How tall is Brian Clough?

Brian Clough's listed height was 178 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 75% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 178 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 75% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1935 (average 173.3 cm).

About Brian Clough

Brian Clough was an English football player and manager, born on 21 March 1935 in Middlesbrough. He died on 20 September 2004. He is primarily known for his successes as a manager with Derby County and Nottingham Forest, and he won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest.

As a player, Clough was a striker for Middlesbrough and Sunderland and scored 251 league goals in 274 matches. He won two England caps. A serious injury ended his playing career at the age of 29, and he entered management at Hartlepools United in 1965 with Peter Taylor as his assistant. At Derby County he won promotion in 1968 to 1969 and the league title three years later. He later managed Nottingham Forest, which won the league title in 1978, two European Cups in 1979 and 1980, and four League Cups. He was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Clough stood a listed 178 cm (5'10"). He is one of four managers to have won the English league with two different clubs.

Frequently asked

How tall is Brian Clough in feet and inches? Brian Clough was 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Is Brian Clough tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 178 cm he was taller than about 75% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1935, whose average height is 173.3 cm.

Sources

• Brian Clough on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Brian Clough on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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