1975 European Cup Final fourth title. The appearance of an English club in the final for only the second time would ultimately precede a period of dominance by Football League clubs Liverpool (1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984), Nottingham Forest (1979 and 1980) and Aston Villa (1982) of European football. However, the violence and the lengthy ban handed down to Leeds would foreshadow the tragic events in the European Cup final 10 years later. 1975 European Cup Final The 1975 European Cup Final was a football match between Bayern Munich of Germany and Leeds United of England on 28 May 1975 at the Parc des
Middlesbrough F.C. in European football Middlesbrough F.C. in European football Middlesbrough Football Club is an English football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1876 and made their European debut in 1970 as a participant in the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup. In 2004 they qualified for their first major European competition the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. In 2006 they reached the final of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. Middlesbrough qualified for the first round of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup after winning the 2003–04 Football League Cup. Their first match was at home to Baník Ostrava, winning 3–0 after one goal from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,