The
1982 Scottish CupThe Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
Final was played on May 22, 1982 at
Hampden ParkHampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
in
GlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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AberdeenAberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
and
RangersRangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
contested the match; the final of the 107th Scottish Cup. Aberdeen won 4–1, after extra time goals from
McGheeMark Edward McGhee is a former Scottish professional football player. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading...
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StrachanGordon David Strachan OBE is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently without a club, having last managed Middlesbrough. Strachan played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. Prior to Middlesbrough,...
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Cooper.
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 Jim LeightonJames "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen , Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.-Club:...
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Stuart Kennedy Stuart Robert Kennedy is a former Scottish international football player, who also played as a right back for Falkirk and Aberdeen.-Club career:...
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Alex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
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Willie Miller William Ferguson Miller, MBE is a former professional football player who made a club record 558 league appearances for Aberdeen. He is currently the club's Director of Football...
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Doug Rougvie Douglas 'Doug' Rougvie is a retired Scottish international footballer who played mainly for Aberdeen and Chelsea.-Aberdeen:...
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Gordon Strachan Gordon David Strachan OBE is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently without a club, having last managed Middlesbrough. Strachan played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. Prior to Middlesbrough,...
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Neil Simpson Neil Alexander Simpson is a former Scottish international footballer known for his time with Aberdeen F.C.....
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John Hewitt John Hewitt, , is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who spent the majority of his playing career with Aberdeen F.C., but also had spells with Celtic and St. Mirren among others...
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Mark McGhee Mark Edward McGhee is a former Scottish professional football player. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading...
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Dougie Bell Dougie Bell is a former Scottish footballer.-Career:Bell has played for Cumbernauld United, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian, Shrewsbury Town, Hull City, Cork City, Birmingham City, Partick Thistle, Portadown, Clyde, Elgin City, Alloa Athletic, Albion Rovers & Linlithgow Rose.Bell took...
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Eric Black Eric Black is a former professional football player who played for Aberdeen and Metz. He played in attack. He won 2 international caps for Scotland. He was caretaker manager at Birmingham City following the departure of Steve Bruce. He is currently caretaker manager at Sunderland A.F.C...
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Alex FergusonSir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
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Colin Jackson Colin MacDonald Jackson is a former Scottish assocation footballer who played predominantly for Rangers and the Scotland national team.-Career:...
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Ally Dawson Alastair Dawson is a retired Scottish professional football defender who spent most of his career at Rangers.-Playing career:...
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Bobby Russell Robert "Bobby" Russell is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.-Career:...
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Alex Miller Alex Miller is a Scottish association football coach and former player. As a player, he had a 15 year career with Rangers. As a manager, he won the 1991 Scottish League Cup with Hibernian...
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Jim Bett James "Jim" Bett is a Scottish former professional footballer, who predominantly played for Aberdeen. He played in central or left midfield....
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Davie CooperDavid "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....
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Gordon Dalziel Gordon Dalziel is a Scottish former footballer, ex-manager of Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Glenafton Athletic.-Career:...
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John MacDonald John MacDonald is a former Scottish footballer who played as a striker for Rangers between 1978 and 1986 before moving to Barnsley. He made 230 appearances for Rangers, scoring 77 goals, and won the 1981 Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup in 1982 and 1984. He now works for amateur club...
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Colin McAdam Colin McAdam is a former professional football player best known for his time with Rangers. He played as both a centre back and a striker during his career.-Playing career:...
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Tommy McLean Thomas "Tommy" McLean is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers....
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John GreigJohn Greig MBE is a Scottish former professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team Heart of Midlothian, spent his entire career in Glasgow with Rangers as a player, manager and director.Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the Rangers supporters...
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