"Aberdeen have what money can't buy; a soul, a team spirit built in a family tradition." - Alfredo Di Stefano

Distinctly remember watching that game on telly. An amazing night for the country

European charity shield

I was just a kid but was an amazing night lost count how many times I have watched it whilst bored at work

https://youtu.be/5_-aA3nc2OQ

And there is the winner

The Dons celebrate today 40 years after winning the ECWC a massive achievement for a Scottish club
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The biggest achievement of any Scottish team imho.

Fergie is some manager

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 40 minutes ago
The Dons celebrate today 40 years after winning the ECWC a massive achievement for a Scottish club
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The biggest achievement of any Scottish team imho.
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There will always be arguments on this between Aberdeen and Celtic

GK 1 Agustín
RB 2 Juan José
CB 4 John Metgod
CB 5 Paco Bonet
LB 3 José Antonio Camacho
RM 8 Ángel
CM 6 Ricardo Gallego
CM 10 Uli Stielike
LM 11 Isidro
CF 7 Juanito
CF 9 Santillana (c)
Substitutes:
DF 12 José Antonio Salguero
GK 13 Miguel Ángel
DF 14 Isidoro San José
MF 15 Francisco García Hernández
FW 16 Andrés Alonso García
Manager:
Alfredo Di Stéfano

decent Madrid team that immediately preceded the emergence of the Quinta del Buitre side of the mid-late 80s

comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 43 minutes ago
GK 1 Agustín
RB 2 Juan José
CB 4 John Metgod
CB 5 Paco Bonet
LB 3 José Antonio Camacho
RM 8 Ángel
CM 6 Ricardo Gallego
CM 10 Uli Stielike
LM 11 Isidro
CF 7 Juanito
CF 9 Santillana (c)
Substitutes:
DF 12 José Antonio Salguero
GK 13 Miguel Ángel
DF 14 Isidoro San José
MF 15 Francisco García Hernández
FW 16 Andrés Alonso García
Manager:
Alfredo Di Stéfano

decent Madrid team that immediately preceded the emergence of the Quinta del Buitre side of the mid-late 80s
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Fun fact - The Spanish number 5 had an Irish cousin that was the Celtic Keeper.

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
The Dons celebrate today 40 years after winning the ECWC a massive achievement for a Scottish club
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The biggest achievement of any Scottish team imho.
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Surely Celtic in 1967 is bigger?

comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
The Dons celebrate today 40 years after winning the ECWC a massive achievement for a Scottish club
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Surely Celtic in 1967 is bigger?
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I'm a Celtic fan but have to be honest and think the Dons had the bigger achievement given the disparities in club size - a true giant killing. If Celtic win the CL today then that would surpass it but next to zero chance of that.

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
The Dons celebrate today 40 years after winning the ECWC a massive achievement for a Scottish club
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The biggest achievement of any Scottish team imho.
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Surely Celtic in 1967 is bigger?
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I'm a Celtic fan but have to be honest and think the Dons had the bigger achievement given the disparities in club size - a true giant killing. If Celtic win the CL today then that would surpass it but next to zero chance of that.
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Fair enough
I do remember watching the game as a lad and cheering on the Dons!

Great achievement. It kick started a brief period when Celtic and Rangers didn't have it all their own way. Throw in Dundee United as well

The new firm started in the 80s when Aberdeen and Utd were doing well

Mind Bayern Munich in the QFs as well

I was born in 90 and don't believe any team has ever challenged the old firm.

That's what the books tell us but did any of you see it with your own eyes?

Great achievement 👏

Aberdeen and Utd were superb in the 1980s.
They made the league interesting.

I would end up hating it, but how God would it be with a strong Scottish Premiership (as long as Celtic won it by three points every year )

Aberdeen won 9 domestic trophies in the 80s
Celtic won 8
Rangers 10

Wasn't there a final where SAF slagged the team off after the game saying they didn't deserve to win

https://youtu.be/QxC6A11Qruk

Ragin

comment by Lala (U3664)
posted 1 minute ago
Wasn't there a final where SAF slagged the team off after the game saying they didn't deserve to win
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Yes. The Scottish Cup Final, Aberdeen only beat the Baddies 1-0, Ferguson wanted Rangers humiliated.

https://talksport.com/football/1008324/sir-alex-ferguson-age-documentary-aberdeen-man-united-gary-neville/amp/

comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
GK 1 Agustín
RB 2 Juan José
CB 4 John Metgod
CB 5 Paco Bonet
LB 3 José Antonio Camacho
RM 8 Ángel
CM 6 Ricardo Gallego
CM 10 Uli Stielike
LM 11 Isidro
CF 7 Juanito
CF 9 Santillana (c)
Substitutes:
DF 12 José Antonio Salguero
GK 13 Miguel Ángel
DF 14 Isidoro San José
MF 15 Francisco García Hernández
FW 16 Andrés Alonso García
Manager:
Alfredo Di Stéfano

decent Madrid team that immediately preceded the emergence of the Quinta del Buitre side of the mid-late 80s
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Cursed season that turned out to be. Reached every available final, won none, and lost the league title on the final day too.

Lost the CWC final in e.t.
Lost the King's Cup to a 90th-minute header
Lost the League Cup 4-3 on agg
Lost the Supercopa in e.t.
Lost the league title on the last day

By the way, there was a feature in the Guardian about it too, in case you missed it:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/10/alex-ferguson-aberdeen-real-madrid-1983-final-40-years-on

comment by Fan Gillhaus 1903 (U3339)
posted 53 minutes ago
The new firm started in the 80s when Aberdeen and Utd were doing well

Mind Bayern Munich in the QFs as well

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Aye, as a Celtic man based in Aberdeen I witnessed a serious number of pumpings by the Dons at Pittodrie in that period. Was at Uni 81-85 and went to a fair few Dons' home Euro nights around then, mainly because they were a cracking side to watch ... well that and one of my Economics lecturers was behind the introduction of the voucher scheme for getting tickets.