Soccer Nostalgia: June 2023

September 13, 1978, Nottingham, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest FC (England) 2-Liverpool FC (England) 0 (Garry Birtles 27, Colin Barrett 88)

September 27, 1978, Liverpool, Champions Cup, Liverpool FC (England) 0-Nottingham Forest FC (England) 0 (-)

October 18, 1978, Athens, Champions Cup, AEK Athens (Greece) 1-Nottingham Forest FC (England) 2 (Anastassios Mitropoulos 59pen / John McGovern 10, Garry Birtles 45)

November 1, 1978, Nottingham, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest FC (England) 5-AEK Athens (Greece) 1 (David Needham 12, Anthony Woodcock 35, Viv Anderson 40, Garry Birtles 66, 72 / Dusan Bajevic 50)

March 7, 1979, Nottingham, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest FC (England) 4- Grasshopper -Club Zürich (Switzerland) 1 (Garry Birtles 31, John Robertson 47pen, Archibald Gemmill 87, Larry Lloyd 89 / Claudio Sulser 11)

March 21, 1979, Zürich, Champions Cup, Grasshopper -Club Zürich (Switzerland) 1 -Nottingham Forest FC (England) 1 (Claudio Sulser 33pen / Martin O'Neill 38)

April 11, 1979, Nottingham, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest FC (England) 3- Fußball-Club Köln (West Germany) 3 (Garry Birtles 28, Ian Bowyer 53, John Robertson 63 / Roger van Gool 6, Dieter Müller 20, Yasuhiko Okudera 85)

April 25, 1979, Köln, Champions Cup, Fußball-Club Köln (West Germany) 0- Nottingham Forest FC (England) 1 (Ian Bowyer 65)

May 30, 1979, Munich, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest FC (England) 1- Malmö Fotbollforening (Sweden) 0 (Trevor Francis 45)

Champions Cup 1978/79

Date: September 13, 1978

Competition: Champions Cup- First Round, First Leg

Result: Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 2- Liverpool Football Club (England) 0

Venue: Nottingham- City Ground

Attendance: 38,316

Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Nottingham Forest): Garry Birtles 27, Colin Barrett 88

(Liverpool): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (27^th minute, Nottingham): From the middle, Bowyer sent Woodcock through on the right, he passed across to Birtles to score in an empty net.

2:0 (88^th minute, Nottingham): Birles’ cross from the left side was headed to the left towards Barrett who volleyed.

Lineups:

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, Colin Barrett, Kenny Burns (Scotland), Larry Lloyd, Ian Bowyer, Archie Gemmill (Scotland), John McGovern (Scotland), John Robertson (Scotland), Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock

Coach: Brian Clough

Booked: Larry Lloyd 46

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Liverpool:

1-Ray Clemence, 2-Phil Neal, 3-Alan Kennedy, 4-Phil Thompson, 5-Ray Kennedy, 6-Emlyn Hughes, 7-Kenny Dalglish (Scotland), 8-Jimmy Case, 9-Steve Heighway (Republic of Ireland), 10-Terry McDermott (14-David Johnson 56), 11-Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Coach: Bob Paisley

Booked: Graeme Souness 12

Other Substitutes:

12-David Fairclough, 15-Alan Hansen (Scotland), 16-Joey Jones (Wales), 13-Steve Ogrizovic

Team Captain: Emlyn Hughes

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1979

(September 13, 1978, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest 2-Liverpool 0)

Date: September 27, 1978

Competition: Champions Cup- First Round, Second Leg

Result: Liverpool Football Club (England) 0-Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 0

Venue: Liverpool- Anfield

Attendance: 51,679

Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Liverpool): None

(Nottingham Forest): None

Summary of goals:

Lineups:

Liverpool:

1-Ray Clemence, 2-Phil Neal, 3-Alan Kennedy, 4-Phil Thompson, 5-Ray Kennedy, 6-Emlyn Hughes, 7-Kenny Dalglish (Scotland), 8-Jimmy Case (12- David Fairclough 71), 9-Steve Heighway (Republic of Ireland), 10-Terry McDermott (14-David Johnson 71), 11-Graeme Souness (Scotland)

Coach: Bob Paisley

Other Substitutes:

15-Alan Hansen (Scotland), 16-Joey Jones (Wales), 13-Steve Ogrizovic

Team Captain: Emlyn Hughes

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, Frank Clark, John McGovern (Scotland), Larry Lloyd, Kenny Burns (Scotland), Archie Gemmill (Scotland), Ian Bowyer, Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Booked: Kenny Burns 35

Other Substitutes:

Dave Needham, John O’Hare, Martin O’Neil, Gary Mills, Chris Woods.

