twelve points behind champions Celtic. There followed the surprise signing of Northern Ireland international John McClelland from Mansfield Town. The Ulsterman later became club captain. European participation was halted by Dukla Prague, who soundly beat the team 3–0 in Prague. A 2–1 second-leg win for Rangers was not enough for the team to progress. The domestic cup competitions provided successful ground as Rangers reached both finals. The team lost the 1982 Scottish Cup Final 4–1 to Aberdeen, despite leading for the majority of the match. A late Aberdeen equaliser took the game into extra time, before Aberdeen scored three more goals. Rangers did win the 1982 Scottish League Cup Final by defeating Dundee United 2–1 with goals from Davie Cooper and Ian Redford. Greig made big-money signings in the pre-season of 1982–83 with renewed hope that they could at least mount a serious title challenge, but once again, the season ended trophyless. Dave MacKinnon (£30,000 from Partick Thistle), Craig Paterson (£200,000 from Hibernian), Robert Prytz (from Malmö) and Sandy Clark (from West Ham) all arrived at the club. Rangers reached the 1983 Scottish League Cup Final, scoring 29 goals in their ten games, and eliminated Borussia Dortmund from the UEFA Cup. The opening eight league games saw the side unbeaten, but the final match saw Rangers lying in fourth, eighteen points behind eventual champions Dundee United. The team was knocked out of Europe after suffering a 5–0 defeat to Cologne. The 1983 Scottish Cup Final was lost to an Aberdeen side that had won the European Cup Winner's Cup ten days earlier. The 1983–84 season signalled the end of John Greig's managerial career. The league season began with Rangers obtaining one point from the first four league games, although the team did win their six League Cup games under Greig. A fruitful brief run in the European Cup Winner's Cup saw Rangers win the second round, first leg tie 2–1 against Porto after the team's record-breaking 18–0 aggregate win over Maltese champions Valletta. After the first nine league games, Greig's team had collected ten points from twenty-seven. In the end, the pressure was too much and Greig resigned from his post on 28 October 1983. During this period, attendances at Ibrox dwindled from an average 25,628 in season 1978–79 to 17,681 in 1982–83. Return of Wallace (1983–1986) Rangers brought Jock Wallace back to the club following his exile in England