It’s a date which will remain forever etched in Aston Villa folklore. On Saturday 2nd May 1981 Ron Saunders’ team achieved one of the greatest feats in the club’s history. After 42 games, using a squad of only 14 players, Villa were Football League champions for the first time in 71 years.
Not only that, the following season on 26th May 1982, new Manager Tony Bartons' Villa went on to win the European Cup beating Bayern Munich 1-0.
To celebrate the remarkable 1980/81 and the European Cup winning 1981/82 season, AV40tribute will be working in partnership with the Villa’s title-winning squads to organise a series of events and activities that will make up the Aston Villa 40th Anniversary Tribute.