Aberdeen F.C. 1982–83 football season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division , Scottish Cup , League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1982–83 . They finished third in the Premier Division behind champions Dundee United and runners-up Celtic . In the cups, they retained the Scottish Cup and won the European Cup Winners' Cup with a 2–1 win over Real Madrid in Gothenburg.
Results [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
In late July/early August 1982, Aberdeen played three games against Highland League opposition. On 7 August, English club Ipswich Town provided the opposition for Drew Jarvie 's testimonial game, which the English League Division 1 club won 1–0.
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
31 July
Ross County
A
5–0
McMaster (2), Harrow (30, 34), Black , (50, 53)
0
2 August
Nairn County
A
5–0
Harrow (4, 22), McLeish (30), McGhee (41), McCall (81)
1,006
3 August
Inverness Thistle
A
4–0
Black (16), Strachan (84 pen. , 86, 90)
2,500
7 August
Ipswich Town
H
0–1
8,200
Scottish Premier Division [ ]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1.
4 September
Dundee United
A
0–2
11,683
2.
11 September
Morton
H
4–1
Strachan (15 (pen. ), Black (42), Simpson (55), Hewitt (77)
7,500
3.
18 September
St Mirren
A
1–1
McGhee (64)
4,800
4.
25 September
Rangers
H
1–2
Strachan (73 pen. )
20,300
5.
2 October
Motherwell
H
2–1
Cowan (66), Miller (89)
9,000
6.
9 October
Celtic
A
3–1
Strachan (54 pen. ), Simpson (58), McGhee (86)
29,733
7.
16 October
Dundee
H
1–0
Weir (34)
10,800
8.
23 October
Kilmarnock
A
2–0
Black (2), Hewitt (76)
3,400
9.
30 October
Hibernian
A
1–1
Weir (90)
6,400
10.
6 November
Dundee United
H
5–1
Cooper (23), Rougvie (29, 41) Black (72), Strachan (85)
14,000
11.
13 November
Morton
A
1–1
Simpson (85)
2,500
12.
20 November
St Mirren
H
4–0
Black (39), Strachan (66 pen. ), McGhee (79), Hewitt (90)
10,300
13.
27 November
Rangers
A
1–0
Black (69)
23,000
14.
4 December
Motherwell
A
2–0
Strachan (50 pen. ), Weir (66)
4,929
15.
11 December
Celtic
H
1–2
McGhee (18)
24,000
16.
18 December
Dundee
A
2–0
McGhee (28, 54)
6,528
17.
27 December
Kilmarnock
H
2–0
Weir (4), Miller (89)
14,500
18.
1 January
Hibernian
H
2–0
McGhee (28, 54)
14,000
19.
3 January
Dundee United
A
3–0
Simpson (27), Weir (43), McGhee (89)
17,851
20.
8 January
Morton
H
2–0
Simpson (70), McGhee (84)
12,600
21.
15 January
St Mirren
A
1–1
Black (75)
4,530
22.
22 January
Rangers
H
2–0
Rougvie (34), McGhee (77)
21,600
23.
8 February
Motherwell
H
5–1
McLeish (36), McMaster (38), McGhee (52), Black (67), Cooper (71)
13,300
24.
12 February
Celtic
A
3–1
Black (44, 45, 71)
42,831
25.
26 February
Dundee
H
3–1
Weir (58), Black (85), Bell (90)
11,500
26.
5 March
Kilmarnock
A
2–1
Watson (13), McGhee (26)
2,400
27.
19 March
Dundee United
H
1–2
Strachan (66 pen. )
22,800
28.
26 March
Morton
A
2–1
Watson (83), Black (90)
2,800
29.
2 April
St Mirren
H
0–1
16,400
30.
9 April
Rangers
A
1–2
McLeish (15)
19,800
31.
23 April
Celtic
H
1–0
McGhee (33)
24,000
32.
27 April
Motherwell
A
3–0
McGhee (11), Strachan (58), Hewitt (74)
6,715
33.
