There was only one all-English tie under the old knockout format among four British ties overall; this was in 1978 when the two-time holders Liverpool were beaten in the opening round by Nottingham Forest, who had qualified for the competition for the first time and went on to win the trophy; they retained it the following year, before Liverpool won again in 1981 (beating Scottish title holders Aberdeen en route). Aston Villa enjoyed their own winning debut season in the 1981–82 edition to complete a sequence of six consecutive wins for English clubs.