Charlie Clough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles David Clough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Taunton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Bristol Academy of Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Mangotsfield United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2009 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2010 | → Newport County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Weymouth (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2013 | → Dorchester Town | 37 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Bath City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Bath City (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dorchester Town | 37 | (10) |
| 2013–2015 | Sutton United | 74 | (9) |
| 2015– | Forest Green Rovers | 55 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 30 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Charles David Clough (born 4 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Forest Green Rovers.
Career
Bristol Rovers
Originally from Taunton in Somerset, Clough was admitted into the Bristol Rovers youth set-up, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport, and was promoted to the first-team squad in the summer of 2007. His Football League debut, aged 17, came in a League One match against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Memorial Stadium on 26 April 2008 as a substitute in the 68th minute.[2]
At the start of the 2008–09 season he was sent to Mangotsfield United on a month's loan to gain some first team experience, with the loan later extended into a second month.[3] In September 2010, he joined Newport County on a one-month loan.[4] In January 2011, he joined struggling Southern Premier League club Weymouth on a month-long loan.[5]
On 28 February 2011, he joined Bath City on an initial loan period of a month.[6] He made his debut for Bath City on 1 March 2011 in a 5–1 away defeat against Rushden & Diamonds.[7] He was recalled from his loan period on 28 April 2011 having scored two goals in eleven appearances.[8] He re-joined Bath on loan later that year, when they signed him in a month-long emergency deal.[9] In March 2012, he joined A.F.C. Telford United on loan.[10]
In December 2011, he was told he would be allowed to leave Bristol Rovers alongside teammate Ben Swallow.[11]
Dorchester Town
In the summer of 2012, Clough returned to Dorchester Town, signing a permanent deal.[12] On 4 November 2012, he was a part of the Dorchester side that earned a shock 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup first round.[13]
In April 2013, he was named the Dorset Echo Player of the Year at the club.[14] In September 2013, Dorchester 'reluctantly' agreed to a request from Clough to have him put on the transfer list.[15]
Sutton United
On 12 September 2013, he moved to Conference South league rivals Sutton United who paid an undisclosed fee for his signature.[16] He scored on 9 November 2013 in a 4–1 away defeat against Conference National Kidderminster Harriers in the first round of the FA Cup.[17]
He was made captain at Sutton United amid interest from clubs at a higher level.[18] During the 2013–14 season, he helped the club to the Conference South play-off semi-finals where they lost against Dover Athletic who would go on to win promotion to the Conference National.[19]
Forest Green Rovers
On 4 January 2015, it was confirmed he would be joining Conference National club Forest Green Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[20] He made his Forest Green debut on 17 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Braintree Town.[21] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 February 2015 in a 3–0 home win over former club AFC Telford United.[22] He helped Forest Green into the 2014–15 Conference National play-offs for the first time, playing in both legs of a semi-final defeat against former club Bristol Rovers.[23]
He scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in stoppage time to earn Forest Green a 2–1 win over Macclesfield Town on 30 January 2016.[24] Later that season, he helped the club reach the 2015-16 National League play-off final at Wembley Stadium, and played the full 90 minutes in a game that ended in a 3-1 defeat to Grimsby Town.[25] It was confirmed the next day that he had agreed a contract extension to stay at the club.[26]
In November 2016, he signed a new contract with Forest Green, agreeing a deal until the summer of 2019.[27]
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008.
- ↑ "Mangotsfield United bid to snatch Collier". Bristol Post. 17 October 2008.
- ↑ "Clough set to bolster back four". South Wales Argus. 28 September 2010.
- ↑ "Clough impressed by camaraderie". Dorset Echo. 19 February 2011.
- ↑ "Bath City sign Bristol Rovers' Charlie Clough". BBC Sport. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "Rushden & D'mnds 5–1 Bath City". BBC Sport. 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers bring back Charlie Clough from Bath City". BBC Sport. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers' Charlie Clough re-signs for Bath City". BBC Sport. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers' Charlie Clough joins AFC Telford on loan". BBC Sport. 9 March 2012.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers let Ben Swallow & Charlie Clough leave". BBC Sport. 15 December 2011.
- ↑ "Magpies poised for a double signing". Dorset Echo. 13 August 2012.
- ↑ "Dorchester 1–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 4 November 2012.
- ↑ "Clough and Martin handed top awards as Dorchester celebrate". Dorset Echo. 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Club accepts Charlie Clough transfer request". Dorset Echo. 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Clough signs for Sutton". Dorset Echo. 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Perfect end to turbulent week as Kidderminster Harriers progress in FA Cup". Express & Star. 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Clough buys into the Sutton United plan for glory". Sutton Guardian. 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sutton United promotion dreams dashed by the 10 men of Dover". Sutton Guardian. 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Forest Green sign Charlie Clough and Corby Moore". Gloucester Citizen. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Braintree 1–2 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Forest Green 3–0 AFC Telford United". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Forest Green 2–1 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "Forest Green 1-3 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Darren Carter: Forest Green Rovers have 'unfinished business' in National League". BBC Sport. 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Defender targets League football after penning new deal with Forest Green Rovers". Gloucestershire Live. 30 November 2016.
External links
- Charlie Clough player profile at bristolrovers.co.uk
- Charlie Clough career statistics at Soccerbase
- Charlie Clough career statistics at Soccerbase
- "Clough one for the future". bristolrovers.co.uk. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. London: Headline. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.