Aston Villa qualified
for the European Cup as League champions following their League
Championship success in 1980/81 which was their first since before the
First World War.
1st Round
1st Leg
Wed
Sep
16
Valur (Iceland)
Home
Won
5-0
2nd Leg
Wed
Sep
30
Valur
Away
Won
2-0
Won
7-0 on aggregate
2nd
Round
1st Leg
Wed
Oct
21
Dynamo
Berlin (East Germany)
Away
Won
2-1
2nd Leg
Wed
Nov
4
Dynamo
Berlin
Home
Lost
0-1
Won
on away goals after finishing 2-2 on aggregate.
3rd
Round
1st Leg
Wed
Mar
3
Dynamo Kiev
(Soviet Union)
Away
Drew
0-0
2nd Leg
Wed
Mar
17
Dynamo Kiev
Home
Won
2-0
Won
2-0 on aggregate
Semi-Final
1st Leg
Wed
Apr
7
Anderlecht
(Belgium)
Home
Won
1-0
2nd Leg
Wed
Apr
21
Anderlecht
Away
Drew
0-0
Won
1-0 on aggregate
Final(played at the Feyenoord
Stadium, Rotterdam)
Wed
May
26
Bayern
Munich (West Germany)
Neutral
Won
1-0
Aston Villa
were founder members of the Football League in 1888.
For every first team result and League table since then click on...