1981–82 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 December 2014 History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) Aston Villa F.C. records FC Bayern Munchen tegen Aston Villa 0-1 Europa Cup I blijde Aston Villa spelers , Bestanddeelnr 932-1808.jpg Aston Villa celebrating their historic European Cup victory Aston Villa 1981–82 (1) Ron Saunders (2) Tony Barton Ron Bendall Villa Park First Division 11th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Fifth round European Cup Winners Peter Withe (10 goals) Peter Withe (13 goals) 1980–81 1982–83 Second City Derby 38--28--25 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 English football season was Aston Villa's 3rd season in Europe and 83rd season in the Football League. In May 1982, just three months after being appointed manager, Tony Barton guided Villa to a 1–0 victory over Bayern Munich in the European Cup final in Rotterdam. As of December 2023, Villa remain one of only six English teams to have won the European Cup, along with Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. They were the underdogs in the final and were expected to lose.Ward, Adam, p. 124 As defending First Division champions for the first time in 71 years, they qualified for the European Cup for the first time in their history. Their first game in the competition was against Valur of Iceland, 2021-09-16 40 years on: Villa begin European Cup campaign v Valur https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/40-years-on-Villa-begin-European-Cup-campaign-v-Valur/ 2024-04-09 Aston Villa Football Club following by a second round clash with BFC Dynamo of East Germany, Dynamo Kiev of the Soviet Union in the quarter-finals and then Anderlecht of Belgium in the semi-finals before beating Bayern Munich of West Germany 1–0 in the final in Rotterdam, with Peter Withe scoring the winning goal. Ron Saunders resigned on 9 February 1982. At the time, Villa were mid-table in the First Division and had reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup. There had been increasing tension between the manager and Chairman Ron Bendall with Saunders complaining about stadium manager Terry Rutter's expenditure and seeking more say over non-footballing matters.https://www.avfc.co.uk/ The inside story of an Aston Villa legend's fall from grace at Villa Park Steve Stride Steve Stride BirminghamLive 22 December 2024 17 February 2026 Rutter would later receive a suspended prison sentence having been prosecuted for conspiracy to defraud the Football Grounds Improvement Trust and obtaining money by deception from the Club. The judge stated that Bendall would have faced these charges too had he not died.The Aston Villa Miscellany David Woodhall, 2007. 1-905326-17-3 Saunders had been in charge since 1974, nearly eight years, winning a league title and two League Cups in the process. His successor was his assistant manager Tony Barton, who had been in charge for three months by the time Villa won the European Cup. First-team squad Squad at end of season yes yes ENG GK Jimmy Rimmer yes ENG GK Nigel Spink yes ENG DF Kenny Swain yes ENG DF Colin Gibson yes ENG DF Brendan Ormsby yes ENG DF Mark Jones yes ENG DF Pat Heard yes ENG DF Gary Williams yes SCO DF Ken McNaught yes SCO DF Allan Evans yes IRL DF Eamon Deacy yes yes ENG MF Ivor Linton yes ENG MF Tony Morley yes ENG MF Dennis Mortimer yes ENG MF Mark Walters yes ENG MF Gordon Cowans yes ENG MF Paul Birch yes ENG MF Andy Blair yes SCO MF Des Bremner yes ENG FW Peter Withe yes ENG FW Gary Shaw yes ENG FW David Geddis yes IRL FW Terry DonovanDonovan was born in Liverpool, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1979. First Division 1981–82 Football League#First Division First Division y AVL Matches 29 August 1981 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3643 Notts County Villa Park L 2 September 1981 Sunderland 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3644 Aston Villa Terry Donovan, 23 L 5 September 1981 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3645 Aston Villa Terry Donovan, 25, 45; Dennis Mortimer, 33 W 12 September 1981 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3646 Manchester United Gordon Cowans, 16 Villa Park D 19 September 1981 Liverpool 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3648 Aston Villa D 23 September 1981 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3649 Stoke City Peter Withe, 38, 46 Villa Park D 26 September 1981 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3650 Birmingham City Villa Park D 3 October 1981 Leeds United 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3652 Aston Villa Gary Shaw, 8 D 10 October 1981 Coventry City 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3654 Aston Villa Gary Shaw, 21 D 17 October 1981 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3655 West Ham United Tony Morley, 25; David Geddis, 26; Dennis Mortimer, 40 Villa Park W 24 October 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3657 Aston Villa Gary Shaw, 30, 46; Own Goal, 44 W 31 October 1981 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3658 Ipswich Town Villa Park L 7 November 1981 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3661 Arsenal Villa Park L 21 November 1981 Middlesbrough 3–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3663 Aston Villa Peter Withe, 6; Gordon Cowans, 61; Gary Shaw, 65 D 28 November 1981 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3665 Nottingham Forest Des Bremner, 6, 38; Peter Withe, 