Brian Clough

Brian Clough, OBE (March 21, 1935–September 20 2004) was a talented footballer and subsequently a successful football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He is noted for his playfully abrasive style when interviewed and mock-exaggerated opinions of his own abilities (he nicknamed himself "Old Big 'Ead").

Retirement

Clough retired as manager of Nottingham Forest in May 1993 to be succeeded by the Leyton Orient manager Frank Clark. He spent the majority of his retirement living in Quarndon in Derbyshire before moving to Derby itself.

Related Topics:
Nottingham Forest - 1993 - Frank Clark - Derbyshire - Derby

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Much of his retirement was spent concentrating on his fight against alcoholism which had plagued him since the 1970s. He considered applying for the job as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers on the resignation of Graham Taylor in October 1995, perhaps thinking that he could take the struggling club (then just above the relegation zone in the new First Division) to the same heights to which he took Nottingham Forest. But nothing came of it and Clough's managerial career was over. Nottingham Forest honoured him by renaming the City Ground's Executive Stand the Brian Clough Stand.

Related Topics:
Alcoholism - 1970s - Wolverhampton Wanderers - October - 1995

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In January 2003, the 67-year-old Clough underwent a liver transplant, 30 years of heavy drinking had taken its toll and doctors said that Clough would have died within two weeks without a transplant. The transplant gave Brian Clough a new lease of life for the next 20 months.

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