for the return leg, which saw two players left at home, scuppered an opportunity to progress. The unbeaten run at home included draws with Porto and Tottenham Hotspur. They also secured what was their record victory in Europe until 2021 – a 4–0 victory over Fram in the 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup. The unbeaten run at home came to an end in 1982, when they lost 4–1 at home to a Liverpool side inspired by Irish international Ronnie Whelan, who scored twice in Oriel, and again in Liverpool's 1–0 victory in the second leg. Unbeknown to the club and its supporters at the time, the Liverpool tie was to be McLaughlin's last European tie at the club. The European highlight of McLaughlin's time at the club was the 1979–80 European Cup. The Double winning side overcame Linfield in a tie marred by rioting in Oriel Park, which occurred at the height of The Troubles. Linfield were punished by UEFA for the actions of their supporters by being banned from playing their home-leg in Belfast, and being forced to pay for damage to Oriel Park and Dundalk's expenses for the return leg. That return leg was played behind closed doors in Haarlem in the Netherlands, with Dundalk winning 2–0 (3–1 on aggregate). Dundalk then defeated Hibernians of Malta in the next round to reach the last-16 and a tie with Glasgow Celtic. The prize for the winners would be a quarter-final tie with Real Madrid. Following a highly creditable 3–2 defeat in the away leg in Parkhead, a record attendance in Oriel Park witnessed a scoreless draw, with club stalwart Tommy McConville coming closest to scoring the goal that would have put Dundalk through on away goals. The 1979–80 European Cup run was the subject of a documentary made in 2015 – Once In A Lifetime - produced by Square 1 Productions and broadcast on Setanta Sports on 6 August 2015. Train in vain (1987–2002) Dundalk played six European ties between 1987 and 2002 (including glamour ties against Ajax Amsterdam, the Cup Winners' Cup holders, in 1987–88, and Red Star Belgrade in 1988–89), losing five of these ties without scoring a goal. The exception was the 1991–92 European Cup. They took the lead away to Honved in Budapest, with the game finishing 1–1. This was the club's best European result in 10 years, and the first time they had not