1984 Scottish Cup Final
# 1984 Scottish Cup Final

The 1984 Scottish Cup Final was played on 19 May 1984 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 99th Scottish Cup. The previous year's winners and defending champions in the match were Aberdeen who had beaten Rangers in the 1983 final. Aberdeen had beaten Dundee 2–0 in their semi-final to reach the final whereas Celtic had beaten St Mirren 2–1. The holders, Aberdeen and Celtic, contested the match; Aberdeen won the match 2–1, their goals were scored by Eric Black and Mark McGhee. This marked three consecutive Scottish Cup wins for Aberdeen.

## Match details

ABERDEEN: :

| GK | Jim Leighton |
| - | - |
| DF | Stewart McKimmie |
| DF | Alex McLeish |
| DF | Willie Miller |
| DF | Doug Rougvie | ?' |
| MF | Gordon Strachan |
| MF | Neale Cooper |
| MF | Neil Simpson |
| MF | Peter Weir | | ?' |
| FW | Eric Black |
| FW | Mark McGhee |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Billy Stark | ?' |
| MF | Dougie Bell | | ?' |
| Manager: ||||
| Alex Ferguson ||||

CELTIC: :

| GK | Pat Bonner |
| - | - |
| DF | Danny McGrain |
| DF | Willie McStay |
| DF | Roy Aitken |
| DF | Mark Reid | | ?' |
| MF | Davie Provan |
| MF | Paul McStay | ?' |
| MF | Murdo MacLeod |
| MF | Tommy Burns |
| FW | Brian McClair |
| FW | Frank McGarvey |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | Graeme Sinclair | ?' |
| FW | Jim Melrose | | ?' |
| Manager: ||||
| David Hay ||||

## Road to the final

| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Round | Celtic | Celtic | Celtic | Celtic |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Aberdeen scorer(s) | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Celtic scorer(s) |
| Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Dundee | Ian Porteous 28' Gordon Strachan 89' | Semi-finals | Celtic | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Brian McClair 29' Paul McStay 81' | ' |
