1981–82 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1981–82 season
Chairman	Desmond White
Manager	Billy McNeil
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	1st
Scottish Cup	4th Round
Scottish League Cup	Group Stage
European Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: George McCluskey 21; All: George McCluskey 25
Highest home attendance	48,144
Lowest home attendance	8,352
Average home league attendance	22,718
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

During the 1981–82 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions[]

Scottish Premier Division[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	36	24	7	5	79	33	+46	55	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Aberdeen	36	23	7	6	71	29	+42	53	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Rangers	36	16	11	9	57	45	+12	43	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	36	15	10	11	61	38	+23	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	St Mirren	36	14	9	13	49	52	−3	37

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Matches[]

29 August 1981 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 2	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,124

5 September 1981 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 3	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 19,085

12 September 1981 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Morton	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,852

19 September 1981 Premier League	Rangers	0 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,321

26 September 1981 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,259

3 October 1981 Premier League	Dundee	1 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 13,254

10 October 1981 Premier League	St Mirren	1 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 BST				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,007

17 October 1981 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,635

24 October 1981 Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,245

31 October 1981 Premier League	Airdrieonians	1 – 3	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 BST				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 11,408

7 November 1981 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,326

14 November 1981 Premier League	Morton	1 – 1	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 12,212

21 November 1981 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 3	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,052

28 November 1981 Premier League	Partick Thistle	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 12,929

5 December 1981 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,170

9 January 1982 Premier League	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 40,703

30 January 1982 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 3	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 19,288

2 February 1982 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,727

6 February 1982 Premier League	Dundee	1 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 11,377

20 February 1982 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,089

27 February 1982 Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,914

3 March 1982 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Morton	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,352

13 March 1982 Premier League	St Mirren	2 – 5	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,084

20 March 1982 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,008

27 March 1982 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,582

31 March 1982 Premier League	Dundee United	0 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 15,173

3 April 1982 Premier League	Morton	1 – 1	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 9,227

10 April 1982 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,144

14 April 1982 Premier League	Airdrieonians	1 – 5	Celtic	Airdrie
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 8,387

17 April 1982 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 2	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,688

21 April 1982 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,392

24 April 1982 Premier League	Partick Thistle	0 – 3	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 15,136

1 May 1982 Premier League	Celtic	6 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,064

3 May 1982 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,395

8 May 1982 Premier League	Dundee United	3 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,761

15 May 1982 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,069

Scottish Cup[]

23 January 1982 Third Round	Celtic	4 - 0	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,281

13 February 1982 Fourth Round	Aberdeen	1 - 0	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 24,000

Scottish League Cup[]

8 August 1981 Group Stage	Celtic	1 - 3	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,614

12 August 1981 Group Stage	St Johnstone	2 - 0	Celtic	Perth
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 10,406

15 August 1981 Group Stage	Celtic	4 - 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,265

19 August 1981 Group Stage	Celtic	4 - 1	St Johnstone	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,598

22 August 1981 Group Stage	St Mirren	1 - 5	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,955

26 August 1981 Group Stage	Hibernian	1 - 4	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,856

European Cup[]

16 September 1981 1st Round 1st Leg	Celtic	1 - 0	Juventus	Glasgow
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,017

30 September 1981 1st Round 2nd Leg	Juventus	2 - 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Celtic	Turin
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo. Attendance: 69,000

Glasgow Cup[]

13 October 1981 Semi-final	Queen's Park	0 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,854

13 May 1982 Final	Rangers	1 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 32,700

Staff[]

Board of Directors^[1]
Position	Name
Chairman	Desmond White
Secretary	Desmond White
Directors	Thomas Devlin, James Farrell, Kevin Kelly

Football Staff^[2]
Position	Name
Manager	Billy McNeill
Assistant Manager	John Clark
Reserve Team Manager	Bobby Lennox
Reserve Team Coach	Jimmy Lumsden
Trainer	Neil Mochan
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele

Transfers[]

Transfers In^[3]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
July 1981	Willie Garner	Aberdeen	£50,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£50,000

Transfers Out^[4]
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
July 1981	Roddie MacDonald	Heart of Midlothian F.C.	£55,000
February 1982	Jim Duffy	Greenock Morton F.C.	£25,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£80,000

References[]

^ "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[1] "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[2] "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[3] "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[4] "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results World Cup 1982 qualifying (Group 6) British Home Championship 1982 World Cup
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