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1982–83 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1982–83 season
ChairmanEngland Doug Ellis
ManagerTony Barton
StadiumVilla Park
First Division6th
European Super CupWinners
FA CupSixth round
League CupSecond round
European CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Withe (16 goals)

All:
Peter Withe (18 goals)
Second City Derby
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

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League table

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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

European Super Cup

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19 January 1983 (1983-01-19) First leg Barcelona Spain 1–0 England Aston Villa Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 CET Marcos Alonso 52' Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
26 January 1983 (1983-01-26) Second leg Aston Villa England 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)
Spain Barcelona Villa Park, Birmingham
19:30 GMT Shaw 80'
Cowans 100'
McNaught 104'
Report Attendance: 31,570
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

European Cup

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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

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15 September 1982 First leg Aston Villa England 3–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Villa Park, Birmingham
Morley 6'
Withe 9'
Mortimer 29'
Report Ekşi 61' Referee:
29 September 1982 Second leg Beşiktaş Turkey 0–0
(1–3 agg.)
England Aston Villa
Referee:

Second round

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20 October 1982 First leg Dinamo Bucuresti Romania 0–2 England Aston Villa
Shaw 11', 17' Referee:
3 November 1982 Second leg Aston Villa England 4–2
(6–2 agg.)
Romania Dinamo Bucuresti Villa Park, Birmingham
Shaw 5', 52', 67'
Walters 87'
Mulţescu 30'
Iordache 71'
Referee:

Quarter-final

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7 March 1983 First leg Aston Villa England 1–2 Italy Juventus Villa Park, Birmingham
Cowans 53' Rossi 1'
Boniek 82'
Referee:
16 March 1983 Second leg Juventus Italy 3–1
(5–2 agg.)
England Aston Villa
Platini 14', 68'
Tardelli 27'
Withe 81' Referee:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.