1982–83 Rangers F.C. season

The 1982–83 season was the 103rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1982-83 season
ChairmanRae Simpson
ManagerJohn Greig
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish Premier Division4th
P36 W13 D12 L11 F52 A41 Pts38
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupRunners-up
UEFA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John MacDonald (10)
All:
John MacDonald (20)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season. Greig made big-money signings in the pre-season 1982–83 with renewed hope that they could at least mount a serious title challenge, but once again, the season ended in trophyless failure. Dave MacKinnon - £30,000 from Partick Thistle, Craig Paterson - £200,000 from Hibernian, Robert Prytz from Malmö FF and Sandy Clark from West Ham United, were all welcomed to the club.

The early signs were positive. Rangers reached the 1982 Scottish League Cup Final scoring en route 29 goals in there ten games and eliminated Borussia Dortmund from the UEFA Cup. The opening eight league games saw the side unbeaten but the final match saw Rangers lying in fourth, a massive eighteen points behind champions Dundee United. The team was knocked out of Europe after suffering a 5–0 defeat from Cologne. The 1983 Scottish Cup Final was lost to an Aberdeen side that had won the European Cup Winner's Cup ten days earlier.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4 September 1982MotherwellA2–219,159Prytz (pen), Redford
11 September 1982Dundee UnitedH0–022,000
18 September 1982KilmarnockH5–017,350MacDonald (2), Russell, Johnstone, McClelland
25 September 1982AberdeenA2–120,300Johnstone, Prytz
2 October 1982DundeeH1–118,100Johnstone
9 October 1982Greenock MortonA0–011,500
16 October 1982St MirrenA2–212,121Bett, MacKinnon
23 October 1982HibernianH3–216,250Johnstone (2), McNamara (og)
30 October 1982CelticA2–360,408Prytz, Cooper
6 November 1982MotherwellH4–017,000MacDonald (2), Dalziel (2)
13 November 1982Dundee UnitedA2–416,470Cooper, Johnstone
20 November 1982KilmarnockA0–09,194
27 November 1982AberdeenH0–127,000
11 December 1982Greenock MortonH1–19,500Prytz (pen)
18 December 1982St MirrenH1–010,500MacDonald
27 December 1982HibernianA0–015,900
1 January 1983CelticH1–245,000Black
3 January 1983MotherwellA0–311,383
8 January 1983Dundee UnitedH2–115,500Prytz, Kennedy
15 January 1983KilmarnockH1–111,223MacDonald
22 January 1983AberdeenA0–221,600
5 February 1983DundeeH1–18,500McPherson
12 February 1983Greenock MortonA5–06,900Bett (2), Kennedy (2), MacDonald
26 February 1983St MirrenA0–111,484
2 March 1983DundeeA0–16,624
5 March 1983HibernianH1–110,975Dalziel
19 March 1983MotherwellH1–018,000McClelland
23 March 1983CelticA0–051,062
26 March 1983KilmarnockA1–06,648MacDonald
2 April 1983Dundee UnitedA1–314,142Clark
9 April 1983AberdeenH2–119,800Redford, Bett
23 April 1983Greenock MortonH2–09,500MacDonald, Redford
30 April 1983St MirrenH4–09,321Bett (2), MacDonald, Clark
4 May 1983DundeeA1–24,788Clark
7 May 1983HibernianA2–110,500Cooper (2)
14 May 1983CelticH2–440,500Clark (2)

UEFA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 September 1982R1Borussia DortmundA0–054,000
29 September 1982R1Borussia DortmundH2–044,500Cooper, Johnstone
20 October 1982R2CologneH2–130,420Johnstone, McClelland
3 November 1982R2CologneA0–561,000

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 January 1983R3FalkirkA2–014,700Kennedy, Oliver (og)
19 February 1983R4Forfar AthleticH2–114,500MacDonald (2)
12 March 1983QFQueen's ParkA2–113,716Dalziel, Cooper
16 April 1983SFSt MirrenN1–131,102Clark
19 April 1983SF RSt MirrenN1–025,725Clark
21 May 1983FAberdeenN0–162,979

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1982SRHibernianA1–115,980MacDonald
18 August 1982SRAirdrieoniansH3–19,500Bett, Paterson, Black
21 August 1982SRClydebankA4–17,090MacDonald (2), Prytz, McClelland
25 August 1982SRAirdrieoniansA2–16,476Dalziel, Paterson
28 August 1982SRHibernianH0–017,600
1 September 1982SRClydebankH3–26,300MacDonald, Prytz (pen), Redford
22 September 1982QFKilmarnockA6–17,903Cooper (4), J.MacDonald (2)
6 October 1982QFKilmarnockH6–05,342MacDonald (2), Johnstone (2),
McPherson, Bett (pen)
27 October 1982SFHeart of MidlothianH2–025,500D.Cooper, Bett
10 November 1982SFHeart of MidlothianA2–118,983Bett (pen), Johnstone
4 December 1982FCelticN1–255,372Bett

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Jim Stewart GK 330
Andy Bruce GK 10
Peter McCloy GK 230
Dave MacKinnon DF 501
Ally Dawson DF 400
John McClelland DF 564
Craig Paterson DF 362
Jim Bett MF 5611
Davie Cooper MF 4911
Robert Prytz MF 487
Colin McAdam DF 120
Ian Redford MF 544
John MacDonald FW 4720
Derek Johnstone FW 2611
Bobby Russell MF 331
Billy MacKay MF 70
Kenny Black MF 232
Dave McPherson DF 272
Gregor Stevens DF 150
Doug Robertson FW 50
Gordon Dalziel MF 225
Andy Kennedy FW 184
Gordon Smith FW 30
Billy Davies MF 80
Kenny Lyall MF 60
Sandy Clark FW 137
Alex Miller DF 20

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
5 St Mirren 36 11 12 13 47 51 −4 34 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Dundee 36 9 11 16 42 53 −11 29
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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