1986 Tennent's Sixes
The 1986 Tennents' Sixes was the third staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament. This time it was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on 19 and 20 January and shown on BBC Scotland.
There were 2 groups of 5, with teams from the 1985-86 Scottish Premier Division season, except Celtic and Rangers. First Division club Dumbarton and English club Manchester City replaced them.
The two group winners and runners-up qualified to the semi-finals and Aberdeen beat St Mirren 3-0 in the final.
Group stage
Group 1
| Team | |||||||
| St Mirren | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Dundee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 19 January 1986 |
| Dumbarton | 1–0 | St Mirren | 19 January 1986 |
| Dundee | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 19 January 1986 |
| St Mirren | 2–1 | Manchester City | 19 January 1986 |
| Dumbarton | 0–0 | Dundee | 19 January 1986 |
| St Mirren | 3–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 19 January 1986 |
| Dumbarton | 4–0 | Manchester City | 19 January 1986 |
| St Mirren | 1–0 | Dundee | 19 January 1986 |
| Dumbarton | 0–3 | Heart of Midlothian | 20 January 1986 |
| Dundee | 4–1 | Manchester City | 20 January 1986 |
Group 2
| Team | |||||||
| Aberdeen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Hibernian | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Clydebank | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Dundee United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
| Motherwell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Clydebank | 2–1 | Dundee United | 19 January 1986 |
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | Hibernian | 19 January 1986 |
| Clydebank | 1–1 | Motherwell | 19 January 1986 |
| Hibernian | 2–0 | Dundee United | 19 January 1986 |
| Aberdeen | 2–0 | Clydebank | 19 January 1986 |
| Dundee United | 2–1 | Motherwell | 19 January 1986 |
| Clydebank | 1–0 | Hibernian | 19 January 1986 |
| Aberdeen | 2–1 | Motherwell | 19 January 1986 |
| Aberdeen | 2–1 | Dundee United | 20 January 1986 |
| Hibernian | 0–0 | Motherwell | 20 January 1986 |