77 Villa Park W 5 December 1981 Manchester City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3667 Aston Villa L 15 December 1981 Swansea City 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3668 Aston Villa Own Goal, 14 L 19 December 1981 Everton 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3669 Aston Villa L 28 December 1981 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3670 Aston Villa Tony Morley, 62 W 16 January 1982 Notts County 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3672 Aston Villa L 30 January 1982 Aston Villa 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3675 Liverpool Villa Park L 2 February 1982 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3676 Sunderland David Geddis, 52 Villa Park W 6 February 1982 Manchester United 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3677 Aston Villa David Geddis, 21 L 10 February 1982 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3678 Southampton Peter Withe, 66 Villa Park D 17 February 1982 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3680 Tottenham Hotspur Peter Withe, 73 Villa Park D 20 February 1982 Birmingham City 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3681 Aston Villa Peter Withe, 57 W 27 February 1982 Aston Villa 2–1 = https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3682 Coventry City Gordon Cowans, 5 (pen); Gary Shaw, 19 Villa Park W 6 March 1982 West Ham United 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3684 Aston Villa Gordon Cowans, 18; Peter Withe, 60 D 13 March 1982 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3685 Wolverhampton Wanderers Terry Donovan, 26; Tony Morley, 35; Gary Shaw, 85 Villa Park W 20 March 1982 Ipswich Town 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3687 Aston Villa Ken McNaught, 77 L 27 March 1982 Arsenal 4–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3688 Aston Villa Gary Shaw, 19; Tony Morley, 38; Pat Heard, 65 L 30 March 1982 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3689 West Bromwich Albion Gary Shaw, 49; Peter Withe, 70 Villa Park W 10 April 1982 Southampton 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3691 Aston Villa Own Goal, 50; Ken McNaught, 68; Tony Morley, 90 W 12 April 1982 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3692 Brighton & Hove Albion David Geddis, 53, 86; Allan Evans, 88 Villa Park W 17 April 1982 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3693 Middlesbrough Allan Evans, 27 Villa Park W 24 April 1982 Nottingham Forest 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3695 Aston Villa Gordon Cowans, 58 (pen) D 28 April 1982 Aston Villa 1–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3696 Leeds United David Geddis, 11 Villa Park L 1 May 1982 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3697 Manchester City Villa Park D 5 May 1982 Stoke City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3698 Aston Villa L 8 May 1982 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3699 Aston Villa Pat Heard, 89 W 15 May 1982 Aston Villa 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3700 Everton Gordon Cowans, 42 Villa Park L 21 May 1982 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3701 Swansea City Tony Morley, 38; Des Bremner, 44; Peter Withe, 63 Villa Park W Source: avfchistory.co.uk European Cup European Cup 1981–82 Villa in Europe First round First leg 1981-09-16 Aston Villa England 5–0 Iceland Valur Morley 6Withe 37 68Donovan 40 69 Villa Park, Birmingham 20,481 ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Kenny Swain3 England Colin Gibson4 Scotland Allan Evans5 England Brendan Ormsby6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Des Bremner8 Ireland Terry Donovan9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11England Tony MorleyManager:England Ron Saunders VALUR: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Manager: Volker Hofferbert Second leg 1981-09-30 Valur Iceland 0–2 England Aston Villa Shaw 25 70 Reykjavík 3,500 VALUR: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Manager: Volker Hofferbert ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Kenny Swain3 England Colin Gibson4 Scotland Allan Evans5 England Brendan Ormsby6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Des Bremner8 England Gary Shaw9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11Scotland Andy BlairManager:England Ron Saunders Villa won 7–0 on aggregate. Second round First leg 1981-10-21 BFC Dynamo East Germany 1–2 England Aston Villa Riediger 50 Morley 5 85 Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin 25,000 BFC DYNAMO: 1 East Germany Bodo Rudwaleit2 East Germany Artur Ullrich3 East Germany Michael Noack 4 East Germany Rainer Troppa5 East Germany Norbert Trieloff6 East Germany Frank Terletzki7 East Germany Bernd Schulz 8 East Germany Rainer Ernst9 East Germany Hans-Jürgen Riediger 10East Germany Wolf-Rüdiger Netz11East Germany Ralf Sträßer Manager:East Germany Jürgen Bogshttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3656 Berliner FC Dynamo 1-2 Aston Villa, 1981-82 European Cup, 21 Oct 1981 AVFC History ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Gary Williams3 England Colin Gibson4 Scotland Allan Evans5 England Brendan Ormsby6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Des Bremner8 England Gary Shaw9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11England Tony MorleyManager:England Ron Saunders Second leg 1981-11-04 Aston Villa England 0–1 East Germany BFC Dynamo Terletzki 