1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. 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.
DateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen ScorerAttendance
31 JulyRoss CountyA5–0McMaster, Harrow, Black, 0
2 AugustNairn CountyA5–0Harrow, McLeish, McGhee, McCall 1,006
3 AugustInverness ThistleA4–0Black, Strachan 2,500
7 August Ipswich TownH0–18,200

Scottish Premier Division

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen ScorerAttendance
1.4 SeptemberDundee UnitedA0–211,683
2.11 SeptemberMortonH4–1Strachan, Black, Simpson, Hewitt 7,500
3.18 SeptemberSt MirrenA1–1McGhee 4,800
4.25 SeptemberRangersH1–2Strachan 20,300
5.2 OctoberMotherwellH2–1Cowan, Miller 9,000
6.9 OctoberCelticA3–1Strachan, Simpson, McGhee 29,733
7.16 OctoberDundeeH1–0Weir 10,800
8.23 OctoberKilmarnockA2–0Black, Hewitt 3,400
9.30 OctoberHibernianA1–1Weir 6,400
10.6 NovemberDundee UnitedH5–1Cooper, Rougvie Black, Strachan 14,000
11.13 NovemberMortonA1–1Simpson 2,500
12.20 NovemberSt MirrenH4–0Black, Strachan, McGhee, Hewitt 10,300
13.27 NovemberRangersA1–0Black 23,000
14.4 DecemberMotherwellA2–0Strachan, Weir 4,929
15.11 DecemberCelticH1–2McGhee 24,000
16.18 DecemberDundeeA2–0McGhee 6,528
17.27 DecemberKilmarnockH2–0Weir, Miller 14,500
18.1 JanuaryHibernianH2–0McGhee 14,000
19.3 JanuaryDundee UnitedA3–0Simpson, Weir, McGhee 17,851
20.8 JanuaryMortonH2–0Simpson, McGhee 12,600
21.15 JanuarySt MirrenA1–1Black 4,530
22.22 JanuaryRangersH2–0Rougvie, McGhee 21,600
23.8 FebruaryMotherwellH5–1McLeish, McMaster, McGhee, Black, Cooper 13,300
24.12 FebruaryCelticA3–1Black 42,831
25.26 FebruaryDundeeH3–1Weir, Black, Bell 11,500
26.5 MarchKilmarnockA2–1Watson, McGhee 2,400
27.19 MarchDundee UnitedH1–2Strachan 22,800
28.26 MarchMortonA2–1Watson, Black 2,800
29.2 AprilSt MirrenH0–116,400
30.9 AprilRangersA1–2McLeish 19,800
31.23 AprilCelticH1–0McGhee 24,000
32.27 AprilMotherwellA3–0McGhee, Strachan, Hewitt 6,715
33.30 AprilDundeeA2–0Hewitt, Strachan 10,076
34.3 MayHibernianA0–08,000
35.5 MayKilmarnockH5–0Strachan, McMaster, Angus 12,000
36.14 MayHibernianH5–0Brazil, McGhee, Strachan, Cowan, Angus 24,000

Final standings

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen ScorerAttendance
G211 AugustMortonA2–2Strachan, McGhee 3,500
G214 AugustDundeeH3–3Black 9,000
G221 AugustDumbartonH3–0McGhee, Strachan 6,500
G225 AugustMortonH3–0Rougvie, Bell 11,000
G228 AugustDundeeA5–1Strachan, McGhee 7,000
G28 SeptemberDumbartonA2–1Bell, Hewitt 750

Group 2 final table

Knockout Stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen ScorerAttendance
QF L122 SeptemberDundee UnitedA1–3McGhee14,000
QF L26 OctoberDundee UnitedH0–111,700

Scottish Cup

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen ScorerAttendance
R329 JanuaryHibernianA4–1Simpson, McGhee, Weir, Watson14,289
R419 FebruaryDundeeH1–0Simpson19,000
R512 MarchPartick ThistleA2–1Cooper, Weir12,092
SF16 AprilCelticN1–0Weir51,152
F21 MayRangersN1–0Black62,979

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.
RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen ScorerAttendance
P L118 August SionH7–0Kennedy, Simpson, Strachan, Black, McGhee, Hewitt, Balet 13,000
P L21 September SionA4–1Miller, McGhee, Hewitt2,400
R1 L115 September Dinamo TiranaH1–0Hewitt15,000
R1 L229 September Dinamo TiranaA0–020,000
R2 L120 October Lech PoznańH2–0McGhee, Weir17,600
R2 L23 November Lech PoznańA1–0Bell30,000
QF L12 March FC Bayern MunichA0–035,000
QF L216 March FC Bayern MunichH3–2Simpson, McLeish, Hewitt24,000
SF L16 April WaterscheiH5–1Simpson, McGhee, Weir, Black24,500
SF L219 April WaterscheiA0–115,000
F11 May Real MadridN2–1Black, Hewitt17,800

Squad

Appearances & Goals