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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Brian Howard Clough | |
| Date of birth | 21 March 1935 | |
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | |
| Date of death | 20 September 2004 (aged 69) | |
| Place of death | Derby, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1951–1952 | Middlesbrough | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1955–1961 1961–1964 |
Middlesbrough Sunderland Total |
213 (197) 61 (54) 274 (251) |
| National team | ||
| 1957–1958 1957 1959 |
England U23 England B England |
3 (1) 1 (1) 2 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1965–1967 1967–1973 1973–1974 1974 1975–1993 |
Hartlepool United Derby County Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds United Nottingham Forest |
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Brian Howard Clough, OBE (21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham
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Childhood
Born at 11 Valley Road, an interwar council house in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, Brian Clough was the son of a local sweet factory worker, and the fifth of eight children. Grove Hill is a housing estate and ward of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods When talking of his childhood he said he "adored it in all its aspects. If anyone should be grateful for their upbringing, for their mum and dad, I’m that person. I was the kid who came from a little part of paradise”. On his upbringing in Middlesbrough, Clough claimed that it was not the nicest place in the world, “But to me it was heaven”. “Everything I have done, everything I’ve achieved, everything that I can think of that has directed and affected my life – apart from the drink – stemmed from my childhood. Maybe it was the constant sight of mam, with eight children to look after, working from morning till night, working harder than you or I have ever worked”.
Playing career
Clough appeared for Billingham Synthonia, before his national service between 1953 and 1955 in the RAF. Billingham Synthonia FC is a football club based in Billingham, England. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Following this, he became a prolific striker for his home town club Middlesbrough scoring 197 goals in 213 league matches for Boro[1]. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. He then signed for Sunderland and scored 54 goals in 61 league games[2]. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Unfortunately for Clough on 26 December 1962, he injured his knee during a match against Bury after colliding with the goalkeeper. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. It turned out to be a cruciate ligament injury, which usually ended a player's career at that time. Clough returned two years later but could only manage three games before retiring.
He played twice for England, against Wales on 17 October 1959 and Sweden on 28 October 1959, without scoring. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Management career
Derby County
Clough became a manager starting at Hartlepool United with Peter Taylor as his assistant manager from October 1965. Hartlepool United Football Club are an English football team from Hartlepool playing in League One. For the current manager of Wycombe Wanderers see Peter John Taylor. At the age of 30 Clough was then the youngest manager of the league. They guided Hartlepool to a finish of eighth in their first full season, before they both joined Derby County as manager and assistant manager in May 1967. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Derby finished 18th that season and up to Clough's arrival were frequently involved in relegation battles to Division Two. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Clough brought in several new players,amongst them Roy McFarland, John O'Hare, John McGovern, Alan Hinton and Les Green. Roy Leslie McFarland (born 5 April 1948 in Liverpool England) is an English football manager who was also a John O'Hare (born 24 September 1946 in Dumbarton is a former Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Derby County John Prescott McGovern was born in Montrose, Scotland on 28 October 1949 and moved with his family to Hartlepool at the age of seven Alan Thomas Hinton (born October 6, 1942 in Wednesbury, England) is a former English footballer most notably playing Eleven players departed and only four were retained: Kevin Hector, Alan Durban, Ron Webster and Colin Boulton. Kevin James Hector (born in Leeds 2 November 1944 was an English footballer who played as a Striker for Bradford Park Avenue Alan Durban was a Welsh international football player and a Football manager between the 1970s and 1990s Ron Webster (born 21 June 1943) was an English footballer, who spent his career playing for his local team Derby County. Colin Boulton was a football player who played as a Goalkeeper. Clough also fired the club secretary, the groundsman and the chief scout along with two tea ladies he caught laughing after a Derby defeat.
