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  Nigel Clough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nigel Clough (born March 9, 1966 in Sunderland) is a former English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion.
Nigel Clough was Forest's leading scorer with 10 league goals in the inaugural Premiership campaign (1992-93) but the club finished bottom of the Premiership and were relegated after 16 years in the top flight.
Clough senior retired as manager while Clough junior was sold to Liverpool in a £2.75million deal.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nigel_Clough   (418 words)

  
 Brian Clough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clough retired as manager of Nottingham Forest in May 1993 to be succeeded by the Leyton Orient manager Frank Clark.
Clough died of stomach cancer on September 20, 2004, at the age of 69.
Clough was reportedly being considered for a knighthood for his services to soccer when he died.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Clough   (1475 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport | Clough doing it his way
Nigel Clough, player-manager of Burton Albion, is one of those domesticated, New Men of the Nineties.
Nigel, who speaks in a hushed voice, is as about as quiet and unassuming as his father was loud and ego-driven.
All Nigel wants is to spend time in his Matlock farmhouse with wife Margaret and their two young children, five-year-old William, and Helena, three.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/12/06/sfnclo06.xml&sSheet=/sport/2003/12/06/ixfooty.html   (506 words)

  
 Liverpoolfc.tv: Past Player Profile
Son of Brian, Nigel Clough arrived at Anfield in the summer of 1993 from Nottingham Forest for £2 million and was seen by Graeme Souness as the ideal partner for Ian Rush.
Clough had matured into a fine player at Nottingham Forest and was seen as the perfect Liverpool player because he could pass the ball, had a good footballing brain and could score goals.
Clough then settled into a midfield role and it was in that role that he enjoyed probably his best moment in a Red jersey, scoring twice to help Liverpool come from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with Manchester United at Anfield in January 1994.
www.liverpoolfc.tv /team/past_players/players/clough   (344 words)

  
 Nigel Clough - Nobok Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Nigel Clough seemed to spend the majority of his career trying to live up to huge expectations and emulate his famous predecessors.
Clough scored twice as they won the League Cup in 1989 with a 3-1 win over Luton and he was instrumental again a year later as they successfully defended the trophy with a 1-0 win against Oldham in the final.
Clough was in his prime and a £2.75m move to Liverpool in 1993 was just reward for his excellent displays.
www.nobok.co.uk /Football/Legends/Other/Nigel%20Clough.aspx   (487 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Clough's tribute to late father
Clough was widely considered to be the greatest manager of his generation, leading both Derby and Nottingham Forest to the league title and then winning back-to-back European Cups with Forest.
Nigel Clough, who is now boss of non-League Burton Albion, said his father saw the irony of the present England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson often finding himself in the papers for the wrong reasons.
And Nigel admitted the family was still coming to terms with his death.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/4123869.stm   (707 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport | Nigel can step out of shadows
Nigel is as reserved as his father, Brian, was brash.
It was Nigel's induction to the ways of the football world so that when he finally made it with his dad's Nottingham Forest he fitted naturally into the scene.
Nigel passed that test and there was an even bigger one when he faced Tony Adams, of Arsenal.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/09/26/sfnclo26.xml   (1267 words)

  
 NigelClough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Clough remains an influential figure on the pitch, capable of turning a game with one moment of brilliance.
These are promising times for young managers learning their trade in the lower leagues with an eye on eventually making it to the highest levels.
Clough easily fits into that category and he now also has experience on his side.
www.pyramidfootball.co.uk /News/NigelClough.htm   (420 words)

  
 Observer | Young man on target
Wear and tear to ankle and heel forced Clough, at 32, to finish playing full-time after a marvellous career of applying his elegant passing and appreciation of angles to the causes of Forest, Liverpool and Manchester City.
Clough is clearly his own man but it would be surprising if dad had not been a significant influence.
Clough senior comes to watch, saw Burton win 2-1 at Hucknall on Tuesday night - part of their current, decisive, programme of 10 games in 31 days - and still likes his say.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4371400-102283,00.html   (1309 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | COVENTRY CITY  | Clough linked to Coventry
Clough claims that he is concentrating on his job as manager of non-league Burton Albion.
Clough, 35, spent most of his career with Nottingham Forest under the guidance of his father, Brian.
Nigel Clough took charge at Eton Park in October 1988 and has guided Albion to successive runners-up spots in the Dr Martens Premier Division as well as winning the Southern League Cup final in 2000.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/1537025.stm   (549 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Holders punch-drunk
Nigel Clough took a further step in the quest to achieve a goal his illustrious father never managed on Saturday.
Typically, Clough was not claiming any credit for Burton Albion’s awakening from their slumbers.
Keeping the ball on the ground and distributing with the swagger and accuracy that was in keeping with a former international, Clough transformed the Brewers, who for the last quarter found their shape and poise.
www.thefa.com /TheFACup/TheFATrophy/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/02/TrophyRoundUp_6Feb05.htm   (693 words)

