The 1986 Tennents' Sixes was the third staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. This time it was held at the

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(SECC) in

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on 19 and 20 January and shown on

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. There were 2 groups of 5, with teams from the 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division season, except

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and

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. First Division club

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and English club

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replaced them. The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals and

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beat St Mirren 3–0 in the final.

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Semi-finals

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Final

beat St Mirren to win the tournament for the first time.

Incidents and events

*The trophy was presented to

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and

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as the respective winning manager and captain of

. *The officiating came under scrutiny for sin binning three

players in the semi-final and two St Mirren players in the final. Both matches were against

References

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{Tennent's Sixes 1985–86 in Scottish football 1980s in Glasgow Tennents' Sixes Football competitions in Glasgow January 1986 sports events in the United Kingdom