1981–82 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1981–82 season
ChairmanDesmond White
ManagerBilly McNeil
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier Division1st
Scottish Cup4th Round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
European Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: George McCluskey 21
All: George McCluskey 25
Highest home attendance48,144
Lowest home attendance8,352
Average home league attendance22,718

During the 1981–82 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 24 7 5 79 33 +46 55 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Aberdeen 36 23 7 6 71 29 +42 53 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Rangers 36 16 11 9 57 45 +12 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 15 10 11 61 38 +23 40
5 St Mirren 36 14 9 13 49 52 −3 37
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

29 August 1981 Premier League Celtic 5 – 2 Airdrieonians Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 21,124
5 September 1981 Premier League Aberdeen 1 – 3 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,085
12 September 1981 Premier League Celtic 2 – 1 Morton Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,852
19 September 1981 Premier League Rangers 0 – 2 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 43,321
26 September 1981 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,259
3 October 1981 Premier League Dundee 1 – 3 Celtic Dundee
15:00 BST Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 13,254
10 October 1981 Premier League St Mirren 1 – 2 Celtic Paisley
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 17,007
17 October 1981 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 22,635
24 October 1981 Premier League Hibernian 1 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 BST Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,245
31 October 1981 Premier League Airdrieonians 1 – 3 Celtic Airdrie
15:00 BST Stadium: Broomfield Park
Attendance: 11,408
7 November 1981 Premier League Celtic 2 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,326
14 November 1981 Premier League Morton 1 – 1 Celtic Greenock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 12,212
21 November 1981 Premier League Celtic 3 – 3 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,052
28 November 1981 Premier League Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 12,929
5 December 1981 Premier League Celtic 3 – 1 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,170
9 January 1982 Premier League Rangers 1 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 40,703
30 January 1982 Premier League Aberdeen 1 – 3 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,288
2 February 1982 Premier League Celtic 0 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 16,727
6 February 1982 Premier League Dundee 1 – 3 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 11,377
20 February 1982 Premier League Celtic 2 – 2 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,089
27 February 1982 Premier League Hibernian 1 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,914
3 March 1982 Premier League Celtic 1 – 0 Morton Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 8,352
13 March 1982 Premier League St Mirren 2 – 5 Celtic Paisley
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 17,084
20 March 1982 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Airdrieonians Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 12,008
27 March 1982 Premier League Celtic 0 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,582
31 March 1982 Premier League Dundee United 0 – 2 Celtic Dundee
19:30 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 15,173
3 April 1982 Premier League Morton 1 – 1 Celtic Greenock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 9,227
10 April 1982 Premier League Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,144
14 April 1982 Premier League Airdrieonians 1 – 5 Celtic Airdrie
19:30 GMT Stadium: Broomfield Park
Attendance: 8,387
17 April 1982 Premier League Celtic 4 – 2 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 13,688
21 April 1982 Premier League Celtic 3 – 1 Dundee United Glasgow
19:30 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,392
24 April 1982 Premier League Partick Thistle 0 – 3 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 15,136
1 May 1982 Premier League Celtic 6 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 16,064
3 May 1982 Premier League Celtic 0 – 0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 27,395
8 May 1982 Premier League Dundee United 3 – 0 Celtic Dundee
15:00 BST Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 16,761
15 May 1982 Premier League Celtic 3 – 0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 38,069

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish Cup
23 January 1982 Third round Celtic 4 - 0 Queen of the South Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 11,281
13 February 1982 Fourth round Aberdeen 1 - 0 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 24,000

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish League Cup
8 August 1981 Group stage Celtic 1 - 3 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 26,614
12 August 1981 Group stage St Johnstone 2 - 0 Celtic Perth
19:30 GMT Stadium: Muirton Park
Attendance: 10,406
15 August 1981 Group stage Celtic 4 - 1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,265
19 August 1981 Group stage Celtic 4 - 1 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,598
22 August 1981 Group stage St Mirren 1 - 5 Celtic Paisley
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 17,955
26 August 1981 Group stage Hibernian 1 - 4 Celtic Edinburgh
19:30 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,856

European Cup

Main article: 1981–82 European Cup
16 September 1981 1st round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1 - 0 Italy Juventus Glasgow
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 60,017
30 September 1981 1st round 2nd leg Juventus Italy 2 - 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Turin
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo.
Attendance: 69,000

Glasgow Cup

13 October 1981 Semi-final Queen's Park 0 - 2 Celtic Glasgow
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,854
13 May 1982 Final Rangers 1 - 2 Celtic Glasgow
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 32,700


Staff

Board of Directors[1]
Position Name
Chairman Desmond White
Secretary Desmond White
Directors Thomas Devlin,

James Farrell, Kevin Kelly

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


Transfers

Transfers In[3]
Date Name From Transfer Fee
July 1981 Willie Garner Aberdeen £50,000
Total Transfer Fees £50,000
Transfers Out[4]
Date Name To Transfer Fee
July 1981 Roddie MacDonald Heart of Midlothian F.C. £55,000
February 1982 Jim Duffy Greenock Morton F.C. £25,000
Total Transfer Fees £80,000

References

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