In 1968, Derby finished 18th, but after signing Dave Mackay and Willie Carlin, Clough and Taylor's management led Derby to become champions of Division Two a year later. David Craig Mackay (born 14 November 1934) is a legendary former Scottish footballer and football manager. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Clough was universally seen as a hard but fair manager, who insisted on clean play from his players and brooked no stupid questions with the press. He was famous for insisting on being called 'Mr Clough' and earned great respect from his peers for his ability to turn a game to his and his team's advantage. He took Derby to fourth place in Division One in 1970 but due to financial irregularities, the club were banned from Europe that season and fined £10,000. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between
During the 1971–72 season, Derby tussled with Liverpool and Leeds United for the title. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Leading the table by one point having played their last match, having beaten Liverpool 1–0, Peter Taylor took his players on holiday to Spain, where they learned that both title rivals had failed to win their final matches, meaning that Derby became champions for the first time in their history. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Clough was not with them at the time. He was in the Scilly Islands with his family and parents when he learned Derby were champions, on the evening of 8 May 1972. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The following season Derby reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, but were knocked out by Juventus 3–1 on aggregate in very controversial circumstances. It later emerged that the West German referee had received gifts from the Italian side before the match. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Clough himself accused the Juventus team of being "cheating bastards" and then questioned the Italian nation's courage in the Second World War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Clough's frequent outspoken comments against football's establishment, such as the FA and club directors, and figures in the game such as Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alf Ramsey, Don Revie and Alan Hardaker eventually led to him falling out with Rams chairman, Sam Longson, and the board of directors at the club. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, ( 10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989) was a football player for Leicester City, Alan Hardaker ( July 29 1912 − March 4 1980) was an English football administrator for The Football League Clough and Taylor both resigned on 15 October 1973, to widespread uproar from Rams fans, who demanded the board's resignation along with Clough and Taylor's reinstatement at the following home game against Leicester City five days later. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here
Brighton
Such was the loyalty to Clough that along with himself and Taylor, scouts and backroom staff completed the walk out, following the pair for their brief spell with Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. He proved less successful on the South Coast than with his previous club, winning only 12 of his 32 games in charge of the Division Three side. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Whereas eight months earlier Clough was managing a team playing Juventus in the European Cup, he was now managing a club who, just after his appointment as manager, lost to Walton & Hersham 4–0 at home in an FA Cup replay. Walton & Hersham FC are an English football club who are currently members of the Isthmian League Division One South. Albion eventually finished in 19th place that season.
Leeds United
Clough left less than a year after his appointment to become manager of Leeds United following Don Revie's departure to become manager of England, though this time Taylor did not join him. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, ( 10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989) was a football player for Leicester City, The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
Clough's move was surprising given his previous outspoken criticism of both Revie, for whom Clough made no secret of his deep disdain, and the successful Leeds team's playing style, which Clough was on record as stating to be not only overly aggressive but also effectively illegal in his opinion.
He lasted in the job only 44 days before he was sacked by the Leeds' directors after alienating many of Leeds's star players, notably Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner. Johnny Giles (born 6 November 1940 in Dublin) is an Irish former Association football midfielder who played for Leeds United in the 1960s William "Billy" John Bremner (born Stirling, Scotland, December 9 1942; died Doncaster, England, December He has the unenviable record of being Leeds United's least successful permanent manager winning only one match from six games. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football The following is a list of managers of Leeds United Association Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club's Leeds were placed fourth from bottom in 19th position with only 4 points from a possible 12, their worst start in 15 years. However, he left the club an extremely wealthy man as his pay-off was estimated at £98,000, a huge amount at the time.
Nottingham Forest
On 6 January 1975, Clough made a quick return to management with Nottingham Forest, who at the time were a mediocre Division Two side. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham In July 1976 he was joined by his old assistant Peter Taylor from Brighton.
They transformed the club's fortunes rapidly: the first success at the club came in Clough's second full season (1976–77) when they won promotion to Division One, finishing third. In their first season after promotion they won the League Cup, beating Liverpool 1–0 in a replay at Old Trafford, and were crowned champions of Division One, finishing seven points clear of nearest challengers Liverpool. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition
This made Clough the first manager since Herbert Chapman to win the English Championship with two different clubs. Herbert Chapman ( January 19, 1878 – January 6, 1934) was an English Association football player and manager During the 1978–79 season, on 9 February 1979 Clough signed the 24-year-old Birmingham City F.C. striker Trevor Francis - Britain's first £1 million footballer—although Clough insisted that the fee was actually £999,999. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Trevor John Francis (born 19 April 1954 in Boxhill, Plymouth, England) is a former footballer who won 52 caps Forest retained the League Cup, but finished as runners-up to Liverpool in the league. The season was rounded off with victory in the European Cup final, thanks to a 1–0 victory over Malmö FF. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Malmö FF is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club formed 24 February 1910, has been awarded 15 national championship A year later, Clough guided Forest to a second successive European Cup after victory over Kevin Keegan's Hamburg and a third successive League Cup final, though this time they were defeated by Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department.
In 1982 after Clough had discovered the homosexuality of the black footballer Justin Fashanu, he barred him from training and discharged him without cause. Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu ( 19 February 1961 &ndash 2 May 1998) was an English footballer who played for
Despite winning the European Cup twice, Clough regarded his greatest achievement to be the record breaking unbeaten run his team set between 26 November 1977 and 9 December 1978, the team went undefeated for 42 league games - the equivalent of a whole season[3]. The record stood until August 2004 when it was bettered by Arsenal, who went on to play 49 league games without defeat.
It was not until 1988–89 that Clough and Forest would enjoy another major trophy success, this time over Luton Town F.C. in the League Cup again. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. For a time, Forest were on course for a treble that season, but ultimately had to settle for third place in the league and a defeat in the FA Cup semi-finals. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Clough had to manage the team from the stands in the latter half of the season as he was serving a touchline ban after hitting a supporter who had invaded the pitch. [4] A year later, Clough guided Forest to another League Cup victory with a 1–0 over Oldham Athletic. Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club In 1991 Forest reached their first FA Cup final under Brian Clough but lost 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. They reached the League Cup final again in 1992, but lost 1–0 to Manchester United
The 1992–93 season was Clough's 18th with Forest – and his last. They were one of the 22 clubs in the new Premier League, but the sale of key players like Teddy Sheringham and Des Walker, combined with the manager's increasingly uncontrolled alcoholism, saw the club's fortunes take a sharp decline and they were bottom virtually all season. Edward Paul 'Teddy' Sheringham MBE (born 2 April 1966 in Highams Park, London is a retired English professional footballer, and the father of footballer Desmond Sinclair "Des" Walker (born 26 November 1965 in Homerton, London) was an England international footballer who is Just before a 2–0 defeat against Sheffield United confirmed the club's relegation after 16 years in the top flight, Clough announced his retirement as manager. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Retirement
Clough retired as manager of Nottingham Forest in May 1993 to be succeeded by then Leyton Orient manager, and European Cup-winning Forest player under Clough, Frank Clark. Leyton Orient FC are an English Professional football team from east London currently playing in League One of the Football League Clark was able to achieve an instant return to the Premiership when the club finished Division One runners-up at the end of the 1993-94 season.
Much of Clough's retirement was spent concentrating on his fight against alcoholism which had plagued him since the 1970s, a battle chronicled in part by Duncan Hamilton. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Duncan Hamilton is a British author and Newspaper Journalist and winner of the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year award He considered applying for the job as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers on the resignation of Graham Taylor in October 1995. Graham Taylor OBE (born 15 September 1944 Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player However, nothing came of it and Clough's managerial career was over. Nottingham Forest honoured him by renaming the City Ground's largest stand, the Executive Stand, the Brian Clough Stand. The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. Clough was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his huge impact as a manager. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England.
In the early 1990s, Clough was implicated in the "bungs" scandal in English football involving then Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry Venables and chairman Alan Sugar and particularly the transfer of Teddy Sheringham from Forest to Tottenham. Football is the National sport of England and plays a significant role in English culture. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager Sir Alan Michael Sugar (born 24 March 1947 is an English Entrepreneur, Businessman, and Television personality. Clough was alleged to have received illegal payments during transfer negotiations and making illegal payments to players. [5]. Owing to Clough's declining health when the case was put together, he was never formally charged by the FA.
