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The 1979 European Cup final was a football match held at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 30 May 1979. [ a ] Trevor Francis scored the only goal of the match, as Nottingham Forest of England defeated Malmö FF of Sweden 1–0 to become European champions for the first time in club history.
The 1978–79 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by English champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Swedish side Malmö FF.Forest, enjoying a great run of success under Brian Clough, had defeated defending two-time champions Liverpool in the first round.
11 April 1979: Nottingham Forest : 3–3: 1. FC Köln: Nottingham: Birtles 28' Bowyer 53' Robertson 63' Report 6' Van Gool 20' Müller 85' Okudera: Stadium: City Ground
The 1979 Intercontinental Cup was an association football final played on a two-legged system. It was the last time in the history of the tournament that this format was used before Toyota became the main sponsor in 1980 and a single-game final was held each year in Japan .
At Nottingham Forest Clough frequently played Francis on the right wing, rather than in his preferred position as a central attacker. [ 13 ] [ 32 ] Francis was in the side which lost the 1980 League Cup Final to Wolverhampton Wanderers , but missed the European Cup Final against Hamburg due to an injury to his Achilles tendon .
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion 12:06 Hello everyone, and welcome to live text coverage of the early kick-off in the Premier League's 24th matchday.
The 1979 season was Malmö FF's 68th in existence, their 46th season in Allsvenskan and their 43rd consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished fourth, the 1978–79 European Cup where they finished as runners-up and the 1979–80 UEFA Cup where they were knocked out in the second round.
The Premier League table is starting to have a 1979 kind of feel to it — with Liverpool at the top of the standings and Nottingham Forest in second place as the closest challenger. Liverpool padded its lead with a 5-0 rout of West Ham on Sunday, while upstart Nottingham Forest climbed into second place by beating Everton 2-0 to continue its ...