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 23, October 1978

(September 27, 1978, Liverpool 0-Nottingham Forest 0)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 23, October 1978

(September 27, 1978, Liverpool 0-Nottingham Forest 0)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 23, October 1978

(September 27, 1978, Liverpool 0-Nottingham Forest 0)

Date: October 18, 1978

Competition: Champions Cup- Second Round, First Leg

Result: AEK Athens (Greece) 1-Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 2

Venue: Athens-Nikos Goumas

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(AEK Athens): Anastassios Mitropoulos 59pen

(Nottingham Forest): John McGovern 10, Garry Birtles 45

Summary of goals:

0:1 (10^th minute, Nottingham): Woodcock’s cross from the left side was flicked to the far post and knocked in by McGovern.

0:2 (45^th minute, Nottingham): Barrett’s cross from the left side was struck in Birtles.

1:2 (59^th minute, AEK Athens): Burns fouled Mavros in the box. Mitropoulos scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

AEK Athens:

Lakis Stergioudas, Babis Intzoglou (Aris Damianidis 27), Giannis Mousouris, Lakis Nikolaou, Petros Ravousis, Takis Nikoloudis, Dusan Bajevic (Yugoslavia), Tasos Konstantinou (Dionisis Tsamis 72), Thomas Mavros, Milton Viera (Uruguay), Christos Ardizoglou

Coach: Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)

Booked: Petros Ravousis 62

Sent Off: Milton Viera 21

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, Kenny Burns (Scotland), Frank Clark, Larry Lloyd, Ian Bowyer, Archie Gemmill (Scotland), John McGovern (Scotland), Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Booked: Kenny Burns 21

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Date: November 1, 1978

Competition: Champions Cup- Second Round, Second Leg

Result: Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 5-AEK Athens (Greece) 1

Venue: Nottingham- City Ground

Attendance: 38,069

Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Nottingham Forest): David Needham 12, Anthony Woodcock 35, Viv Anderson 40, Garry Birtles 66, 72

(AEK Athens): Dusan Bajevic 50

Summary of goals:

1:0 (12^th minute, Nottingham): A cross from the right side was headed in by Needham.

2:0 (35^th minute, Nottingham): Robertson’s cross from the left side was headed in by Woodcock.

3:0 (40^th minute, Nottingham): Anderson retried the ball in the middle and advanced and scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

3:1 (50^th minute, AEK Athens): Mavros’ cross from the left side was headed in by Dusan Bajevic.

4:1 (66^th minute, Nottingham): From the middle, Gemmill sent in a cross in the box, Needham headed down for Birtles to score.

5:1 (72^nd minute, Nottingham): A corner kick from the right side was headed in at the near post by Birtles.

Lineups:

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, Frank Clark (Gary Mills 43), Larry Lloyd, Dave Needham, Ian Bowyer, Archie Gemmill (Scotland), John O’Hare (Scotland), Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Team Captain: Larry Lloyd

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

AEK Athens:

Nikos Christidis, Babis Intzoglou, Giannis Mousouris, Lakis Nikolaou, Petros Ravousis, Dimitris Domazos, Takis Nikoloudis, Christos Ardizoglou, Dusan Bajevic (Yugoslavia), Tasos Konstantinou, Thomas Mavros

Coach: Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)

Booked: Lakis Nikolaou 61

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks

Photo From: Offical Match Programme, Nottingham-forest v grasshoppers Zurich-1979

(November 1, 1978, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest 5-AEK Athens 1)

Photo From: Offical Match Programme, Nottingham-forest v grasshoppers Zurich-1979

(November 1, 1978, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest 5-AEK Athens 1)

Date: March 7, 1979

Competition: Champions Cup- Quarterfinals, First Leg

Result: Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 4- Grasshopper -Club Zürich (Switzerland) 1

Venue: Nottingham- City Ground

Attendance: 31,949

Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugsolavia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Nottingham Forest): Garry Birtles 31, John Robertson 47pen, Archibald Gemmill 87, Larry Lloyd 89

(Grasshopper -Club Zürich): Claudio Sulser 11

Summary of goals:

0:1 (12^th minute, Grasshopper -Club Zürich): A long ball from the middle, Lloyd made an error in intercepting, Sulser got passed him and advanced to score.

