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Turner, Mark (6 January 2009). " 'A slice of bloody cake for all! ...That's what Brian Clough says!' ". Socialist Appeal . Retrieved 10 October 2022. Nottingham Forest FC 1980/81 uefa.com". Archived from the original on 5 December 2017 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.

The unbeaten run under Frank Barlow and Ian McParland extended to 10, with 6 straight wins, a feat that was last achieved in the '60s and something that even Brian Clough could not achieve, [ citation needed] when Forest beat relegation battling Yeovil Town 2–1 in front of a near sell-out crowd at the City Ground. [ citation needed] It was the first time Forest have won more than two games in a row since 2004, when Joe Kinnear was in charge and the first time they have won more than 4 in a row for 11 years. The winning run eventually ended in a thrilling 3–2 defeat at the hands of struggling Hartlepool United. Of the players who have scored over 200 goals in the English leagues, Clough has the highest goals-per-game ratio of 0.916, [22] and has the second highest ratio in the list that includes the Scottish leagues. However, they turned their form around, and after being 11 points behind second-place at one point, Forest amazingly turned it around. A win Carlisle saw Forest then win six out of their last seven games of the season. Forest, who had only been in the automatic promotion places once all season got promoted to the Championship on a dramatic last day of the season, by beating Yeovil 3–2 at the City Ground to secure second place. The Reds kept a league record of 24 clean sheets out of 46 games, which helped them end their three-year spell in the league's third tier and gain their first promotion in ten years.Clough was born on 21 March 1935 at 11 Valley Road, an inter-war council house in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, [8] He was the sixth of nine children of a local sweet shop worker, later sugar boiler and then manager. The eldest, Elizabeth, died on 11 February 1927 [9] of septicaemia at the age of three. [10] When talking of his childhood he said he "adored it in all its aspects. If anyone should be grateful for their upbringing, for their mam and dad, I'm that person. I was the kid who came from a little part of paradise." On his upbringing in Middlesbrough, Clough claimed that it was "not the most well-appointed place in the world, but to me it was heaven". "Everything I have done, everything I've achieved, everything that I can think of that has directed and affected my life – apart from the drink – stemmed from my childhood. [11] Maybe it was the constant sight of Mam, with eight children to look after, working from morning until night, working harder than you or I have ever worked." Brian Clough issues instructions next to Jimmy Gordon during Leeds United ‘s 1-0 win over Birmingham City. Photograph: Colorsport/REX The history of Nottingham Forest Football Club covers the complete history of the club since its formation in 1865. Forest have won 11 major honours during their history: one league title, two FA Cups, four League Cups, one FA Charity Shield, two European Cup/UEFA Champions Leagues and one UEFA Super Cup.

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In the 1979–80 season Forest declined to play in the home and away 1979 Intercontinental Cup against Paraguay's Club Olimpia. Forest defeated F.C. Barcelona 2–1 on aggregate in the 1979 European Super Cup in January and February 1980. Charlie George scored the only goal in the home first leg. Burns scored an equaliser in the return in Spain. [69] In the 1979–80 Football League Cup, Forest reached a third successive final. A defensive mix up between Needham and Shilton let Wolves' Andy Gray tap in to an empty net. Forest missed numerous scoring chances and lost 1–0. [70] In the 1979–80 European Cup quarter final, Forest won 3–1 at Dynamo Berlin to overturn a 1–0 home defeat. In the semi-final they defeated Ajax 2–1 on aggregate. They defeated Hamburg 1–0 in the 1980 European Cup Final at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to retain the trophy. Robertson scored after exchanging passes with Birtles. [71] Forest finished fifth in the 1979–80 Football League. Taylor, Matthew (22 September 2004). "What they said about". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 14 June 2012. He was furious. Taylor had a legitimate right to earn from his career, financially he had always been the junior partner and, unlike Clough, he had never had the opportunity (or desire) to boost his income with television or media appearances. Nevertheless, it was something for which Clough would never forgive him. It was really his story which had been told and his face which adorned the cover.

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Photograph of Brian Clough Receiving the Freedom of the City of Derby Scroll". Alamy . Retrieved 25 May 2022. The end, by that point, had become inevitable. Taylor wouldn’t last the season, announcing his retirement from football the following May. There was even a brief thawing in the relationship, with Clough helping him to negotiate a generous settlement from Nottingham Forest. Had that truly been the final act, there appeared enough goodwill for an eventual reconciliation. It’s symmetrically fitting, though, that the final fracture was delivered by a player who had instructed so much of their success. John Robertson remains a symbol of what they achieved, but also an unwitting footnote to their partnership’s permanent dissolution. Gordon went on the dole then took a job at Rolls Royce in Derby after leaving Leeds, but it wouldn’t be long before he received the inevitable call. Clough initially couldn’t talk Taylor into joining him at Nottingham Forest in 1975, but Gordon was more easily persuaded.