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1985 Tennent's Sixes

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1984-85 Tennent's Sixes
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Venue(s)Ingliston Showground, Edinburgh
Dates20 and 21 January 1985
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsHeart of Midlothian
Runner-upMorton
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored91 (3.96 per match)

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.

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

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Group 1

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 4 3 1 9 5 4 6
Morton 4 3 1 10 7 3 6
Rangers 4 2 2 10 9 1 4
Hibernian 4 1 3 5 6 -1 2
St Mirren 4 1 3 6 9 -3 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Morton 3–1 Dundee 20 January 1985
Dundee 3–1 Rangers 20 January 1985
Dundee 3–0 Hibernian 20 January 1985
Rangers 4–3 Morton 20 January 1985
Morton 2–1 Hibernian 20 January 1985
Morton 2–1 St Mirren 20 January 1985
St Mirren 3–1 Rangers 20 January 1985
Hibernian 4–1 St Mirren 20 January 1985
Dundee 2–1 St Mirren 21 January 1985
Rangers 4–0 Hibernian 21 January 1985

Group 2

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Aberdeen 2 2 0 8 2 6 4
Heart of Midlothian 2 1 1 4 4 0 2
Dundee United 2 0 2 0 6 -6 0
Dumbarton 2 1 1 4 4 0 2
Airdrieonians 2 0 2 0 6 -6 0
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aberdeen 4–2 Heart of Midlothian 20 January 1985
Aberdeen 2–1 Dumbarton 20 January 1985
Aberdeen 4–2 Airdrieonians 20 January 1985
Heart of Midlothian [1] 1–1 Dundee United 20 January 1985
Airdrieonians 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 20 January 1985
Dundee United 2–1 Dumbarton 20 January 1985
Dundee United 5–1 Airdrieonians 20 January 1985
Dumbarton 2–1 Airdrieonians 20 January 1985
Aberdeen [2] 0–0 Dundee United 21 January 1985
Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Dumbarton 21 January 1985

Semi-finals

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Final

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

Heart of Midlothian4 - 1Morton
Robertson
Bone

Prize money

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

Prize money Amount
Tournament participation £3,500
Losing semi-finalists £1,500
Losing finalists £2,500
Tournament winners £3,500
Highest scorers £400
2nd highest scorers £300
  • Tennents also promised £1,000 to be awarded to charity if the total number of goals broke the 100 barrier.

References

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