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Nottingham Forest, managed by Brian Clough, won the English First Division title in 1977-78, the season after being promoted. What did they achieve the following two seasons?
CORRECT ANSWER
Won the European Cup in both 1979 and 1980
Nottingham Forest, managed by Brian Clough, won the European Cup in both 1979 and 1980, an extraordinary achievement for a club that had been in the second tier just three years earlier.
ALL OPTIONS
โWon the European Cup in both 1979 and 1980
BWon the FA Cup both years
CWere relegated
DWon the league title again both years
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