Game #3737
Wednesday, 26 January 1983
Attendance: 31,750
Won
UEFA Super Cup Final
Final
Barcelona
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa triumph over the "thuggery" of "brutal" Barcelona who "kicked everything that moved" to win the UEFA Super Cup.
Aston Villa
3-0
FC Barcelona
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 104' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🟨 | 9’ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Julio Alberto, Scything tackle on Andy Blair
🟨 | 38' Booking, Urbano Ortega
🟨 | 40' Booking, Colin Gibson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 FC Barcelona
🟨 | 50’ Booking, Ken McNaught, Foul
🟨 | 50’ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Julio Alberto, Deliberate Handball
🟥 | 50’ Sending off, (FC Barcelona), Julio Alberto, Second Booking
🟨 | 53’ Booking, (FC Barcelona), José Ramón Alexanko
🟨 | 77' Booking, Allan Evans, Push
🟨 | 68’ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Bernd Schuster, High tackle
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Mark Walters
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Ken McNaught
💥 | Migueli remains on the floor with a facial cut
💥 | Game delayed for four minutes by Barcelona players protesting goal
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 FC Barcelona
💥 | 99’ Missed penalty, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 99’ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans from rebound
🟨 | 101' Booking, (FC Barcelona), Javier Urruti for kicking Cowans
💥 | 101’ Schuster kicked ball into crowd ahead of restart after referee had placed the ball on the centre spot
💥 | 101’ Schuster attempts to lead walk off of Barcelona players
⚽ | 104’ Goal, 3-0, Ken McNaught, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🟨 | 105’ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Manolo
🟥 | 105’ Sending off, (FC Barcelona), Marcos Alonso, Punching Mark Walters
🟨 | 110' Booking, Allan Evans, Trip
🟥 | 110’ Sending off, Allan Evans, Second Booking
🔁 | 113’ Sub off, Gary Williams, Sub on, Paul Birch
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 3-0 FC Barcelona
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, win the Super Cup by hammering Barcelona on a bewildering European night at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Barcelona
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
La Liga Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Copa del Rey Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
FIXTURE HISTORY
Barcelona
Previous 5 vs. Barcelona: 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #35
Manager Game: #60
Wednesday, 26 January 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Alexis Ponnet | 🇧🇪 | Brussels, 1975-1989
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Aggregate: Result: 🟨 Drew
Aggregate Score: 🟨 1-1
AET Result: 🟩 Won
AET Score: 🟩 3-0
Aggregate: Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alexis Ponnet | 🇧🇪 | Brussels, 1975-1989 🆘
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Andy Blair replaces Dennis Mortimer.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.43 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.19 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Udo Lattek | 🇩🇪 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Barcelona
GK Javier Urruti | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
CB José Ramón Alexanko | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
CB Migueli | 🇪🇸 |
LB Julio Alberto | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M Víctor Muñoz | 🇪🇸 |
M Urbano Ortega | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
M Bernd Schuster | 🇩🇪 | 🟨 |
M Tente Sánchez | 🇪🇸 |
M Periko Alonso | 🇪🇸 |
M Marcos Alonso | 🇪🇸 | 🟥 |
W Lobo Carrasco | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 72’ |
🔁 | M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 113’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Lobo Carrasco | 🇪🇸 | (CF Quini | 🇪🇸 |)
🔁 | CF Quini | 🇪🇸 | (LB Manolo | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Pello Artola | 🇪🇸 |
CB Antonio Olmo | 🇪🇸 |
M Periko Alonso | 🇪🇸 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇪🇸 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇪🇸 : 15/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I was very disappointed with Barcelona, they have quality players and don’t need to play like they did.
“It was only my players’ restraint which prevented it getting even worse.
“I don’t feel we intimidated them at all and there is no reason why we should fear sanctions from UEFA.
“People are continually knocking British football but I’m sure no one wants to see us play the way Barcelona did tonight.
“When we looked at it before the game it seemed worth competing in because it is another European tournament, another medal.
“Now my feelings are bitter sweet.
“We will be without Allan Evans in Europe next time and we could have lost a few more players [through injury] for Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Wolves.
“I only saw bits and pieces of the Spurs game last year [Cup Winners Cup semi final with Barcelona for which they were heavily fined] but I can’t believe it could have been worse than this.
“People keep going on about what’s wrong with British football and saying that we are inferior to the continentals.
“But if that’s the way they want to see us play every Saturday, then I don’t want any part of it.
“I thought there might be some trouble because Barcelona have a reputation for violence away from home and they were coming here to defend a one goal lead.
“But I never expected anything like this.
“I don’t know why they do it.”
Tony Barton.