Clough's relationship with Peter Taylor, his friend and long-time assistant at Derby, Brighton and Forest, was damaged permanently in May 1983 over the transfer of John Robertson. In association football, a transfer is the action taken whenever a player moves between clubs John Neilson Robertson (born 20 January, 1953 in Uddingston) is a former Scottish footballer. The two fell out when Taylor, who had retired in May 1982 but then become manager of Derby six months later, signed the Forest winger without telling Clough beforehand. Robertson's transfer was contested, with the fee set by a tribunal, although Robertson was injured soon after joining Derby and never found his form. The rift had not been repaired by the time Taylor died in October 1990, but Clough and his family attended Taylor's funeral. When the assistant coach at Forest telephoned Clough to inform him of Taylor's death, he didn't say anything and put the phone down. He allegedly cried heavily after this and his bad feeling over the unreconciled rift increased Clough's already heavy drinking. [6] Clough dedicated his autobiography in 1994 to Taylor and when he was given the freedom of Nottingham he also paid tribute to him, as he did in September 1999 when a bust was unveiled of himself at the City Ground.
In August 2000, a tribute website was set-up in honour of Clough. It has the backing of his family. The website www. brianclough. com is also the official site of the Brian Clough Statue Fund, which raised money for a statue of the master manager, to be placed in central Nottingham.
In January 2003, the 67-year-old Clough underwent a liver transplant; 30 years of heavy drinking had taken its toll and doctors said that Clough would have died within two weeks without a transplant, as his liver was severely damaged and cancer had been found within it. The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals The transplant gave Clough a new lease of life for the next 20 months; he took up light exercise again and appeared happier than he had for many years.
Clough's reputation for never sitting on the fence and strong views on all manner of football issues translated into an entertaining and sometimes controversial column which he wrote for Four Four Two magazine up until his death. This page concerns the UK edition of the magazine however details about the others can be found further down the page
Death and legacy
Brian Clough died of stomach cancer on 20 September 2004, on Ward 30, in Derby City Hospital, at the age of 69, having being admitted a few days earlier. Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the Stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs particularly the Esophagus and Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Such was his popularity, fans of Derby County and Nottingham Forest, usually the fiercest of rivals, mourned together following his passing. A memorial service was held at Derby's Pride Park Stadium on 21 October 2004 which was attended by more than 14,000 people. Pride Park Stadium is a Football (soccer Stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It was originally to be held at Derby Cathedral, but had to be moved due to demand for tickets. The Cathedral of All Saints (known as Derby Cathedral) is a Cathedral church in the City of Derby, England. [7]
In August 2005 the stretch of the A52 linking Nottingham and Derby was renamed Brian Clough Way. The A52 is a major road in the East Midlands, England. It runs east from the junction with the A53 at Newcastle-under-Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent His widow Barbara expressed her gratitude to Nottingham City Council, saying: "Brian would have been amazed but genuinely appreciative". Additionally, since the opening of the Nottingham Express Transit system, tram #215 has been named Brian Clough. Nottingham Express Transit (or in short NET) is a light-rail Tramway in the Nottingham area in England.
After a long process of fund-raising, his home town of Middlesbrough commissioned a statue of Clough, that was unveiled on 16 May 2007. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Although there was a movement to erect a statue in Grove Hill, his birthplace, the site chosen was Albert Park, Middlesbrough through which he usually walked on his way from home to Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough's former stadium. Grove Hill is a housing estate and ward of Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire Albert Park is an open access free public park located in Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, Ayresome Park was a football stadium in the town of Middlesbrough, North East England, and was the home of Middlesbrough F [8]
In December 2006, the Brian Clough Statue Fund in Nottingham announced it had raised £69,000 in just 18 months for a statue of Clough in the city. The winning statue was selected from a choice of three designs in January 2008. The site chosen for the statue is at the junction of King Street and Queen Street in the centre of Nottingham. [9]
In April 2007, Derby County announced that a square in their new Pride Plaza redevelopment will be named after Brian Clough, in honour of his achievements at the club, in which there will also be a statue of Clough.
