The 2004-05 campaign delivered a devastating and historic low point for Nottingham Forest as The Reds finished a crushing 23rd in the Championship, which resulted in relegation to the third tier, League One. This made the two-time European Cup winners the first former champion of the continent to ever fall this far in their domestic league structure. The season was defined by turmoil, including the mid-season resignation of manager Joe Kinnear after a heavy defeat to arch-rivals Derby County, and Gareth Taylor's seven league goals proved insufficient to prevent the slide. It was a dark, painful chapter that marked the end of an era and culminated in the club's lowest point in over half a century.