The 1981–82 season of the
European Cup football
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club tournament was won for the only time by
Aston Villa
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in the final against
Bayern Munich. The final is remembered mainly for the performance of young stand-in
goalkeeper
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Nigel Spink
Nigel Philip Spink (born 8 August 1958) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
He played as a goalkeeper from 1976 until 2001. He made his name at Aston Villa and also made one appearance for England at international le ...
who made a host of saves from the experienced Bayern players. Villa's winning goal came from
Peter Withe
Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951) is an English former football manager and striker who played between 1971 and 1990. At Nottingham Forest he won the Anglo-Scottish Cup and Second Division promotion in 1976–77, First Division and the Foot ...
who converted
Tony Morley
William Anthony Morley (born 26 August 1954) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Burnley, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, as well as playing for other teams abroad. He ...
's cross in off the post. It was the sixth consecutive year that an English club won the competition.
Liverpool
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, the defending champions, were eliminated by
CSKA Sofia
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in the quarter-finals.
Bracket
Preliminary round
First leg
Second leg
''BFC Dynamo won 3–1 on aggregate''
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Austria Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; BFC Dynamo won on away goals.''
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''Aston Villa won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Baník Ostrava won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Red Star Belgrade won 10–2 on aggregate.''
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''AZ won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Liverpool won 8–0 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA Sofia won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Glentoran won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; KB won on away goals.''
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''Universitatea Craiova won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Bayern Munich won 6–0 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Aston Villa won on away goals.''
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''Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Liverpool won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA Sofia won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Universitatea Craiova won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Bayern Munich won 4–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Aston Villa won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Bayern Munich won 7–4 on aggregate.''
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''Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1981–82 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
Notes
References
External links
1981–82 All matches – season at UEFA website* All scorers 1981–82 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according t
protocols UEFA
- results and line-ups (archive)
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1981–82 in European football
European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons