1981–82 Celtic F.C. season
# 1981–82 Celtic F.C. season

During the 1981–82 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

## Competitions

### Scottish Premier Division

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 55 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 53 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Rangers | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | St Mirren | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 37 | |

## Staff

Board of Directors :

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Chairman | Desmond White |
| Secretary | Desmond White |
| Directors | Thomas Devlin, James Farrell, Kevin Kelly |

Football Staff :

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Manager | Billy McNeill |
| Assistant Manager | John Clark |
| Reserve Team Manager | Bobby Lennox |
| Reserve Team Coach | Jimmy Lumsden |
| Trainer | Neil Mochan |
| Physio | Brian Scott |
| Masseur | Jimmy Steele |

## Transfers

Transfers In :

| Date | Name | From | Transfer Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| July 1981 | Willie Garner | Aberdeen | £50,000 |
| | | Total Transfer Fees | £50,000 |

Transfers Out :

| Date | Name | To | Transfer Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| July 1981 | Roddie MacDonald | Heart of Midlothian F.C. | £55,000 |
| February 1982 | Jim Duffy | Greenock Morton F.C. | £25,000 |
| | | Total Transfer Fees | £80,000 |
