Brian Clough

English football player and manager (1935–2004)

  • Fame63.9
  • Momentum10.0
  • Wikipedia113.9K
Source-basedRising
Lived 1935–2004, aged 69United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomFootballersFootball / Soccer Player
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    41 languages
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  • Era
    1935–2004
    Aged 69
  • Known for
    Saipan
    2025
Summary
Updated 2026-06-18

Brian Howard Clough was an English football player and manager, primarily known for his successes as a manager with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and is one of four managers to have won the English league with two different clubs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Charismatic, outspoken and often controversial, his achievements with Derby and Forest, two clubs with little prior history of success, are rated among the greatest in football history. His teams were also noted for playing attractive football and for their good sportsmanship. Despite applying several times and being a popular choice for the job, he was never appointed England manager and has been dubbed the "greatest manager England never had".

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Teams

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  • Sunderland A.F.C.
    1961–1964
  • England men's national association football team
    1959–1959
  • England national under-21 association football team
    1957–1958
  • England national association football B team
    1957–1957
  • Middlesbrough F.C.
    1955–1961
19551964
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1961–19646154
1959–195920
1957–195831
1957–195711
1955–1961213197
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Awards

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  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Fame
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63.9
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Momentum10.0
Historical28.1
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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