1:1 (31^st minute, Nottingham): Woodcock received the ball on the right side and advanced and passed across to Birtles in the middle who struck.

2:1 (47^th minute, Nottingham): Hey handled in the box from a Martin O’Neill shot. John Robertson scored from a penalty kick.

3:1 (87^th minute, Nottingham): A cross from the right side was not properly cleared and Gemmill struck.

4:1 (89^th minute, Nottingham): A corner kick from the left side was headed in by Lloyd.

Lineups:

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, Frank Clark, Larry Lloyd, Dave Needham, Archie Gemmill (Scotland), John McGovern (Scotland), Martin O’Neill (Northern Ireland), Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Booked: Viv Anderson 65

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Grasshopper -Club Zürich:

Roger Berbig, Andy Egli, Francis Montandon, Richard Bauer, Heinz Hermann, Jonny Hey, Andre Meyer, Raimondo Ponte, Roger Wehrli, Herbert Hermann, Claudio Sulser

Coach: Helmuth Johannsen

Booked: Roger Wehrli 51, Richard Bauer 64

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1718, March 13, 1979

(March 7, 1979, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest 4- Grasshopper -Club Zürich 1)

Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1979

(March 7, 1979, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest 4- Grasshopper -Club Zürich 1)

Date: March 21, 1979

Competition: Champions Cup- Quarterfinals, Second Leg

Result: Grasshopper -Club Zürich (Switzerland) 1-Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 1

Venue: Zürich – Hardturn Stadion

Attendance: 17,800

Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Grasshopper -Club Zürich): Claudio Sulser 33pen

(Nottingham Forest): Martin O'Neill 38

Summary of goals:

1:0 (12^th minute, Grasshopper -Club Zürich): Anderson fouled Traber in the box. Claudio Sulser scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

1:1 (31^st minute, Nottingham): Birtles’ cross from the left side was struck in O’Neill.

Lineups:

Grasshopper -Club Zürich:

Roger Berbig, Richard Bauer, Andy Egli, Francis Montandon, Heinz Hermann, Herbert Hermann, Jonny Hey, Raimondo Ponte, Roger Wehrli, Claudio Sulser, Peter Traber

Coach: Helmuth Johannsen

Booked: Heinz Hermann 3

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Split White/Blue Shirts (with one sleeve blue and one sleeve white), White Shorts, White Socks

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, Colin Barrett, Larry Lloyd, Dave Needham, Archie Gemmill (Scotland), John McGovern (Scotland), Martin O’Neill (Northern Ireland), Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Booked: Archie Gemmill 28, Viv Anderson 33

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1720, March 27, 1979

(March 21, 1979, Champions Cup, Grasshopper -Club Zürich 1 -Nottingham Forest 1)

Date: April 11, 1979

Competition: Champions Cup- Semifinals, First Leg

Result: Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 3- Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.

(West Germany) 3

Venue: Nottingham- City Ground

Attendance: 40,804

Referee: Antonio Garrido (Portugal)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Nottingham Forest): Garry Birtles 28, Ian Bowyer 53, John Robertson 63

(Fußball-Club Köln): Roger van Gool 6, Dieter Müller 20, Yasuhiko Okudera 85

Summary of goals:

0:1 (6^th minute, Fußball-Club Köln): Van Gool scored from a long-range shot from the edge of the box.

0:2 (20^th minute, Fußball-Club Köln): From the left side, Van Gool passed across to Dieter Müller who scored into an empty net.

1:2 (28^th minute, Nottingham): A cross from the left side was headed back across towards the goal and Birtles headed in.

2:2 (53^rd minute, Nottingham): A cross from the left side was struck in by Bowyer.

3:2 (63^rd minute, Nottingham): Birtles’ cross from the right side was headed in by John Robertson.

