The 1980 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 1979-80 Football League Cup, the Football League Cup's 20th season, a football competition for the Football League's 92 clubs. The match took place on March 15, 1980, at Wembley Stadium, and was contested by League Cup holders and European winners Nottingham Forest... Nottingham Forest won the match 3-1, with three goals from John Robertson, to claim their first trophy in six years. The tournament had started out in basically the same format as the UEFA Champions League, with all ties being played over two legs, with the team that scored more goals winning both matches and becoming the "home" team for the next round... However, unlike its European equivalent, the English league season was long enough that by the time these second-leg games were played there was usually only one week left until the end of the season. So to avoid playing important matches during critical periods in the campaign, the Football League introduced a third game if the scores after two matches were still level. If this third game was also tied after 90 minutes then a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine a winner. The first ever Football League Cup match was played on August 25, 1978, and ended in a 1-1 draw between Fourth Division Southampton and Northampton Town. The following year's tournament began on August 24, when Millwall hosted Bury in the first round...