EVERY TIME BRIAN CLOUGH MANAGED A TEAM AGAINST US
Brian Clough managed us for almost eighteen years, after spells in charge at Hartlepool, Derby, Brighton and Leeds.That made me wonder if he ever bought any of those teams to The City Ground? Read on...
BRIAN CLOUGH'S MANAGERIAL CAREER
Here's Brian's managerial career season-by-season, with the times that he played us:
| Club | Season | Forest Division |
Opponent Division |
Games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool United | 1965-66 | First Division | Fourth Division | (Not in the same division) | |
| Hartlepool United | 1966-67 | First Division | Fourth Division | (Not in the same division) | |
| Derby County | 1967-68 | First Division | Second Division | 2 | Despite us being a division above Derby, Brian Clough managed his first games against us with a pair of friendlies. One, at the start of the season, saw us win 3-1 away at The Baseball Ground but we lost the second game in March at home, 1-2. |
| Derby County | 1968-69 | First Division | Second Division | (Not in the same division) | |
| Derby County | 1969-70 | First Division | First Division | 2 | Derby were promoted the previous season, so we had the chance to play two league games. We won the first 2-0 away but then lost the return 1-3 at home |
| Derby County | 1970-71 | First Division | First Division | 2 | We played newly-promoted Derby twice in the League, losing the first game 4-2 at home, but wining the return game 2-1 |
| Derby County | 1971-72 | First Division | First Division | 2 | 1971-72 was a bad year for us as Derby (and Clough) did the double over us. We lost a home game 0-2 and then went down 0-4 away in February. |
| Derby County | 1972-73 | Second Division | First Division | 1 | We were relegated the previous season so didn't get to face Cloughie's Derby in the league, but we did travel to the Baseball Ground for Alan Durban's testimonial in September. We drew 1-1 in the last game we would face against the great man. For a while... |
| Derby County | 1973-74 | Second Division | First Division | (Not in the same division) | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 1973-74 | Second Division | Third Division | (Not in the same division) | |
| Leeds United | 1974-75 | Second Division | First Division | (Not in the same division, and Clough only stayed for the legendary 44 days!) |
In 1975, Brian joined us for the greatest 18 years of managemement, and then retired in 1993. Or did he...
| European Legends | 1999-00 | It didn't matter | 1 | One. Last. Time. A Tuesday evening in May saw a team of Forest legends reunite to wear their shirts one more time for Mark Crossley's testimonial. The manager? Yep. He came back to the City Ground one last time for an unforgettable evening of legends , both players and manager. |
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