1980 European Cup Final: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Hamburg

Lore & Background

Forest's most successful period came under the management of 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. In Clough's final decade at the club, Forest won the 1989 and 1990 League Cups. They were also losing finalists in the 1991 FA Cup final and 1992 League Cup final, before relegation from the Premier League in 1993. Upon their immediate return, Forest finished third in the Premier League in 1995, before suffering relegation again in 1997 and 1999. The team returned to the Premier League by winning the play-offs in 2022.

Reader's Guide

Nottingham Forest's main rivalry is with Derby County, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby. In 2007 the Brian Clough Trophy was founded, which has since then been given to the winner. The club's official colours are Garibaldi Red, established at the founding meeting in 1865. Matches were originally played at Forest Racecourse, historically part of Sherwood Forest.

Did You Know?

• Forest is the only team in Europe to have won the European Cup or Champions League more often than the domestic championship (one).
• In 1886, Forest donated a set of football kits to help Arsenal establish themselves – the North London team still wear red.
• Forest's baseball club were British champions in 1899.
• The club's all-time highest goalscorer is Grenville Morris with 213 goals.