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| Kingsley Black volleys Nottingham Forest ahead |
Since becoming England's Unofficial Champions, West Ham United had held on to their title by earning respectable draws with Aston Villa and Norwich City and a 2-0 win over the mighty Chesterfield.
The League Cup (or Coca-Cola Cup as it was called at the time) brought the Hammers to the City Ground in Nottingham to play Nottingham Forest.
Forest had fallen on hard times since losing their legendary manager Brian Clough and being relegated from the Premier League the previous season. Still, they took a two goal lead here thanks to a sumptuous volley from Kingsley Black and a header from Stan Collymore.
Trevor Morley pulled one back but it wasn't enough for West Ham.
Nottingham Forest became the first Champions of England from outside the top division.
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