1988 Tennent's Sixes Explained

1987–88 Tennent's Sixes
Country:Scotland
Dates:24 and 25 January 1988
Venue:Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Num Teams:12
Defending Champions:Aberdeen
Winners:Dundee
Second:Motherwell
Matches:19
Goals:97
Prev Season:1986–87
Next Season:1988–89

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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Dundee2 2 0 11 4 7 4
Aberdeen2 1 1 5 3 2 2
Morton2 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

Group 2

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Motherwell2 1 1 2 0 2 2
St Mirren2 1 1 5 6 -1 2
Heart of Midlothian2 1 1 4 5 -1 2
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0–0 [1] 24 January 1988
3–2 24 January 1988
5–4 24 January 1988

Group 3

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Hibernian2 1 1 6 4 2 2
Dunfermline Athletic2 1 1 5 5 0 2
Celtic2 1 1 6 8 -2 2
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4–3 24 January 1988
5–2 24 January 1988
2–1 24 January 1988

Group 4

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Nottingham Forest2 2 0 5 2 3 4
Dundee United2 1 1 7 4 3 2
Falkirk2 0 2 2 8 -6 0
width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth= 125Date
6–1 24 January 1988
2–1 24 January 1988
3–1 24 January 1988

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Hearts win 3–1 on penalties
  2. News: Dundee six shooters win title . . 26 January 1988 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . .
  3. News: Drunk on success – how free-scoring Dundee won the Tennent's Sixes in 1988 . . 25 January 2023 . 9 April 2023 .
  4. News: Sixes title and riches for 22-goal Dundeet . . 26 January 1988 . 9 April 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive .