

CELTIC F.C. 1982/83
CELTIC FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 1982/1983
| Scottish League: | Second |
Scottish FA Cup: |
Semi-Final |
Scottish League Cup: |
Winners |
European Cup
Winners Cup: |
Second Round |
Manager: Billy MCNEILL (1978 - 1983)
| At the end of the season Billy McNeill quit as manager to go south and manage Manchester City. McNeill won three League Championships, one Scottish Cup and one League Cup during this first stint as Celtic manager. He returned in 1987/88 season to guide Celtic to an unforgetable League and Cup double in the club's centenary season. |

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| OPPONENTS | DATE | COMP | ISSUED | COMMENTS |
| DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC | Aug 14 | LC | yes | 6-0. Reid 34 (pen), McGarvey 53, McCluskey 58, 61. |
| Alloa Athletic | 18 | LC | yes | 5-0. McCluskey 26, McGrain 34, Reid 44 (pen), McStay 47, Burns 60. |
| Arbroath | 21 | LC | yes | 3-0.
McCluskey 56, Nicholas 74, Crainie 76. Charlie Nicholas scored the first of his total of 46 goals in this match. |
| ALLOA ATHLETIC | 25 | LC | yes | 4-1. Nicholas 13, MacLeod 66, Aitken 81, Burns 82. |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | LC | yes | 7-1. McCluskey 19, Burns 23, Dall 41(o.g), Nicholas 43, 51, 53, 76. |
| ARBROATH | Sep 1 | LC | yes | 4-1. MacLeod 6, Nicholas 21, McCluskey 25, Dobbin 55. |
| DUNDEE | 4 | PL | yes | 2-0. Provan 34, Aitken 41. |
| PARTICK THISTLE | 8 | LC | yes | 4-0. Provan 9, Nicholas 56, MacLeod 61, McGarvey 85. |
| St Mirren | 11 | PL | yes | 2-1. Nicholas 64 (pen), 87 (pen). |
| AJAX | 15 | EC | yes | 2-2. Nicholas 14 (pen), McGarvey 27. Olsen (4) and Lerby (18) scored for Ajax. |
| Motherwell | 17 | PL | yes | 7-0. Nicholas 26, 61, 70, McGarvey 32, MacLeod 41, Aitken 57, 66. |
| Partick Thistle | 22 | LC | yes | 3-0. MacLeod 23, Nicholas 56, 86. |
| HIBERNIAN | 25 | PL | yes | 2-0. MacLeod 13, McStay 60. |
| Ajax | 29 | EC | yes | 2-1. Nicholas 33, McCluskey 88. Vanenburg (65) scored for Ajax. |
| Dundee United | Oct 2 | PL | yes | 2-2. McStay 20, Aitken 46. |
| ABERDEEN | 9 | PL | yes | 1-3. Nicholas 68. |
| KILMARNOCK | 16 | PL | yes | 2-1. Nicholas 78, 84 |
| Real Sociedad | 20 | EC | yes | 0-2. |
| Morton | 23 | PL | yes | 2-1. McGarvey 22, Nicholas 40 (pen) |
| DUNDEE UNITED | 27 | LCSF | yes | 2-0. Nicholas 39 (pen), McGarvey 44. |
| RANGERS | 30 | PL | yes | 3-2. McStay 18, McGarvey 67, MacLeod 87. |
| REAL SOCIEDAD | Nov 3 | EC | yes | 2-1. MacLeod 44, 88. |
| Dundee | 6 | PL | yes | 3-2. Nicholas 23 (pen), Burns 38, McGarvey 45. |
| Dundee United | 10 | LCSF | yes | 1-2. Nicholas 88. Paul Sturrock scored both goals for United. |
| ST MIRREN | 13 | PL | yes | 5-0. Nicholas 20 (pen), 22, 26, Burns 23, Aitken 88. |
| MOTHERWELL | 20 | PL | yes | 3-1. McStay 60, Nicholas 64, Burns 83. |
| Hibernian | 27 | PL | yes | 3-2. McGarvey 32, 82, McStay 57. |
| Rangers | Dec 4 | LCF | yes | 2-1. Nicholas 22, MacLeod 31. |
| Aberdeen | 11 | PL | yes | 2-1. MacLeod 16, Provan 59. |
| Kilmarnock | 18 | PL | yes | 4-0.Provan 1, McAdam 55, McGarvey 75, Burns 80. |
| MORTON | 27 | PL | yes | 5-1. Nicholas 41 (pen), MacLeod 53, McGarvey 60, 80, Reid 82. |
| Rangers | Jan 1 | PL | yes | 2-1. McStay 13, Nicholas 67. |
| DUNDEE | 3 | PL | yes | 2-2. Burns 25, Nicholas 56. |
| St Mirren | 8 | PL | yes | 1-0. MacLeod 16. |
| Motherwell | 15 | PL | yes | 1-2.
McLeod 23. Brian McClair scored both Motherwell goals. McClair signed for Celtic for £70,000 pounds in the Summer of 83 and finished top goal scorer with 23 goals in 83/84. |
| HIBERNIAN | 22 | PL | yes | 4-1. Nicholas 4, McCluskey 47, McGarvey 57, 74. |
| Clydebank | 29 | SC | yes | 3-0. McCluskey 20, Nicholas 64, 86. |
| Dundee United | Feb 5 | PL | yes | 1-1. Nicholas 4. |
| ABERDEEN | 12 | PL | yes | 1-3. Nicholas 35. |
| DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC | 19 | SC | yes | 3-0. McGarvey 66, 80, McCluskey 89. |
| DUNDEE UNITED | 23 | PL | yes | Postponed |
| KILMARNOCK | 26 | PL | yes | 4-0. Nicholas 24 (pen), McGarvey 52, 81, MacLeod 70. |
| Morton | Mar 5 | PL | yes | 3-0. Sullivan 9, MacLeod 14, McCluskey 89. |
| HEARTS | 12 | SC | yes | 4-1. MacLeod 12, McGarvey 53, Nicholas 67, 81. |
| Dundee | 19 | PL | yes | 1-2. McGarvey 37. |
| RANGERS | 23 | PL | yes | 0-0. |
| ST MIRREN | 26 | PL | yes | 1-1. Provan 82. |
| MOTHERWELL | Apr 2 | PL | yes | 3-0. McGarvey 17, Harrow 36 (o.g.), McAdam 80. |
| DUNDEE UNITED | 6 | PL | no | 2-0.
McGarvey 60, Nicholas 78. (Postponed programme with insert) |
| Hibernian | 9 | PL | yes | 3-0. Nicholas 6, 51, Provan 28. |
| Aberdeen | 16 | SCSF | yes | 0-1. |
| DUNDEE UNITED | 20 | PL | yes | 2-3. Nicholas 38 (pen), Burns 73. |
| Aberdeen | 23 | PL | yes | 0-1. |
| Kilmarnock | 30 | PL | yes | 5-0. McGrain 7, MacLeod 15, 75, Nicholas 62, Burns 79. |
| MORTON | May 7 | PL | yes | 2-0. Aitken 23, Nicholas 42 (pen). |
| Rangers | 14 | PL | yes | 4-2.
Nicholas 48 (pen), 86 (pen), McAdam 61, McGarvey 73. |
CELTIC
F.C. 1982/83
FRIENDLIES



