Brian Clough v Manchester United
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A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches played against teams managed by Brian Clough including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored vs this opponent manager, most goals conceded vs this opponent manager, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played vs teams managed by Brian Clough.

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Manchester United v Brian Clough All Time Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	24	12	4	8	33	20	+13	50.00
A	24	7	7	10	26	33	-7	29.17
N	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	49	20	11	18	60	53	+7	40.82

First Match Played:	04 Oct 1969 v Derby County L 0-2 League Division One @ Baseball Ground
Last Match Played:	27 Jan 1993 v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 Premiership @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance:	(76810) 12 Apr 1992 v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals scored v Opponent Manager:	(4) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent Manager:	(4) See table below

Player

1.	Robson, Bryan	5	16
2.	Law, Denis	4	6
3.	Hughes, Mark	4	15
4.	Jordan, Joe	3	7
5.	McQueen, Gordon	3	11
6.	Stapleton, Frank	3	13
7.	Coppell, Steve	3	15
8.	Storey-Moore, Ian	2	2
9.	Olsen, Jesper	2	5
10.	Best, George	2	8
11.	Kidd, Brian	2	8
12.	Strachan, Gordon	2	8
13.	Whiteside, Norman	2	12
14.	McClair, Brian	2	14
15.	Daly, Gerry	1	1
16.	Barnes, Peter	1	1
17.	Davies, Ronald "Wyn"	1	2
18.	Greenhoff, Jimmy	1	2
19.	Gowling, Alan	1	3
20.	Pearson, Stuart	1	3
21.	Milne, Ralph	1	3
22.	Robins, Mark	1	3
23.	Gidman, John	1	4
24.	Giggs, Ryan	1	5
25.	Muhren, Arnold	1	6
26.	Ince, Paul	1	7
27.	Morgan, Willie	1	9
28.	Wilkins, Ray	1	9
29.	McGrath, Paul	1	9
30.	Charlton, Bobby	1	10
31.	Macari, Lou	1	10
32.	Pallister, Gary	1	10
33.	Moran, Kevin	1	12
34.	Blackmore, Clayton	1	13

Player

1.	Albiston, Arthur	18	0
2.	Bailey, Gary	17	0
3.	Robson, Bryan	16	5
4.	Coppell, Steve	15	3
5.	Duxbury, Mick	15	0
6.	Hughes, Mark	15	4
7.	McClair, Brian	14	2
8.	Buchan, Martin	13	0
9.	Stapleton, Frank	13	3
10.	Blackmore, Clayton	13	1
11.	Bruce, Steve	13	0
12.	Moran, Kevin	12	1
13.	Whiteside, Norman	12	2
14.	Stepney, Alex	11	0
15.	McQueen, Gordon	11	3
16.	Charlton, Bobby	10	1
17.	Macari, Lou	10	1
18.	McIlroy, Sammy	10	0
19.	Pallister, Gary	10	1
20.	Dunne, Tony	9	0
21.	Morgan, Willie	9	1
22.	Wilkins, Ray	9	1
23.	McGrath, Paul	9	1
24.	Phelan, Mike	9	0
25.	Best, George	8	2
26.	Kidd, Brian	8	2
27.	Sadler, David	8	0
28.	Nicholl, Jimmy	8	0
29.	Strachan, Gordon	8	2
30.	Jordan, Joe	7	3
31.	Martin, Lee A.	7	0
32.	Sharpe, Lee	7	0
33.	Ince, Paul	7	1
34.	Irwin, Denis	7	0
35.	Law, Denis	6	4
36.	Greenhoff, Brian	6	0
37.	Muhren, Arnold	6	1
38.	Beardsmore, Russell	6	0
39.	Donaghy, Mal	6	0
40.	Leighton, Jim	6	0
41.	Aston Jnr, John	5	0
42.	Burns, Francis	5	0
43.	Ure, Ian	5	0
44.	James, Steve	5	0
45.	Thomas, Mickey	5	0
46.	Olsen, Jesper	5	2
47.	Giggs, Ryan	5	1
48.	Schmeichel, Peter	5	0
49.	Sartori, Carlo	4	0
50.	Houston, Stewart	4	0
51.	Grimes, Ashley	4	0
52.	Gidman, John	4	1
53.	Moses, Remi	4	0
54.	Gibson, Colin	4	0
55.	Anderson, Viv	4	0
56.	Webb, Neil	4	0
57.	Kanchelskis, Andrei	4	0
58.	Fitzpatrick, John	3	0
59.	Crerand, Pat	3	0
60.	Gowling, Alan	3	1
61.	O'Neil, Thomas	3	0
62.	Young, Tony	3	0
63.	Pearson, Stuart	3	1
64.	McCreery, David	3	0
65.	Roche, Paddy	3	0
66.	Birtles, Garry	3	0
67.	Brazil, Alan	3	0
68.	Hogg, Graeme	3	0
69.	Davenport, Peter	3	0
70.	Milne, Ralph	3	1
71.	Wallace, Danny	3	0
72.	Robins, Mark	3	1
73.	Edwards, Paul	2	0
74.	Davies, Ronald "Wyn"	2	1
75.	Storey-Moore, Ian	2	2
76.	Forsyth, Alex	2	0
77.	Hill, Gordon	2	0
78.	Greenhoff, Jimmy	2	1
79.	Graham, Arthur	2	0
80.	Garton, Billy	2	0
81.	Sivebaek, Johnny	2	0
82.	Turner, Chris	2	0
83.	O'Brien, Liam	2	0
84.	Walsh, Gary	2	0
85.	Sealey, Les	2	0
86.	Parker, Paul	2	0
87.	Brennan, Shay	1	0
88.	Rimmer, Jimmy	1	0
89.	Stiles, Nobby	1	0
90.	Donald, Ian	1	0
91.	MacDougall, Ted	1	0
92.	Anderson, Trevor	1	0
93.	Graham, George	1	0
94.	Holton, Jim	1	0
95.	Daly, Gerry	1	1
96.	McGrath, Chris	1	0
97.	Jovanovic, Nikola	1	0
98.	McGarvey, Scott	1	0
99.	Barnes, Peter	1	1
100.	Wood, Nicky	1	0
101.	Gill, Tony	1	0
102.	Dublin, Dion	1	0
103.	Ferguson, Darren	1	0
104.	Cantona, Eric	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	Count

