Brian Clough Biography

Birth of Brian Clough, born at number 11 Valley Road, Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, the son of a local sweet factory worker, and the fifth of eight children

Clough plays twice for England, against Wales on 17 October 1959 and Sweden on 28 October 1959

Clough is appointed Manager of Hartlepool United with Peter Taylor as his assistant

Clough is appointed Manager of Derby County with Peter Taylor as his assistant

After signing Dave Mackay and Willie Carlin, Clough and Taylors management led Derby to become Champions of the Football League First Division (then the highest echelon of English football)

Takes Derby to fourth place in Division one but due to financial irregularities, the club are banned from Europe that season and fined œ10,000

Derby win the League Campionship for the 1st time in their history

A brief spell managing Brighton & Hove Albion, less successful on the South Coast than with his previous club, winning only 12 of his 32 games in charge of the 3rd Division side

Clough and Taylor both resign from Derby County

Lasts only 44 days as Manager of Leeds United before he is sacked after upsetting many of Leedss star players, notably Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner. Has the unenviable record of being Leeds Uniteds least successful permanent manager winning only 1 match, his pay-off was estimated at œ98,000

Lasts only 44 days as Manager of Leeds United before he is sacked after ups etting many of Leedss star players, notably Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner. Appointed Manager of Leeds United following Don Revies departure to become manager of England, though this time Taylor didnt join him

Clough makes a quick return to management with Nottingham Forest, who at the time are a Second Division side, joined by Peter Taylor

Nottingham Forest win promotion to the First Division, finishing third

Crowned champions of the First Division, finishing seven points clear of nearest challengers Liverpool. Clough becomes the first manager since Herbert Chapman to win the English Championship with two different clubs

In their first season after promotion Nottingham Forest win the League Cup, beating Liverpool F.C. 1-0 in a replay at Old Trafford

Forest retain the League Cup, but finish runners-up to Liverpool in the league

Signs Trevor Francis from Birmingham City in Britain's first £1 million football transfer.

Clough guides Forest to a second successive European Cup after victory over Kevin Keegans Hamburg

Clough and Forest defeat Luton Town FC to win the League Cup for a 3rd time

Clough guides Forest to another League Cup victory with a 1-0 over Oldham Athletic, his 4th League Cup

The 1992-93 season is Cloughs 18th with Forest - and his last, they are 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 managers alcholism lead to a decline. Clough is succeeded as Manager of Nottingham Forest by then Leyton Orient manager, and European Cup-winning Forest player under Clough, Frank Clark

Clough is made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact as manager

Death of Brian Clough

Derby County and Nottingham Forest compete for the inaugural Brian Clough Trophy at Pride Park Stadium