| Match Pictures | Matches: 1982 – 1983 | 1982-83 Pictures |
Trivia
- Jimmy McGrory died on October 20th aged 78. His funeral took place on Friday 22nd October and a Requiem Mass was said by Archbishop Winning.
- Both teams were still involved in Europe with Dundee Utd in the Cup-Winners Cup. Having despatched PSV Eindhoven in the First Round they were next tied against Viking Stavanger and had beaten them 3 – 1 in the first leg in Norway.
- Dundee Utd were without their injured goal scorer Sturrock
- Dundee Utd had won the two previous semi-final meetings between the two teams
- Celtic take a two goal lead to Tannadice for the second leg.
Review
Celtic hit Dundee Utd with a two goal burst just before half time. In the 39th minute Provan was tripped inside the box by Stark, and Nicholas blasted the penalty past McAlpine. Almost on the stroke of half time Provan crossed to the near post, Nicholas back-headed and Mcgarvey nicked in between two defenders to hook the ball past McAlpine. United, who had hit the post in only five minutes through Dodds, put in a great effort in the closing stages trying to pull a goal back and Bonner had to show top form to save shots from Gough and Holt.
Teams
Celtic
Bonner; McGrain, Reid; Aitken ,McAdam, Sinclair ; Provan, McStay, McGarvey ( Crainie), MacLeod, Nicholas. Sub: Moyes (not used)
Scorers: Nicholas (39, pen), McGarvey (44)
Dundee Utd:
McAlpine; Phillip, Stark; Gough, Hegarty, Narey; Holt, Milne, Kirkwood, Payne (Reilly), Dodds. Sub: Malpas (not used)
Referee: K. J. Hope (Clarkston)
Attendance: 19,100
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
