Game #3690
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 7 April 1982
Won
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
European Cup
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,539
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 27' |
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 April 1982
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 RSC Anderlecht
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 RSC Anderlecht
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 7 April 1982
Villa face R.S.C. Anderlecht for the first time in competitive football, Anderlecht become the 121st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s ninth continental European opponents and their second from Belgium following Royal Antwerp in 1975-76.
Tony Barton's Villa win at home to Anderlecht courtesy of Tony Morley's second goal in three games and take a crucial lead into the European Cup semi final second leg at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. Barton had now led Villa for thirteen games and delivered six wins, four draws and three defeats since taking over from Ron Saunders whose record over 35 games in 1981-82 had been fifteen wins, eight draws and twelve losses.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
R.S.C. Anderlecht
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Belgian First Division Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Belgian Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Aston Villa
R.S.C. Anderlecht
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #49 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Wednesday, 7 April 1982
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Rolf Eriksson | 🇸🇪 | Stockholm, 1975-1986
Kick off: 7.30pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 13 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Rolf Eriksson | 🇸🇪 | Stockholm, 1975-1986
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Des Bremner replaces Pat Heard.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.29 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.18 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.39 |
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tomislav Ivić | 🇭🇷 |
R.S.C. Anderlecht
GK Jacky Munaron | 🇧🇪 |
LB Michel Renquin | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
LB Michel De Groote | 🇧🇪 |
CB Hugo Broos | 🇧🇪 |
CB Luca Peruzović | 🇭🇷 |
CB Walter De Greef | 🇧🇪 |
M Frank Vercauteren | 🇧🇪 |
M Juan Lozano | 🇪🇸 |
M Ludo Coeck | 🇧🇪 |
M Bert Cluytens | 🇧🇪 |
W Pétur Pétursson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Michel Renquin | 🇧🇪 | (F Micun Jovanić | 🇭🇷 |)
🔁 | W Pétur Pétursson | 🇮🇸 | (CF Willy Geurts | 🇧🇪 |)
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇧🇪 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇧🇪 : 9/13
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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