1983 Scottish Cup Final

Event

Aberdeen	Rangers

1	0

(a.e.t.)

Date

21 May 1983

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

David Syme

Attendance

62,970

← 1982

1984 →

The 1983 Scottish Cup Final was played on 21 May 1983 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 108th Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match, Aberdeen won the match 1–0, thanks to Eric Black's extra time goal. Aberdeen had already won the Cup Winners' Cup ten days earlier, making the Scottish Cup their second trophy of the season.^[1]

Match details

21 May 1983

Aberdeen	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Rangers
Eric Black 116'	Report (page 17)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 62,970

Referee: David Syme

Aberdeen

Rangers


ABERDEEN:
GK	Jim Leighton
DF	Doug Rougvie	?'
DF	Alex McLeish
DF	Willie Miller
DF	John McMaster
MF	Gordon Strachan
MF	Neale Cooper
MF	Neil Simpson
MF	Peter Weir		?'
FW	Eric Black
FW	Mark McGhee
Substitutes:
MF	Andy Watson	?'
FW	John Hewitt		?'
Manager:
Alex Ferguson


RANGERS:
GK	Peter McCloy
DF	Ally Dawson
DF	Dave McPherson
DF	Craig Paterson
DF	John McClelland
MF	Bobby Russell
MF	Dave MacKinnon
MF	Jim Bett
MF	Davie Cooper	1'
FW	Sandy Clark
FW	John MacDonald		2'
Substitutes:
MF	Billy Davies	1'
FW	Gordon Dalziel		2'
Manager:
John Greig

Road to the final

Aberdeen				Round	Rangers
Home team	Score	Away team	Aberdeen scorer(s)	Round	Home team	Score	Away team	Rangers scorer(s)
Aberdeen	1 – 0	Celtic	Peter Weir 65'	Semi-finals	Rangers	1 – 1	St Mirren	unknown
Aberdeen	1 – 0	Celtic	Peter Weir 65'	Replay	Rangers	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	St Mirren	unknown

Media Coverage

In Scotland the Scottish Cup Final was shown live on BBC One Scotland on their Sportscene programme and also on STV and Grampian Television on Scotsport. Live radio commentary was on BBC Radio Scotland^[2]

References

v t e Scottish Cup
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List of finals Winning managers Scottish Qualifying Cup

v t e Aberdeen F.C. matches
Scottish Cup Finals	1937 1947 1953 1954 1959 1967 1970 1978 1982 1983 1984 1986 1990 1993 2000 2017
Scottish League Cup Finals	1947 (April) 1955 1976 1979 (March) 1979 (December) 1985 1987 1988 1989 1992 1995 2000 2014 2016 (November) 2018 2023 (December)
European Cup Winners' Cup Final	1983
European Super Cup	1983
Other	1946 Southern League Cup 1951 Saint Mungo Cup Final

v t e 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 2016 2022
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 2019 2023 (February) 2023 (December)
SFL Championship Play-offs	1891 1905
Scottish Challenge Cup Finals	2014 2016
European Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1961 1967 1972
UEFA Europa League Finals	2008 2022
European Super Cup	1972 (unofficial)
Other matches	1901 Glasgow International Exhibition Cup Final 1902 British League Cup Final 1946 Southern League Cup 1946 Victory Cup Berwick Rangers 1–0 Rangers (1967) 1971 Ibrox disaster Rangers 2–2 Celtic (1987) Dubai Champions Cup (1987) Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers (2017)

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European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup Final UEFA Cup
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Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Ayr United Clyde Clydebank Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Johnstone
Second Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

Match details

Road to the final

Media Coverage

References

See also