Nottingham Forest European Cup Winners Coin (UNC) Gift Display Set 1980

  

The display contains the 1980 crown!  The crown is in uncirculated (UNC) condition and the item is housed in a display/protection case, which can be removed for framing if so desired.

  

This would make a great Christmas or Birthday present for a Forest fan.

 

 

 

The 1980 European Cup club tournament was won by defending champions Nottingham Forest.  Brian Clough’s men defeated Hamburg SV in the Final despite the presence of Kevin Keegan for the German side.  The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area.

 

 

 

The year that was 1980…

 

• The Green Party is formed in Germany, with the aim of campaigning on environmental issues • On 4 March, Rhodesia becomes an independent majority-ruled state, renamed Zimbabwe, with Robert Mugabe as president • On 24 March in El Salvador, Archbishop Oscar Romero is shot dead by right- wing terrorists as he celebrates mass • On 30 April, terrorists seize the Iranian embassy in London, demanding the release of political prisoners. The siege ends on 5 May when British SAS soldiers storm the embassy and kill all but one of the terrorists • On 4 May, President Tito of Yugoslavia dies. This begins the eventual unravelling of the federation he put together after World War II • On 19 June, the Olympic games open in Moscow, boycotted by 45 nations because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan • Strikes in the Gdansk shipyards in Poland from August lead to the growth of the Solidarnosc (Solidarity) trade union movement, led by Lech Walesa • Following leadership changes in China on 26 August, Deng Xiaoping gains power and begins to reform the economy • On 22 September, Iraq invades Iran (war ends 1988) • On 4 November, former film actor Ronald Reagan sweeps to victory as the Republican 40th president of the United States, against the incumbent Jimmy Carter • On 8 December, John Lennon – member of the now disbanded Beatles pop group – is shot dead in New York by a deranged fan • Michael Cimino's $40,000,000 film Heaven's Gate is withdrawn, following some of the worst reviews ever received by a serious movie •

 

Sporting 1980...

• Football League Champions were Liverpool, leaving Manchester United in the runners up spot • West Ham United defeated Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup Final thanks to a, first half, Trevor Brooking goal • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Ben Nevis’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Henbit’ • Golf's British Open was won by Tom Watson • Oxford won the Boat Race by a canvas over Cambridge • Snooker’s Embassy World Championship Final ended Cliff Thorburn (Canada) 18-16 Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins (Northern Ireland) • F1 Champion was Alan Jones driving for Williams • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Bjorn Borg of Sweden (mens) and Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia (ladies) • American Sport - Super Bowl XIV from the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California: Pittsburgh Steelers 31-19 Los Angeles Rams – NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers – Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia 4-2 Kansas City (MVP Mike Schmidt) •