Clough, Brian

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Ferguson, Alex	16
2.	Atkinson, Ron	12
3.	Sexton, Dave	9
4.	McGuinness, Wilf	5
5.	O'Farrell, Frank	3
6.	Docherty, Tommy	3
7.	Busby, Matt	1

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	24
2.	City Ground, Nottingham	19
3.	Baseball Ground	5
4.	Wembley	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	39
2.	League Cup	4
3.	FA Cup	3
4.	Premiership	2
5.	League Division Two	1

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Nottingham Forest	38
2.	Derby County	11

No	Nationality	Count

England

No	Date	Player	HAN	WDL	F-A

02-04-1980

McIlroy, Sammy

0-2

No	Date	WDL	F-A	Opponent	Competition

12-04-1992

1-0

Nottingham Forest

League Cup

No	Date	Player	Pens	WDL	F-A	Competition

1.	22-01-1983	Coppell, Steve	1	W	2-0	League Division One
2.	08-12-1984	Strachan, Gordon	1	L	2-3	League Division One
3.	18-01-1986	Olsen, Jesper	1	L	2-3	League Division One

No	Date	Count	F-A	Competition	Opponent scorers

02-04-1980

0-2

League Division One

John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'

No	Date	OG	F-A	Scorers
1.	18-03-1981	1	1-1	Kenny Burns 44' (o.g.)

Date	OG	WDL	F-A	HAN	Comp	Player
04-10-1969	1	L	0-2	A	League Division One	Fitzpatrick, John
17-12-1977	1	L	0-4	H	League Division One	Greenhoff, Brian

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition

26-12-1970	Derby County	D	4-4	A	League Division One
19-01-1983	Nottingham Forest	W	4-0	H	League Cup

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition

26-12-1970	Derby County	D	4-4	A	League Division One
17-12-1977	Nottingham Forest	L	0-4	H	League Division One
02-05-1990	Nottingham Forest	L	0-4	A	League Division One

No	Date	Player		WDL	F-A	Competition

No hat-tricks found vs Clough, Brian.