Derby County and Nottingham Forest competed for the inaugural Brian Clough Trophy at Pride Park Stadium on 31 July 2007. The Brian Clough Trophy is a football Trophy competed for whenever East Midlands rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest play Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In future, any league, cup or friendly game played between Derby and Forest will automatically become a Brian Clough Trophy game. Proceeds from the game will go to charities in the East Midlands.
A recent petition has been launched by Derby fans requesting a statue of Brian Clough outside Pride Park Stadium. A petition is a request to change some thing most commonly made to a government official or public entity Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Pride Park Stadium is a Football (soccer Stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. [10]
Clough in popular culture
- In the 1970s the New Statesman, a British magazine, ran a competition to suggest "uncharacteristic remarks" that might be made by people. The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. Three separate contestants all put in the same entry: "Brian Clough: No comment".
- In September 1989, British punk band the Toy Dolls, released the album Wakey Wakey, featuring a song entitled "Cloughy is a Bootboy!", which describes an altercation between a fan and the resulting court case. The Toy Dolls are an English Punk rock band. They formed in 1979 playing their first Concert at Millview Social Club Sunderland
- In 1993 the Irish band The Sultans of Ping FC released their debut album "Casual Sex in the Cineplex" which contained the song "Give Him a Ball and a Yard of Grass", the title and lyrics of which were well known Clough quotations. The Sultans of Ping FC are an Irish band formed in 1988 by Niall O'Flaherty Pat O'Connell Paul Fennelly and Ger Lyons
- In June 2005 the Nottingham Playhouse premiered a play called Old Big 'Ead in The Spirit of the Man, by the Nottingham-born playwright Stephen Lowe, in which Brian Clough "takes to the stage. The Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham England. It was first established as a Repertory theatre in the 1950s when it operated from a former cinema Stephen Lowe (born 1947 is an English playwright He was born in Sneinton Nottingham, where his father was a labourer and his mother a machinist in Nottingham's Lace Market . quite literally!", portrayed by actor Colin Tarrant. Colin Tarrant (born 1952 Shirebrook, Derbyshire) is an English actor best known for playing Inspector Andrew Monroe in ITV's The Bill
- In 2000, composer Robert Steadman wrote a song called "Brian Clough's CV" as part of his Nottingham Songbook which was premiered in the Millennium Dome. Robert Steadman (born April 1 1965) is a British Composer of classical music who mostly works in a Post-minimalist style The Millennium Dome, often referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large Dome -shaped building originally used to house
- David Peace's 2006 novel The Damned Utd. is a fictionalized account of Clough's 44 days as manager of Leeds United, written from the perspective of Clough. David Peace is a British Author. He is well known for his novels GB84 and The Damned Utd. The Damned Utd is a Novel by British author David Peace which presents a fictionalised account of Brian Clough 's brief spell as Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Although well received by critics, the book did not find favour with Clough's widow.
- In 2007, sports journalist Duncan Hamilton wrote a critically acclaimed book - Provided You Don't Kiss Me - about his 20-year association with Clough, which described working with him on a day-by-day basis. This book won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year on 27 November 2007. The William Hill Sports Book of the Year is an annual British book award given by the British bookmakers William Hill. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Personal life and family
Clough was a committed socialist, often appearing on miners' picket lines, donating large sums to trade union causes, and being a sponsor of the Anti Nazi League. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming The Anti-Nazi League (ANL was an organisation set up in 1977 on the initiative of the Socialist Workers Party with some sponsorship (and a few small financial donations from [11]. On two occasions he was approached by the Labour Party to stand as a Parliamentary candidate in General Elections, although he declined in order to continue his managerial career in football. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
He is survived by his wife Barbara and three children; Simon, Elizabeth, and Nigel. The latter was also a professional football player and currently manages Burton Albion. Burton Albion Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Conference National.
Quotations
"I certainly wouldn't say I'm the best manager in the business, but I'm in the top one. "
"Get in there - that's what I pay you for!" - to Derby County players at a training session.
"As far as I'm concerned you can throw all those medals you've won in the bin, because you won them all by cheating" - to the Leeds United players on his first day as manager.
"They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job".
