1983-04-16: Aberdeen 1-0 Celtic, Scottish Cup SF

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Trivia

• The West enclosure was closed as it was being resurfaced. This cut the capacity to 53,000.
• Nicholas was mysteriously left out of the team. There are rumours of a late night curfew being broken.
• Captain Danny McGrain was suspended so Celtic were captained by Roy Aitken
• Daily Record reports that 12 Celtic players are out of contract in the summer.
• Juventus and Roma now interested in Nicholas.

Review

This was a controversial game. Aberdeen's goal came when Black clearly handled the ball before crossing for Weir to score at the back post.

McCluskey, in for the absent Nicholas, missed Celtic's best chance at 0-0.

Teams

Aberdeen:
Leighton Kennedy Rougvie Cooper (Weir) McLeish Miller Strachan Simpson McGhee Bell Black (Watson)
Scorer: Weir 65

Celtic:
Bonner Sinclair Reid Aitken McAdam MacLeod Provan McStay McCluskey (Crainie) Burns McGarvey
Sub: Moyes

Referee: A Ferguson
Attendance: 51,152

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