1983–84 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1983–84 football season

Celtic
1983–84 season
Chairman	Desmond White (footballer)
Manager	Davie Hay
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Finalists
UEFA Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Brian McClair 23 All: Brian McClair 31
Highest home attendance	53,229
Lowest home attendance	4,956
Average home league attendance	18,390
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

During the 1983–84 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aberdeen (C)	36	25	7	4	78	21	+57	57	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	21	8	7	80	41	+39	50	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Dundee United	36	18	11	7	67	39	+28	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Rangers	36	15	12	9	53	41	+12	42
5	Heart of Midlothian	36	10	16	10	38	47	−9	36

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

Hibernian v Celtic

20 August 1983 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,084

Celtic v Rangers

3 September 1983 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,662

Celtic v St Johnstone

10 September 1983 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 2	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,161

Motherwell v Celtic

17 September 1983 Premier League	Motherwell	0 – 3	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 14,255

Dundee v Celtic

24 September 1983 Premier League	Dundee	2 – 6	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 11,407

Celtic v St Mirren

1 October 1983 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,289

Dundee United v Celtic

8 October 1983 Premier League	Dundee United	2 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 19,741

Celtic v Hearts

15 October 1983 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,207

Aberdeen v Celtic

22 October 1983 Premier League	Aberdeen	3 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,082

Celtic v Hibernian

29 October 1983 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,777

Rangers v Celtic

5 November 1983 Premier League	Rangers	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 40,760

Celtic v Motherwell

12 November 1983 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,408

St Mirren v Celtic

19 November 1983 Premier League	St Mirren	4 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 13,169

Celtic v Dundee

26 November 1983 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,583

St Johnstone v Celtic

3 December 1983 Premier League	St Johnstone	0 – 3	Celtic	Perth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 8,153

Celtic v Aberdeen

10 December 1983 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,867

Hearts v Celtic

17 December 1983 Premier League	Hearts	1 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 14,685

Celtic v Dundee United

27 December 1983 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,982

Hibernian v Celtic

31 December 1983 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 10,204

Motherwell v Celtic

7 January 1984 Premier League	Motherwell	2 – 2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 11,268

Aberdeen v Celtic

4 February 1984 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,461

Celtic v St Johnstone

11 February 1984 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 2	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,439

Celtic v St Mirren

14 February 1984 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,835

Celtic v Hearts

25 February 1984 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,950

Dundee United v Celtic

3 March 1984 Premier League	Dundee United	3 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 15,236

Dundee v Celtic

20 March 1984 Premier League	Dundee	3 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 7,746

Celtic v Aberdeen

31 March 1984 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,193

Celtic v Rangers

2 April 1984 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,229

St Johnstone v Celtic

7 April 1984 Premier League	St Johnstone	0 – 0	Celtic	Perth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 6,677

Celtic v Motherwell

10 April 1984 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,673

St Mirren v Celtic

18 April 1984 Premier League	St Mirren	2 – 4	Celtic	Paisley
19:30 BST				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 6,122

Rangers v Celtic

21 April 1984 Premier League	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 40,286

Celtic v Dundee

24 April 1984 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,596

Celtic v Hibernian

28 April 1984 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 2	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,533

Hearts v Celtic

5 May 1984 Premier League	Hearts	1 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 12,071

Celtic v Dundee United

12 May 1984 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,281

Scottish Cup

Berwick Rangers v Celtic

28 January 1984 Third round	Berwick Rangers	0 - 4	Celtic	Berwick
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 5,510

East Fife v Celtic

18 February 1984 Fourth round	East Fife	0 - 6	Celtic	Methil
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 10,000

Motherwell v Celtic

17 March 1984 Fifth round	Motherwell	0 - 6	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 14,795

St Mirren v Celtic

14 April 1984 Semi-final	St Mirren	1 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 25,040

Celtic v Aberdeen

19 May 1984 Final	Celtic	1 - 2 (aet)	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 55,808

Scottish League Cup

Brechin City v Celtic

23 August 1983 2nd round 1st leg	Brechin City	0 - 1	Celtic	Brechin
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 2,620

