Top five managers in the history of football

5. Brian Clough

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He’s often being called ‘The manager England never had’. He was one of the most sought after choice to be the manager of England National team.

Clough made a great run with clubs like Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He took the Derby County to win the Second Division title in 1968-1969, getting them promoted to the First Division and then winning the First Division title as well in 1971-1972. He resigned from Derby County due to feud with the Board of Directors.

After an unsuccessful term with Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United, Clough joined Nottingham Forest. He repeated history there, helping them climb the league tables from the bottom and emerging as First Division winner in 1977-1978 and winning 5 cups (domestic and international). He also won two consecutive European Cup titles with them in 1978-1979 and 1979-1980.

He was known for his skill to persuade his team into winning. He won league titles with teams like Derby County and Nottingham Forest, which were never in the limelight before he took command over them.

He retired from Nottingham Forest in 1993 following the corruption allegations thrown on him regarding Teddy Sheringham’s transfer to Tottenham Hotspur in 1992.

“They say Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I wasn’t on that particular job” –Brian Clough