1982 Scottish Cup final

1982 Scottish Cup Final
Event1981–82 Scottish Cup
After extra time
Date22 May 1982
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeBrian McGinlay
Attendance53,788
1981
1983

The 1982 Scottish Cup Final was played on 22 May 1982 at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match; the final of the 107th Scottish Cup. Aberdeen won 4–1, after extra time goals from McGhee, Strachan and Cooper. This marked the first cup win for a team outwith the Old Firm for over ten years.

Summary

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John MacDonald opened the scoring for Rangers after 15 minutes with a diving header from six yards out after a cross from the right hand side. Aberdeen equalized in the 32nd minute when Alex McLeish curled the ball into the net with his right foot from the left edge of the penalty area after the ball had been cleared from a corner. The match went to extra-time and in the 3rd minute Mark McGhee scored with a header after a cross from the right. Gordon Strachan put Aberdeen 3-1 in front with a tap into an empty net after a cross from the left. Neale Cooper got the fourth goal for Aberdeen when he ran clear in on goal and despite a challenge from the Rangers goalkeeper Jim Stewart the ball broke free with Cooper shooting into the empty net.

Match details

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Aberdeen4 – 1 (a.e.t.)Rangers
McLeish 32'
McGhee 93'
Strachan 103'
Cooper 110'
Report MacDonald 15'
Attendance: 53,788
Aberdeen
Rangers
ABERDEEN:
GK 1 Scotland Jim Leighton
DF 2 Scotland Stuart Kennedy
DF 5 Scotland Alex McLeish
DF 6 Scotland Willie Miller
DF 3 Scotland Doug Rougvie
MF 7 Scotland Gordon Strachan
MF 8 Scotland Neale Cooper
MF 10 Scotland Neil Simpson
MF 4 Scotland John McMaster downward-facing red arrow ?'
FW 11 Scotland John Hewitt downward-facing red arrow ?'
FW 9 Scotland Mark McGhee
Substitutes:
MF 12 Scotland Dougie Bell upward-facing green arrow ?'
FW 14 Scotland Eric Black upward-facing green arrow ?'
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson
RANGERS:
GK 1 Scotland Jim Stewart
DF 2 Scotland Sandy Jardine downward-facing red arrow ?'
DF 4 Northern Ireland John McClelland
DF 5 Scotland Colin Jackson
DF 3 Scotland Ally Dawson
MF 8 Scotland Bobby Russell
MF 10 Scotland Alex Miller
MF 6 Scotland Jim Bett
MF 7 Scotland Davie Cooper
FW 9 Scotland Gordon Dalziel downward-facing red arrow ?'
FW 11 Scotland John MacDonald
Substitutes:
FW 12 Scotland Colin McAdam upward-facing green arrow ?'
MF 14 Scotland Tommy McLean upward-facing green arrow ?'
Manager:
Scotland John Greig

References

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See also

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