# 1983–84 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1983–84. They won their third Scottish League championship, won the Scottish Cup for the third successive year and won the 1983 European Super Cup. They also reached the semi-finals of both the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.

## Results
### Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1. | 20 August | Dundee | H | 3–0 | Strachan, Hewitt, McGeachie | 14,304 |
| 2. | 3 September | St Johnstone | H | 5–0 | Miller, Stark, Black (2), McGhee | 12,400 |
| 3. | 10 September | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | McGhee | 6,217 |
| 4. | 17 September | Rangers | A | 2–0 | McGhee (2) | 27,500 |
| 5. | 24 September | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | Strachan | 21,100 |
| 6. | 1 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | Weir (2) | 18,200 |
| 7. | 8 October | St Mirren | H | 5–0 | Miller, Stark (2), McGhee, Falconer | 13,300 |
| 8. | 15 October | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Rougvie | 7,000 |
| 9. | 22 October | Celtic | H | 3–1 | McLeish, Strachan, Hewitt | 22,800 |
| 10. | 29 October | Dundee | A | 3–1 | Strachan, Bell, Weir | 7,849 |
| 11. | 5 November | St Johnstone | A | 5–0 | Strachan, Hewitt (3), Weir | 6,074 |
| 12. | 12 November | Rangers | H | 3–0 | Simpson, Hewitt, Porteous | 22,800 |
| 13. | 19 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Rougvie, Simpson | 19,800 |
| 14. | 26 November | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | Strachan, Bell | 16,902 |
| 15. | 3 December | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Strachan, Falconer, McGhee | 17,700 |
| 16. | 10 December | Celtic | A | 0–0 | | 25,867 |
| 17. | 17 December | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | McGhee, Blackley | 14,000 |
| 18. | 24 December | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | McLeish, McGhee, Bell | 6,654 |
| 19. | 31 December | Dundee | H | 5–2 | Strachan (2), Hewitt, Weir, McKinlay | 18,250 |
| 20. | 7 January | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Hewitt | 37,500 |
| 21. | 4 February | Celtic | H | 1–0 | Hewitt | 23,000 |
| 22. | 11 February | Motherwell | A | 4–0 | Strachan (2), Hewitt, Black | 6,051 |
| 23. | 25 February | Hibernian | A | 2–0 | Black, McGhee | 8,500 |
| 24. | 3 March | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Strachan, Hewitt | 14,500 |
| 25. | 31 March | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 19,193 |
| 26. | 2 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | Porteous | 16,240 |
| 27. | 7 April | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Strachan, McGhee | 15,500 |
| 28. | 18 April | Dundee United | H | 5–1 | Rougvie (2), Black, McGhee (2) | 19,562 |
| 29. | 21 April | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | Stark, McGhee | 6,197 |
| 30. | 28 April | Dundee | A | 1–0 | Black | 6,663 |
| 31. | 30 April | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | Hewitt | 11,500 |
| 32. | 2 May | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | McKimmie | 14,000 |
| 33. | 5 May | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Porteous, Stark | 17,000 |
| 34. | 7 May | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | | 7,990 |
| 35. | 9 May | Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 16,200 |
| 36. | 12 May | St Mirren | A | 2–3 | Stark, Money | 3,450 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Second round

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 L1 | 24 August | Raith Rovers | H | 9–0 | Porteous, Stark (3), Black (4), Hewitt | 9,650 |
| R2 L2 | 27 August | Raith Rovers | A | 3–0 | Stark, Hewitt (2) | 3,000 |

#### Group stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| G3 | 31 August | Meadowbank Thistle | H | 4–0 | Black, Stark, McGhee (2) | 10,000 |
| G3 | 7 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | Miller | 5,100 |
| G3 | 5 October | Dundee | H | 0–0 | | 13,200 |
| G3 | 26 October | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | Simpson | 12,700 |
| G3 | 9 November | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 3–1 | Hewitt, Porteous, Own goal | 2,700 |
| G3 | 30 November | Dundee | A | 2–1 | McGhee, Bell | 11,019 |

#### Group 3 Final table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 |
| Meadowbank Thistle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |

#### Knockout stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| SF L1 | 22 February | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 20,074 |
| SF L2 | 10 March | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 41,169 |

### Scottish Cup

Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup for the third successive season after beating Celtic in the final at Hampden Park in May 1984.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 13 February | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Weir | 15,000 |
| R3 R | 15 February | Kilmarnock | A | 3–1 | Miller, Strachan, Weir | 9,580 |
| R4 | 18 February | Clyde | A | 2–0 | Cooper, Angus | 5,800 |
| R5 | 17 March | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | | 22,000 |
| R5 R | 28 March | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | McGhee | 16,094 |
| SF | 14 April | Dundee | N | 2–0 | Strachan, Porteous | 17,654 |
| F | 19 May | Celtic | N | 2–1 | McGhee, Black | 58,900 |

### European Cup Winners' Cup

After winning the trophy the previous season, Aberdeen qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as holders.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 14 September | Akranes | A | 2–1 | McGhee (2) | 5,500 |
| R1 L2 | 28 September | Akranes | H | 1–1 | Strachan | 12,500 |
| R2 L1 | 19 October | Beveren | A | 0–0 | | 21,000 |
| R2 L2 | 2 November | Beveren | H | 4–1 | Simpson, Strachan (2), Weir | 22,500 |
| QF L1 | 7 March | Újpest Dozsa | A | 0–2 | | 29,000 |
| QF L2 | 21 March | Újpest Dozsa | H | 3–0 | McGhee (3) | 22,800 |
| SF L1 | 11 April | Porto | A | 0–1 | | 65,000 |
| SF L2 | 25 April | Porto | H | 0–1 | | 23,000 |

### European Super Cup

After winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the previous season, Aberdeen qualified to play the European Champions' Cup winners from 1983, Hamburger SV, in the Super Cup. Aberdeen won the game 2–0 on aggregate.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| L1 | 22 November | Hamburger SV | A | 0–0 | | 15,000 |
| L2 | 20 December | Hamburger SV | H | 2–0 | Simpson, McGhee | 22,500 |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier Division | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Jim Leighton | 63 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tommy McIntyre | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Stewart McKimmie | 29 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex McLeish | 59 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Miller (c) | 60 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Brian Mitchell | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Rougvie | 56 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Angus | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Doug Bell | 43 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Neale Cooper | 48 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John McMaster | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Porteous | 22 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Neil Simpson | 45 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Billy Stark | 23 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gordon Strachan | 47 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| | MF | SCO | Peter Weir | 44 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Eric Black | 37 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Steve Cowan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Falconer | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Hewitt | 58 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Mark McGhee | 55 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| | FW | SCO | Paul Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |