1980 Football League Cup final

January 2016 June 2020 April 2014 April 2026 1980 Football League Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1979–80 Football League Cup Nottingham Forest 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 15 March 1980 Wembley Stadium London David Richardson (Great Harwood) 96,527 1979 1981 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.15 March 2020 15th March 1980: League Cup Final Wolves v Nottingham Forest https://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/wolves/s115/st200125/15th-march-1980-league-cup-final-wolves-v-nottingham-forest 2 June 2020 The Football Network 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 March 198015:00 GMT Nottingham Forest 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Gray 67 Wembley Stadium, London 96,527 David Richardson (Great Harwood) _white_stripes2 _vneckwhite _white_stripes2 _red_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Nottingham Forest _blackborder _collarblack _blackborder _orange_stripes febd11 febd11 febd11 000000 febd11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 ENG Peter Shilton 2 ENG Viv Anderson 3 SCO Frank Gray 4 SCO John McGovern (c) 5 ENG David Needham 6 SCO Kenny Burns 7 NIR Martin O'Neill 8 ENG Ian Bowyer 9 ENG Garry Birtles 10ENG Trevor Francis 11SCO John RobertsonSubstitute: 12SCO John O'HareManager:ENG Brian Clough 1 ENG Paul Bradshaw 2 ENG Geoff Palmer 3 ENG Derek Parkin 4 ENG Peter Daniel 5 ENG Emlyn Hughes (c) 6 WAL George Berry 7 ENG Kenny Hibbitt 8 SCO Willie Carr 9 SCO Andy Gray 10ENG John Richards 11ENG Mel EvesSubstitute: 12ENG Colin BrazierManager:ENG John Barnwell Match officials Assistant referees: M.J.R. Barker (Oswestry) B.A. Champion (Bristol) Reserve referee: B.H. Daniels (Brentwood)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay (at Manchester United) if scores still level One named substitute Maximum of 1 substitution Road to Wembley 1979–80 Football League Cup Nottingham Forest Round 2 (1st leg)Blackburn Rovers1–1Nottingham ForestRound 2 (2nd leg)Nottingham Forest6–1Blackburn Rovers(Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate)Round 3Middlesbrough1–3Nottingham ForestRound 4Bristol City1–1Nottingham ForestRound 4 (Replay)Nottingham Forest3–0Bristol CityRound 5West Ham United0–0Nottingham ForestRound 5 (Replay)Nottingham Forest3–0West Ham United (a.e.t.)Semi-final (1st leg)Nottingham Forest1–0LiverpoolSemi-final (2nd leg)Liverpool1–1Nottingham Forest(Nottingham Forest won 2–1 on aggregate) Wolverhampton Wanderers Round 2 (1st leg)Burnley1–1Wolverhampton WanderersRound 2 (2nd leg)Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Burnley(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–1 on aggregate)Round 3Crystal Palace1–2Wolverhampton WanderersRound 4Queens Park Rangers1–1Wolverhampton WanderersRound 4 (Replay)Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Queens Park RangersRound 5Grimsby Town0–0Wolverhampton WanderersRound 5 (Replay)Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Grimsby Town (a.e.t.)Round 5 (2nd replay)Grimsby Town0–2Wolverhampton WanderersSemi-final (1st leg)Swindon Town2–1Wolverhampton WanderersSemi-final (2nd leg)Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Swindon Town(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate) References Category:EFL Cup finals League Cup final 1980 League Cup final 1980 Category:1979–80 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Football League Cup Football League Cup final