Brian Clough Challenge

[Joe Horn]

Brian Howard Clough was an English footballer player and manager. Initially he played for Middlesbrough before he joined Sunderland. In 1963 his career was ended when he got injured and ended his career with 251 goals in 274 games. He played just twice for England in 1959 not scoring.

 

Clough then took over at Hartlepools (now named Hartlepool) where he lead them above re-election every year with Peter Taylor as his assistant. He then resigned after Taylor was sacked but was soon rehired before he left for good a few years later, joining Derby County. The year after he left Hartlepool got promoted for the first ever time in their history.

 

At Derby Clough began by signing numerous talented players and actually finishing lower than he did the year before. Promotion came soon and two years after that Derby and Clough's first league title. Then he and Taylor resigned after falling out with Sam Longson the Derby owner. The fans protested but Clough wasn't rehired. He then had unsuccessful spells with Brighton and Leeds before taking Forest.

For Forest I'm just going to reference what he won as well as the fact that Trevor Francis was the first £1m player. He won the first division once, the league cup 4 times, the charity shield once, the European cup twice and the european super cup once.

 

Brian Clough sadly passed away in 2004.

 

The challenge:

• Buy a player at your first club and carry them with you like John McGovern 
• Start at a EFL League Two club before joining an available bottom half side of the EFL Championship
• Then move again after winning the prem to your second bottom and attempt to win the UCL