15 Villa Park, Birmingham 28,175 ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Kenny Swain3 England Colin Gibson4 Scotland Allan Evans5 England Gary Williams6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Des Bremner8 England Gary Shaw9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11England Tony MorleyManager:England Ron Saunders BFC DYNAMO: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Manager:East Germany Jürgen Bogs 2–2 on aggregate. Villa won on away goals rule. Quarter final First leg 1982-03-03 Dynamo Kiev Soviet Union 0–0 England Aston Villa Kiev 20,000 DYNAMO KIEV: 1 UKR Viktor Chanov 2 UKR Anatoliy Demyanenko3 UKR Sergiy Zhuravlev4 UKR Volodymyr Lozynskyi5 UKR Sergiy Baltacha6 UKR Volodymyr Bezsonov7 UKR Andriy Bal8 UKR Volodymyr Veremeyev9 UKR Leonid Buryak10UKR Oleg Blokhin11UKR Viktor Khlushttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3683 FC Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 Aston Villa, 1981-82 European Cup, 3 Mar 1982 AVFC HistoryManager:Soviet Union Valeri Lobanovsky ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Kenny Swain3 England Gary Williams4 Scotland Des Bremner5 Scotland Ken McNaught6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Andy Blair8 England Gary Shaw9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11England Tony MorleyManager:England Tony Barton Second leg 1982-03-17 Aston Villa England 2–0 Soviet Union Dynamo Kiev Shaw 4McNaught 44 Villa Park, Birmingham 38,579 ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Kenny Swain3 England Gary Williams4 Scotland Allan Evans5 Scotland Ken McNaught6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Des Bremner8 England Gary Shaw9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11England Tony MorleyManager:England Tony Barton DYNAMO KIEV: 1 UKR Viktor Chanov 2 UKR Anatoliy Demyanenko3 UKR Sergiy Zhuravlev4 UKR Volodymyr Lozynskyi5 UKR Sergiy Baltacha6 UKR Andriy Bal7 UKR Oleksandr Boyko8 UKR Volodymyr Veremeyev9 UKR Vadym Yevtushenko10UKR Oleg Blokhin11UKR Viktor Khlus Manager:Soviet Union Valeri Lobanovsky Villa won 2–0 on aggregate. Semi-final First leg 1982-04-07 Aston Villa England 1–0 Belgium Anderlecht Morley 27 Villa Park, Birmingham ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Kenny Swain3 England Gary Williams4 Scotland Allan Evans5 Scotland Ken McNaught6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Des Bremner8 England Gary Shaw9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11England Tony MorleyManager:England Tony Barton ANDERLECHT: 1 Belgium Jacky Munaron2 Croatia Luka Peruzovic3 Belgium Hugo Broos4 Spain Juan Lozano5 Belgium Michel De Groote6 Belgium Franky Vercauteren7 Belgium Walter De Greef8 Belgium Michel Renquin9 Iceland Pétur Pétursson10Belgium Ludo Coeck11Belgium Albert CluytensManager:SFR Yugoslavia Tomislav Ivić Second leg 1982-04-21 Anderlecht Belgium 0–0 England Aston Villa Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels ANDERLECHT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Manager:SFR Yugoslavia Tomislav Ivić ASTON VILLA: 1 England Jimmy Rimmer2 England Kenny Swain3 England Gary Williams4 Scotland Allan Evans5 Scotland Ken McNaught6 England Dennis Mortimer7 Scotland Des Bremner8 England Gary Shaw9 England Peter Withe10England Gordon Cowans11England Tony MorleyManager:England Tony Barton Villa won 1–0 on aggregate. Final 1982 European Cup final 1982-05-26 Bayern Munich West Germany 0–1 England Aston Villa Withe 67 Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam 39,776 Georges Konrath FRA FA Cup 1981–82 FA Cup Third round Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The Third Round was intended to be played on 2 January 1982. However, some matched were played initially over the period 4–6 January, while others took place as late as 23 January. Most replays took place over 18–21 January. Enfield, Barnet and Altrincham from the Alliance Premier League at Step 5 of the English football system were the lowest-ranked teams in the round and the last non-league clubs left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate8Notts County (1)0–6Aston Villa (1)5 January 1982 Fourth round The Fourth Round was mainly played on 23 January 1982. Matches were played or replayed either on 26 January, or on 1 February. Fourth Division sides Blackpool and Hereford United were the lowest-ranked teams in the round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate2Bristol City0–1Aston Villa23 January 1982 Fifth round The Fifth Round matches were all played on 13 February 1982. The only replay was played on 16 February. Third Division side Oxford United was the lowest-ranked team in the round and was the last club from the First Round left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate4Tottenham Hotspur1–0Aston Villa13 February 1982 League Cup 1981–82 League Cup Second round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 October 1981 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Aston Villa 27 October 1981 3–5 Third round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Leicester City 0–0 Aston Villa 11 November 1981 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 2–0 Leicester City 25 November 1981 Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Wigan Athletic 1–2 Aston Villa 1 December 1981 Fifth round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 19 January 1982 References Aston Villa Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Category:UEFA Champions League–winning seasons