before an injury-stricken Rangers side lost to Cologne at the quarter-finals stage. Poor early-season league form saw the team fail to win any of the first six league matches, but a run was eventually put together. Things began to unravel again, however, as leadership of the league evaporated. The team had to settle for second place behind Celtic. The pivotal match was a 4–2 Old Firm defeat at Parkhead. There was success for Greig in the national cup competitions. Victory in the 1979 Scottish Cup Final over Hibernian required a second replay to separate the sides before Rangers eventually won 3–2. The 1979 Scottish League Cup Final ended in a 2–1 win for Rangers over a strong Aberdeen with goals from Alex MacDonald and Colin Jackson. The following season finished trophyless. Rangers finished fifth in the league, eleven points behind champions Aberdeen, who also knocked them out of the Scottish League Cup over a two-legged third-round tie. Rangers did reach the 1980 Scottish Cup Final, only to lose out to Celtic after a deflected George McCluskey shot in extra time. The European Cup Winner's Cup campaign was ended by the eventual winners Valencia after having seen off Lillestrøm and Fortuna Düsseldorf in previous rounds. The summer of 1980 saw Greig bring in Jim Bett from Lokeren for £150,000. Bett was joined by Colin McAdam, a £165,000 signing from Partick Thistle. The side began the season with a fifteen-match unbeaten run, including two Old Firm wins, which ended in November. A poor run in November and December all but ended the title challenge as the team finished third, twelve points behind champions Celtic. The League Cup campaign was halted after a controversial defeat by Aberdeen in a match in which the Dons were awarded two contentious penalties. Due to having no European participation, Rangers entered the Anglo-Scottish Cup, which led to defeat at the hands of English minnows Chesterfield. The Third Division side held Rangers to a 1–1 draw at Ibrox before defeating Rangers 3–0 in the leg at Saltergate. Rangers did win the 1981 Scottish Cup Final after beating Dundee United 4–1 in a final replay. After a goalless draw, during which Ian Redford missed a last-minute penalty, Rangers won the replay with goals from Davie Cooper, a John MacDonald double and Bobby Russell. Greig's fourth season in charge, 1981–82, ended yet again without the league championship. Rangers finished third,