1985_Tennent's_Sixes

1985 Tennent's Sixes

1985 Tennent's Sixes

Football tournament season

The 1985 Tennents' Sixes was the second staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament at Ingliston Showground near Edinburgh on 20 and 21 January. It was again televised on BBC Scotland.

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The format had changed from 3 groups of 3 teams to 2 groups of 10 with all from the 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division season except Celtic. First Division club Airdrieonians replaced them.

The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals and Hearts beat Morton 4–1 in the final.

Group stage

Group 1

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Group 2

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Semi-finals

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Final

Hearts beat Morton to win the tournament for the first time.[3]

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Prize money

A breakdown of the prize money from the tournament sponsors.[4][5]

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  • Tennents also promised £1,000 to be awarded to charity if the total number of goals broke the 100 barrier.

References

  1. [1]
    Hearts win 3-1 on penalties
  2. [2]
    Aberdeen win 3-2 on penalties
  3. [3]
    "Hearts win sixes". The Scotsman. 22 January 1985. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. [4]
    "ENTER THE DIAMONDS". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 18 January 1985. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. [5]
    "White explains why Celtic say". The Scotsman. 18 January 1985. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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