Nottingham Forest won the first of two consecutive European Cups on this day in 1979, beating Swedish side Malmo 1-0.The only goal of the game was scored by Trevor Francis, who had only joined Forest just a few months earlier from Birmingham City. He cost £1 million and became the first British player to fetch […]
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On This Day – 21st March
Brian Clough was born on this day in 1935. He was a fantastic goalscorer in is playing days and often outspoken but hugely successful manager. As a player, he scored an incredible 267 career goals in 296 games, before a knee injury ruined his career at the age of 27. Within three years, Clough was […]
On This Day – 6th January
It was on this day in 1975 that Brian Clough was appointed manager of Nottingham Forest, replacing Allan Brown in the hot seat at the City Ground. Forest we sat in mid-table of the Second Division when Clough took charge of the club. One of hi first signings was his trusty central midfielder John McGovern, […]
On This Day – 1st December
It was on this day in 1973 that Brian Clough’s Brighton and Hove Albion side lost 8-2 at home to Bristol Rovers. The ITV cameras went down to the Goldstone Ground to film the match and the 8-2 hammering was broadcast to the nation. Not the greatest of starts for Clough! Clough and his assistant […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.9
The FA Cup was the one trophy that eluded Brian Clough throughout his career.He had guided his Nottingham Forest side to two successive semi finals in 1988 and 1989, only to be paired with Liverpool and lost on both occasions. Forest then went one better in the 1990/91 season, reaching the FA Cup Final after […]
On This Day – 16th April
Football League Centenary Tournament, also known as the Mercantile Credit Football Festival, a friendly tournament held from 16th to 17th April 1988 at Wembley Stadium to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Football League, 12 teams participated in the tournament. The first day of competition consisted of the opening rounds and Quarter Finals and were […]