30 April
Dundee
A
2–0
Hewitt (3), Strachan (40)
10,076
34.
3 May
Hibernian
A
0–0
8,000
35.
5 May
Kilmarnock
H
5–0
Strachan (30, 58), McMaster (39), Angus (46, 85)
12,000
36.
14 May
Hibernian
H
5–0
Brazil (9 o.g. ), McGhee (30), Strachan (70 pen. ), Cowan (78), Angus (87)
24,000
Final standings [ ]
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
G2
11 August
Morton
A
2–2
Strachan (12), McGhee (53)
3,500
G2
14 August
Dundee
H
3–3
Black (30, 45, 85)
9,000
G2
21 August
Dumbarton
H
3–0
McGhee (5), Strachan (13, 70)
6,500
G2
25 August
Morton
H
3–0
Rougvie (19), Bell (27, 48)
11,000
G2
28 August
Dundee
A
5–1
Strachan (23, 52, 53, 63), McGhee (28)
7,000
G2
8 September
Dumbarton
A
2–1
Bell (76), Hewitt (85)
750
Group 2 final table [ ]
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Aberdeen
6
4
2
0
18
7
+11
10
Morton
6
3
2
1
16
11
+5
8
Dundee
6
2
2
2
14
19
−5
6
Dumbarton
6
0
0
6
7
18
−11
0
Source:[citation needed ]
Knockout stage [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
QF L1
22 September
Dundee United
A
1–3
McGhee
14,000
QF L2
6 October
Dundee United
H
0–1
11,700
Scottish Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
29 January
Hibernian
A
4–1
Simpson , McGhee , Weir , Watson
14,289
R4
19 February
Dundee
H
1–0
Simpson
19,000
R5
12 March
Partick Thistle
A
2–1
Cooper , Weir
12,092
SF
16 April
Celtic
N
1–0
Weir
51,152
F
21 May
Rangers
N
1–0
Black
62,979
European Cup Winners' Cup [ ]
After winning the Scottish Cup in 1982, Aberdeen qualified for the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup. After a large preliminary round victory over Sion of Switzerland, the Dons knocked out Dinamo Tirana of Albania and Lech Poznan of Poland to set up a quarter final tie with the West Germans Bayern Munich. After a 0–0 draw in Munich, Aberdeen fell behind early on at home in the second leg before Neil Simpson equalised. Another goal for Bayern Munich seemed to put the game beyond Aberdeen, but two quick goals in the last 20 minutes gave Aberdeen a 3–2 victory. In the semi finals, Belgian team Waterschei of Genk were beaten 5–2 over two legs, and put Aberdeen into the final. Thousands of fans made the trip from Aberdeen to Gothenburg in Sweden to see the Scottish Cup holders play the Spaniards Real Madrid. In a wet evening at the Ullevi Stadium, Aberdeen won 2–1 after extra time to win their first European trophy.
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
P L1
18 August
Sion
H
7–0
Kennedy , Simpson , Strachan , Black , McGhee , Hewitt , Balet (o.g. )
13,000
P L2
1 September
Sion
A
4–1
Miller , McGhee (2), Hewitt
2,400
R1 L1
15 September
Dinamo Tirana
H
1–0
Hewitt
15,000
R1 L2
29 September
Dinamo Tirana
A
0–0
20,000
R2 L1
20 October
Lech Poznań
H
2–0
McGhee , Weir
17,600
R2 L2
3 November
Lech Poznań
A
1–0
Bell
30,000
QF L1
2 March
FC Bayern Munich
A
0–0
35,000
QF L2
16 March
FC Bayern Munich
H
3–2
Simpson , McLeish , Hewitt
24,000
SF L1
6 April
Waterschei
H
5–1
Simpson , McGhee (2), Weir , Black
24,500
SF L2
19 April
Waterschei
A
0–1
15,000
F
11 May
Real Madrid
N
2–1
Black , Hewitt
17,800
Squad [ ]
Appearances & Goals [ ]
References [ ]
Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903–2003 . Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X .
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