1982–83 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1982–83 season
Chairman	Desmond White
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi-finalists
Scottish League Cup	Winners
European Cup	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Charlie Nicholas 29 All: Charlie Nicholas 48
Highest home attendance	60,408
Lowest home attendance	10,691
Average home league attendance	23,740
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

During the 1982–83 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
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

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

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

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

15 September 1982 1st round 1st leg	Celtic	2 - 2	AFC Ajax	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,299

29 September 1982 1st round 2nd leg	AFC Ajax	1 - 2 (3 – 4 agg.)	Celtic	Amsterdam
20:00 GMT				Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 52,326

20 October 1982 2nd round 1st leg	Real Sociedad	2 - 0	Celtic	San Sebastián
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Attendance: 27,000

3 November 1982 2nd round 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	Real Sociedad	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,874

Staff

Board of Directors^[1]
Position	Name
Chairman	Desmond White
Secretary	Desmond White
Directors	Thomas Deviln James Farrell Kevin Kelly Jack McGinn Christopher White

Football Staff^[2]
Position	Name
Manager	Billy McNeill
Assistant manager	John Clark
Reserve Team Manager	Bobby Lennox
Trainer	Neil Mochan
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele

Transfers

Transfers In^[3]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
July 1982	Graeme Sinclair	Dumbarton F.C.	£60,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£60,000

Transfers Out^[4]
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

^ "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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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 Final UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1984 qualifying (Group 1) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Ayr United Clyde Clydebank Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Johnstone
Second Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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