1988 Tennent's Sixes

1987–88 Tennent's Sixes
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Venue(s)Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Dates24 and 25 January 1988
Teams12
Defending championsAberdeen
Final positions
ChampionsDundee
Runner-upMotherwell
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored97 (5.11 per match)

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

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 2 2 0 11 4 7 4
Aberdeen 2 1 1 5 3 2 2
Morton 2 0 2 4 13 -9 0
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aberdeen 4–1 Morton 24 January 1988
Dundee 2–1 Aberdeen 24 January 1988
Dundee 9–3 Morton 24 January 1988

Group 2

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Motherwell 2 1 1 2 0 2 2
St Mirren 2 1 1 5 6 -1 2
Heart of Midlothian 2 1 1 4 5 -1 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Heart of Midlothian 0–0 [1] Motherwell 24 January 1988
Motherwell 3–2 St Mirren 24 January 1988
St Mirren 5–4 Heart of Midlothian 24 January 1988

Group 3

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Hibernian 2 1 1 6 4 2 2
Dunfermline Athletic 2 1 1 5 5 0 2
Celtic 2 1 1 6 8 -2 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Celtic 4–3 Dunfermline Athletic 24 January 1988
Hibernian 5–2 Celtic 24 January 1988
Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Hibernian 24 January 1988

Group 4

Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Nottingham Forest 2 2 0 5 2 3 4
Dundee United 2 1 1 7 4 3 2
Falkirk 2 0 2 2 8 -6 0
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Dundee United 6–1 Falkirk 24 January 1988
Nottingham Forest 2–1 Falkirk 24 January 1988
Nottingham Forest 3–1 Dundee United 24 January 1988

Quarter-finals

Dundee4 – 3Dundee United
Motherwell2 – 1Dunfermline Athletic
Hibernian2 – 2 [2]St Mirren
Aberdeen1 – 1 [3]Nottingham Forest

Semi-finals

Motherwell4 – 2St Mirren
Dundee4 – 1Aberdeen

Final

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

Dundee3 - 2Motherwell
McKinlay
Harvey
Coyne 		McBride
Philliben
Attendance: 5200

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]
  • Dundee's 9 goals, in one game, was never bettered by any team in the competition's history.
  • 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.