1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁against ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest , ▁then ▁in ▁Division ▁Two ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁Brian ▁Cl ough . ▁The ▁full - str ength ▁Forest ▁team ▁featured ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Ian ▁Bow yer ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁England ▁International , ▁Tony ▁Wood cock . ▁Greg son ▁played ▁the ▁full ▁ 9 0   min utes ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁within ▁weeks ▁Forest ▁had ▁gained ▁promotion ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division . ▁Within ▁two ▁years ▁they ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁Title ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Championship . ▁ ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁ ▁Greg son ▁eventually ▁chose ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁Saturday , ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁during ▁a ▁Central ▁League ▁match ▁at ▁She ff ield ▁United . ▁It ▁was ▁reported , ▁" G reg son , ▁the ▁new com er ▁from ▁West ▁B rom , ▁was ▁playing ▁extremely ▁well ▁in ▁mid field ▁for ▁Wed nes day , ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁breaking ▁up ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁dangerous ▁home ▁attacks ". ▁ ▁T ues day , ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁saw ▁him ▁make ▁his ▁debut , ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁during ▁a ▁League ▁Cup ▁match ▁away ▁at ▁Black pool ▁( score ▁ 2 – 2 ). ▁Wed nes day ' s ▁second ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁occurred ▁after ▁Greg son ▁challeng