  
 Sports Stories - Brian Clough recovering after liver transplant
His son Nigel himself a former Nottingham Forest player has told a Sunday newspaper that his dad seems to be recovering well after the 10-hour operation and is recuperating in the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.
Clough had to have a liver transplant after years of alcohol abuse, which he admitted became more important to him than the anguish he created for his loved ones.
Brain Clough isn’t the first high profile footballer to undergo a liver transplant due to excessive alcohol abuse.
www.nightimeuk.com /pubindex/9980120320893.html   (231 words)

  
 This Is Anfield - For All Your Liverpool FC Needs - LFC News, Match Reports, Discussion, Chat, Scores and Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Clough made his debut wearing the famous number 7 shirt in a home game against Sheffield Wednesday in the first game of the 1993/94 season.
After four games of the season Clough had scored four goals and confidence was high at Anfield after a traumatic summer.
To many he was a good player who came at the wrong time, but he never made the most of his chances and a move to another club was the only way to restart his career.
www.thisisanfield.com /lfcplayers.php?id=00000083   (322 words)

  
 Staffordshire Newspapers - Burton Mail - News Detail
NIGEL Clough has been told money is available as he attempts to strengthen his Burton Albion squad despite an FA Cup "fl hole" in the Eton Park bank balance.
Clough, meanwhile, has insisted he will not make a snap decision on midfielder Lee Elam, who joined on Friday on non-contract terms from crisis club Hornchurch.
Clough would like Elam to stay on for another month at least and said a deal until the end of the season might be forthcoming.
www.burtonmail.co.uk /detail.asp?cat=Sports&id=5037116   (497 words)

  
 b r e w e r s n e t - mediawatch
Sue Mott catches up with Nigel Clough on the eve of the Brewers' FA Trophy quarter final against Chester, managed by Clough's former team-mate Mark Wright...
Clough and Crosby are 'the new Clough and taylor' reckons John Wragg in the Express...
Ten years on from Hillsborough, Nigel Clough reflects on his own memories of that fateful day, and the impact it had on British football...
www.brewersnet.com /media/media.html   (743 words)

  
 Nigel Clough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Since arriving at the club in 1998, Nigel has brought a league championship to Eton Park for the first time, and has taken the club to play at it's highest ever level.
Along the way have been some memorable cup runs and appearances on the TV that were unheard of under previous managers.
Nigel is also still involved on the playing side, his vision and experience making him a key man at the heart of the Albion midfield.
www.cloughthemagicdragon.co.uk /Squad/nigel_clough.htm   (115 words)

  
 BBC - Stoke and Staffordshire Features - Former England star to lead celebrations
Former England footballer Nigel Clough was the guest of honour at a Presentation evening to celebrate the achievements of a £1.9 million bid to get Staffordshire youngsters serious about sport.
Nigel Clough, the ex-England player, now manager of Burton Albion FC, delivered the annual report to representatives from the Partnership at the presentation evening at the Kingston Centre, in Stafford.
Nigel Clough also announced the official launch of the Sport Across Staffordshire website(see web links) which includes essential information on coaching courses being held throughout Staffordshire as well as information for coaches and sports clubs who are interested on getting a piece of the action.
www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/features/2002/11/nigel_clough.shtml   (364 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Burton Albion | Clough chases different sort of glory
Nigel Clough once made it all the way to Wembley in his pursuit of FA Cup glory.
Twice more the Cloughs made it to the last-four during their productive days together at the City Ground and Nigel was at Liverpool when they reached the quarter-finals in 1994/95.
Clough has done a fine job in his five years in charge of the Brewers.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/3288413.stm   (653 words)

  
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Brian Clough was furious when he heard that several of his directors, including Frank Allcock, had bet on Forest to lose against Manchester United.
Clough decided to sell Sheringham to Tottenham for £2 million, and Forest were left without a prolific striker.
It was a very emotional day as Brian Clough, who had decided to retire at the end of the season, was given a standing ovation from both sets of supporters.
www.forzaforest.net /foreststory8.php   (2158 words)

