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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
In 1979 he became Britain's first £1 million player following his transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest. He scored the winning goal for Forest in the 1979 European Cup final against Malmö. He won the European Cup again with the club the following year. [5]
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.
6 October 1979 9: Nottingham Forest : 3–2: Wolverhampton Wanderers: West Bridgford: Francis 1' Robertson 24' Birtles 37' 44' Richards 86' P. W. Daniel:
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 ...
Malmö FF's only appearance in either to date was in 1979, when Nottingham Forest, who had defeated Malmö in the 1979 European Cup final, refused to take part. [203] As the defeated finalists, Malmö FF took the English club's place in the two-legged tie against Olimpia of Paraguay.