Nottingham Forest 1978/79
European Cup round of 32→Won the European Cup
Nottingham Forest won the European Cup in 1978/79, having entered at the round of 32. It put out Liverpool, AEK Athens of Greece, Grasshopper of Switzerland and 1. FC Köln of Germany, then beat Malmö FF of Sweden in the final, 1:0. The season earned England 18 coefficient points.
Coefficient points18earned for England this season
Record6-3-09 matches played
Goals19:7+12 goal difference
Club coefficient7.179the club's own running total
EC European Cup
Nottingham Forest
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC · R32 · 1st leg | 13 Sep 1978 | Nottingham Forest – Liverpool | 2:0 | 2 | |
| EC · R32 · 2nd leg | 27 Sep 1978 | Liverpool – Nottingham Forest | 0:0 | Through to the round of 16 (EC) | 1 |
| EC · R16 · 1st leg | 18 Oct 1978 | AEK Athens – Nottingham Forest | 1:2 | 2 | |
| EC · R16 · 2nd leg | 1 Nov 1978 | Nottingham Forest – AEK Athens | 5:1 | Through to the quarter-final (EC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · QF · 1st leg | 7 Mar 1979 | Nottingham Forest – Grasshopper | 4:1 | 2 | |
| EC · QF · 2nd leg | 21 Mar 1979 | Grasshopper – Nottingham Forest | 1:1 | Through to the semi-final (EC) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · SF · 1st leg | 11 Apr 1979 | Nottingham Forest – 1. FC Köln | 3:3 | 1 | |
| EC · SF · 2nd leg | 25 Apr 1979 | 1. FC Köln – Nottingham Forest | 0:1 | Through to the final (EC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| EC · Final | 30 May 1979 | Nottingham Forest – Malmö FF | 1:0 | Winners | 2 |
See also: every England club in 1978/79 · the 1978/79 coefficient table.