1982 European Cup Final

The 1982 European Cup Final was played on 26 May 1982. English champions Aston Villa defeated West German league winners Bayern Munich 1–0 at De Kuip in Rotterdam, Netherlands to win the European Cup for the first, and so far, only time, and continue the streak of English teams winning the competition, being the sixth consecutive victory by an English side.

1982 European Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1981–82 European Cup
Aston Villa Bayern Munich
1 0
Date26 May 1982
VenueFeijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Man of the MatchPeter Withe (Aston Villa)
RefereeGeorges Konrath (France)
Attendance46,000

Route to the final
Further information: 1981–82 European Cup
 Aston Villa Round  Bayern Munich
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
 Valur 7–0 5–0 (H) 2–0 (A) First round  Östers IF 6–0 1–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
 Dynamo Berlin 2–2 (a) 2–1 (A) 0–1 (H) Second round  Benfica 4–1 0–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
 Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals  Universitatea Craiova 3–1 2–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
 Anderlecht 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Semi-finals  CSKA Sofia 7–4 3–4 (A) 4–0 (H)

Match

Summary
Des Bremner, Dieter Hoeneß, Paul Breitner and Kenny Swain in action

It represented a huge success in his first season as manager for Tony Barton. He had only taken over as Villa boss before the quarter-finals after the shock resignation of Villa boss Ron Saunders.

One of the most memorable incidents of the final occurred after 10 minutes when veteran goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer suffered a repeat of a recurring shoulder injury. His replacement, Nigel Spink, subsequently made only his second first team appearance for the club. His performance in helping prevent Bayern from scoring throughout the match was subsequently highly praised, and is seen by many as the making of a player who would be Villa's first choice goalkeeper for the following 10 seasons.[1]

Also memorably Bayern Munich did find the net with three minutes of play remaining, although the goal was ruled offside. Villa also got the ball in the net for a second time a few seconds before the end of the match but this goal was also disallowed.

Brian Moore's commentary of the winning goal is displayed on a giant banner across the North Stand of Villa Park:

Shaw, Williams, prepared to venture down the left. There's a good ball in for Tony Morley. Oh, it must be and it is! It's Peter Withe.

As defending European champions Villa were invited into the European Cup, European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup for the following season. Their defence of the European Cup ended in a quarter-final defeat to a Michel Platini-inspired Juventus. They beat Barcelona 3–1 on aggregate to win the Super Cup, but lost 2–0 to Uruguayan club Peñarol for the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan.

Details
Aston Villa1–0 Bayern Munich
Withe  67' Report
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)
Aston Villa
Bayern Munich
GK1 Jimmy Rimmer 9'
RB2 Kenny Swain
CB5 Ken McNaught
CB4 Allan Evans
LB3 Gary Williams 38'
CM6 Dennis Mortimer (c)
CM10 Gordon Cowans
CM7 Des Bremner
RW9 Peter Withe
CF8 Gary Shaw
LW11 Tony Morley
Substitutes:
GK16 Nigel Spink 9'
DF Colin Gibson
MF Andy Blair
MF Pat Heard
FW David Geddis
Manager:
Tony Barton
GK1 Manfred Müller
RB2 Wolfgang Dremmler
CB4 Hans Weiner
CB5 Klaus Augenthaler
LB3 Udo Horsmann
RM10 Reinhold Mathy 51'
CM6 Wolfgang Kraus 78'
CM8 Paul Breitner (c)
LM7 Bernd Dürnberger
CF9 Dieter Hoeneß
CF11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Substitutes:
MF16 Günter Güttler 51'
MF13 Kurt Niedermayer 78'
GK Walter Junghans
Manager:
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See also

References
  1. "How Aston Villa won the European Cup (and were then relegated five years later)". Guardian. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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