- Football manager; who managed Hartlepool United (1965-1967), Derby County (1967-1973), Brighton & Hove Albion (1973-1974), Leeds United (1974) and Nottingham Forest (1975-1993). Won back to back European Cups in 1979 and 1980; won the Football League championship in 1972 and 1978, and also won the League Cup in 1978, 1979, 1989 and 1990.
- Son, football manager Nigel Clough.
- Father of three children: Simon (b.1964), Libby (b.1967), and Nigel Clough (b.1966).
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Association Football.
- In his playing career, Clough played for Middlesbrough (1955-1961) and Sunderland (1961-1964). He scored 251 goals in 274 appearances. He won two caps for England in 1959.
- He was portrayed to great critical acclaim by Welsh actor Michael Sheen in the film The Damned United (2009).
- His remarks on the Hillsborough disaster caused widespread controversy.
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