1994–95 Nottingham Forest F.C. season to succeed in life after Brian Clough as new manager Frank Clark guided them to an impressive third-place finish and UEFA Cup qualification, giving Forest their first European campaign of the post-Heysel era. Striker Stan Collymore was on target 22 times in the league and speculation that he would be on his way to another club proved correct at the end of the season when he sold to Liverpool for a national record fee of £8.4 million. The failure of Clark to buy a proven replacement cast significant doubt over whether Forest could mount a serious challenge for honours in
History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85) Cup. They finished seven points behind Nottingham Forest in the League who also beat them 1-0 in the 1978 Football League Cup Final replay. The first game was 0-0. Liverpool declined to take part in the 1977 Intercontinental Cup. Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool 2–0 on aggregate in the 1978-79 European Cup first round. Liverpool exited 1–0 to Sheffield United in the 1978-79 Football League Cup second round. They won their first six league games and were unbeaten before a match 12, 1–0 derby loss to Everton. Good form continued through the 1978-79 Football League campaign winning eight points above Nottingham