Scottish League Cup 1982/83

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Scottish League Cup
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1946/47
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Celtic Glasgow (9th title)
Record winner Glasgow Rangers (11 wins)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup was played for the 37th time in 1982/83 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on August 14, 1982 and ended with the final on December 4, 1982 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. Officially, the cup competition was held as the Skol Scottish League Cup . The defending champions started with the Glasgow Rangers , who won the final against Dundee United 2-1 last year . At this year's event, the Rangers came repeatedly into the final. In the final, however, the team was defeated by the city rivals from Glasgow, Celtic FC in the Old Firm . In the eighth direct clash between the two teams in a league cup final, Celtic was able to win for the fourth time, and for the ninth time overall. Two victories were missing to match the Rangers' record .

Group stage

Group 1

The matches took place between August 14th and September 1st, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Celtic Glasgow 6th 6th 0 0 29: 3 12
2. FC Arbroath 6th 2 1 3 4: 9 5
3. Alloa Athletic 6th 2 0 4th 7:13 4th
4th Dunfermline Athletic 6th 1 1 4th 3:18 3
1st matchday
FC Arbroath 1: 2 Alloa Athletic
Celtic Glasgow 6-0 Dunfermline Athletic
2nd matchday
Alloa Athletic 0: 5 Celtic Glasgow
Dunfermline Athletic 0-0 FC Arbroath
3rd matchday
FC Arbroath 0: 3 Celtic Glasgow
Dunfermline Athletic 2: 1 Alloa Athletic
4th matchday
FC Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Celtic Glasgow 4: 1 Alloa Athletic
5th matchday
Alloa Athletic 0: 1 FC Arbroath
Dunfermline Athletic 1: 7 Celtic Glasgow
6th matchday
Alloa Athletic 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Celtic Glasgow 4: 1 FC Arbroath

Group 2

The matches were held between August 11th and September 8th, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Aberdeen FC 6th 4th 2 0 18: 7 10
2. Greenock Morton 6th 3 2 1 16:11 8th
3. Dundee FC 6th 2 2 2 14:19 6th
4th Dumbarton FC 6th 0 0 6th 7:18 0
1st matchday
Greenock Morton 2: 2 Aberdeen FC
Dundee FC 3: 2 Dumbarton FC
2nd matchday
Aberdeen FC 3: 3 Dundee FC
Dumbarton FC 1: 3 Greenock Morton
3rd matchday
Aberdeen FC 3-0 Dumbarton FC
Greenock Morton 4: 1 Dundee FC
4th matchday
Aberdeen FC 3-0 Greenock Morton
Dumbarton FC 2: 3 Dundee FC
5th matchday
Dundee FC 1: 5 Aberdeen FC
Greenock Morton 4: 1 Dumbarton FC
6th matchday
Dundee FC 3: 3 Greenock Morton
Dumbarton FC 1: 2 Aberdeen FC

Group 3

The matches took place between August 14th and September 1st, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Glasgow Rangers 6th 4th 2 0 13: 6 10
2. Hibernian Edinburgh 6th 1 4th 1 6: 6 6th
3. Airdrieonians FC 6th 2 1 3 9:11 5
4th Clydebank FC 6th 1 1 4th 8:13 3
1st matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 3 Clydebank FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 1 Glasgow Rangers
2nd matchday
Clydebank FC 0: 2 Hibernian Edinburgh
Glasgow Rangers 3: 1 Airdrieonians FC
3rd matchday
Clydebank FC 1: 4 Glasgow Rangers
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 1 Airdrieonians FC
4th matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 2 Glasgow Rangers
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 1 Clydebank FC
5th matchday
Clydebank FC 1: 2 Airdrieonians FC
Glasgow Rangers 0-0 Hibernian Edinburgh
6th matchday
Airdrieonians FC 3: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
Glasgow Rangers 3: 2 Clydebank FC

