1979-80 Double: Nottingham Forest Win First Division and European Cup
European Cup winners in 1979 and 1980, and League champions in 1977-78.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the top tier of English football. Founded in 1865, Forest have played at the City Ground since 1898. The club has won two European Cups, one UEFA Super Cup, one League title, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and one FA Charity Shield.
Quick Facts
- First division title season
- 1977-78
- European cup final date
- 30 May 1979
- European cup final venue
- Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- European cup final opponent
- Malmö FF (Sweden)
- Winning goal scorer
- Trevor Francis
Lore & Background
Forest's most successful period came under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during which they achieved back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980. The club won the League title in 1977-78 and the European Cup in 1978-79 and 1979-80.
Reader's Guide
It only confirms that Forest won the European Cup in 1979 and 1980, and the League title in 1977-78.
Did You Know?
- Nottingham Forest is the only team in Europe to have won the European Cup or Champions League more often than the domestic championship.
- The club's main rivalry is with Derby County, with the Brian Clough Trophy awarded to the winner since 2007.
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