No	Date		Shirt	Opponents	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opp Scorers
1.	04-10-1969	?	?	Derby County	0-2	A		Kevin Hector 44', John Fitzpatrick 62' (o.g.)
2.	12-11-1969	?	?	Derby County	0-0	A
3.	19-11-1969	?	?	Derby County	1-0	H	Brian Kidd 68'
4.	31-01-1970	?		Derby County	1-0	H	Bobby Charlton 36'
5.	26-12-1970			Derby County	4-4	A	Denis Law 55', 59', George Best 57', Brian Kidd 75'	Dave Mackay 3', Frank Wignall 21', Kevin Hector 66', Archie Gemmill 71'
6.	10-04-1971	?		Derby County	1-2	H	Denis Law 70'	John O'Hare 38', 48'
7.	14-08-1971			Derby County	2-2	A	Denis Law 15', Alan Gowling 25'	Kevin Hector 50', Frank Wignall 60'
8.	16-10-1971	?		Derby County	1-0	H	George Best 52'
9.	23-09-1972			Derby County	3-0	H	Ian Storey-Moore 33', Wyn Davies 66', Willie Morgan 75'
10.	26-12-1972	?		Derby County	1-3	A	Ian Storey-Moore 61'	Roy McFarland 7', 58', Alan Hinton 19'
11.	13-10-1973	?		Derby County	0-1	H		Kevin Hector 4'
12.	22-03-1975	?		Nottingham Forest	1-0	A	Gerry Daly 35'
13.	12-11-1977			Nottingham Forest	1-2	A	Stuart Pearson 5'	Kenny Burns 49', Archie Gemmill 72'
14.	17-12-1977			Nottingham Forest	0-4	H		Brian Greenhoff 22' (o.g.), Tony Woodcock 25', 88', John Robertson 52'
15.	16-09-1978	?		Nottingham Forest	1-1	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 66'	Ian Bowyer 6'
16.	18-04-1979	?		Nottingham Forest	1-1	A	Joe Jordan 47'	Trevor Francis 86'
17.	22-12-1979			Nottingham Forest	3-0	H	Joe Jordan 2', 16', Gordon McQueen 23'
18.	02-04-1980	?		Nottingham Forest	0-2	A		John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'
19.	04-10-1980			Nottingham Forest	2-1	A	Lou Macari 43', Steve Coppell 73'	Ian Wallace 31'
20.	24-01-1981			Nottingham Forest	0-1	A		Trevor Francis 15'
21.	18-03-1981	?		Nottingham Forest	1-1	H	Kenny Burns 44' (o.g.)	Ian Wallace 37'
22.	31-08-1981	?		Nottingham Forest	0-0	H
23.	05-05-1982	?		Nottingham Forest	1-0	A	Frank Stapleton 36'
24.	01-09-1982	?		Nottingham Forest	3-0	A	Ray Wilkins 72', Norman Whiteside 81', Bryan Robson 88'
25.	19-01-1983			Nottingham Forest	4-0	H	Gordon McQueen 3', 63', Steve Coppell 50', Bryan Robson 86'
26.	22-01-1983			Nottingham Forest	2-0	H	Steve Coppell 64' (pen), Arnold Muhren 80'
27.	29-08-1983	?		Nottingham Forest	1-2	H	Kevin Moran 12'	Viv Anderson 65', Peter Davenport 86'
28.	16-05-1984	?		Nottingham Forest	0-2	A		Garry Birtles 34', Viv Anderson 47'
29.	08-12-1984			Nottingham Forest	2-3	A	Gordon Strachan 14', 26' (pen)	Steve Hodge 63', Gary Mills 78', Johnny Metgod 90'
30.	06-05-1985	?		Nottingham Forest	2-0	H	John Gidman 8', Frank Stapleton 70'
31.	31-08-1985	?		Nottingham Forest	3-1	A	Mark Hughes 2', Peter Barnes 5', Frank Stapleton 41'	*Peter Davenport 47'
32.	18-01-1986			Nottingham Forest	2-3	H	Jesper Olsen 46' (pen), 67'	Colin Walsh 42', 82', Nigel Clough 88'
33.	04-10-1986	?		Nottingham Forest	1-1	A	Bryan Robson 73'	*Garry Birtles 51'
34.	28-03-1987	?		Nottingham Forest	2-0	H	Paul McGrath 12', Bryan Robson 44'
35.	31-10-1987	?		Nottingham Forest	2-2	H	Bryan Robson 54', Norman Whiteside 59'	Paul Wilkinson 27', Stuart Pearce 76'
36.	19-03-1988	?		Nottingham Forest	0-0	A
37.	26-12-1988			Nottingham Forest	2-0	H	Ralph Milne 23', Mark Hughes 53'
38.	18-03-1989	?		Nottingham Forest	0-1	H		Garry Parker 42'
39.	27-03-1989			Nottingham Forest	0-2	A		Stuart Pearce 3', Lee Chapman 61'
40.	12-11-1989			Nottingham Forest	1-0	H	Gary Pallister 44'
41.	07-01-1990	?		Nottingham Forest	1-0	A	Mark Robins 56'
42.	02-05-1990			Nottingham Forest	0-4	A		Garry Parker 3', Stuart Pearce 19', Nigel Clough 21', Steve Chettle 25'
43.	29-09-1990			Nottingham Forest	0-1	H		Stuart Pearce 7'
44.	16-03-1991			Nottingham Forest	1-1	A	Clayton Blackmore 38'	Terry Wilson 46'
45.	18-03-1992			Nottingham Forest	0-1	A		Nigel Clough 59'
46.	12-04-1992			Nottingham Forest	1-0	N	Brian McClair 14'
47.	20-04-1992			Nottingham Forest	1-2	H	Brian McClair 36'	Ian Woan 33', Scott Gemmill 80'
48.	29-08-1992			Nottingham Forest	2-0	A	Mark Hughes 16', Ryan Giggs 49'
49.	27-01-1993			Nottingham Forest	2-0	H	Paul Ince 47', Mark Hughes 68'