| Nigel Clough | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Howard Clough | |
| Date of birth | 19 March 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 8 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Burton Albion (Player-Manager) | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1983–1984 | Heanor Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984–1993 1993–1996 1996–1998 1996–1997 1998– |
Nottingham Forest Liverpool Manchester City → Nottingham Forest (loan) Burton Albion |
317 (102) 39 (7) 39 (4) 13 (1) 300 (16) |
| National team | ||
| 1986–1988 1989–1993 1990–1991 |
England U21 England England B |
15 (3) 14 (0) 3 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1998– | Burton Albion | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March 1966, Sunderland) is a former English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Burton Albion Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Conference National. He has played mainly as a striker but could adapt to other positions, including centre-back.
He is most famous as a Nottingham Forest player, where he was coached by his father Brian Clough. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Brian Howard Clough, OBE ( 21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football He made a total of 403 appearances in two spells at the club and is the club's second highest goalscorer of all time with 131. He also won 14 caps for England. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
Clough joined Forest on leaving school in 1982 but did not become a regular first team player until the end of the decade. He helped Forest win two League Cups in successive seasons (1989 and 1990). The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition In the 1989 Final, he scored two goals as Forest came from behind to beat holders Luton Town 3-1. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. He was also on the losing side for Forest in the 1991 FA Cup final and 1992 League Cup final. The 1991 FA Cup Final saw Tottenham Hotspur win the FA Cup for a then-record eighth time by beating Nottingham Forest 2&ndash1 at Wembley in He was touted by some as a possible replacement for Gary Lineker, who retired from the England team in 1992. Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored
However, a steady decline in his career began in that year.
He was Forest's leading scorer with 10 league goals in the inaugural Premiership campaign (1992-93) but the club finished bottom of the league and were relegated after 16 years in the top flight. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Clough senior retired as manager while Clough junior was sold to Liverpool in a £2. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. 75 million deal, but the evergreen form of veteran striker Ian Rush and the emergence of Robbie Fowler saw Clough struggle to hold down a first-team place at Anfield. Ian James Rush, MBE (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a Striker and is best known for playing Robert Bernard 'Robbie' Fowler, (born 9 April 1975 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English footballer Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England His most memorable Liverpool performance was in the 3-3 draw with Manchester United, scoring two goals, leading to Martin Tyler's shout of "It's Nigel Clough again!"
He did not feature in their 1995 League Cup win over Bolton Wanderers at Wembley, and the subsequent arrival of Stan Collymore further reduced his chances of first team action, and in January 1996 he agreed to move to Manchester City in a £1. Martin Tyler (born in Chester, 14th September 1945) is an English football Commentator who was voted as the FA Premier Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Stanley Victor Collymore (born 22 January 1971 is a English retired footballer who was active at senior level from 1990 until 2001 TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club 5 million deal.
However, Clough was part of the Manchester City team that was relegated from the Premiership in 1995-96, and after their relegation to Division One could not hold down a first-team place partly due to a degenerative heel injury. He made a handful of appearances in 1997-98 when they were relegated again, to Division Two - and was given a free transfer at the end of the campaign.
He had been loaned back to Nottingham Forest during the 1996-97 season, but had been unable to prevent their relegation from the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
In October 1998, he moved into management when he accepted the role of player-manager at Burton Albion in the Dr Martens (Southern) Premier Division. Burton Albion Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Conference National. In his fourth season, 2001-02, Clough's side were champions of the Northern Premier League and gained promotion to the Conference. History The Northern Premier League (NPL was founded in 1968, as the northern equivalent of the Southern League, decades after the other two leagues at what Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. On 8 January 2006 his side held Premiership Manchester United to a 0-0 draw, earning a replay at Old Trafford. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The replay was staged on 18 January, ending with a 5-0 loss for Clough's side, but Burton battled bravely and Clough said he was extremely proud of his men. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor
Having now passed his 42nd birthday, Clough is still registered as a player. Burton Albion was the first team to be managed by his father's long-term managerial colleague Peter Taylor. For the current manager of Wycombe Wanderers see Peter John Taylor.
Honours
- League Cup winner : 1988-1989 & 1989-1990 with Nottingham Forest
- FA Cup finalist: 1990-1991 with Nottingham Forest
- Unibond Premier Division Championship winner in 2001-2002 as manager of Burton Albion
External links
- Nigel Clough career stats at Soccerbase
- Burton Albion profile
- Liverpool FC profile
- Profile at LFCHistory.net
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