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1982–83 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Aston Villa |
| season | 1982–83 |
| manager | Tony Barton |
| chairman | Doug Ellis |
| stadium | Villa Park |
| cup1 | European Super Cup |
| cup1 result | **[Winners](1982-european-super-cup)** |
| league | First Division |
| league result | [6th](1982-83-football-league-first-division) |
| cup2 | FA Cup |
| cup2 result | [Sixth round](1982-83-fa-cup-sixth-round-proper) |
| cup3 | League Cup |
| cup3 result | [Second round](1982-83-football-league-cup-second-round) |
| cup4 | European Cup |
| cup4 result | [Quarter-finals](1982-83-european-cup-quarter-finals) |
| league topscorer | |
| Peter Withe (16 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Peter Withe (18 goals) | |
| prevseason | [1981–82](1981-82-aston-villa-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [1983–84](1983-84-aston-villa-f-c-season) |
Peter Withe (16 goals) Peter Withe (18 goals) Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
The 1982–83 English football season was Aston Villa's 4th season in Europe and 84th season in the Football League. Villa competed in the Football League First Division. 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).
First Division
Main article: 1982–83 Football League#First Division
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Note | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1982 | Sunderland | H | 1–3 | — | Gordon Cowans |
| 31 August 1982 | Everton | A | 0–5 | — | — |
| 4 September 1982 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | — | — |
| 8 September 1982 | Luton Town | H | 4–1 | — | Dennis Mortimer, Peter Withe, Gordon Cowans (2) |
| 11 September 1982 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–1 | — | Dennis Mortimer, Peter Withe (2), Gordon Cowans |
| 18 September 1982 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | — | Gary Shaw 36' |
| 25 September 1982 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | — | Dennis Mortimer 32', Allan Evans 45' |
| 2 October 1982 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | — | — |
| 16 October 1982 | Watford | H | 3–0 | — | Peter Withe 28', Tony Morley 58', 89' |
| 30 October 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4–0 | — | — |
| 6 November 1982 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | — | — |
| 13 November 1982 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | — | — |
| 20 November 1982 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | — | — |
| 27 November 1982 | Stoke City | A | 3–0 | — | — |
| 4 December 1982 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | — | — |
| 7 December 1982 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | — | — |
| 19 December 1982 | Liverpool | H | 2–4 | — | — |
| 27 December 1982 | Birmingham City | A | 0–3 | — | — |
| 29 December 1982 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | — | — |
| 1 January 1983 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | — | — |
| 3 January 1983 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | — | — |
| 15 January 1983 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | — | — |
| 22 January 1983 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | — | — |
| 5 February 1983 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–1 | — | Peter Withe (2) |
| 12 February 1983 | Everton | H | 2–0 | — | Tony Morley, Peter Withe |
| 26 February 1983 | Watford | A | 1–2 | — | Mark Walters |
| 5 March 1983 | Norwich City | H | 3–2 | — | Peter Withe, Eamonn Deacy, Gary Shaw |
| 8 March 1983 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | — | Peter Withe, Gary Shaw |
| 19 March 1983 | Coventry City | H | 4–0 | — | Gary Shaw, Peter Withe (2), Allan Evans |
| 23 March 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | — | — |
| 26 March 1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–0 | — | — |
| 2 April 1983 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | — | Gary Shaw, Peter Withe |
| 4 April 1983 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | — | Gary Shaw |
| 9 April 1983 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | — | Gary Shaw |
| 19 April 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | — | Dennis Mortimer |
| 23 April 1983 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | — | — |
| 30 April 1983 | Stoke City | H | 4–0 | — | Gordon Cowans, Ken McNaught, Tony Morley, Allan Evans |
| 2 May 1983 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | — | Gary Shaw |
| 7 May 1983 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | — | Gary Shaw (pen) |
| 14 May 1983 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | — | Gary Shaw, Colin Gibson |
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
European Super Cup
Main article: 1982 European Super Cup, Villa in Europe
Cowans McNaught
Intercontinental Cup
Main article: 1982 Intercontinental Cup
European Cup
Main article: 1982–83 European Cup, Villa in Europe
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
Withe
Mortimer
Second round
Walters Iordache
Quarter-final
Boniek Tardelli
FA Cup
Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
League Cup
Main article: 1982–83 League Cup
References
References
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/alan-curbishley
- "Ray Walker #621".
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