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| Above: | 1981–82 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Premier Division champions |
| Data2: | Celtic |
| Header3: | Division One champions |
| Data4: | Motherwell |
| Header5: | Division Two champions |
| Data6: | Clyde |
| Header7: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data8: | Aberdeen |
| Header9: | League Cup winners |
| Data10: | Rangers |
| Header11: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data12: | Blantyre Victoria |
| Header13: | Teams in Europe |
| Data14: | Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Rangers |
| Header15: | Scotland national team |
| Data16: | 1982 BHC, 1982 World Cup qualification, 1982 World Cup |
| Data17: | ← 1980–81 1982–83 → |
The 1981–82 season was the 85th season of Scottish league football.[1]
See main article: 1981–82 Scottish Premier Division. Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians
See main article: 1981–82 Scottish First Division. Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Relegated: East Stirlingshire, Queen of the South
See main article: 1981–82 Scottish Second Division. Promoted: Clyde, Alloa Athletic
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup 1981–82 | Aberdeen | 4 – 1 | Rangers | ||||
| League Cup 1981–82 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | ||||
| Junior Cup | Blantyre Victoria | 1 – 0 | Baillieston Juniors |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=140 | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee United | |||||
| Airdrieonians | |||||
| St Mirren |
See main article: Scotland national football team 1980–99 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1981 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Sweden | 2–0 | WCQG6 | Joe Jordan, John Robertson (pen.) | |
| 14 October 1981 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | WCQG6 | ||
| 18 November 1981 | Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A) |  Portugal | 1–2 | WCQG6 | Paul Sturrock | |
| 24 February 1982 | Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia (A) |  Spain | 0–3 | Friendly | ||
| 23 March 1982 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Netherlands | 2–1 | Friendly | Frank Gray (pen.), Kenny Dalglish | |
| 28 April 1982 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | BHC | John Wark | |
| 24 May 1982 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–0 | BHC | Asa Hartford | |
| 29 May 1982 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–1 | BHC | ||
| 15 June 1982 | Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga (N) |  New Zealand | 5–2 | WCG6 | John Wark (2), John Robertson, Kenny Dalglish, Steve Archibald | |
| 18 June 1982 | Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville (N) |  Brazil | 1–4 | WCG6 | David Narey | |
| 22 June 1982 | Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga (N) | USSR | 2–2 | WCG6 |
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