3:3 (85^th minute, Fußball-Club Köln): On the right side, Van Gool passed in the middle to Yasuhiko Okudera who struck with a long-range effort from outside of the box.

Lineups:

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Larry Lloyd, Colin Barrett, Dave Needham, Ian Bowyer, Archie Gemmill (Scotland) (Frank Clark 44), John McGovern (Scotland), Martin O’Neill (Northern Ireland), Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Fußball-Club Köln:

Harald Schumacher, Bernd Cullmann, Roland Gerber, Harald Konopka, Dieter Prestin, Jurgen Glowacz (Yasuhiko Okudera 80), Herbert Neumann, Bernd Schuster, Herbert Zimmermann, Dieter Müller, Roger Van Gool (Belgium)

Coach: Hennes Weisweiler

Team Captain: Bernd Cullmann

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Erima

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1979

(April 11, 1979, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest 3- Fußball-Club Köln 3)

Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1979

(April 11, 1979, Champions Cup, Nottingham Forest 3- Fußball-Club Köln 3)

Date: April 25, 1979

Competition: Champions Cup- Semifinals, Second Leg

Result: Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V. (West Germany) 0-Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 1

Venue: Köln (Cologne)- Müngersdorfer Stadion

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Fußball-Club Köln): None

(Nottingham Forest): Ian Bowyer 65

Summary of goals:

0:1 (65^th minute, Nottingham): From the left side, Robertson took a corner that was flicked on by Birtles (or Lloyd in other sources) to Bowyer to head in.

Lineups:

Fußball-Club Köln:

Harald Schumacher, Bernd Cullmann, Harald Konopka, Dieter Prestin, Gerd Strack, Jurgen Glowacz (Yasuhiko Okudera 70), Herbert Neumann, Bernd Schuster, Herbert Zimmermann, Dieter Müller (Heinz Flohe 40), Roger Van Gool (Belgium)

Coach: Hennes Weisweiler

Team Captain: Bernd Cullmann

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Erima

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Nottingham Forest:

Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, Kenny Burns (Scotland), Frank Clark, Larry Lloyd, Ian Bowyer, John McGovern (Scotland), Martin O’Neill (Northern Ireland), Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Booked: Viv Anderson, Martin O’Neill

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1979

(April 25, 1979, Champions Cup, Fußball-Club Köln 0- Nottingham Forest 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1725, May 2, 1979

(April 25, 1979, Champions Cup, Fußball-Club Köln 0- Nottingham Forest 1)

Date: May 30, 1979

Competition: Champions Cup- Final

Result: Nottingham Forest Football Club (England) 1- Malmö Fotbollforening (Sweden) 0

Venue: Munich (München)- Olympiastadion, West Germany

Attendance: 57,500

Referee: Erich Linemayer (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:15

Goalscorers:

(Nottingham Forest): Trevor Francis 45

(Malmö Fotbollforening): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (45^th minute, Nottingham): Robertson’s cross from the left side was headed in by Francis at the far post.

Lineups:

Nottingham Forest:

1-Peter Shilton, 2-Viv Anderson, 5-Larry Lloyd, 6-Kenny Burns (Scotland), 3-Frank Clark, 4-John McGovern (Scotland), 7-Trevor Francis, 8-Ian Bowyer, 9-Garry Birtles, 10-Tony Woodcock, 11-John Robertson (Scotland)

Coach: Brian Clough

Other Substitutes:

12-Chris Woods, 13-Dave Needham, 14-Martin O’Neill (Northern Ireland), 15- Archie Gemmill (Scotland), 16- John O’Hare (Scotland)

Team Captain: John McGovern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Malmö Fotbollforening:

1-Jan Möller; 2-Roland Andersson, 5-Magnus Andersson, 4-Kent Jönsson, 3-Ingemar Erlandsson, 8-Robert Prytz, 6-Staffan Tapper (14-Claes Malmberg 34), 7-Anders Ljungberg, 10-Tore Cervin, 9-Thomas Hansson (13-Thomas Andersson 82), 11-Jan Ove Kindvall

Coach: Bob Houghton (England)

Other Substitutes:

12-Mats Arvidsson, 15-Arne Akesson

Team Captain: Staffan Tapper

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Light Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Light Blue Socks