Group 4

The matches took place between August 14th and September 1st, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Dundee United 6th 6th 0 0 22: 2 12
2. St. Johnstone FC 6th 3 1 2 15:10 7th
3. FC Falkirk 6th 1 1 4th 3:15 3
4th Raith Rovers 6th 0 2 4th 5:18 2
1st matchday
Dundee United 3-0 St. Johnstone FC
Raith Rovers 0-0 FC Falkirk
2nd matchday
FC Falkirk 0: 4 Dundee United
St. Johnstone FC 5-0 Raith Rovers
3rd matchday
Dundee United 5: 1 Raith Rovers
FC Falkirk 1: 6 St. Johnstone FC
4th matchday
Dundee United 4-0 FC Falkirk
Raith Rovers 3: 3 St. Johnstone FC
5th matchday
FC Falkirk 2-0 Raith Rovers
St. Johnstone FC 0: 3 Dundee United
6th matchday
Raith Rovers 1: 3 Dundee United
St. Johnstone FC 1-0 FC Falkirk

Group 5

The matches took place between August 14th and September 1st, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Heart of Midlothian 6th 5 0 1 16: 4 10
2. Motherwell FC 6th 3 2 1 10: 7 8th
3. Forfar Athletic 6th 2 1 3 5: 6 5
4th Clyde FC 6th 0 1 5 5:19 1
1st matchday
Forfar Athletic 2-0 Clyde FC
Motherwell FC 2: 1 Heart of Midlothian
2nd matchday
Clyde FC 3: 3 Motherwell FC
Heart of Midlothian 2: 1 Forfar Athletic
3rd matchday
Clyde FC 1: 7 Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell FC 1: 1 Forfar Athletic
4th matchday
Forfar Athletic 0: 2 Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell FC 3: 1 Clyde FC
5th matchday
Clyde FC 0: 1 Forfar Athletic
Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Motherwell FC
6th matchday
Forfar Athletic 0: 1 Motherwell FC
Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Clyde FC

Group 6

The matches took place between August 11th and September 1st, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC St. Mirren 6th 4th 1 1 14: 3 9
2. Stirling Albion 6th 2 3 1 5: 4 7th
3. Ayr United 6th 2 2 2 8: 8 6th
4th Queen of the South 6th 1 0 5 3:15 2
1st matchday
FC St. Mirren 3: 1 Ayr United
Stirling Albion 2-0 Queen of the South
2nd matchday
Ayr United 0-0 Stirling Albion
Queen of the South 0: 1 FC St. Mirren
3rd matchday
Ayr United 0: 2 Queen of the South
Stirling Albion 0: 3 FC St. Mirren
4th matchday
FC St. Mirren 6-0 Queen of the South
Stirling Albion 1: 1 Ayr United
5th matchday
Ayr United 2: 1 FC St. Mirren
Queen of the South 0: 2 Stirling Albion
6th matchday
Queen of the South 1: 4 Ayr United
FC St. Mirren 0-0 Stirling Albion

Group 7

The matches took place between August 14th and September 1st, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Partick Thistle 6th 3 3 0 12: 3 9
2. Brechin City 6th 2 4th 0 10: 2 8th
3. East Stirlingshire FC 6th 1 2 3 4:13 4th
4th East Fife FC 6th 0 3 3 0: 8 3
1st matchday
East Fife FC 0-0 Brechin City
East Stirlingshire FC 0: 4 Partick Thistle
2nd matchday
Brechin City 4-0 East Stirlingshire FC
Partick Thistle 0-0 East Fife FC
3rd matchday
East Fife FC 0: 1 East Stirlingshire FC
Partick Thistle 0-0 Brechin City
4th matchday
East Fife FC 0: 3 Partick Thistle
East Stirlingshire FC 1: 1 Brechin City
5th matchday
Brechin City 4-0 East Fife FC
Partick Thistle 4: 2 East Stirlingshire FC
6th matchday
Brechin City 1: 1 Partick Thistle
East Stirlingshire FC 0-0 East Fife FC

