Nottingham legend
Brian Clough is 67 today. Help us celebrate his birthday by taking
a look at our Cloughie picture gallery below.
But first, what
is it that makes Cloughie so special?
The result of a poll, conducted by a Brian Clough website has been
released, revealing his most popular quote.
Coming first with 60% of the vote: "I wouldn't say I was the
best manager in the business. But I was in the top one".
The second favourite
concerned Manchester United's decision to pull out of the F.A Cup
to play in Brazil. Clough commented: "Manchester United in
Brazil? I hope they all get bloody diarrhea".
Can
you think of anymore?
| League
matches under Brian Clough |
| Played |
1,140 |
| Won |
505 |
| Lost |
344 |
| Drawn |
291 |
| Goals
for |
1,678 |
| Goals
against |
1,298 |
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| Brian in
his early days for Middlesborough in which he scored 204 goals
in 222 appearances. |
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| After an
injury ended his playing career, Brian had a spell at Hartlepoole
before taking over at Derby County. |
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| A hero's
welcome. Brian Clough guides the Rams to the Division one title
in the 1971-72 season, assisted by Peter Taylor. |
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| Clough
and Taylor walked out on Derby in protest against the directors.
Cloughie took over at Brighton, before moving on to Leeds in
which he lasted 44 days in 1974. |
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| Clough
and Taylor takeover lowly Nottingham Forest in 1974. No one
guessed that they'd be European champions within five years.
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| Cloughie
guides Forest to the league title and two European cups. John
Robertson was a key player in his squad. |
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| Cloughie
pictured with Nottingham's other local hero. |
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| Brian comes
out of the City Ground tunnel for the last time in 1993. |
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| Forest
fail to beat Sheffield United, condemning themselves to division
one. Cloughie retires. |
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| Brian is
now enjoying retirement watching son Nigel's team Burton Albion. |
The poll was conducted by .
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