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Aberdeen 1981β82 football season
Aberdeen competed in the
Scottish Premier Division ,
Scottish Cup ,
League Cup and
UEFA Cup in
season 1981β82 .
They finished second in the Scottish Premier Division and won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1970. In Europe, they reached the third round of the UEFA Cup, their longest run in European competition, after knocking out the holders, Ipswich Town.
Peter Weir became the most expensive player in Scottish football when he was signed from St Mirren for Β£300,000.
Results
Scottish Premier Division
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1.
29 August
Dundee United
A
1β4
McLeish
10,598
2.
5 September
Celtic
H
1β3
Strachan
18,825
3.
12 September
Partick Thistle
A
2β0
McCall ,
Cowan
3,606
4.
19 September
Hibernian
H
1β0
Simpson
10,852
5.
26 September
Airdrieonians
A
4β0
McLeish ,
Hewitt ,
Weir (2)
3,000
6.
3 October
Morton
H
2β0
Rougvie ,
Watson
11,007
7.
10 October
Rangers
A
0β0
28,000
8.
17 October
St Mirren
A
2β1
Watson (2)
6,870
9.
24 October
Dundee
H
2β1
Rougvie ,
McCall
11,506
10.
31 October
Dundee United
H
1β1
Black
11,035
11.
7 November
Celtic
A
1β2
Strachan
29,326
12.
14 November
Partick Thistle
H
2β1
Watson ,
Harrow
11,193
13.
21 November
Hibernian
A
1β1
Simpson
7,600
14.
28 November
Airdrieonians
H
0β0
8,030
15.
5 December
Morton
A
1β2
Hewitt
3,102
16.
30 January
Celtic
H
1β3
McMaster
20,000
17.
3 February
Partick Thistle
A
0β0
2,317
18.
6 February
Morton
H
0β0
7,217
19.
20 February
Airdrieonians
A
3β0
Hewitt ,
McGhee (2)
3,500
20.
27 February
Dundee
H
0β0
8,961
21.
10 March
Hibernian
H
3β1
Strachan ,
Cooper ,
Jarvie
8,691
22.
13 March
Rangers
A
3β1
Cooper ,
Cowan ,
Watson
31,305
23.
17 March
Dundee
A
3β0
Cowan ,
Simpson ,
Hewitt
6,126
24.
20 March
Dundee United
H
2β1
Hewitt ,
McLeish
12,056
25.
27 March
Celtic
A
1β0
Kennedy
30,000
26.
10 April
Hibernian
A
3β0
Strachan ,
McGhee ,
Jarvie
8,000
27.
14 April
St Mirren
H
4β1
Rougvie (2),
Strachan ,
Simpson
12,119
28.
17 April
Morton
A
1β2
McGhee
3,000
29.
21 April
Rangers
H
3β1
McGhee ,
Rougvie ,
Black
15,700
30.
24 April
Airdrieonians
H
2β0
McGhee ,
Black
8,000
31.
1 May
Dundee
A
5β0
McLeish ,
Harrow ,
Bell ,
McCall ,
Glennie
6,415
32.
3 May
Partick Thistle
H
3β1
McCall ,
Hewitt ,
Watson
6,000
33.
5 May
Dundee United
A
2β1
Hewitt (2)
6,587
34.
7 May
St Mirren
H
5β1
Strachan (2),
Cooper ,
McGhee (2)
9,000
35.
12 May
St Mirren
A
2β0
Rougvie ,
McLeish
3,942
36.
15 May
Rangers
H
4β0
Hewitt (3),
Jackson
18,000
Final standings
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
G3
8 August
Kilmarnock
H
3β0
Kennedy ,
McGhee (2)
9,000
G3
12 August
Heart of Midlothian
A
0β1
10,500
G3
15 August
Airdrieonians
H
3β0
Strachan ,
Hewitt ,
Weir
7,000
G3
19 August
Heart of Midlothian
H
3β0
Strachan ,
Hewitt ,
Bell
8,600
G3
22 August
Kilmarnock
A
3β0
Strachan (2),
McGhee
3,100
G3
26 August
Airdrieonians
A
0β0
3,000
Group 3 final table
Knockout stage
Scottish Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
23 January
Motherwell
A
1β0
Hewitt
12,679
R4
13 February
Celtic
H
1β0
Hewitt
24,000
QF
6 March
Kilmarnock
H
4β2
Strachan (2),
McGhee ,
Simpson
12,000
SF
3 April
St Mirren
N
1β1
Strachan
16,782
SF R
7 April
St Mirren
N
3β2
McGhee ,
Simpson ,
Weir
15,663
F
22 May
Rangers
N
4β1
Strachan ,
McGhee ,
McLeish ,
Cooper
53,788
UEFA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R1 L1
16 September
Ipswich Town
A
1β1
Hewitt
18,535
R1 L2
30 September
Ipswich Town
H
3β1
Strachan ,
Weir (2)
24,000
R2 L1
21 October
FC ArgeΕ PiteΕti
H
3β0
Strachan ,
Weir ,
Hewitt
22,000
R2 L2
4 November
FC ArgeΕ PiteΕti
A
2β2
Strachan ,
Hewitt
8,760
QF L1
25 November
SV Hamburg
H
3β2
Watson ,
Black ,
Hewitt
24,000
QF L2
9 December
SV Hamburg
A
1β3
McGhee
45,000
Squad
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
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