Celtic FC 1982/1983

Celtic Fixtures and Results 1982/1983

Scottish League: Second
Scottish FA Cup: Semi-Final
League Cup: Winners
European Cup: Round 2

 

Manager: Billy MCNEILL (1978 - 1983)

Celtic score always first

At the end of the season Billy McNeill quit as manager of Celtic to go south and manage Manchester City. McNeill won three League Championships, one Scottish Cup and one League Cup during this first stint as Celtic manager. He returned for the 1987/88 season to guide Celtic to an unforgetable League and Cup double in the club's centenary season.
Opponents Comments

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DUNFERMLINE

14/08/82
League Cup
6-0 - Reid 34 (pen), McGarvey 53, McCluskey 58, 61

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Alloa Athletic

18/08/82
League Cup
5-0 - McCluskey 26, McGrain 34, Reid 44 (pen), McStay 47, Burns 60.

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Arbroath

 21/08/82
League Cup
3-0. McCluskey 56, Nicholas 74, Crainie 76.
Charlie Nicholas scored the first of his total of 46 goals in this match.

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ALLOA ATHLETIC

25/08/82
League Cup
4-1. Nicholas 13, MacLeod 66, Aitken 81, Burns 82.

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Dunfermline

28/08/82
League Cup
7-1. McCluskey 19, Burns 23, Dall 41(o.g), Nicholas 43, 51, 53, 76.

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ARBROATH

 01/09/82
League Cup
4-1. MacLeod 6, Nicholas 21, McCluskey 25, Dobbin 55.

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DUNDEE

 04/09/82
Premier League
2-0 - Provan 34, Aitken 41

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PARTICK THISTLE

08/09/82
League Cup
4-0. Provan 9, Nicholas 56, MacLeod 61, McGarvey 85.

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St Mirren

11/09/82
Premier League
2-1. Nicholas 64 (pen), 87 (pen).

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AJAX

 15/09/82
European Cup
2-2. Nicholas 14 (pen), McGarvey 27. Olsen (4) and Lerby (18) scored for Ajax.

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Motherwell

 18/09/82
Premier League
7-0. Nicholas 26, 61, 70, McGarvey 32, MacLeod 41, Aitken 57, 66.

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Partick Thistle

22/09/82
League Cup3-0. MacLeod 23, Nicholas 56, 86.

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HIBERNIAN

 25/09/82
Premier League
2-0. MacLeod 13, McStay 60.

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Ajax

 29/09/82
European Cup
2-1. Nicholas 33, McCluskey 88. Gerald Vanenburg (65) scored for Ajax.

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Dundee United

02/10/82
Premier League
2-2. McStay 20, Aitken 46.

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ABERDEEN

 09/10/82
Premier League
1-3. Nicholas 68.

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KILMARNOCK

 16/10/82
Premier League
2-1. Nicholas 78, 84

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Real Sociedad

 20/10/82
European Cup
0-2.

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Morton

 23/10/82
Premier League
2-1. McGarvey 22, Nicholas 40 (pen)

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DUNDEE UNITED

27/10/82
League Cup Semi-Final
2-0. Nicholas 39 (pen), McGarvey 44.

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RANGERS

 30/10/82
Premier League
3-2. McStay 18, McGarvey 67, MacLeod 87.

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REAL SOCIEDAD

 03/11/82
European Cup
2-1. MacLeod 44, 88.

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Dundee

 06/11/82
Premier League
3-2. Nicholas 23 (pen), Burns 38, McGarvey 45.

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Dundee United

10/11/82
League Cup Semi-Final
1-2. Nicholas 88. Paul Sturrock scored both goals for United.

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ST MIRREN

13/11/82
Premier League

5-0. Nicholas 20 (pen), 22, 26, Burns 23, Aitken 88.

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MOTHERWELL

 20/11/82
Premier League
3-1. McStay 60, Nicholas 64, Burns 83.

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Hibernian

 27/11/82
Premier League
3-2. McGarvey 32, 82, McStay 57.

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Rangers

 04/12/82
League Cup Final
2-1. Nicholas 22, MacLeod 31.

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Aberdeen

 11/12/82
Premier League
2-1. MacLeod 16, Provan 59.

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Kilmarnock

 18/12/82
Premier League
4-0.Provan 1, McAdam 55, McGarvey 75, Burns 80.

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MORTON

 27/12/82
Premier League
5-1. Nicholas 41 (pen), MacLeod 53, McGarvey 60, 80, Reid 82.

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Rangers

 01/01/83
Premier League
2-1. McStay 13, Nicholas 67.

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DUNDEE

 03/01/83
Premier League
2-2. Burns 25, Nicholas 56.

