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Aberdeen 1980β81 football season
Aberdeen competed in the
Scottish Premier Division ,
Scottish Cup ,
League Cup and
UEFA Cup in
season 1980β81 .
Overview
Aberdeen finished second in the Scottish Premier Division. The team played in their first-ever European Champions' Cup campaign, defeating Austrian Champions Austria Memphis, then losing 0β5 on aggregate to English club Liverpool. In the domestic cups, they lost in the quarter final of the League Cup to Dundee and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the fourth round by Morton.
Results
Friendlies
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
19 July
B36 TΓ³rshavn
A
5β1
Scanlon (2),
Jarvie ,
Watson ,
McMaster
0
22 July
Forres Mechanics
A
7β1
Jarvie (3),
Scanlon ,
Watson ,
McMaster ,
Cowan
0
23 July
Nairn County
A
5β0
Scanlon (3),
Strachan ,
Jarvie
0
3 August
Arsenal
H
2β1
Watson ,
Miller
0
12 August
FC Twente
H
1β2
McLeish
0
31 August
Joe Harper Select
H
8β6
Cowan (2),
Strachan ,
Leighton ,
Jarvie , Perovic,
Dornan ,
Davidson
0
3 May
Dundee
A
3β0
Rougvie ,
Harrow ,
Davidson
0
Scottish Premier Division
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1.
9 August
St Mirren
A
1β0
Jarvie
7,067
2.
16 August
Dundee United
H
1β1
Strachan
13,729
3.
23 August
Airdrieonians
A
4β0
Cowan ,
McGhee ,
Jarvie ,
Scanlon
5,000
4.
6 September
Morton
H
6β0
Miller ,
Strachan ,
McMaster ,
Scanlon (2),
Hewitt
9,485
5.
13 September
Rangers
A
1β1
Strachan
30,000
6.
20 September
Partick Thistle
A
1β0
McGhee
6,000
7.
27 September
Celtic
H
2β2
McGhee ,
McAdam (Own goal)
23,000
8.
4 October
Heart of Midlothian
A
1β0
Rougvie
10,873
9.
11 October
Kilmarnock
H
2β0
Jarvie ,
Scanlon
11,000
10.
18 October
St Mirren
H
3β2
McMaster ,
McGhee (2)
11,000
11.
25 October
Dundee United
A
3β1
McGhee ,
Strachan ,
Hewitt
10,043
12.
1 November
Airdrieonians
H
4β1
McCall (3),
McGhee
9,000
13.
8 November
Celtic
A
2β0
McCall (2)
29,000
14.
15 November
Partick Thistle
H
2β1
Strachan ,
Bell
12,000
15.
22 November
Kilmarnock
A
1β1
McLeish
3,200
16.
6 December
Morton
A
0β1
5,000
17.
13 December
Rangers
H
2β0
McGhee ,
Johnstone (Own goal)
22,500
18.
20 December
Partick Thistle
A
1β1
McCall
4,000
19.
27 December
Celtic
H
4β1
McCall ,
McLeish ,
Miller ,
Strachan
24,000
20.
30 December
Dundee United
H
1β1
Scanlon
23,000
21.
3 January
St Mirren
A
1β1
Scanlon
11,100
22.
10 January
Heart of Midlothian
A
2β0
McCall ,
McGhee
7,999
23.
31 January
Rangers
A
0β1
32,500
24.
7 February
Morton
H
0β1
11,000
25.
21 February
Airdrieonians
A
0β0
2,600
26.
28 February
St Mirren
H
1β2
Jarvie
9,500
27.
7 March
Heart of Midlothian
H
4β1
Hamilton ,
Angus ,
McCall ,
Jarvie
9,500
28.
14 March
Kilmarnock
A
0β1
2,400
29.
28 March
Celtic
A
1β1
Harrow
35,200
30.
1 April
Partick Thistle
H
3β1
McLeish ,
Simpson ,
McGhee
8,000
31.
4 April
Morton
A
3β1
Simpson ,
McGhee ,
Rougvie
4,500
32.
11 April
Heart of Midlothian
H
1β0
Rougvie
5,600
33.
18 April
Airdrieonians
H
3β0
McCall ,
McGhee (2)
7,000
34.
22 April
Rangers
H
0β0
15,000
35.
25 April
Dundee United
A
0β0
6,369
36.
2 May
Kilmarnock
H
0β2
6,300
Final standings
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Drybrough Cup
Scottish League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R2 L1
27 August
Berwick Rangers
H
8β1
Watson (2),
McGhee (3),
Jarvie (2),
Bell
7,570
R2 L2
30 August
Berwick Rangers
A
4β1
de Clerck ,
Kennedy ,
Strachan ,
Hewitt
1,188
R3 L1
3 September
Rangers
A
0β1
30,000
R3 L2
24 September
Rangers
H
3β1
Strachan (2),
McMaster
23,926
QF L1
8 October
Dundee
A
0β0
10,500
QF L2
29 October
Dundee
H
0β1
14,060
Scottish Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
24 January
Raith Rovers
A
2β1
Jarvie
10,000
R4
14 February
Morton
A
0β1
8,350
European Champions' Cup
Squad
Appearances & Goals
Unofficial Appearances & Goals
References
Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 . Desert Island Books 2002.
ISBN
1-874287-49-X .
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to
national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division