1982–83 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1982–83 football season

Celtic
1982–83 season
Chairman	Desmond White
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi-finalists
Scottish League Cup	Winners
European Cup	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Charlie Nicholas 29 All: Charlie Nicholas 48
Highest home attendance	60,408
Lowest home attendance	10,691
Average home league attendance	23,740
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

During the 1982–83 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundee United (C)	36	24	8	4	90	35	+55	56	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	25	5	6	90	36	+54	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Aberdeen	36	25	5	6	76	25	+51	55	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	Rangers	36	13	12	11	53	41	+12	38	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	St Mirren	36	11	12	13	47	51	−4	34	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

Celtic v Dundee

4 September 1982 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,122

St Mirren v Celtic

11 September 1982 Premier League	St Mirren	1 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 15,400

Motherwell v Celtic

18 September 1982 Premier League	Motherwell	0 – 7	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 17,092

Celtic v Hibernian

25 September 1982 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,371

Dundee United v Celtic

2 October 1982 Premier League	Dundee United	2 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 20,009

Celtic v Aberdeen

9 October 1982 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,733

Celtic v Kilmarnock

16 October 1982 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,063

Morton v Celtic

23 October 1982 Premier League	Morton	1 – 2	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 BST				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 11,002

Celtic v Rangers

30 October 1982 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,408

Dundee v Celtic

6 November 1982 Premier League	Dundee	2 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 11,681

Celtic v St Mirren

13 November 1982 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,044

Celtic v Motherwell

20 November 1982 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,963

Hibernian v Celtic

27 November 1982 Premier League	Hibernian	2 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,121

Aberdeen v Celtic

11 December 1982 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 2	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,284

Kilmarnock v Celtic

18 December 1982 Premier League	Kilmarnock	0 – 4	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 9,024

Celtic v Morton

27 December 1982 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 1	Morton	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,953

Rangers v Celtic

1 January 1983 Premier League	Rangers	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,092

Celtic v Dundee

3 January 1983 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 2	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,615

St Mirren v Celtic

8 January 1983 Premier League	St Mirren	0 – 1	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 14,799

Motherwell v Celtic

15 January 1983 Premier League	Motherwell	2 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 15,290

Celtic v Hibernian

22 January 1983 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,106

Dundee United v Celtic

5 February 1983 Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 17,289

Celtic v Aberdeen

12 February 1983 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,831

Celtic v Kilmarnock

26 February 1983 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,691

Morton v Celtic

5 March 1983 Premier League	Morton	0 – 3	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 8,417

Dundee v Celtic

19 March 1983 Premier League	Dundee	2 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 11,196

Celtic v Rangers

23 March 1983 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,939

Celtic v St Mirren

26 March 1983 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,935

Celtic v Motherwell

2 April 1983 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,454

Celtic v Dundee United

6 April 1983 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,508

Hibernian v Celtic

9 April 1983 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,531

Celtic v Dundee United

20 April 1983 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 3	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,965

Aberdeen v Celtic

23 April 1983 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,564

Kilmarnock v Celtic

30 April 1983 Premier League	Kilmarnock	0 – 5	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 7,560

Celtic v Morton

7 May 1983 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Morton	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,610

Rangers v Celtic

14 May 1983 Premier League	Rangers	2 – 4	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 40,648

Scottish Cup

Clydebank v Celtic

29 January 1983 Third round	Clydebank	0 - 3	Celtic	Clydebank
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 9,500

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

19 February 1983 Fourth round	Celtic	3 - 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,374

Celtic v Hearts

12 March 1983 Fifth round	Celtic	4 - 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,458

Aberdeen v Celtic

16 April 1983 Semi-final	Aberdeen	1 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 47,032

Scottish League Cup

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

14 August 1982 Group stage	Celtic	6 - 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,507

Alloa Athletic v Celtic

18 August 1982 Group stage	Alloa Athletic	0 - 5	Celtic	Alloa
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 4,374

Arbroath v Celtic

21 August 1982 Group stage	Arbroath	0 - 3	Celtic	Arbroath
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 5,275

Celtic v Alloa Athletic

25 August 1982 Group stage	Celtic	4 - 1	Alloa Athletic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,202

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

28 August 1982 Group stage	Dunfermline Athletic	1 - 7	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,866

Celtic v Arbroath

1 September 1982 Group stage	Celtic	4 - 1	Arbroath	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,202

Celtic v Partick Thistle

8 September 1982 Quarter-final 1st leg	Celtic	4 - 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,248

Partick Thistle v Celtic

22 September 1982 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Partick Thistle	0 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 5,238

Celtic v Dundee United

27 October 1982 Semi-finals 1st leg	Celtic	2 - 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,149

Dundee United v Celtic

10 November 1982 Semi-final 2nd leg	Dundee United	2 - 1	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 15,522

Celtic v Rangers

4 December 1982 Final	Celtic	2 - 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 55,372

European Cup

Celtic

AFC Ajax

15 September 1982 1st round 1st leg	Celtic	2 - 2	AFC Ajax	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,299

AFC Ajax

Celtic

29 September 1982 1st round 2nd leg	AFC Ajax	1 - 2 (3 – 4 agg.)	Celtic	Amsterdam
20:00 GMT				Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 52,326

Real Sociedad

Celtic

20 October 1982 2nd round 1st leg	Real Sociedad	2 - 0	Celtic	San Sebastián
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Attendance: 27,000

Celtic

Real Sociedad

3 November 1982 2nd round 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	Real Sociedad	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,874

Staff

Board of Directors^[1]
Position	Name
Chairman	Desmond White
Secretary	Desmond White
Directors	Thomas Deviln James Farrell Kevin Kelly Jack McGinn Christopher White

Football Staff^[2]
Position	Name
Manager	Billy McNeill
Assistant manager	John Clark
Reserve Team Manager	Bobby Lennox
Trainer	Neil Mochan
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele

Transfers

Transfers In^[3]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
July 1982	Graeme Sinclair	Dumbarton F.C.	£60,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£60,000

Transfers Out^[4]
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
May 1982	John Weir	Free Agent	Free Transfer
October 1982	Mike Conroy	Hibernian F.C.	£40,000
November 1982	Willie Garner	Alloa Athletic F.C.	Free Transfer
		Total Transfer Fees	£40,000

References

^ "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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