| European Cup |
| Round 1 1st & 2nd Leg |
| D 1 |
Aston Villa |
5 |
0 |
Valur Reykjavik |  |
Villa Park |
|
 |
Oulun Palloseura |
0 |
1 |
Liverpool |
D 1 |
Raatti Stadion |
|
| D 1 |
Liverpool |
7 |
0 |
Oulun Palloseura | |
Anfield Road |
agg 12-0 |
| |
Valur Reykjavik |
0 |
2 |
Aston Villa |
D 1 |
Hlíðarendi Stadium |
agg 0-7 |
| Round 2 1st & 2nd Leg |
 |
Dynamo Berlin |
1 |
2 |
Aston Villa |
D 1 |
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark |
 |
AZ 67 Alkmaar |
2 |
2 |
Liverpool |
D 1 |
Olympish Stadion, Amsterdam |
| D 1 |
Liverpool |
3 |
2 |
AZ 67 Alkmaar | |
Anfield Road |
agg 5-4 |
| D 1 |
Aston Villa |
0 |
1 |
Dynamo Berlin | |
Villa Park |
agg 2-2 |
| Quarter Final 1st & 2nd Leg |
| D 1 |
Liverpool |
1 |
0 |
CSKA Sofia |  |
Anfield Road |
|
 |
Dynamo Kiev |
0 |
0 |
Aston Villa |
D 1 |
Olimpiyskiy Stadium |
| |
CSKA Sofia |
2 |
0 |
Liverpool |
D 1 |
Balgarska Armia Stadium |
agg 2-1 |
| D 1 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
0 |
Dynamo Kiev | |
Villa Park |
agg 2-0 |
| Semi Final 1st & 2nd Leg |
| D 1 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
0 |
RSC Anderlecht |  |
Villa Park |
|
|
RSC Anderlecht |
0 |
0 |
Aston Villa |
D 1 |
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
agg 0-1 |
| Final |
| D 1 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
0 |
Bayern Munchen |  |
De Kuip, Rotterdam |
|
| European Cup Winners Cup |
| Round 1 1st & 2nd Leg |
| D 1 |
Swansea City |
0 |
1 |
Lokomotive Leipzig | |
Vetch Field |
|
| |
Ajax Amsterdam |
1 |
3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
D 1 |
Olympisch Stadion |
|
| D 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
3 |
0 |
Ajax Amsterdam | |
White Hart Lane |
agg 6-1 |
| |
Lokomotive Leipzig |
2 |
1 |
Swansea City |
D 1 |
Bruno-Plache-Stadion |
agg 3-1 |
| Round 2 1st & 2nd Leg |
 |
Dundalk |
1 |
1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
D 1 |
Oriel Park |
|
| D 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 |
0 |
Dundalk | |
White Hart Lane |
agg 2-1 |
| Quarter Final 1st & 2nd Leg |
| D 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2 |
0 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | |
White Hart Lane |
|
|
Eintracht Frankfurt |
2 |
1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
D 1 |
Waldstadion |
agg 2-3 |
| Semi Final 1st & 2nd Leg |
| D 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 |
1 |
Barcelona |  |
White Hart Lane |
|
|
Barcelona |
1 |
0 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
D 1 |
Nou Camp |
agg 2-1 |
| UEFA Cup |
| Round 1 1st & 2nd Leg |
| D 1 |
Ipswich Town |
1 |
1 |
Aberdeen |  |
Portman Road |
|
 |
Panathinaikos |
0 |
2 |
Arsenal |
D 1 |
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium |
| |
Limerick United |
0 |
3 |
Southampton |
D 1 |
Rathbane |
|
 |
Grasshopper Zurich |
1 |
0 |
West Bromwich Albion |
D 1 |
Hardturm |
|
| D 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1 |
3 |
Grasshopper Zurich | |
The Hawthorns |
agg 2-3 |
| D 1 |
Southampton |
1 |
1 |
Limerick United | |
The Dell |
agg 4-1 |
| D 1 |
Arsenal |
1 |
0 |
Panathinaikos | |
Highbury |
agg 3-0 |
| |
Aberdeen |
3 |
1 |
Ipswich Town |
D 1 |
Pittodrie Stadium |
agg 4-2 |
| Round 2 1st & 2nd Leg |
| |
SV Winterslag |
1 |
0 |
Arsenal |
D 1 |
Tyl Gheyselinck |
|
| D 1 |
Southampton |
2 |
4 |
Sporting Lisbon |  |
The Dell |
|
| D 1 |
Arsenal |
2 |
1 |
SV Winterslag | |
Highbury |
agg 2-2 |
| |
Sporting Lisbon |
0 |
0 |
Southampton |
D 1 |
Estádio José Alvalade |
agg 4-2 |
| Intercontinental Cup 1981 |
| Final |
 |
Flamengo |
3 |
0 |
Liverpool |
D 1 |
National Stadium, Tokyo |
|
