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1981–82 Aberdeen F.C. Season
Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1981–82. They finished second in the Scottish Premier Division and won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1970. In Europe, they reached the third round of the UEFA Cup, their longest run in European competition, after knocking out the holders, Ipswich Town. Peter Weir became the most expensive player in Scottish football when he was signed from St Mirren for £300,000. Results Scottish Premier Division Final standings Scottish League Cup Group stage Group 3 final table Knockout stage Scottish Cup UEFA Cup Squad Appearances & Goals References * {{DEFAULTSORT:1981-82 Aberdeen F.C. season Aberdeen F.C. seasons Aberdeen Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen F
Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 local authorities (commonly referred to as ''councils''). Aberdeen has a population of for the main urban area and for the wider settlement including outlying localities, making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. Aberdeen received royal burgh status from David I of Scotland (1124–1153), which transformed the city economically. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by the Petroleum industry in Aberdeen, oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee United F
Dundee (; ; or , ) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent itself as a cultural centre. In pursuit of this, a £1 billion master plan to regenerate and to reconn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Rougvie
Douglas Rougvie (born 24 May 1956) is a Scottish former footballer, who played mainly for Aberdeen and Chelsea. Rougvie played in one international match for Scotland, in 1983. Playing career Aberdeen A hard-tackling and committed defender, Rougvie played for Aberdeen between 1975 and 1984, one of the most successful periods in their history. After debuting for Aberdeen in an away friendly against Persepolis of Iran in summer '74, he made 279 appearances (28 as substitute) and scored 21 goals, winning the Scottish league championship in 1979–80 and 1983–84, the Scottish Cup in 1982, 1983 and 1984, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and the European Super Cup in 1983. Rougvie previously won the Scottish 2nd XI Cup with the reserves in 1976 and 1978. Rougvie was the first player to be sent off in a Scottish League Cup final in 1979. While an Aberdeen player, Rougvie played one game for Scotland in 1983. Chelsea Rougvie signed for newly promoted English side Chelsea i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenock Morton F
Greenock (; ; , ) is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town is the administrative centre of Inverclyde Council. It is a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic county of Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire, and forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 UK Census showed that Greenock had a population of 44,248, a decrease from the 46,861 recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK Census. It lies on the south bank of the Clyde at the "Tail of the Bank" where the River Clyde deepens into the Firth of Clyde. History Name Place-name scholar William J. Watson wrote that "Greenock is well known in Gaelic as , dative of , 'a sunny knoll. The Scottish Gaelic place-name is relatively common, with another Greenock near Callander in Menteith (formerly in Perthshire) and yet another at Muirkirk in Kyle, Ay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Weir (footballer)
Peter Russell Weir (born 18 January 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, best known for his time with Aberdeen, who played as a winger. Playing career Having been a supporter of Aberdeen as a boy, Peter joined the club from St Mirren in 1981 for £300,000 plus Ian Scanlon, which was then a club record; Alex McLeish, who had attended Barrhead High School and played in youth teams alongside Weir, was already at the club. He had been brought to St Mirren in 1978 by Alex Ferguson who left the Paisley club within days, but soon became manager of Aberdeen and sought to make his former signing part of his new team. Weir made 237 appearances and scored 38 goals whilst at Pittodrie, and was capped by Scotland on six occasions. He won two League titles and three Scottish Cups, as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983, playing a crucial role in the final. In December 1987, Weir left the ''Dons'' to move across the border to sign for Leicester City for £80,000. Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broomfield Park
Broomfield Park was a association football, football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, home of Airdrieonians F.C. (1878), Airdrieonians from 1892 until it was closed after the 1993–94 in Scottish football, 1993–94 football season.It was just wide, and was built in a natural hollow. The record attendance at Broomfield Park was 24,000, in a Scottish Cup quarter-final match against Heart of Midlothian F.C., Hearts on 8 March 1952. History Airdrieonians F.C. was formed in 1878 and the club opened Broomfield in 1892. The Broomfield corner pavilion was built in 1907. After winning the 1923–24 Scottish Cup, the club built a main stand, adjacent to the pavilion. The Scottish football attendance records, record attendance at Broomfield Park was 24,000, in a Scottish Cup quarter-final match against Hearts on 8 March 1952. Floodlights were installed in 1956, and a roof was built over the Enclosure (opposite the main stand) in 1959. The ground was unusually narrow, at just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrieonians F
Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club following the folding of the original Airdrieonians club, formed in 1878. The club's official name was changed in 2013 with the approval of the Scottish Football Association to the traditional name of Airdrieonians. As with the previous club, this is often colloquially shortened to simply "Airdrie". The club have won three trophies in their short history – the Scottish Second Division in 2003–04 and the Challenge Cup in 2008–09 and 2023–24. Once described as "the luckiest team in the Scottish League", the club have benefited in league division placements due to other club's misfortunes on four occasions (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2025). However the club have lost six Scottish league play-off finals (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Simpson
Neil Alexander Simpson (born 15 November 1961) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Newcastle United, Motherwell and Scotland. Simpson, nicknamed "Simmy", was born in London to Scottish parents who soon moved back to Newmachar in their native Aberdeenshire, where he was brought up. Joining Aberdeen from local junior side Middlefield Wasps, he made 310 appearances in all competitions (27 as substitute) and scored 31 goals. Playing career After breaking into the Aberdeen first team at the end of 1980, Simpson finished the season as a first-team regular. Until recurring injuries curtailed his appearances from the spring of 1986, he was a key player for the Dons. A reliable ball-winner, he won his first major honour for the team he had supported as a boy in the 1982 Scottish Cup. Between 1982 and 1986, Simpson's Pittodrie career gained him a list of domestic winners medals that included two Scottish League Championships, three Scottish Cups and a Scottish Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibernian F
Hibernian may refer to: * Of Hibernia, Latin name for Ireland; hence ** Irish (other) Hibernian, Hibernians or The Hibernian may refer to: Sports clubs * Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1875 * Hibernian W.F.C., a Scottish women's football club, founded 1999, affiliated with Hibernian F.C. * Hibernians F.C., a Maltese football club, founded 1922 * Cambuslang Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1884–1908 * Cork Hibernians F.C., an Irish soccer club, active 1957–1977 * Dundee Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1909 (renamed Dundee United in 1923) * Duntocher Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1894–1980 * Maryhill Hibernians F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1923–1967 (renamed Maryhill Harp in 1939) * Navan Hibernians GAC, an Irish hurling club active in 1902 * Philadelphia Hibernian, an American soccer club, active 1909–1921 * Seattle Hibernian, an American soccer club, successively named Seattle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Cowan
Steven Cowan (born 17 February 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Career Born in Paisley and raised in East Kilbride,"Si Ferry Meets... Ally McCoist" – Open Goal, YouTube, published on 16 April 2018 Cowan began his career with St Mirren, but followed to in 1979. Cowan was with Aberdeen for six seasons but was never a regular in what was a very strong team. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker McCall
Walker McCall (born 29 March 1954 in Irvine) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played in Scotland, the United States, and Hong Kong. Career Beginning as an apprentice at Hurlford United, McCall played professionally in Scotland for Aberdeen, Ayr United, St Johnstone and Dundee, in the United States for the San Diego Sockers and the Atlanta Chiefs, and in Hong Kong for South China South China ( zh, s=, p=Huá'nán, j=jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is .... External links *NASL career stats 1954 births Living people Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Men's association football forwards Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's soccer players in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firhill Stadium
Firhill Stadium, also known as Wyre Stadium at Firhill for sponsorship reasons, is a Association football, football and former rugby union, rugby league and Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland which has been the home of Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle since 1909. Past ground-sharing agreements have seen Firhill act as a temporary home for three other football clubs: Clyde F.C., Clyde, Hamilton Academical F.C., Hamilton Academical and Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park. It was also a venue for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and the Glasgow Warriors rugby union team between 2007 and 2012. , the all-seated capacity of Firhill is . History Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle played at various sites between 1876 and 1891, including Kelvingrove, Jordanvale Park and Muir Park. The club settled at Meadowside, beside the River Clyde, in 1891. They were forced out of this site in 1908, however, to make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
