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Peter Withe Biography and Timeline

Follow Peter Withe through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Peter Withe, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1978–1982Years on this page

1978

Nottingham Forest 1978 First Division Title - Peter Withe

Forward · Nottingham · Sport / Football

The 1978 English league championship was earned by Nottingham Forest with Peter Withe among the forwards associated with the team. Peter Withe was part of the attacking unit that won the league and participated in a side that finished above its top-flight rivals.

1980

Transfer to Aston Villa

Forward for Aston Villa · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Saunders signs Withe as the final attacking addition to his championship team.

Withe Joins Aston Villa Attack

Forward · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Withe joins Aston Villa from Newcastle in 1980 and becomes the centre-forward Saunders requires for the coming title challenge.

1981

Twenty League Goals

Forward for Aston Villa · Villa Park · Sport / Football

Withe scores twenty league goals during Villa's championship-winning season.

Aston Villa 1981 First Division Title - Peter Withe

Forward · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Peter Withe represented Aston Villa during the season ending in 1981, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a forward, Peter Withe provided runs into scoring positions and attacking pressure during the championship season.

Withe Joint Leading League Scorer

Forward · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Withe finishes the First Division season with 20 league goals, sharing the division's scoring lead as Villa win the title.

1982

European Cup Final Goal

Forward for Aston Villa · Rotterdam · Sport / Football

Withe scores the only goal as Aston Villa defeats Bayern Munich in the European Cup final.

Role range: 1980-1985

Withe European Cup Goal in Saunders Legacy

Forward · Rotterdam · Sport / Football

Withe scores the winner against Bayern Munich as Aston Villa lift the European Cup with a team largely built during Saunders's tenure.

Withe Helps Aston Villa Win European Super Cup

Forward · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Peter Withe played in Aston Villa's European Super Cup success against Barcelona, decided in the second leg in January 1983.

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.