1982–83 Aston Villa F.C. season
1982–83 season of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1982–83 football season
1982–83 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | Tony Barton |
Stadium | Villa Park |
First Division | 6th |
European Super Cup | Winners |
FA Cup | Sixth round |
League Cup | Second round |
European Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Withe (16 goals) All: Peter Withe (18 goals) |
Second City Derby Football team season
39--29--25 | |
The 1982–83 season was Aston Villa's 83rd season in the Football League. Tony Barton was manager after Ron Saunders had resigned in the previous season.
Villa qualified for the European Cup as holders and reaching the quarter-finals, and also won the European Super Cup in a two-legged contest with FC Barcelona of Spain. They finished the season sixth in the league.
There were debuts for Alan Curbishley (36) and Ray Walker (23).[1]
First Division
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 69 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 69 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 | |
7 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 | |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 64 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
European Super Cup
Barcelona
v
Aston Villa
![Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png)
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
19 January 1983 (1983-01-19) First leg | Barcelona ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 CET | Marcos Alonso ![]() | Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) |
Aston Villa
v
Barcelona
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png)
26 January 1983 (1983-01-26) Second leg | Aston Villa ![]() | 3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 agg.) | ![]() | Villa Park, Birmingham |
19:30 GMT | Shaw ![]() Cowans ![]() McNaught ![]() | Report | Attendance: 31,570 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) |
European Cup
Aston Villa played in 1982–83 European Cup as champions. The club reached the quarter-finals but lost to eventual runners-up Juventus of Italy.
First round
Aston Villa
v
Beşiktaş
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Turkey](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png)
15 September 1982 First leg | Aston Villa ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Villa Park, Birmingham |
Morley ![]() Withe ![]() Mortimer ![]() | Ekşi ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
Second round
Dinamo Bucuresti
v
Aston Villa
![Romania](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Romania_%281965%E2%80%931989%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania_%281965%E2%80%931989%29.svg.png)
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
20 October 1982 First leg | Dinamo Bucuresti ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | |
Shaw ![]() ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
Aston Villa
v
Dinamo Bucuresti
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Romania](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Romania_%281965%E2%80%931989%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania_%281965%E2%80%931989%29.svg.png)
3 November 1982 Second leg | Aston Villa ![]() | 4–2 (6–2 agg.) | ![]() | Villa Park, Birmingham |
Shaw ![]() ![]() ![]() Walters ![]() | Mulţescu ![]() Iordache ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
Quarter-final
Aston Villa
v
Juventus
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Italy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)
7 March 1983 First leg | Aston Villa ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Villa Park, Birmingham |
Cowans ![]() | Rossi ![]() Boniek ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
Juventus
v
Aston Villa
![Italy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
16 March 1983 Second leg | Juventus ![]() | 3–1 (5–2 agg.) | ![]() | |
Platini ![]() ![]() Tardelli ![]() | Withe ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.