![]() ![]() But Swedish hopes of a fourth clean sheet in five games were spoiled by Trevor Francis's diving header at Munich's Olympiastadion. The final pitted Clough against another English coach in Malmö FF's Bob Houghton, who had masterminded wins against AS Monaco FC, FC Dynamo Kyiv, Wisła Kraków and FK Austria Wien. Nottingham Forest have what translates to two Champions League titles to their name. It was eventually rebranded as the UEFA Champions League, which modern fans know a bit more intimately. This meant they qualified for the first time in their history for the European Cup. They had won the title the previous season. That looked the likely outcome after a 3-3 first-leg draw at the City Ground, but that was reckoning without Forest's knack of upsetting the odds, which came to the fore as Ian Bowyer nicked a 1-0 victory in Cologne. At the time when Forest was playing and winning the competition, the European Cup was the top level of European action. The 197879 season was Nottingham Forests second year back in the Football League First Division. Now they wanted to end a sequence of four European semi-final defeats. FC Köln had shown their mettle by knocking out Rangers FC, the only quarter-finalist to have won a major European honour. ![]() So Forest were through to the last four, where they faced arguably their toughest test. While the Swiss had the goals of Claudio Sulser, architect of Madrid's second-round exit, Clough could count on English international custodian, Peter Shilton, nemesis of Liverpool. Forest then put seven goals past AEK Athens before dismissing Grasshopper Club in the last eight. They had beaten the holders, Liverpool FC, whose domestic primacy they had usurped the previous season following promotion to the English first division, with 2-0 the aggregate score. No.Brian Clough's team had got off to the perfect start. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Also, after seven seasons Scottish trainer Jimmy Gordon announced his retirement. Finally, in the FA Cup the team was knocked out at the quarter-final stage following a replay with Ipswich Town. In February, the team lost the Intercontinental Cup 1–0 to Nacional in Tokyo. The club lost the European Super Cup on away goals to Valencia CF. In the League Cup the team was eliminated in the fourth round by Watford. Forest finished the season in 7th place, missing out on qualification for the following season's UEFA Cup after a draw 1–1 with Coventry City on the final day, with Southampton taking the European berth on goal difference.įorest's defence of the European Cup ended in the first round following a 2–0 aggregate defeat to Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia. Dryden reinforced the squad with several players, Left-back Frank Clark announced his retirement and the club bought Frank Gray to cover the spot after bought from Leeds. Summary edit During summer chairman Stuart M. Forward Trevor Francis suffered an injury that sidelined him until December. The 197980 season was Nottingham Forest's 115th year in existence and third campaign consecutive in the First Division. In spite of these new arrivals, during the season the team dropped to mid-table, and by spring the midfield was weakened after the departures of Martin O'Neill, Raimondo Ponte, Ian Bowyer and defender Larry Lloyd. On 15 October, the club sold Garry Birtles to Manchester United for £1.25 million, prompting the arrival of forward Peter Ward from Brighton & Hove Albion. The club reinforced the squad, with forward Ian Wallace signing from Coventry City for £1.25 million and Swiss player Raimondo Ponte signing from Grasshopper Club Zürich, to boost an ageing midfield. On 30 May McPherson negotiated a new three-year new contract for Clough and Taylor after they won the European Cup Final. In May, the board appointed Geoffrey McPherson as the club's new chairman, replacing Stuart Dryden. ![]() The 1980–81 season was Nottingham Forest's 116th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the First Division. ![]()
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