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1982–83 Celtic F.C. season

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Celtic
1982–83 season
ChairmanDesmond White
ManagerBilly McNeill
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi-finalists
Scottish League CupWinners
European Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Nicholas 29
All: Charlie Nicholas 48
Highest home attendance60,408
Lowest home attendance10,691
Average home league attendance23,740

During the 1982–83 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division. Celtic entered the 1982-1983 season as League Champions. During the pre-season Celtic made only one signing bringing in full back Graeme Sinclair from Dumbarton[1]

Competitions

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Scottish Premier Division

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League table

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

Matches

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4 September 1982 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,122
11 September 1982 Premier League St Mirren 1 – 2 Celtic Paisley
15:00 Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 15,400
18 September 1982 Premier League Motherwell 0 – 7 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 17,092
25 September 1982 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 16,371
2 October 1982 Premier League Dundee United 2 – 2 Celtic Dundee
15:00 BST Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 20,009
9 October 1982 Premier League Celtic 1 – 3 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,733
16 October 1982 Premier League Celtic 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 11,063
23 October 1982 Premier League Morton 1 – 2 Celtic Greenock
15:00 BST Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 11,002
30 October 1982 Premier League Celtic 3 – 2 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 60,408
6 November 1982 Premier League Dundee 2 – 3 Celtic Dundee
15:00 BST Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 11,681
13 November 1982 Premier League Celtic 5 – 0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,044
20 November 1982 Premier League Celtic 3 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,963
27 November 1982 Premier League Hibernian 2 – 3 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,121
11 December 1982 Premier League Aberdeen 1 – 2 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 22,284
18 December 1982 Premier League Kilmarnock 0 – 4 Celtic Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 9,024
27 December 1982 Premier League Celtic 5 – 1 Morton Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,953
1 January 1983 Premier League Rangers 1 – 2 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 42,092
3 January 1983 Premier League Celtic 2 – 2 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 16,615
8 January 1983 Premier League St Mirren 0 – 1 Celtic Paisley
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 14,799
15 January 1983 Premier League Motherwell 2 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 15,290
22 January 1983 Premier League Celtic 4 – 1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 17,106
5 February 1983 Premier League Dundee United 1 – 1 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 17,289
12 February 1983 Premier League Celtic 1 – 3 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,831
26 February 1983 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 10,691
5 March 1983 Premier League Morton 0 – 3 Celtic Greenock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 8,417
19 March 1983 Premier League Dundee 2 – 1 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 11,196
23 March 1983 Premier League Celtic 0 – 0 Rangers Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,939
26 March 1983 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,935
2 April 1983 Premier League Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,454
6 April 1983 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Dundee United Glasgow
19:30 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,508
9 April 1983 Premier League Hibernian 0 – 3 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 BST Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,531
20 April 1983 Premier League Celtic 2 – 3 Dundee United Glasgow
19:30 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 23,965
23 April 1983 Premier League Aberdeen 1 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 23,564
30 April 1983 Premier League Kilmarnock 0 – 5 Celtic Kilmarnock
15:00 BST Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 7,560
7 May 1983 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Morton Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 12,610
14 May 1983 Premier League Rangers 2 – 4 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 40,648

Scottish Cup

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29 January 1983 Third round Clydebank 0 - 3 Celtic Clydebank
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kilbowie Park
Attendance: 9,500
19 February 1983 Fourth round Celtic 3 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 12,374
12 March 1983 Fifth round Celtic 4 - 1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 25,458
16 April 1983 Semi-final Aberdeen 1 - 0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 47,032

Scottish League Cup

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14 August 1982 Group stage Celtic 6 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,507
18 August 1982 Group stage Alloa Athletic 0 - 5 Celtic Alloa
19:30 GMT Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 4,374
21 August 1982 Group stage Arbroath 0 - 3 Celtic Arbroath
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 5,275
25 August 1982 Group stage Celtic 4 - 1 Alloa Athletic Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 5,202
28 August 1982 Group stage Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 7 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,866
1 September 1982 Group stage Celtic 4 - 1 Arbroath Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 5,202
8 September 1982 Quarter-final 1st leg Celtic 4 - 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 9,248
22 September 1982 Quarter-final 2nd leg Partick Thistle 0 - 3 Celtic Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 5,238
27 October 1982 Semi-finals 1st leg Celtic 2 - 0 Dundee United Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,149
10 November 1982 Semi-final 2nd leg Dundee United 2 - 1 Celtic Dundee
19:30 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 15,522
4 December 1982 Final Celtic 2 - 1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 55,372

European Cup

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15 September 1982 1st round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 2 - 2 Netherlands AFC Ajax Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,299
29 September 1982 1st round 2nd leg AFC Ajax Netherlands 1 - 2
(3 – 4 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Amsterdam
20:00 GMT Stadium: De Meer Stadion
Attendance: 52,326
20 October 1982 2nd round 1st leg Real Sociedad Spain 2 - 0 Scotland Celtic San Sebastián
20:00 GMT Stadium: Atotxa Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
3 November 1982 2nd round 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 2 - 1
(2 – 3 agg.)
Spain Real Sociedad Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,874


Staff

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Board of Directors[2]
Position Name
Chairman Desmond White
Secretary Desmond White
Directors Thomas Devlin

James Farrell

Kevin Kelly

Jack McGinn

Christopher White

Football Staff[3]
Position Name
Manager Billy McNeill
Assistant manager John Clark
Reserve Team Manager Bobby Lennox
Trainer Neil Mochan
Physio Brian Scott
Masseur Jimmy Steele


Transfers

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Transfers In[4]
Date Name From Transfer Fee
July 1982 Graeme Sinclair Dumbarton F.C. £60,000[1]
Total Transfer Fees £60,000
Transfers Out[5]
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

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  1. ^ a b "Celtic pay out 60,000 for Dumbarton defender". The Herald (Glasgow). 13 August 1982.
  2. ^ "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.