We’re approaching the 40 year anniversary of Aston Villa Football Club’s historic European Cup win over Bayern Munich.
In 1982, the Villa lifted the most prestigious prize in all of club football and it’s a memory that fans have treasured and yet longed for more of ever since.
If you were lucky enough to be alive at the time, you’ll know exactly where you were when Peter Withe netted the one and only goal of the contest past German goalkeeper Manfred Muller.
And if you weren’t alive, you’ll have certainly heard about it enough to make you think you were - and rightly so!
The players that played on that day have their names etched in the Villa history books forever more with most still remaining heroes of the fans that were around to see that incredible moment in illustrious story of the claret and blue.
It’s a landmark that fans dream of reaching once more and it’s a dream current manager Steven Gerrard hopes to achieve during his time as Villa manager.
Whilst things are looking up in the present, it’s time to look back and reminisce on the past for now with a look at where those legends that put on the shirt in Rotterdam are today.
From manager to subs, here’s the 17 names you’ll always remember from that day and where they are now.
9. CM - Des Bremner
After retirement, Bremner went on to work for the Professional Footballer’s Association where he was most recently managing director of the financial division. | Getty Images
10. RW - Peter Withe
The goalscoring hero himself. Withe spent most of his post-playin career in management, predominantly in Southeast Asia where he was latterly at Nakhon Pathom United in 2016. | Getty Images
11. CF - Gary Shaw
Villa’s own Brummie still lives locally and has coached kids football on the side of doing bits for the Press Association. | Getty Images
12. LW - Tony Morley
The man that provided the assist for the winning goal. Morley is a regular on the ‘Villa Old Stars’ circuit and often provides expert analysis for Aston Villa’s VillaTV. | avfc.co.uk