1982 Scottish Cup final explained

1982 Scottish Cup Final
Event:1981–82 Scottish Cup
Team1:Aberdeen
Team1score:4
Team2:Rangers
Team2score:1
Details:After extra time
Date:22 May 1982
Stadium:Hampden Park
City:Glasgow
Attendance:53,788
Previous:1981
Next:1983

The 1982 Scottish Cup Final was played on 22 May 1982 at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match; the final of the 107th Scottish Cup. Aberdeen won 4–1, after extra time goals from McGhee, Strachan and Cooper. This marked the first cup win for a team outwith the Old Firm for over ten years.

Summary

John MacDonald opened the scoring for Rangers after 15 minutes with a diving header from six yards out after a cross from the right hand side. Aberdeen equalized in the 32nd minute when Alex McLeish curled the ball into the net with his right foot from the left edge of the penalty area after the ball had been cleared from a corner. The match went to extra-time and in the 3rd minute Mark McGhee scored with a header after a cross from the right. Gordon Strachan put Aberdeen 3-1 in front with a tap into an empty net after a cross from the left. Neale Cooper got the fourth goal for Aberdeen when he ran clear in on goal and despite a challenge from the Rangers goalkeeper Jim Stewart the ball broke free with Cooper shooting into the empty net.

Match details

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ABERDEEN:
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 2
DF 5 Alex McLeish
DF 6
DF 3 Doug Rougvie
MF 7
MF 8 Neale Cooper
MF 10 Neil Simpson
MF 4
FW 11
FW 9 Mark McGhee
Substitutes:
MF 12
FW 14
Manager:
Alex Ferguson
RANGERS:
GK 1 Jim Stewart
DF 2
DF 4 John McClelland
DF 5 Colin Jackson
DF 3 Ally Dawson
MF 8
MF 10 Alex Miller
MF 6 Jim Bett
MF 7
FW 9
FW 11 John MacDonald
Substitutes:
FW 12
MF 14
Manager:
John Greig

References

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