Group 8

The matches took place between August 14th and September 1st, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC Kilmarnock 6th 4th 1 1 13: 3 9
2. Berwick Rangers 6th 3 0 3 5: 8 6th
3. FC Queen's Park 6th 2 1 3 6:11 5
4th Hamilton Academical 6th 1 2 3 3: 5 4th
1st matchday
FC Kilmarnock 4-0 Berwick Rangers
FC Queen's Park 1: 1 Hamilton Academical
2nd matchday
Berwick Rangers 1-0 FC Queen's Park
Hamilton Academical 0-0 FC Kilmarnock
3rd matchday
Berwick Rangers 0: 1 Hamilton Academical
FC Queen's Park 0: 2 FC Kilmarnock
4th matchday
FC Kilmarnock 1-0 Hamilton Academical
FC Queen's Park 2: 1 Berwick Rangers
5th matchday
Berwick Rangers 2: 1 FC Kilmarnock
Hamilton Academical 1: 2 FC Queen's Park
6th matchday
Hamilton Academical 0: 1 Berwick Rangers
FC Kilmarnock 5: 1 FC Queen's Park

Group 9

The matches took place between August 14 and 28, 1982.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Cowdenbeath FC 5 3 1 1 7: 4 7th
2. Livingston FC 5 3 1 1 7: 4 7th
3. Montrose FC 5 3 1 1 6: 4 7th
4th FC Stenhousemuir 5 0 4th 1 4: 8 4th
5. FC Stranraer 5 1 1 3 7: 8 3
6th Albion Rovers 5 0 2 3 6: 9 2
1st matchday
Albion Rovers 2: 2 FC Stranraer
Cowdenbeath FC 0: 1 Montrose FC
FC Stenhousemuir 1: 1 Livingston FC
2nd matchday
Livingston FC 3: 2 Albion Rovers
FC Stenhousemuir 2: 2 Montrose FC
FC Stranraer 1: 3 Cowdenbeath FC
3rd matchday
Albion Rovers 0-0 FC Stenhousemuir
Livingston FC 0: 1 Cowdenbeath FC
Montrose FC 1-0 FC Stranraer
4th matchday
Cowdenbeath FC 2: 1 Albion Rovers
Montrose FC 0: 1 Livingston FC
FC Stenhousemuir 0: 4 FC Stranraer
5th matchday
Albion Rovers 1: 2 Montrose FC
Cowdenbeath FC 1: 1 FC Stenhousemuir
FC Stranraer 0: 2 Livingston FC
Playoff game
Cowdenbeath FC 3-0 Livingston FC

Supplementary Round

The extra round was held on September 6th and 8th, 1982.

total First leg Return leg
Cowdenbeath FC 1: 1
(3: 4 on account)
FC Kilmarnock 0: 1 1-0

Quarter finals

The first legs were played on September 8 and 22, the second legs on September 22 and October 6, 1982.

total First leg Return leg
Celtic Glasgow 7-0 Partick Thistle 4-0 3-0
FC St. Mirren 2: 3 Heart of Midlothian 1: 1 1: 2
Aberdeen FC 1: 4 Dundee United 1: 3 0: 1
FC Kilmarnock 01:12 Glasgow Rangers 1: 6 0: 6

Semifinals

The first leg was played on October 27, the second leg on November 10, 1982.

total First leg Return leg
Celtic Glasgow 3: 2 Dundee United 2-0 1: 2
Glasgow Rangers 4: 1 Heart of Midlothian 2-0 2: 1

final

Celtic Glasgow Glasgow Rangers
Celtic Glasgow
December 4, 1982 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 2: 1 (2: 0)
Spectators: 55,372
Referee: Kenny Hope
Match report
Glasgow Rangers


Pat Bonner - Danny McGrain , Graeme Sinclair , Roy Aitken , Tom McAdam - Murdo MacLeod , David Provan , Paul McStay ( Mark Reid ) - Tommy Burns , Frank McGarvey , Charlie Nicholas
Trainer: Billy McNeill
Jim Stewart - Dave MacKinnon , Ian Redford , John McClelland , Craig Paterson - Jim Bett , Davie Cooper , Robert Prytz ( Ally Dawson ) - Derek Johnstone , Bobby Russell ( John MacDonald ), Gordon Smith
Trainer: John Greig
goal1-0 Charlie Nicholas (22nd)
goal2-0 Murdo MacLeod (31st)


goal 2: 1 Jim bed (47th)

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