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The 1978–79 season was Nottingham Forest's second year back in the Football League First Division. They had won the title the previous season. This meant they qualified for the first time in their history for the European Cup.
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Summary
Forest opened the defence of their title with six draws in their first seven league matches. On 28 November the 1-0 win at Bolton set an undefeated record of 42 consecutive league games. The record stood for over two decades. Garry Birtles broke into the first team and ended up being the club's top scorer as they ended up as league runners-up, retained the League Cup and won the European Cup. Along the way they knocked out holders Liverpool and came from behind to oust West German champions Cologne. Trevor Francis became the first £1,000,000 player when he signed for the Reds from Birmingham City and immediately proved his worth by scoring the only goal of the European Cup final against Malmö in Munich.
Squad Stats
The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1978-79 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1978-79 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.
Top Scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by league goals when total goals are equal.
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Source: Wikipedia Nottingham Forest Article
Football League First Division
Last updated: 28 August 2011
Source: Bridport Red Archive
League Cup
Last updated: 28 August 2011
Source: Bridport Red Archive
FA Cup
Last updated: 28 August 2011
Source: Bridport Red Archive
FA Charity Shield
Last updated: 28 August 2011
Source: Bridport Red Archive
European Cup
First Round
Second Round
Quarter Final
Semi Final
Final
Last updated: 28 August 2011
Source: Bridport Red Archive
Pre-season and Friendlies
Last updated: 28 August 2011
Source: The City Ground