| OPPONENTS | DATE | COMP | ISSUED | COMMENTS |
| Toronto Italia | Jul 16 | Tourny | yes | 1-4. Labatt's Tournament. |
| Greek Panhellnic | 18 | Tourny | yes | 7-0. Labatt's Tournament. Same programme as above. |
| Rot-Weiss Oberhausen | 25 | Fr | no | 1-1. |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 28 | Fr | yes | 0-1. Single sheet. |
| Borussia Dortmund | 31 |
Tourny | yes | 3-0. Kassel Tournament. |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | Aug 1 | Tourny | yes | 0-3. Kassel Tournament. Same programme as above. |
| Austria Vienna | 6 | Tourny | yes | 4-0, Feyenoord
Tournament.Beat FK Austria 4-0 in the first match but lost 3-4
to Feyenoord in the final. Attendance for the Feyenoord match
was 40,000. Tommy Burns was awarded the Player of the
Tournament trophy. |
| Feyenoord | 8 | Tourny | yes | 3-4. Feyenoord Tournament. Same programme as above. |
| Whitehill Welfare | 22 | Fr | no | 6-2. |
| Beith Juniors | 29 | Test | yes | 1-1. Ian Balmer Testimonial. |
| Easterhouse X1 | Oct 3 | Fr | no | 6-3. Charity Match. |
| Dalkeith Thistle | Feb 27 | Fr | yes | 4-0. Club Funds. |
| Baillieston Juniors/ Stonehouse Violet Select | Apr 24 | Test | yes | 2-4. Billy Paterson Testimonial. |
| Dumfries Amateur Select | 28 | Fr | yes | 5-1. Crichton Royal Hospital. |
| Sunderland FC | May 15 | Test | yes | 1-3. Ian Cashmore Testimonial. Played at at Berwick Rangers. Ally McCoist (2) and Colin West scored for Sunderland and Charlie Nicholas scored for Celtic. |
| Finn Harps | 18 | Fr | yes | 4-0. |
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