Brian Clough Trophy
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Region | East Midlands |
| Number of teams | 2 (Derby County and Nottingham Forest) |
| Current champions | Derby County |
| Most successful club | Derby County |
The Brian Clough Trophy is a football trophy competed for whenever East Midlands rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest play each other (known as the East Midlands derby). The trophy is named after Brian Clough, who managed both clubs with great success.
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[edit] Rules
The trophy has been awarded to the winners of any league, cup or friendly match between the two clubs since the 2007-2008 season. Matches are held under the rules of the relevant competition. In the event of a draw, the holders retain the trophy[1].
[edit] Background and history
Derby County and Nottingham Forest, football clubs located just a few miles apart, have long been arch rivals. Unusually, the same man managed both clubs during their greatest periods of success: Brian Clough. He managed Derby County from 1967-1973, a time in which they won their first Football League title, and Nottingham Forest from 1975-1993, during which they won their only Football League title and two European Cups. On both occasions, he lifted the club from Football League Second Division to the First Division title. In so doing, Clough was only the second manager, after Herbert Chapman, to win the Football League with two different clubs.
Clough himself retired from football in 1993 and died in 2004. In early 2007, officials from Derby County, Nottingham Forest and the Brian Clough Memorial Fund, along with Brian Clough's widow Barbara and his son Nigel, agreed to institute an official tournament between the two clubs that Clough was most successful with as a manager. The competition does not regularly demand its own fixture, but is competed for whenever the two clubs happened to meet. The first match, however, was a specially-arranged pre-season friendly, with all proceeds going to charity.
The trophy itself is a silver loving cup with a lid. The cup is over 100 years old, though it had never been used before becoming the Brian Clough Trophy[2].
[edit] Winners
[edit] Total wins
Does not include matches where the trophy was retained due to a draw
| Derby County | 3 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 |
[edit] Results
| Tuesday, 31 July 2007 7:45 pm |
Derby County | 2 – 0 | Nottingham Forest | Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 25,159 |
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James McEveley  6',Craig Fagan 16' |
| Trophy won by Derby County |
Football League Championship 2008–2009
| Sunday, 2 November 2008 1:15 pm |
Derby County | 1 – 1 | Nottingham Forest | Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 33,010 Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire) |
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| Emanuel Villa 65' |
(Report) | Emanuel Villa 55' (o.g.) |
| Trophy retained by Derby County |
FA Cup 2008-2009, Fourth Round
| Friday, 23 January 2009 7:45 pm |
Derby County | 1 – 1 | Nottingham Forest | Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 32,035 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) |
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| Rob Hulse 36' |
(Report) | Robert Earnshaw 64' |
| Trophy retained by Derby County |
FA Cup 2008-2009, Fourth Round Replay
| Wednesday, 4 February 2009 7:45 pm |
Nottingham Forest | 2 – 3 | Derby County | City Ground, Nottingham Attendance: 29,001 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
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| Chris Cohen 1' Nathan Tyson 13' (pen.) |
(Report) | Rob Hulse 27' Paul Green 60'Kris Commons 74' |
| Trophy won by Derby County |
Football League Championship 2008–2009
| Saturday, 21 February 2009 1:00 pm |
Nottingham Forest | 1 – 3 | Derby County | City Ground, Nottingham Attendance: 29,140 Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands) |
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| Robert Earnshaw 87' |
(Report) | Lewin Nyatanga 5' Rob Hulse 47'Steve Davies 67' (pen.) |
| Trophy won by Derby County |
[edit] References
- ^ "The Brian Clough Trophy". Derby County FC website. July 4, 2007. http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1067545,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Revealed: The Brian Clough Trophy". Derby County FC website. http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1078426,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
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