Aston Villa v Barcelona, 1982 European Super Cup
Aston Villa took part in the 1982 European Super Cup as winners of the European Cup. Their opponents were Barcelona, holders of the European Cup Winners’ Cup, in a two-legged tie played in January 1983. The Spanish side came to Villa Park with a 1-0 lead from the first leg, where Marcos Alonso scored the…
Mud, Poor Pitches and the FA Cup
The state of the playing surface – and specifically, mud – has been a concern of English football since its earliest days. Many clubs spent their formative years using makeshift pitches on public or private land, in conditions which did not encourage ‘the beautiful game’. Even by 1888 and the founding of the Football League,…
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