1982–83 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season
1982–83 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsAberdeen
Runner-upRangers
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The 1982–83 Scottish Cup was the 98th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen, who defeated Rangers in the final.

First round

Matches were played on 11 December 1982, with the postponed games played a week later.

Brechin City v Cowdenbeath
11 December 1982 Brechin City 2–0Cowdenbeath
Campbell ?', ?' Report Referee: I.R Cathcart
Meadowbank Thistle v East Stirlingshire
11 December 1982 Meadowbank Thistle1–2 East Stirlingshire
Boyd 1' Report Kellas pen'
Bremner
Referee: D.M Calloway
Selkirk v Brora Rangers
11 December 1982 Selkirk0–2 Brora Rangers Selkirk
Report Hamilton 10'
McAskill
Stadium: Yarrow Park
Referee: W. McLeish
Peterhead v Forfar Athletic
18 December 1982 Peterhead0–5 Forfar Athletic
Report Gallacher 5'
McDonald 6', 55'
Clark 72'
Lorimer 89'
Referee: A. Ray
Vale of Leithen v Stranraer
18 December 1982 Vale of Leithen 0–0 Stranraer Innerleithen
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: M. Delaney
Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire
18 December 1982 Stirling Albion 1–0East Stirlingshire
Colquhoun Report Referee: D.D. Hope

Replay

The replay was held on 20 December 1982.

Stranraer v Vale of Leithen
20 December 1982 Stranraer 2–0Vale of LeithenStranraer
Bryce 56'
Dolan 61'
Report

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 0 Stranraer
Berwick Rangers 2 – 0 Stirling Albion
Brora Rangers 0 – 0 Montrose
East Fife 1 – 0 Brechin City
Elgin City 5 – 2 Gala Fairydean
Forfar Athletic 3 – 0 Inverness Caledonian
Queen of the South 3 – 0 Hawick Royal Albert
Stenhousemuir 1 – 0 Arbroath

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Montrose 1 – 1 Brora Rangers

Second Replay

Home team Score Away team
Brora Rangers 5 – 2 Montrose

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 St Johnstone
Ayr United 1 – 2 Albion Rovers
Clyde 0 – 0 Motherwell
Clydebank 0 – 3 Celtic
Dumbarton 0 – 1 Airdrieonians
Dundee 2 – 1 Brora Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 0 Elgin City
East Fife 1 – 0 Raith Rovers
Falkirk 0 – 2 Rangers
Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers
Hibernian 1 – 4 Aberdeen
Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Queen of the South 1 – 1 Hearts
Queen's Park 4 – 1 Stenhousemuir
St Mirren 1 – 0 Dundee United
Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Greenock Morton

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 1 – 0 Queen of the South
Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Partick Thistle
Motherwell 3 – 4 Clyde

Second Replay

Home team Score Away team
Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Kilmarnock
Third Replay
Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Partick Thistle

Fourth round

Hearts v East Fife
19 February 1983 Hearts 2–1East FifeEdinburgh
MacDonald 40'
O'Connor
Report Caithness 23' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 9,336
Referee: Kenny Hope
Aberdeen v Dundee
19 February 1983 Aberdeen 1–0DundeeAberdeen
Simpson 6' Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: H Alexander
Albion Rovers v Airdrieonians
19 February 1983 Albion Rovers0–3 Airdrieonians Coatbridge
Report Millar
Gordon
Walker
Stadium: Cliftonhill
Referee: Andrew Waddell
Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic
19 February 1983 Celtic 3–0Dunfermline AthleticGlasgow
McGarvey 66', 79'
McCluskey
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: George Smith
Greenock Morton v St Mirren
19 February 1983 Greenock Morton0–2 St Mirren Greenock
Report McDougall 11', 85' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Referee: Brian McGinlay
Partick Thistle v Clyde
19 February 1983 Partick Thistle 2–2 Clyde Glasgow
Johnston
Flexney o.g'
Report Masterton
Flexney
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Referee: Jim Renton
Queen’s Park v St Johnstone
19 February 1983 Queen’s Park 1–0St JohnstoneGlasgow
Crawley 15' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: A. McGunnigle
Rangers v Forfar Athletic
19 February 1983 Rangers 2–1Forfar AthleticGlasgow
MacDonald 59' 78' Report MacDonald 41' Stadium: Ibrox Park
Referee: J. Duncan

Replay

The match was abandoned after 103 minutes due to a floodlight failure.

Clyde v Partick Thistle
23 February 1983 Clyde 1–1
(Abandoned)
Partick Thistle Rutherglen
Sinclair 29' Report Doyle 26' Stadium: Shawfield Stadium
Referee: Jim Renton

Second Replay

Clyde v Partick Thistle
28 February 1983 Clyde0–6 Partick Thistle Rutherglen
Report Whittaker 5'
Johnston 18', 37', 83'
Park 40', 74'
Stadium: Shawfield Stadium
Referee: Jim Renton

Quarter-finals

Airdrieonians v St Mirren
12 March 1983 Airdrieonians0–5 St Mirren Airdrie
Report Stark 3', ?', ?'
McAvennie 7'
Scanlon ? pen'
Stadium: Broomfield Park
Referee: Bob Valentine
Celtic v Hearts
12 March 1983 Celtic 4–1HeartsGlasgow
MacLeod 12'
McGarvey 54'
Nicholas 67', 82'
Report MacDonald 60' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Brian McGinlay
Partick Thistle v Aberdeen
12 March 1983 Partick Thistle1–2 Aberdeen Glasgow
McDonald 64' Report Cooper 4'
Weir 90'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Referee: George Smith
Queen’s Park v Rangers
12 March 1983 Queen’s Park1–2 Rangers Glasgow
Gilmour 61 pen' Report Dalziel 15'
Cooper 43'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: A. Ferguson

Semi-finals

Aberdeen1 – 0Celtic
Weir 65' Report
Attendance: 51,152
Referee: Alan Ferguson

Rangers1 – 1St Mirren
Clark 72' Report Paterson 84' (o.g.)
Attendance: 31,102
Referee: Bob Valentine

Replay


Rangers1 – 0 (a.e.t.)St Mirren
Clark 118' Report
Attendance: 25,125

Final

Aberdeen1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Black 116' Report
Attendance: 62,970
Referee: David Syme

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