MATCH 18 - 30th January 1982 - FLASHBACK

Season: 1981/82
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium

           

ABERDEEN    1    CELTIC    3

Scorers: ?; McCluskey, MacLeod, McStay

This weekend's Aberdeen-Celtic match brings back many memories of trips to Aberdeen.  Some good, some bad and some indifferent however my first visit to Pittodrie was one to remember.  A packed stadium was buzzing as 17 year old Paul McStay made his league debut following his first appearance in green and white hoops the previous weekend against Queen of the South in a Scottish Cup tie.

Aberdeen established a very early lead but George McCluskey cancelled this out during the first half.  In the second half a deflected  Murdo MacLeod shot flew past Jim Leighton before a debut goal from McStay. The new midfield maestro burst into the box and drilled a low shot into the bottom corner.

At this time Pittodrie Stadium was one of the few all seated grounds in Britain and the Celtic fans were housed in the Paddock Stand which faces the beach.

My first view of Pittodrie from the Paddock End

March 1455 - Saturday, 3rd March 2012

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue - PITTODRIE STADIUM

Aberdeen	Celtic
1	1
Team Lineup
32 Brown 02 McArdle 03 Reynolds 06 Considine 11 Arnason 17 Fyvie 22 Jack 28 Rae 09 Vernon 14 Fallon 23 Megginson	Forster, Fraser Lustig, Mikael Rogne, Thomas Wilson, Kelvin Blackman, Andre Forrest, James Mulgrew, Charlie Ledley, Joe Commons, Kris Hooper, Gary Stokes, Anthony
Scorers
Blackman OG (44)	Stokes, Anthony (28)
Substitutions
15 Pawlett replaced 17 Fyvie 05 Mawene replaced 14 Fallon	Wanyama, Victor replaced Blackman, Andre McGeouch, Dylan replaced Commons, Kris Du-Ri, Cha replaced Lustig, Mikael

PITTODRIE STADIUM

No. of visits:  35

First Match: Jan. 1982 - Aberdeen 1 Celtic 3  when Paul McStay made his league debut scoring one of the goals.

34 of the 35 matches have been Aberdeen - Celtic encounters with the one exception being

2008 - Aberdeen 0 Manchester United 2  - United's first match after winning the Champions League in Moscow

Match 1423 - Sunday, 7th August 2011

Scottish Premier League
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium

ABERDEEN     0     CELTIC     1

Scorer: