Gothenburg: 40 years since Aberdeen exodus to Sweden for European glory 

It was the week the Granite City saw a mass exodus.
Aberdeen fans embarking on a pilgrimage - by land, sea and air - to Gothenburg for the 1983 European Cup Winners’ Cup final, held on this day 40 years ago.
The Dons’ opponents were none other than Real Madrid.
They might not have been favourites heading into the match against one of the luminaries of European football but Aberdeen fans vastly outnumbered their Spanish counterparts in Sweden’s second-largest city.
Supporters embarked on journeys from north-east Scotland to Scandinavia in the days leading up to the game, with the most memorable expedition featuring 500 fans who sailed across the North Sea on the vessel St Clair.
Those fans received a tumultuous send off from Aberdeen Harbour, with the sound of bagpipes reverberating around the city.
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