Aberdeen and Celtic have met in the Scottish Cup 30 times, in amongst them have been seven finals and this will be the sixth time the sides have met at the semi-final stage. To date, Aberdeen have only won one of those games and that came in 1983.

Time to change that record.

Back then Aberdeen were battling on three fronts and after defeating Waterschei in the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup, the Dons hectic schedule included a Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic at Hampden in April.

In a bruising encounter, it was Aberdeen that prevailed in a 1-0 win. Many of the games between the two rivals during that era were similar, real physical battles. There were no signs of a goal at either end when substitute Peter Weir on 65 minutes raced in head home Eric Black’s brilliant cross to the back post.

It was not a particularly pleasant off the field as well that afternoon in the rain. Hampden was being rebuilt, meaning the crowd of 51,152 was almost a capacity.

The battling qualities Aberdeen FC showed that afternoon will be needed again a week on Sunday. Good luck lads, we can do this.

The team’s that day were:

Celtic: Bonner, Sinclair, Reid, Aitken, McAdam, McLeod, Provan, McStay, McCluskey (Crainie), Burns, McGarvey

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

 

Complete Record v Celtic in the Scottish Cup

Opponent           Played   Won      Drawn   Lost        For         Against GD

Celtic                     30           9             7             14           26           40           -1

Neutral Venues

Opponent           Played   Won      Drawn   Lost        For         Against GD

Celtic                     10           3             1             6             9             15           -6

 

Aberdeen FC Scottish Cup Semi-finals | v Celtic

17 Apr 2011        Aberdeen 0 – 4 Celtic    

16 Apr 1983        Aberdeen 1 – 0 Celtic     

20 Mar 1926       Aberdeen 1 – 2 Celtic     

11 Mar 1911       Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen

21 Mar 1908       Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic    

 

Aberdeen FC Scottish Cup Semi-finals | the complete list

Season	Date	Opposition	Ground	Venue	Attendance	WLD	F	A
1907-08	21-Mar-08	Celtic	Pittodrie Park	Home	20000	L	0	1
1910-11	11-Mar-11	Celtic	Celtic Park	Away	45000	L	0	1
1921-22	01-Apr-22	Morton	Dens Park	Neutral	23000	L	1	3
1923-24	22-Mar-24	Hibernian	Dens Park	Neutral	20000	D	0	0
1923-24	26-Mar-24	Hibernian	Dens Park	Neutral	13000	D	0	0
1923-24	09-Apr-24	Hibernian	Dens Park	Neutral	12000	L	0	1
1925-26	20-Mar-26	Celtic	Tynecastle	Neutral	23000	L	1	2
1934-35	30-Mar-35	Hamilton Accies	Celtic Park	Neutral	31924	L	1	2
1936-37	03-Apr-37	Morton	Easter Road	Neutral	31970	W	2	0
1938-39	25-Mar-39	Motherwell	Ibrox Park	Neutral	81756	D	1	1
1938-39	29-Mar-39	Motherwell	Ibrox Park	Neutral	40539	L	1	3
1946-47	12-Apr-47	Arbroath	Dens Park	Neutral	22000	W	2	0
1952-53	04-Apr-53	Third Lanark	Ibrox Park	Neutral	20000	D	1	1
1952-53	08-Apr-53	Third Lanark	Ibrox Park	Neutral	25000	W	2	1
1953-54	10-Apr-54	Rangers	Hampden Park	Neutral	110939	W	6	0
1954-55	26-Mar-55	Clyde	Easter Road	Neutral	33000	D	2	2
1954-55	04-Apr-55	Clyde	Easter Road	Neutral	28000	L	0	1
1958-59	04-Apr-59	Third Lanark	Ibrox Park	Neutral	25000	D	1	1
1958-59	08-Apr-59	Third Lanark	Ibrox Park	Neutral	17500	W	1	0
1965-66	26-Mar-66	Rangers	Hampden Park	Neutral	49350	D	0	0
1965-66	29-Mar-66	Rangers	Hampden Park	Neutral	40850	L	1	2
1966-67	01-Apr-67	Dundee United	Dens Park	Neutral	28000	W	1	0
1968-69	22-Mar-69	Rangers	Hampden Park	Neutral	39250	L	1	6
1969-70	14-Mar-70	Kilmarnock	Muirton Park	Neutral	25812	W	1	0
1977-78	12-Apr-78	Partick Thistle	Hampden Park	Neutral	12282	W	4	2
1978-79	11-Apr-79	Hibernian	Hampden Park	Neutral	9837	L	1	2
1979-80	12-Apr-80	Rangers	Hampden Park	Neutral	44000	L	0	1
1981-82	03-Apr-82	St. Mirren	Celtic Park	Neutral	16782	D	1	1
1981-82	07-Apr-82	St. Mirren	Dens Park	Neutral	15663	W	3	2
1982-83	16-Apr-83	Celtic	Hampden Park	Neutral	51152	W	1	0
1983-84	14-Apr-84	Dundee	Tynecastle	Neutral	17654	W	2	0
1984-85	13-Apr-85	Dundee United	Tynecastle	Neutral	18485	D	0	0
1984-85	17-Apr-85	Dundee United	Tynecastle	Neutral	10771	L	1	2
1985-86	05-Apr-86	Hibernian	Dens Park	Neutral	19165	W	3	0
1987-88	09-Apr-88	Dundee United	Dens Park	Neutral	20488	D	0	0
1987-88	13-Apr-88	Dundee United	Dens Park	Neutral	17288	D	1	1
1987-88	20-Apr-88	Dundee United	Dens Park	Neutral	19048	L	0	1
1989-90	14-Apr-90	Dundee United	Tynecastle	Neutral	16581	W	4	0
1992-93	03-Apr-93	Hibernian	Tynecastle	Neutral	21413	W	1	0
1993-94	09-Apr-94	Dundee United	Hampden Park	Neutral	21397	D	1	1
1993-94	12-Apr-94	Dundee United	Hampden Park	Neutral	13936	L	0	1
1995-96	06-Apr-96	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park	Neutral	27785	L	1	2
1999-00	09-Apr-00	Hibernian	Hampden Park	Neutral	22632	W	2	1
2007-08	12-Apr-08	Queen of the South	Hampden Park	Neutral	24008	L	3	4
2010-11	17-Apr-11	Celtic	Hampden Park	Neutral	30381	L	0	4
2011-12	14-Apr-12	Hibernian	Hampden Park	Neutral	28278	L	1	2
2013-14	13-Apr-14	St. Johnstone	Ibrox Stadium	Neutral	19057	L	1	2
2016-17	22-Apr-17	Hibernian	Hampden Park	Neutral	31969	W	3	2
2017-18	14-Apr-18	Motherwell	Hampden Park	Neutral	18470	L	0	3

 

Full Record
Win	Draw	Lose	F	A
16	12	21	60	62
Total Games		49
Win Ratio		33%