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1980 Football League Cup final

Field	Value
title	1980 Football League Cup Final
image	Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
image_size	200
event	[1979–80 Football League Cup](1979-80-football-league-cup)
team1	Nottingham Forest
team1score	0
team2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
team2score	1
date	15 March 1980
stadium	Wembley Stadium
city	London
referee	David Richardson (Great Harwood)
attendance	96,527
previous	[1979](1979-football-league-cup-final)
next	[1981](1981-football-league-cup-final)

The 1980 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 1979–80 Football League Cup, the 20th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 15 March 1980, and was contested by League Cup holders and European champions Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Wolves won the match 1–0 thanks to an Andy Gray goal in the 67th minute.

As both League Cup and European Cup holders, Nottingham Forest had entered the match as clear favourites, although in the league table, Wolves were level on points with them with a game in hand. Victory here would have given the club a hat trick of League Cup wins, and they retained the European Cup at the end of the season. By contrast, Wolves' last silverware had been their League Cup win six years earlier and they had finished a lowly 18th in the First Division in the previous campaign, whilst Forest had ended runners-up.

Match summary

Living up to their tag of favourites, Nottingham Forest took the game to Wolves and created several opportunities, all denied by Bradshaw in the Wolves goal, as Francis shot across him and Gray's mazy run through was just halted. Birtles' driven attempt at a scrambled corner was also parried away by the keeper, while Wolves' attacks largely came to nothing.

The second half started more evenly and Wolves were the first to get the ball into the net, as Richards and Carr bundled it in after Shilton had flapped at a cross, only for a foul to be awarded against Wolves. In the 67th minute, a long ball upfield by Daniel created confusion in the Forest defence, as Needham and Shilton collided with one another, leaving Gray with the simplest of chances to prod the ball into the empty net.

Forest now pressed hard for the equaliser but were thwarted by the resilient mass of Wolves' defence, as they cleared the ball after several goalmouth scrambles. In a break from the Forest onslaught, Wolves almost extended their lead further when Berry hit the woodwork. Nonetheless, the Molineux men held on to upset the odds and claim their second League Cup triumph.

The cup was then presented by then-FA Chairman Sir Harold Thompson to Wolves captain Emlyn Hughes. This completed Hughes' personal achievement of having won every major domestic honour during his career.

Match details

15:00 GMT

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ENG Brian Clough

ENG John Barnwell

Road to Wembley

Nottingham Forest

(Nottingham Forest won 2–1 on aggregate)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate)

References

(15 March 2020). "15th March 1980: League Cup Final Wolves v Nottingham Forest".

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