Celtic v Brechin City

27 August 1983 2nd round 2nd leg	Celtic	0 - 0	Brechin City	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,502

Airdrieonians v Celtic

31 August 1983 Group stage	Airdrieonians	1 - 6	Celtic	Airdrie
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 6,807

Celtic v Hibernian

7 September 1983 Group stage	Celtic	5 - 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,046

Celtic v Kilmarnock

5 October 1983 Group stage	Celtic	1 - 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,435

Hibernian v Celtic

26 October 1983 Group stage	Hibernian	0 - 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 6,882

Celtic v Airdrieonians

9 November 1983 Group stage	Celtic	0 - 0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,216

Kilmarnock v Celtic

30 November 1983 Group stage	Kilmarnock	0 - 1	Celtic	Kilmarnock
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,973

Aberdeen v Celtic

22 February 1984 Semi-finals 1st leg	Aberdeen	0 - 0	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,067

Celtic v Aberdeen

10 March 1984 Semi-final 2nd leg	Celtic	1 - 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,169

Celtic v Rangers

25 March 1984 Final	Celtic	2 - 3	Rangers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 62,459

UEFA Cup

Celtic

AGF Aarhus

14 September 1983 1st round 1st leg	Celtic	1 - 0	AGF Aarhus	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,569

AGF Aarhus

Celtic

28 September 1983 1st round 2nd leg	AGF Aarhus	1 - 4 (1 – 5 agg.)	Celtic	Aarhus
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Atletion Attendance: 14,500

Sporting CP

Celtic

19 October 1983 2nd round 1st leg	Sporting CP	2 - 0	Celtic	Lisbon
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 57,500

Celtic

Sporting CP

2 November 1983 2nd round 2nd leg	Celtic	5 - 0 (5 – 2 agg.)	Sporting CP	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 39,183

Nottingham Forest

Celtic

23 November 1983 3rd Round 1st leg	Nottingham Forest	0 - 0	Celtic	Nottingham
20:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 32,017

Celtic

Nottingham Forest

7 December 1983 3rd Round 2nd leg	Celtic	1 - 2 (1 – 2 agg.)	Nottingham Forest	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 66,938

Glasgow Cup

Partick Thistle v Celtic

9 August 1983 Semi-final	Partick Thistle	0 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 9,429

Rangers v Celtic

13 August 1983 Final	Rangers	1 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 32,700

Staff

Board of Directors^[1]
Position	Name
Chairman	Desmond White
Vice-Chairman	Thomas Devlin
Secretary	Desmond White
Directors	James Farrell Kevin Kelly Jack McGinn Christopher White

Football Staff^[2]
Position	Name
Manager	Davie Hay
Assistant Manager	Frank Connor
Coach	Bobby Lennox
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele
Kitman	Neil Mochan

Transfers

Transfers In^[3]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
May 1983	Brian McClair	Motherwell F.C.	£70,000
August 1983	Brian Whitakker	Partick Thistle F.C.	£50,000
August 1983	Jim Melrose	Coventry City F.C.	£100,000
November 1983	John Colquhoun	Stirling Albion F.C.	£60,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£280,000

Transfers Out^[4]
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
May 1983	John Sludden	St Johnstone F.C.	Free Transfer
June 1983	Charlie Nicholas	Arsenal F.C.	£750,000
June 1983	Dom Sullivan	Greenock Morton F.C.	Free Transfer
July 1983	George McCluskey	Leeds United F.C.	£140,000
August 1983	John Buckley	Partick Thistle F.C.	Free Transfer
October 1983	David Moyes	Cambridge United F.C.	£20,000
November 1983	Danny Crainie	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	£20,000
March 1984	Jim Dobbin (footballer)	Doncaster Rovers F.C.	£25,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£955,000

References

^ "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

v t e Celtic F.C. seasons
1888–89 1889–90
1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
List of unbeaten football club seasons

v t e 1983–84 in Scottish football
« 1982–83 1984–85 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup European Super Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1984 qualifying (Group 1) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Ayr United Brechin City Clyde Clydebank Dumbarton Falkirk Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Meadowbank Thistle Morton Partick Thistle Raith Rovers
Second Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Montrose Queen's Park Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer