1981–82 in Scottish football

1981–82 in Scottish football

Premier Division champions
Celtic
Division One champions
Motherwell
Division Two champions
Clyde
Scottish Cup winners
Aberdeen
League Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Blantyre Victoria
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Rangers
Scotland national team
1982 BHC, 1982 World Cup qualification, 1982 World Cup
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 season was the 85th season of Scottish league football. ^[1]

Scottish Premier Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	36	24	7	5	79	33	+46	55	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Aberdeen	36	23	7	6	71	29	+42	53	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Rangers	36	16	11	9	57	45	+12	43	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	36	15	10	11	61	38	+23	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	St Mirren	36	14	9	13	49	52	−3	37
6	Hibernian	36	11	14	11	38	40	−2	36
7	Morton	36	9	12	15	31	54	−23	30
8	Dundee	36	11	4	21	46	72	−26	26
9	Partick Thistle (R)	36	6	10	20	35	59	−24	22	Relegation to the 1982–83 Scottish First Division
10	Airdrieonians (R)	36	5	8	23	31	76	−45	18	Relegation to the 1982–83 Scottish First Division

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

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Motherwell	39	26	9	4	92	36	+56	61	Promotion to the 1982–83 Premier Division
2	Kilmarnock	39	17	17	5	60	29	+31	51	Promotion to the 1982–83 Premier Division
3	Heart of Midlothian	39	21	8	10	65	37	+28	50
4	Clydebank	39	19	8	12	61	53	+8	46
5	St Johnstone	39	17	8	14	69	60	+9	42
6	Ayr United	39	15	12	12	56	50	+6	42
7	Hamilton Academical	39	16	8	15	52	49	+3	40
8	Queen's Park	39	13	10	16	41	41	0	36
9	Falkirk	39	11	14	14	49	52	−3	36
10	Dunfermline Athletic	39	11	14	14	46	56	−10	36
11	Dumbarton	39	13	9	17	49	61	−12	35
12	Raith Rovers	39	11	7	21	31	59	−28	29
13	East Stirlingshire	39	7	10	22	38	77	−39	24	Relegation to the 1982–83 Second Division
14	Queen of the South	39	4	10	25	44	93	−49	18	Relegation to the 1982–83 Second Division

Source: RSSSF^{[dead link]}

Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Relegated: East Stirlingshire, Queen of the South

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Clyde	39	24	11	4	79	38	+41	59	Promotion to the 1982–83 First Division
2	Alloa Athletic	39	19	12	8	66	42	+24	50	Promotion to the 1982–83 First Division
3	Arbroath	39	20	10	9	62	50	+12	50
4	Berwick Rangers	39	20	8	11	66	38	+28	48
5	Brechin City	39	18	10	11	61	43	+18	46
6	Forfar Athletic	39	15	15	9	59	35	+24	45
7	East Fife	39	14	9	16	48	51	−3	37
8	Stirling Albion	39	12	11	16	39	44	−5	35
9	Cowdenbeath	39	11	13	15	51	57	−6	35
10	Montrose	39	12	8	19	49	74	−25	32
11	Albion Rovers	39	13	5	21	52	74	−22	31
12	Meadowbank Thistle	39	10	10	19	49	62	−13	30
13	Stenhousemuir	39	11	6	22	41	65	−24	28
14	Stranraer	39	7	6	26	36	85	−49	20

Promoted: Clyde, Alloa Athletic

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1981–82	Aberdeen	4 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Rangers
League Cup 1981–82	Rangers	2 – 1	Dundee United
Junior Cup	Blantyre Victoria	1 – 0	Baillieston Juniors

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[a]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
9 September 1981	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Sweden	2–0	WCQG6	Joe Jordan, John Robertson (pen.)
14 October 1981	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	Northern Ireland	0–0	WCQG6
18 November 1981	Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)	Portugal	1–2	WCQG6	Paul Sturrock
24 February 1982	Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia (A)	Spain	0–3	Friendly
23 March 1982	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Netherlands	2–1	Friendly	Frank Gray (pen.), Kenny Dalglish
28 April 1982	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	Northern Ireland	1–1	BHC	John Wark
24 May 1982	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Wales	1–0	BHC	Asa Hartford
29 May 1982	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	0–1	BHC
15 June 1982	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga (N)	New Zealand	5–2	WCG6	John Wark (2), John Robertson, Kenny Dalglish, Steve Archibald
18 June 1982	Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville (N)	Brazil	1–4	WCG6	David Narey
22 June 1982	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga (N)	USSR	2–2	WCG6	Joe Jordan, Graeme Souness

Key:

^ "1981/82 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

Seasons in Scottish football

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« 1980–81 1982–83 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results World Cup 1982 qualifying (Group 6) British Home Championship 1982 World Cup
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Dundee Dundee United Hibernian Morton Partick Thistle Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Ayr United Clydebank Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Motherwell Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Johnstone
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath East Fife Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Montrose Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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