1982
Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich — European Cup final 1982
Peter Withe's scrappy near-post finish at the Feyenoord Stadium won Aston Villa their only European Cup — the club's defining international night.
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Aston Villa — News, Form & Analysis
Villa Park · Birmingham · Founded 1874 · Manager: Unai Emery
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Aston Villa, founded in 1874, are one of the founder members of the Football League and one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup. Based at Villa Park in Birmingham, Villa play under manager Unai Emery and returned to the Champions League in 2024 for the first time since the 1980s.
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Next 2 fixtures
- Aston Villa vs Liverpool Fri 15 May
- Man City vs Aston Villa Sun 24 May
Recent results
- Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa 10 May
- Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham 3 May
- Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa 25 Apr
- Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland 19 Apr
- Nottingham 1-1 Aston Villa 12 Apr
Aston Villa Honours
| Competition | Wins | Last won |
|---|---|---|
| First Division titles | 7 | 1980-81 |
| European Cups / UEFA Champions Leagues | 1 | 1982 |
| FA Cups | 7 | 1957 |
| League Cups | 5 | 1996 |
| UEFA Super Cups | 1 | 1982 |
| FA Community Shields | 1 | 1981 |
Sources: official Aston Villa records page · UEFA · Wikipedia (cross-checked 2026-05-14).
Aston Villa — Club History
Aston Villa were founded in 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Birmingham. The club were among the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and won the league title five times before 1900, making them the most dominant club of the Victorian era alongside Sunderland.
The 1980–81 First Division title under Ron Saunders was Villa's seventh and most recent league championship; remarkably, the following season Villa won the European Cup at the Feyenoord Stadium, beating Bayern Munich 1-0 with Peter Withe's scrappy near-post finish.
Unai Emery took charge in October 2022 and immediately transformed Villa from relegation candidates into European contenders. Emery led the club to fourth in the 2023–24 Premier League — their highest finish in 28 years — and to the Champions League quarter-finals in 2025.
Legendary Aston Villa Matches
All legends →2024
Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa — Premier League April 2024
Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins scored as Villa beat the title-chasing Arsenal at the Emirates, all but ending the Gunners' challenge and sealing Villa's Champions League return.
2025
PSG 3-1 Aston Villa, agg 5-4 — UCL quarter 2025
Villa's first Champions League quarter-final in 42 years ended in narrow defeat to eventual finalists PSG; the Villa Park leg drew worldwide acclaim.