1982-83 in Scottish football

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The 1982–83 season was the 86th season of competitive football in Scotland.

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[edit] Scottish League Premier Division

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee United 36 24 8 4 90 35 55 56
2 Celtic 36 25 5 6 90 36 54 55
3 Aberdeen 36 25 5 6 76 24 52 55
4 Rangers 36 13 12 11 52 41 11 38
5 St. Mirren 36 11 12 13 47 51 -4 34
6 Dundee 36 9 11 16 42 53 -11 29
7 Hibernian 36 7 15 14 35 51 -16 29
8 Motherwell 36 11 5 20 39 73 -34 27
9 Greenock Morton 36 6 8 22 30 74 -44 20
10 Kilmarnock 36 3 11 22 28 91 -63 17

Champions: Dundee United
Relegated: Morton, Kilmarnock

[edit] Scottish League Division One

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St. Johnstone 39 25 5 9 59 37 22 55
2 Heart of Midlothian 39 22 10 7 79 38 41 54
3 Clydebank 39 20 10 9 72 49 23 50
4 Partick Thistle 39 20 9 10 66 45 21 49
5 Airdrieonians 39 16 7 16 62 46 16 39
6 Alloa Athletic 39 14 11 14 52 52 0 39
7 Dumbarton 39 13 10 16 50 59 -9 36
8 Falkirk 39 15 6 18 45 55 -11 36
9 Raith Rovers 39 13 8 18 64 63 1 34
10 Clyde 39 14 6 19 55 66 -11 34
11 Hamilton Academical 39 11 12 16 54 66 -12 34
12 Ayr United 39 12 8 19 45 61 -16 32
13 Dunfermline Athletic 39 7 17 15 39 69 -30 31
14 Queen's Park 39 6 11 22 44 80 -36 23

Promoted: St. Johnstone, Hearts
Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Queen's Park

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brechin City 39 21 13 5 77 38 39 55
2 Meadowbank Thistle 39 23 8 8 64 45 19 54
3 Arbroath 39 21 7 11 78 51 27 49
4 Forfar Athletic 39 18 12 9 58 38 20 48
5 Stirling Albion 39 18 10 11 57 41 16 46
6 East Fife 39 16 11 12 68 43 25 43
7 Queen of the South 39 17 8 14 75 55 20 42
8 Cowdenbeath 39 13 12 14 54 53 1 38
9 Berwick Rangers 39 13 10 16 47 60 -13 36
10 Albion Rovers 39 14 6 19 55 66 -11 34
11 Stenhousemuir 39 7 15 17 43 66 -23 29
12 Stranraer 39 10 7 22 46 79 -33 27
13 East Stirlingshire 39 7 9 23 41 79 -38 23
14 Montrose 39 8 6 25 37 86 -49 22

Promoted: Brechin City, Meadowbank Thistle

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1982–83 Aberdeen 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Rangers
League Cup Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers
Junior Cup East Kilbride Thistle 2 – 0 Bo'ness United

[edit] Individual honours

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the Year Flag of Scotland Charlie Nicholas Celtic
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Scotland Charlie Nicholas Celtic
Young Player of the Year Flag of Scotland Paul McStay Celtic

[edit] Scottish national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
October 13, 1982 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany 2–0 ECQ John Wark, Graeme Souness
November 17, 1982 Wankdorf Stadion, Berne (A) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 0–2 ECQ
December 15, 1982 Heysel Stadion, Brussels (A) Flag of Belgium Belgium 2–3 ECQ Kenny Dalglish (2)
March 30, 1983 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2–2 ECQ John Wark, Charlie Nicholas
May 24, 1983 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0–0 BHC
May 28, 1983 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 2–0 BHC Andy Gray, Alan Brazil
June 1, 1983 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 0–2 BHC
June 12, 1983 Empire Stadium, Vancouver (A) Flag of Canada Canada 2–0 F Gordon Strachan (pen.), Mark McGhee
June 16, 1983 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton (A) Flag of Canada Canada 3–0 F Charlie Nicholas, Richard Gough, Graeme Souness
June 19, 1983 Varsity Stadium, Toronto (A) Flag of Canada Canada 2–0 F Andy Gray (2)

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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