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1980–81 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 1980–81 season was Nottingham Forest's 116th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the First Division.

Summary

In May, the board appointed Geoffrey McPherson as the club's new chairman, replacing Stuart Dryden.[1] On 30 May McPherson negotiated a new three-year new contract for Clough and Taylor after they won the European Cup Final. The club reinforced the squad, with forward Ian Wallace signing from Coventry City for £1.25 million [2] and Swiss player Raimondo Ponte signing from Grasshopper Club Zürich, to boost an ageing midfield.[3] On 15 October, the club sold Garry Birtles to Manchester United for £1.25 million,[4] prompting the arrival of forward Peter Ward from Brighton & Hove Albion.[5] In spite of these new arrivals, during the season the team dropped to mid-table, and by spring the midfield was weakened after the departures of Martin O'Neill, Raimondo Ponte, Ian Bowyer and defender Larry Lloyd. Forward Trevor Francis suffered an injury that sidelined him until December. Forest finished the season in 7th place, missing out on qualification for the following season's UEFA Cup after a draw 1–1 with Coventry City on the final day, with Southampton taking the European berth on goal difference.

Forest's defence of the European Cup ended in the first round following a 2–0 aggregate defeat to Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia. In the League Cup the team was eliminated in the fourth round by Watford. The club lost the European Super Cup on away goals to Valencia CF. In February, the team lost the Intercontinental Cup 1–0 to Nacional in Tokyo. Finally, in the FA Cup the team was knocked out at the quarter-final stage following a replay with Ipswich Town. Also, after seven seasons Scottish trainer Jimmy Gordon announced his retirement.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

Competitions

A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1980–81 season.[6][7][8]

First Division

League table

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Transferred in on 16 August 1980
  2. ^ Transferred in on 16 August 1980
  3. ^ Transferred in on 1 October 1980
  4. ^ Transferred in on 4 April 1981
  5. ^ Transferred out on 22 February 1981
  6. ^ Transferred out on 15 January 1981
  7. ^ Transferred out on 11 February 1981
  8. ^ Transferred out on 28 March 1981
  9. ^ Transferred out on 15 October 1980
  10. ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1980–81 European Cup winners.

Results by round

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1981–82 European Cup;   = 1981-82 UEFA Cup;   = 1981–82 Second Division

Matches

League Cup

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

FA Cup

Third round

Fourth round

Fifth round

Quarterfinals

European Cup

Round of 32

European Super Cup

Intercontinental Cup

Statistics

Players statistics

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Notes

  1. ^ Match re-scheduled from 13 January 1981
  2. ^ The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1980–81 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1979–80 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.

References

  1. ^ "Today 30.5 Nottingham Soccer". 30 May 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Coventry City | Club | History | History | Hall of Fame". 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ^ Football League career stats at Neil Brown
  4. ^ Mullan, Sean (27 June 2015). "Manchester United's transfer 'firsts'". Manchester United. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ Horner, Matthew (2009). He Shot, He Scored: The Official Biography of Peter Ward. ebookpartnership.com. ISBN 9780956276902.
  6. ^ "1977-1978". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. ^ Smales, Ken (1991). Forest – The First 125 Years. Nottingham: Temple Printing. ISBN 978-1870010092.
  8. ^ Attaway, Pete (2010). Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough and His Legacy - A Complete Record 1975 - 2010. Southend-on-Sea: Desert Island Book. ISBN 978-1905328833.