1983-12-07: Celtic 1-2 Nottingham Forest, Uefa Cup

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Trivia

  • All ticket game.
  • Celtic's first 67,000 capacity at Parkhead since the Real Madrid game in 1980.
  • Notts Forest based themselves at Troon.
  • Brian Clough famously took his players into David Hay's Paisley pub for a drink on the afternoon of the game.
  • Forest lost in the semis 3-2 on aggregate to Anderlecht. In later years it was discovered that the referee had been bribed in the second leg.

Celtic v Notts Forest 1983 1983 Celtic v Notts Forest

Review

Celtic's hopes turned in 33 minutes when the Swiss referr refused a certain penalty when Hart fouled McStay in the area.

Celtic badly missed the injured Provan and their play lacked width. Burns struck the bar and Van Breukelen saved well from Reid.

However Forest were dangerous on the break and scored two fine goals after they had stretched the Celtic defence. Brian Clough's tactics had worked superbly on the night.

Teams

Celtic: Bonner McGrain Reid Atken McAdam Sinclair (Melrose 59) McClair McStay McGarvey MacLeod Burns

Subs: Latchford W McStay Dobbin Halpin

Scorer: MacLeod 80

Notts Forest: Van Breukelen Anderson Swain Fairclogh Hart Bowyer Wigley Hodge Birtles Davenport Walsh

Subs: Gunn Smalley Sutton

Scorers: Hodge 54 Walsh 74

Referee: A. Danin (Switzerland)

Attendance: 66,938

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

Articles

Match report fro The (London) Times, December 8th 1983

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1983-12-07: Celtic 1-2 Nottingham Forest, Uefa Cup - The Celtic Wiki1983-12-07: Celtic 1-2 Nottingham Forest, Uefa Cup - The Celtic Wiki

Evening Times 8th December 1983

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1983 Celtic 1-2 Notts Forest