History of Nottingham Forest F.C. Stan Collymore, Stuart Pearce and the Dutch international Bryan Roy were among the most feared players in the Premiership. But Collymore was sold to Liverpool in June 1995 for a then English record fee of £8.4 million, and his £2 million Italian successor Andrea Silenzi was considered to be a disappointing signing. With Collymore gone, Forest's goals dried up in the Premiership during 1995–96 and they finished ninth - although they did reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, making them the only English team to reach the last eight of any European competition that season. Clark added Welsh striker
History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85) Forest. Their 68 league points surpassed the previous record, 67 by Leeds United in 1968–69. Only 16 goals conceded was another record. Liverpool declined to take part in the 1978 Intercontinental Cup. Despite early defeats to Southampton and Nottingham Forest, Liverpool topped the 1979-80 Football League by January staying top for the rest of the season. A 4–1 win over Aston Villa in the penultimate game of the season retained the League title. They were unbeaten at Anfield all season where they conceded only eight goals. Liverpool exited in the first round of the European Cup to Soviet team Dinamo