  
 Nigel Clough
Son of the legendary Brian Clough, Nigel made his name at Nottingham Forest under the managership of his father and had a very impressive strike rate for a midfield player of a goal nearly every three games.
Though never blessed with much pace, he is an intelligent player with good awareness, vision and passing ability and thisled to his transfer to Liverpool for a fee well in excess of 2 million pounds in the Summer of 1993.
Nigel's City career never really took off and he spent most of his time at Maine Road in the reserves.
www.uit.no /mancity/players/old/clough.html   (181 words)

  
 TheFA.com - A Clough guide to Nigel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
EXCLUSIVE: He may be perceived as being a chip off the old block, but Nigel Clough is definitely his own man. Clough junior has followed in his father Brian's footsteps by going into management after a successful playing career with Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, winning 14 full England caps.
And Nigel is doing a good job in his fourth year as player-boss of Burton Albion, who have enjoyed their first season in the Conference after gaining promotion from the UniBond League.
Clough elects not to talk about winning the championship, but feels the play-offs are a realistic target.
www.thefa.com /Grassroots/GrassRootsNews/Postings/2003/05/46881.htm   (1021 words)

  
 Archive News
Clough was a match summariser for 106 Century FM and sat in the commentary box to watch the game between Nottingham Forest and Derby County.
Clough was immersed in the exciting atmosphere, telling listeners to 106 Century FM that it was a fantastic match.
Clough said the board had put the manager "in an impossible position." He said it was up to the manager to pick his best team and it was dangerous to let directors have a say in the selection.
www.brianclough.com /archive_news.htm   (13622 words)

  
 Reviews: Deep Into The Forest
Clough transformed him from a bruiser of a centre-forward into a classy centre-back who would become a European champion.
They speak almost as one about how Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor played 'good cop, bad cop', making them feel about an inch tall yet at the same time that they were the best team in the world.
Clough junior speaks intelligently about his relationship with his father and, tellingly for one of such easy-going nature, his frustration at being prevented from playing in Europe because of the ban on English clubs.
www.parrswoodpress.com /reviews/forest.htm   (3505 words)

  
 ARCHIVE NEWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The N registration Mercedes car, which is currently priced at £499, is listed as having been bought by Nigel for his wife Margaret back in 1995, whilst he was a player at Liverpool.
The Brewers ensured their name would be in the hat for the draw for the second round tomorrow afternoon after a battling performance at London Road.
Nigel Clough has managed to make a late loan deal to bring Bury utility player Jake Sedgemore to the club.
www.cloughthemagicdragon.co.uk /archive_news.htm   (696 words)

  
 Staffordshire Newspapers - Burton Mail - News Detail
But Clough's own personal experience of leaving the full-time game with an injury — in his case a heel problem at Manchester City — told him otherwise.
Nigel, who I'd obviously known for a long time because of our Forest connections, was on the other end suggesting I might like to join Burton for training and give it another go.
Clough said: "We were extremely fortunate that Wass agreed to come and play for us.
www.burtonmail.co.uk /detail.asp?cat=Sports&id=5312705   (855 words)

  
 Clough The Magic Dragon - The Burton Albion FC Fanzine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gary will be available for the Brewers when his commitments with Derby County allow, but may be able to become a fuller part of Nigel Clough's plans in the New Year.
Clough The Magic Dragon brings a brand new service Brewers fans with the launch of Live Matchday Updates.
It was the first time that Nigel Clough's team have won a first round replay, and they now go on to face Burscough on December 3rd.
www.cloughthemagicdragon.co.uk   (802 words)

  
 ramzone.co.uk - Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Nigel is a Derby resident and gave RamZone an insight into his views, memories, hopes and ambitions.
Nigel Clough was appointed manager of Burton Albion in October 1998.
Nigel Clough, thank you very much indeed for finding the time to answer our questions.
www.rivals.net /default.asp?sid=886&p=2&stid=8240100   (741 words)

  
 Nigel Clough - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Nigel Clough - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Nigel Clough (born March 9, 1966 in Sunderland), is a former English footballer and the current manager of Burton Albion F.C. He is most famous as a Nottingham Forest player, where he was coached by his father Brian Clough.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Nigel Clough contains research on
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Nigel_Clough   (134 words)

  
 CPFC BBS Archive - Nigel Clough Targeted By Palace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Nigel Clough is not a name I've heard associated with the job this time round, but it is common knowledge that he has the potential to be a very good manager.
If he was called Nigel Smith or Nigel Brown, instead of Nigel Clough, I wonder if there would be quite such interest in his progress.
Well, I guess the difference is that Nigel Martyn didn't manage a conference team that lost 5-0 yesterday, unlike young Mr Clough.
forums.cpfc.org /showthread/t-36045.html   (595 words)

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