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Sporting Witness: The Scottish club that toppled Real Madrid

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The Scottish club that toppled Real Madrid

22/04/2021 GMT

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Led by Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen beat the Spanish giants to win a European trophy in 1983

Led by Sir Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen beat the Spanish giants to win a European trophy in 1983

In the early 1980s, Aberdeen went from Scottish footballing obscurity to the very top of the European game, beating mighty Real Madrid to win the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. The sporting fairy-tale made the reputation of Sir Alex Ferguson, before he went on to manage Manchester United. Alex Capstick spoke to former Aberdeen assistant manager Archie Knox and former midfielder Neale Cooper. Neale Cooper died in 2018.

PHOTO: Alex Ferguson and Archie Knox with the European Cup Winner's Cup (Courtesy Aberdeen F.C.)

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