1982–83 Scottish Cup

1982–83 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Aberdeen
Runner-up Rangers

The 1982–83 Scottish Cup was the 98th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Rangers in the final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Peterhead 0 – 5 Forfar Athletic
Stirling Albion 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Vale of Leithen 0 – 0 Stranraer
Brechin City 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Meadowbank Thistle 1 – 2 Elgin City
Selkirk 0 – 2 Brora Rangers

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Stranraer 2 – 0 Vale of Leithen

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 0 Stranraer
Berwick Rangers 2 – 0 Stirling Albion
Brora Rangers 0 – 0 Montrose
East Fife 1 – 0 Brechin City
Elgin City 5 – 2 Gala Fairydean
Forfar Athletic 3 – 0 Inverness Caledonian
Queen of the South 3 – 0 Hawick Royal Albert
Stenhousemuir 1 – 0 Arbroath

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Montrose 1 – 1 Brora Rangers

Second Replay

Home team Score Away team
Brora Rangers 5 – 2 Montrose

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 St. Johnstone
Ayr United 1 – 2 Albion Rovers
Clyde 0 – 0 Motherwell
Clydebank 0 – 3 Celtic
Dumbarton 0 – 1 Airdrieonians
Dundee 2 – 1 Brora Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 0 Elgin City
East Fife 1 – 0 Raith Rovers
Falkirk 0 – 2 Rangers
Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers
Hibernian 1 – 4 Aberdeen
Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Queen of the South 1 – 1 Hearts
Queen’s Park 4 – 1 Stenhousemuir
St. Mirren 1 – 0 Dundee United
Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Greenock Morton

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 1 – 0 Queen of the South
Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Partick Thistle
Motherwell 3 – 4 Clyde

Second Replay

Home team Score Away team
Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Kilmarnock
Third Replay
Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Partick Thistle

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 2 – 1 East Fife
Aberdeen 1 – 0 Dundee
Albion Rovers 0 – 3 Airdrieonians
Celtic 3 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Greenock Morton 0 – 2 St. Mirren
Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Clyde
Queen’s Park 1 – 0 St. Johnstone
Rangers 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 1 – 1 Partick Thistle

Second Replay

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 0 – 6 Partick Thistle

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 0 – 5 St. Mirren
Celtic 4 – 1 Hearts
Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Aberdeen
Queen’s Park 1 – 2 Rangers

Semi-finals

16 April 1983
Aberdeen 1 – 0 Celtic Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 51,152
Referee: Alan Ferguson
Peter Weir  65'

16 April 1983
Rangers 1 – 1 St. Mirren Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 31,102

Replay


19 April 1983
Rangers 1 – 0 St. Mirren Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 25,125

Final

21 May 1983
Aberdeen 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Rangers Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 62,970
Referee: David Syme
Eric Black  116'

See also