1982 Scottish Cup Final

Event

Scottish Cup 1981–82

Aberdeen	Rangers

4	1

After extra time

Date

22 May 1982

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

Brian McGinlay

Attendance

53,788

The 1982 Scottish Cup Final was played on May 22, 1982 at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match; the final of the 107th Scottish Cup. Aberdeen won 4–1, after extra time goals from McGhee, Strachan and Cooper.

Summary

John MacDonald opened the scoring for Rangers after 15 minutes with a diving header from six yards out after a cross from the right hand side. Aberdeen equalized in the 32nd minute when Alex McLeish curled the ball into the net with his right foot from the left edge of the penalty area after the ball had been cleared from a corner. The match went to extra-time and in the 3rd minute Mark McGhee scored with a header after a cross from the right. Gordon Strachan put Aberdeen 3-1 in front with a tap into an empty net after a cross from the left. Neale Cooper got the fourth a final goal for Aberdeen when he ran clear in on goal and despite a challenge from the Rangers goalkeeper Jim Stewart the ball broke free with Cooper shooting into the empty net.

Match details

Aberdeen v Rangers

May 22, 1982

Aberdeen	4 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Rangers
Alex McLeish 32' Mark McGhee 93' Gordon Strachan 103' Neale Cooper 110'	Report (page 15)	John MacDonald 15'

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 53,788
Referee: Brian McGinlay

Aberdeen

Rangers


ABERDEEN:
GK	1	Jim Leighton
DF		Stuart Kennedy
DF	5	Alex McLeish
DF		Willie Miller
DF		Doug Rougvie
MF	7	Gordon Strachan
MF	8	Neale Cooper
MF		Neil Simpson
MF		John McMaster	?'
FW		John Hewitt		?'
FW	9	Mark McGhee
Substitutes:
MF	12	Dougie Bell	?'
FW	14	Eric Black		?'
Manager:
Alex Ferguson


RANGERS:
GK		Jim Stewart
DF		Sandy Jardine	?'
DF		John McClelland
DF		Colin Jackson
DF		Ally Dawson
MF		Bobby Russell
MF		Alex Miller
MF		Jim Bett
MF		Davie Cooper
FW		Gordon Dalziel		?'
FW	11	John MacDonald
Substitutes:
FW		Colin McAdam	?'
MF		Tommy McLean		?'
Manager:
John Greig

References

Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96, RSSSF
Results/Fixtures, Soccerbase

Scottish Cup

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List of finals Winning managers

Aberdeen F.C. matches

Scottish Cup Finals	1937 1947 1953 1954 1959 1967 1970 1978 1982 1983 1984 1986 1990 1993 2000

Scottish League Cup Finals	1947 (April) 1955 1976 1979 (March) 1979 (December) 1985 1987 1988 1989 1992 1995 2000 2014

European Cup Winners' Cup Final	1983

European Super Cup	1983

Other matches	Celtic 9–0 Aberdeen (2010)

Rangers F.C. matches

Scottish Cup Finals	1877 1879 1894 1897 1898 1899 1903 1904 1905 1909 1921 1922 1928 1929 1930 1932 1934 1935 1936 1948 1949 1950 1953 1960 1962 1963 1964 1966 1969 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1989 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2008 2009

Scottish League Cup Finals	1947 (April) 1949 (March) 1951 1957 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1966 1970 1975 1978 1979 (March) 1981 1982 1984 (March) 1984 (October) 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1996 1998 2002 2003 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011

Scottish Challenge Cup Final	2014

European Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1961 1967 1972

UEFA Cup Final	2008

European Super Cup	1972 (unofficial)

Other matches	Berwick Rangers 1–0 Rangers (1967) Rangers 2–2 Celtic (1987)