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St Mirren

08/01/83
Premier League
1-0. MacLeod 16.

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Motherwell

15/01/83
Premier League
1-2. McLeod 23.
Pictured on the front cover of the match programme, Brian McClair scored both Motherwell goals. McClair signed for Celtic for £70,000 pounds in the Summer of 83 and finished top goal scorer with 23 goals in 83/84.

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HIBERNIAN

 22/01/83
Premier League
4-1. Nicholas 4, McCluskey 47, McGarvey 57, 74.

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Clydebank

 29/01/83
Scottish Cup
3-0. McCluskey 20, Nicholas 64, 86.

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Dundee United

05/02/83
Premier League
1-1. Nicholas 4.

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ABERDEEN

 12/02/83
Premier League
1-3. Nicholas 35.

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DUNFERMLINE

19/02/83
Scottish Cup
3-0. McGarvey 66, 80, McCluskey 89.

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DUNDEE UNITED

23/02/83
Premier League
Postponed

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KILMARNOCK

 26/02/83
Premier League
4-0. Nicholas 24 (pen), McGarvey 52, 81, MacLeod 70.

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Morton

 05/03/83
Premier League
3-0. Sullivan 9, MacLeod 14, McCluskey 89.

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HEARTS

 12/03/83
Scottish Cup
4-1. MacLeod 12, McGarvey 53, Nicholas 67, 81.

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Dundee

 19/03/83
Premier League
1-2. McGarvey 37.

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RANGERS

 23/03/83
Premier League
0-0.

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ST MIRREN

26/03/83
Premier League
1-1. Provan 82.

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MOTHERWELL

 02/04/83
Premier League
3-0. McGarvey 17, Harrow 36 (o.g.), McAdam 80.

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DUNDEE UNITED

06/04/83
Premier League
2-0. McGarvey 60, Nicholas 78.
(Postponed programme 23/02/83 issued with insert)

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Hibernian

 09/04/83
Premier League
3-0. Nicholas 6, 51, Provan 28.

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Aberdeen

 16/04/83
Scottish Cup Semi-Final
0-1.

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DUNDEE UNITED

20/04/83
Premier League
2-3. Nicholas 38 (pen), Burns 73.

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Aberdeen

 23/04/83
Premier League
0-1.

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Kilmarnock

 30/04/83
Premier League
5-0. McGrain 7, MacLeod 15, 75, Nicholas 62, Burns 79.

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MORTON

 07/05/83
Premier League
2-0. Aitken 23, Nicholas 42 (pen).

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Rangers

 14/05/83
Premier League

4-2. Nicholas 48 (pen), 86 (pen), McAdam 61, McGarvey 73.
Charlie Nicholas' last competative match for Celtic as he soon went to Arsenal for £750,000. Nicholas scored 29 times for Celtic in the League and 17 in cup ties. He was voted Player of the Year.

Celtic Football Club Friendlies 1982/1983

Opponents Comments

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Toronto Italia

 16/07/82

1-4

Labatt's tournament programme.

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Greek Panhellnic

 18/07/82

7-0

Labatt's Tournament. Same programme as above.

No programme
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen

25/07/82
1-1

No programme.

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SV Darmstadt 98

 28/07/82

0-1

Single sheet.

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Borussia Dortmund

31/07/82
3-0

Kassel tournament programme.

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Feyenoord Rotterdam

01/08/82

0-3

Kassel Tournament. Same programme as above.

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Austria Vienna

 06/08/82

4-0

Feyenoord Tournament.

Beat FK Austria 4-0 in the first match but lost 3-4 to Feyenoord in the final. Attendance for the Feyenoord match was 40,000. Tommy Burns was awarded the Player of the Tournament trophy.

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Feyenoord

 8/08/82

3-4

Feyenoord Tournament. Same programme as above.

No programme
Whitehill Welfare

22/08/82
6-2

No programme.

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Beith Juniors

 29/08/82

1-1

Ian Balmer Testimonial.

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Easterhouse X1

 03/10/82

6-3

Charity Match

No programme.

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Dalkeith Thistle

 27/02/83

4-0

Club Funds.

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Baillieston Juniors/ Stonehouse Violet Select

24/04/83

2-4

Billy Paterson Testimonial.

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Dumfries Amateur Select

 28/04/83

5-1

Crichton Royal Hospital.

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Sunderland FC

15/05/83

1-3

Ian Cashmore Testimonial. Played at at Berwick Rangers. Ally McCoist (2) and Colin West scored for Sunderland and Charlie Nicholas scored for Celtic.

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Finn Harps

 18/05/83
4-0