Villa vs.
R.S.C. Anderlecht
🟨 21 April 1982, Villa 0-0 Anderlecht, Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.
Game #3694
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Dušan Krchňák | 🇸🇰 | Bratislava, 1979-1991
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #53 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Wednesday, 21 April 1982
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
M Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Jacky Munaron | 🇧🇪 |
LB Michel De Groote | 🇧🇪 |
CB Hugo Broos | 🇧🇪 |
CB Luca Peruzović | 🇭🇷 |
CB Wim Hofkens | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CB Walter De Greef | 🇧🇪 |
M Frank Vercauteren | 🇧🇪 |
M Juan Lozano | 🇪🇸 |
M Ludo Coeck | 🇧🇪 |
CF Willy Geurts | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Kenneth Brylle | 🇩🇰 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Wim Hofkens | 🇳🇱 | (F Micun Jovanić | 🇭🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Willy Geurts | 🇧🇪 | (M Per Frimann | 🇩🇰 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Antonio Goossens | 🇧🇪 |
LB Michel Renquin | 🇧🇪 |
M Bert Cluytens | 🇧🇪 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT RSC Anderlecht 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 68’ Booking, Kenny Swain
🕒 | FT RSC Anderlecht 0-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Tony Barton's Villa draw at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium to qualify for the European Cup final courtesy of Tony Morley's single goal in the first leg. In total Barton had now led Villa for seventeen games and delivered nine wins, five 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.
🟩 7 April 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park.
Game #3690
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: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #49 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Wednesday, 7 April 1982
Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 27' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 27' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
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 | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
Not recorded
Starting XI
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 | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Michel Renquin | 🇧🇪 | (F Micun Jovanić | 🇭🇷 |)
🔁 | W Pétur Pétursson | 🇮🇸 | (CF Willy Geurts | 🇧🇪 |)
Unused Substitutes
Not Recorded
Match Timeline
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 RSC Anderlecht
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 RSC Anderlecht
On This Day
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.