Scottish FA Cup 1983/84
Scottish FA Cup | |
Association | Scottish FA |
First edition | 1873/74 |
Game mode | Knockout system |
Title holder | Aberdeen FC (5th title) |
Record winner | Celtic Glasgow (26 wins) |
Website | scottishfa.co.uk |
Qualification for | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 99th time in 1983/84 . The most important Scottish football cup competition, which was directed by the Scottish Football Association, began on December 10, 1983 and ended with the final on May 19, 1984 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. As the defending champion, the FC Aberdeen started in the competition, which had prevailed in the final last year against the Glasgow Rangers , and was thus the second time in a row cup winners. In the final of this year's cup, the Dons from Aberdeen and the city rivals the Rangers , and at the same time the record winners of the Celtic FC competition, faced each other. It was the third game in a row for Aberdeen and the eleventh overall since 1937 . Celtic reached the final for the 48th time. The final won with a 2-1 win after extra time, the favored FC Aberdeen . The referee of the game Bob Valentine for the first time since the final in 1927 with Roy Aitken a player of the court (after fouling Mark McGhee ). In addition to the dismissal in the 38th minute of the game, the referee also recognized an illegal offside goal by the Reds . After the end of the game, the club from Glasgow officially protested at the Scottish FA against the game standings, but without success. It was Aberdeen 's third cup win in a row and the fifth overall after 1947 , 1970 , 1982 and 1983 . The Dons won the Scottish Championship before Celtic that same year . With Aberdeen's participation in the European Cup , Celtic took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup the following year .
1 round
The matches took place on December 10, 1983.
Result | ||
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Cowdenbeath FC | 3-0 | FC Vale of Leithen |
FC Dalbeattie Star | 1: 5 | FC Arbroath |
East Stirlingshire FC | 1-0 | FC Stenhousemuir |
Elgin City | 0: 2 | FC Queen's Park |
Forfar Athletic | 4: 1 | FC Spartans |
Caledonian FC | 2: 1 | Albion Rovers |
2nd round
The matches were played on January 7th and 9th, 1984. The repeat matches took place on February 6th and 8th, 1984.
Replay
Result | ||
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Stirling Albion | 0: 0 a.d. | FC Arbroath |
2. Replay
Result | ||
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FC Arbroath | 1: 2 | Stirling Albion |
3rd round
The matches were played between January 28 and February 13, 1984. The replay took place between January 31 and February 15, 1984.
Replay games
Result | ||
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Brechin City | 0: 3 | Clydebank FC |
East Fife FC | 2-0 | Hibernian Edinburgh |
FC Kilmarnock | 1: 3 | Aberdeen FC |
Stirling Albion | 1: 2 a.d. | Caledonian FC |
FC St. Mirren | 2: 2 a.d. | Meadowbank Thistle |
2. Replay
Result | ||
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FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 | Meadowbank Thistle |
Round of 16
The matches took place on February 18 and 19, 1984.
Result | ||
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Clyde FC | 0: 2 | Aberdeen FC |
Dundee FC | 2: 1 | Airdrieonians FC |
Dundee United | 2: 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
East Fife FC | 0: 6 | Celtic Glasgow |
Caledonian FC | 0: 6 | Glasgow Rangers |
Greenock Morton | 2: 1 | Dumbarton FC |
Motherwell FC | 3: 1 | Clydebank FC |
FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 | Hamilton Academical |
Quarter finals
The matches were played on March 10, 1984. The repetitions took place on March 17 and 28, 1984.
Result | ||
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Aberdeen FC | 0-0 | Dundee United |
Dundee FC | 2: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
Motherwell FC | 0: 6 | Celtic Glasgow |
FC St. Mirren | 4: 3 | Dundee United |
Replay games
Result | ||
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Dundee United | 0: 1 | Aberdeen FC |
Glasgow Rangers | 2: 3 | Dundee FC |
Semifinals
The matches took place on April 14, 1984.
Result | ||
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Aberdeen FC | 2-0 | Dundee FC |
FC St. Mirren | 1: 2 | Celtic Glasgow |
final
Aberdeen FC | Celtic Glasgow | ||||||||
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Jim Leighton - Stewart McKimmie , Doug Rougvie (??. Billy Stark ), Alex McLeish , Willie Miller - Neale Cooper , Gordon Strachan , Neil Simpson , Peter Weir (??. Dougie Bell ) - Mark McGhee , Eric Black Trainers: Alex Ferguson |
Pat Bonner - Danny McGrain , Mark Reid , (??. Jim Melrose ), Roy Aitken , Willie McStay - Murdo MacLeod , David Provan , Paul McStay , Tommy Burns - Brian McClair (??. Graeme Sinclair ), Frank McGarvey Trainer: David Hay |
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1-0 Eric Black (24th) 2-1 Mark McGhee (98th) |
1: 1 Paul McStay (85th) |
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Roy Aitken (38th) |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Scottish FA Cup 1983/84 at Statto.com (English)
- Scottish FA Cup 1983/84 at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (English)