 1988 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
- News: Drunk on success – how free-scoring Dundee won the Tennent's Sixes in 1988 . . 25 January 2023 . 9 April 2023 .
- News: Sixes title and riches for 22-goal Dundeet . . 26 January 1988 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive .