European Cup Quarter-Final
Barton guides Villa past Dynamo Kyiv after replacing Ron Saunders.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tony Barton Biography and Timeline
Follow Tony Barton through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Tony Barton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1982–1983Years on this page
1982
European Cup Semi-Final
Villa eliminates Anderlecht to reach its first European Cup final.
European Cup Victory
Barton guides Aston Villa to a 1-0 European Cup final victory over Bayern Munich.
Role range: 1982-1984
European Cup
Ron Saunders is replaced by his softly-spoken assistant manager Tony Barton who guides them to 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the European Cup final in Rotterdam
1983
European Super Cup Victory
Barton leads Villa to a 3-0 second-leg victory over Barcelona after extra time.
European Super Cup
Villa are crowned European Super Cup winners, beating Barcelona in the final
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.