Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 15 March 1980
| Score | 1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Referee | David Richardson |
| Competition | League Cup Final |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 96,527 |
View Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm.
Nottingham Forest were appearing in their third consecutive League Cup Final but this time on the losing side after winning the previous two.
The trophy was presented by FA Chairman Sir Harold Thompson to Emlyn Hughes.
This completed the Wolverhampton Wanderers captain's personal achievement of having won every major domestic honour during his career.
0 Nottingham Forest
Manager: Brian Clough
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Peter Shilton
Defender
Viv Anderson
Defender
Kenny Burns
Defender
Frank Gray
Defender/Centre back
Dave Needham
Midfielder
Ian Bowyer
Midfielder
John McGovern
(captain)
Midfielder
Martin O'Neill
Midfielder
John Robertson
Forward
Garry Birtles
Forward
Trevor Francis
On the bench:
Forward
John O'Hare
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manager: John Barnwell
Goals:
| Andy Gray | 67 |
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Starting lineup:
Paul Bradshaw
Goalkeeper
Geoff Palmer
Right back
Derek Parkin
Defender/Right back
George Berry
Defender
Peter Daniel
Defender/Midfielder
Emlyn Hughes
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Willie Carr
Midfielder
Kenny Hibbitt
Midfielder
Mel Eves
Forward
Andy Gray
Forward
John Richards
Forward
On the bench:
Central defender
Colin Brazier