1982–83 in Scottish football

none March 2022 April 2010 football background:#BFD7FF 1982–83 in Scottish football 200px Premier Division champions Dundee United Division One champions St Johnstone Division Two champions Brechin City Scottish Cup winners Aberdeen League Cup winners Celtic Junior Cup winners East Kilbride Thistle Teams in Europe Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Rangers Scotland national team 1983 BHC, UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying ← 1981–82 1983–84 → The 1982–83 season was the 86th season of competitive football in Scotland. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1980-1989/198283/ 1982/83 - the Scottish Football League 2011-12-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121205033035/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1980-1989/198283/ 5 December 2012 Overview In a tightly fought contest Dundee United won their maiden Scottish league title. The league remained undecided until the last day of the season with Aberdeen, Celtic and Dundee United in contention. On the final day Celtic beat Rangers 4–2 and Aberdeen beat Hibernian 5–0, Dundee United held their nerve to win a historic first championship after beating local rivals Dundee 2–1 at Dens Park. Scottish League Premier Division 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division Champions: Dundee United Relegated: Morton, Kilmarnock Scottish League Division One 1982–83 Scottish First Division Promoted: St. Johnstone, Hearts Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Queen's Park Scottish League Division Two 1982–83 Scottish Second Division Promoted: Brechin City, Meadowbank Thistle Other honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upReportScottish Cup 1982–83Aberdeen1–0 RangersWikipedia articleLeague Cup 1982–83Celtic2–1RangersJunior CupEast Kilbride Thistle2–0Bo'ness United Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year SCO Charlie Nicholas CelticPlayers' Player of the Year SCO Charlie Nicholas CelticYoung Player of the Year SCO Paul McStay Celtic Scottish national team Scotland national football team 1980–99 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)13 October 1982Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)East Germany East Germany2–0ECQG1John Wark, Graeme Souness17 November 1982Wankdorf Stadion, Bern (A)Switzerland Switzerland0–2ECQG115 December 1982Heysel Stadion, Brussels (A)Belgium Belgium2–3ECQG1Kenny Dalglish (2)30 March 1983Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Switzerland Switzerland2–2ECQG1John Wark, Charlie Nicholas24 May 1983Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Northern Ireland Northern Ireland0–0BHC28 May 1983Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)Wales Wales2–0BHCAndy Gray, Alan Brazil1 June 1983Wembley Stadium, London (A)ENG England0–2BHC12 June 1983Empire Stadium, Vancouver (A)Canada Canada2–0FriendlyGordon Strachan (pen.), Mark McGhee16 June 1983Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton (A)Canada Canada3–0FriendlyCharlie Nicholas, Richard Gough, Graeme Souness19 June 1983Varsity Stadium, Toronto (A)Canada Canada2–0FriendlyAndy Gray (2) Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG1 = European Championship qualifying – Group 1 BHC = British Home Championship See also 1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. season Notes and references 1982 Category:Football in Scotland by season