1982–83 Aston Villa F.C. season

1982–83 season of Aston Villa

Aston Villa 1982–83 football season

Aston Villa
1982–83 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
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)
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

Second City Derby Football team season

Second City Derby
39--29--25
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

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 v t e	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

Barcelona

Aston Villa

19 January 1983 (1983-01-19) First leg	Barcelona	1–0	Aston Villa	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 CET	Marcos Alonso 52'	Report		Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Aston Villa

Barcelona

26 January 1983 (1983-01-26) Second leg	Aston Villa	3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 agg.)	Barcelona	Villa Park, Birmingham
19:30 GMT	Shaw 80' Cowans 100' McNaught 104'	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

Beşiktaş

15 September 1982 First leg	Aston Villa	3–1	Beşiktaş	Villa Park, Birmingham
	Morley 6' Withe 9' Mortimer 29'		Ekşi 61'	Referee:

Beşiktaş

Aston Villa

29 September 1982 Second leg	Beşiktaş	0–0 (1–3 agg.)	Aston Villa
				Referee:

Second round

Dinamo Bucuresti

Aston Villa

20 October 1982 First leg	Dinamo Bucuresti	0–2	Aston Villa
			Shaw 11', 17'	Referee:

Aston Villa

Dinamo Bucuresti

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

Quarter-final

Aston Villa

Juventus

7 March 1983 First leg	Aston Villa	1–2	Juventus	Villa Park, Birmingham
	Cowans 53'		Rossi 1' Boniek 82'	Referee:

Juventus

Aston Villa

16 March 1983 Second leg	Juventus	3–1 (5–2 agg.)	Aston Villa
	Platini 14', 68' Tardelli 27'		Withe 81'	Referee:

References

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

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Level 5	Alliance Premier League
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 8 only) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One South)

Northern League (One, Two)
South Midlands League (Premier, One)
Sussex County League (One, Two)
United Counties League (Premier, One)
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Derby County Fulham Grimsby Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Chesterfield Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Huddersfield Town Lincoln City Millwall Newport County Orient Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Reading Sheffield United Southend United Walsall Wigan Athletic Wrexham
Fourth Division	Aldershot Blackpool Bristol City Bury Chester Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Hull City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wimbledon York City