1982–83 Scottish Premier Division
77th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
Football league season
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dundee United 1st Premier Division title 1st Scottish title |
| Relegated | Morton Kilmarnock |
| European Cup | Dundee United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Aberdeen Rangers |
| UEFA Cup | Celtic St Mirren |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 529 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Charlie Nicholas (29) |
| Biggest home win | Hibernian 8–1 Kilmarnock |
| Biggest away win | Motherwell 0–7 Celtic |
← 1981–82 1983–84 → | |
The 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Dundee United, one point ahead of Celtic and Aberdeen. Greenock Morton and Kilmarnock were relegated.
Dundee United clinched the league championship with a 2–1 win in a Dundee derby against Dundee at Dens Park on the final day of the season.[1][2]
Table
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 5 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 34 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 29 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 29 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 27 | |
| 9 | Morton (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 20 | Relegation to the 1983–84 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Kilmarnock (R) | 36 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 91 | −63 | 17 |
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HIB | KIL | MOR | MOT | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| Dundee | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Dundee United | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Kilmarnock | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Morton | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Motherwell | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| St Mirren | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 19–36
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DNU | HIB | KIL | MOR | MOT | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Celtic | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Dundee | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | |
| Dundee United | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Hibernian | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Morton | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | |
| Motherwell | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Rangers | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| St Mirren | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
External links
- 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division – Statto
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