GALLERY: Champions of Europe tribute wall

Aston Villa supporters celebrated the unveiling of the club’s new Champions of Europe tribute wall at Villa Park on Saturday.

As the club continues to mark the 40th anniversary of our European Cup success, a special 11-frame wall display was revealed to honour Villa’s 1982 squad and their historic achievement.

Several of Villa’s 1982 heroes were present at the unveiling ceremony to reminisce about the most memorable night in the club’s history, including Dennis Mortimer, Tony Morley, Gordon Cowans, Gary Shaw, Kenny Swain, Allan Evans and Colin Gibson.

And they were joined by Chief Executive Christian Purslow, Sporting Director Johan Lange and midfielder John McGinn.

The latest in a series of special events taking place across the 2021/22 season, the tribute display is located on the exterior wall of the Holte End on the Trinity Road side, which lies between the Holte End car park and the Trinity Stand tunnel.

Each of the 11 frames features an image of a player from our memorable European Cup Final triumph over Bayern Munich.

Below each image is a short description which depicts iconic moments from that incredible cup run, each one contributing to the story of how Villa became kings of Europe, just 12 months after they were crowned champions of England.

Nicely designed in a bespoke European Cup 40th anniversary style, all players and playing staff who are not shown in the images but were part of the cup-winning squad are also recognised for their invaluable contributions to the club's history.

To celebrate our remarkable 1980/81 and 1981/82 seasons, AV40tribute are working in partnership with Aston Villa’s title-winning squad to organise a series of events and activities.

To find out more and also purchase AV40 memorabilia, click here.