Nottingham Forest 1977/78 Expansion Squad

England 1977. Virgina Wade wins Wimbledon. Kenny Dalglish becomes Britain’s most expense footballer signing from Celtic to Liverpool and Brian Clough & Peter Taylor say “hold our beers”.

Nottingham Forest, a newly promoted squad considered to comprise of underachievers, journeymen and inexperienced youngsters never got the memo and decided to win the top division at the first time of asking and the League Cup.

They would go on to ravage Europe, winning back to back European Cups (Champions League) in ‘79 and ’80 and set a European record for number of trophies won per games played that still stands today. However, it’s the 1977/78 squad that set the ball rolling.

OK, these boys were marshalled by the genius of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor so we dare you to do better.

The Forest 77/78 squad wasn’t just a football team; it was the living embodiment of teamwork, dedication, and the willingness to put the collective above the individual. Their journey from no-hopers to champions ignited the spirit of what football is all about and showed all that watched that with determination and unity, miracles can indeed be achieved.

Grow your player pool and customise your team or combine Nottingham Forest 1977/78 with other Time Vault Soccer sets and take on your mates in a league, cup or tournament format.

• This Forest squad comes ready to play with 16 football Legends from the Championship and League Cup winning side.
• Contains: 16 pairs of football Legends (32 cards) and is the 3rd set in the Nucleus release of cards.

For a full squad analysis see Nottingham Forest 77/78 – What you need to know  [Coming 12^th October 2023]

For a full background of the Nottingham Forest 77/78 season see – The Miracle Team

Nucleus Nottingham Forest Squad