" This is a terrible day. . . . . for Leeds United" - exiting Elland Road after being sacked after 44 days as manager.
"If a chairman sacks a manager that he initially appointed, then he should go as well. "
"John Robertson was a very unattractive young man. If, one day, I was feeling a bit off colour, I would sit next to him. I was bloody Errol Flynn compared to him, but give him a yard of grass and he was an artist. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most The Picasso of our game"
"If God had intended for us to play football in the clouds he wouldn't have put grass on the ground. Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 " - referring to the long ball game.
"If a player had said to Bill Shankly 'I've got to speak to my agent', Bill would have hit him. William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful And I would have held him while he hit him. "
"It was like a morgue in the dressing room after the game, and it's still like a morgue now. If that's what defeat feels like, we don't want to go through it again - oh, it's rotten" - interview with ITV after defeat for Forest in the 1980 League Cup final. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent
"I'm a Derby man. Derby County were here a long time before Robert Maxwell" - on agreeing with a protest by Derby fans against Maxwell's ownership of the club. Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor
"They thought I was going to change it lock, stock and barrel. They were shrewd because that's exactly what I would have done" - on why he was rejected by the FA for the England job.
"I'd ask him how he thinks it should be done, have a chat about it for twenty minutes and then decide I was right" - on dealing with players disagreeing with his methods.
"I like my women to be feminine and not rolling around in mud" on what he thought of women's football.
"Don't send me flowers when I'm dead, send them to me now if you like me. "
"I want no epitaphs of profound history or all that kind of thing. I contributed, I hope they would say that and I hope that somebody liked me. "
"For all his horses, knighthoods and championships, he hasn't got two of what I've got. And I don't mean balls. " - on Sir Alex Ferguson's failure to match his record of two European Cup wins. Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager Ferguson would eventually match this acheivement in the 2007/2008 season, beating Chelsea in the final.
"Who thought Derby County could be turned into League champions; that any manager could bounce back from getting the bullet after 44 days with a great club and go on to prove himself among the best managers of all time; that what was done at Derby could be repeated at Forest; that after winning one European Cup, we could retain it; that a brash, self-opinionated young footballer, cut down by injury in his prime, would go on to achieve more impressive fame as a brash, highly successful manager?"
"It only takes a second to score a goal. "
"If a player is not interfering with play then he shouldn't be on the pitch. " - referring to the application of the off-side law.
" what I tell my players about defending a lead is this: 'if YOU have the ball and you are in THEIR half'. . . THEY CANNOT SCORE"
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Hartlepool United |  |
1 October 1965 | 1 May 1967 | 84 | 35 | 13 | 36 | 49. Hartlepool United Football Club are an English football team from Hartlepool playing in League One. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. 3% |
| Derby County | |
1 June 1967 | 15 October 1973 | 289 | 135 | 70 | 84 | 61. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. 64% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |
1 November 1973 | 20 July 1974 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 60% |
| Leeds United | |
20 July 1974 | 13 September 1974 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25% |
| Nottingham Forest | |
6 January 1975 | 8 May 1993 | 907 | 411 | 246 | 250 | 62. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 18% |
References
- ^ Brian Clough's career information from brianclough.com.
- ^ Brian Clough's career information from brianclough.com.
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Wenger repeats Clough feat
- ^ The Life of Brian.
- ^ Parry puzzled by Clough `bungs'. Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Brian Clough 1935 – 2004: England’s Greatest. Soccerphile.
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Clough memorial service switched
- ^ Press release from Middlesbrough council
- ^ BBC NEWS | England | Nottinghamshire | Panel picks Clough statue design
- ^ [1]
- ^ When we touched the sky: the Anti-Nazi League 1977-1981
External links
- Brian Clough management career stats at Soccerbase
- brianclough.com
- BBC Obituary
- BBC quotations by Clough
- Nottingham Forest's double European Cup win
- Brian Clough Autobiography Walking on Water
- Brian Clough timeline
- English Football Hall of Fame Profile
- Brian Clough Quotes
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bob Paisley |
European Cup Winning Coach 1978-79 & 1979-80 |
Succeeded by Bob Paisley |
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