Charlie Clough

Charlie Clough
Personal information
Full name Charles David Clough[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-04) 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 4
Youth career
2006 Bristol Academy of Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Bristol Rovers 3 (0)
2008Mangotsfield United (loan) ? (?)
2009Chippenham Town (loan) ? (?)
2010Newport County (loan) 2 (0)
2011Weymouth (loan) ? (?)
2012–2013Dorchester Town 37 (10)
2011Bath City (loan) 11 (2)
2011Bath City (loan) 12 (1)
2012AFC Telford United (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013 Dorchester Town 37 (10)
2013–2015 Sutton United 74 (9)
2015– Forest Green Rovers 53 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 16 April 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

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]

References

  1. Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. "Bristol Rovers 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008.
  3. "Mangotsfield United bid to snatch Collier". Bristol Post. 17 October 2008.
  4. "Clough set to bolster back four". South Wales Argus. 28 September 2010.
  5. "Clough impressed by camaraderie". Dorset Echo. 19 February 2011.
  6. "Bath City sign Bristol Rovers' Charlie Clough". BBC Sport. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  7. "Rushden & D'mnds 5–1 Bath City". BBC Sport. 1 March 2011.
  8. "Bristol Rovers bring back Charlie Clough from Bath City". BBC Sport. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  9. "Bristol Rovers' Charlie Clough re-signs for Bath City". BBC Sport. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  10. "Bristol Rovers' Charlie Clough joins AFC Telford on loan". BBC Sport. 9 March 2012.
  11. "Bristol Rovers let Ben Swallow & Charlie Clough leave". BBC Sport. 15 December 2011.
  12. "Magpies poised for a double signing". Dorset Echo. 13 August 2012.
  13. "Dorchester 1–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 4 November 2012.
  14. "Clough and Martin handed top awards as Dorchester celebrate". Dorset Echo. 30 April 2013.
  15. "Club accepts Charlie Clough transfer request". Dorset Echo. 3 September 2013.
  16. "Clough signs for Sutton". Dorset Echo. 12 September 2013.
  17. "Perfect end to turbulent week as Kidderminster Harriers progress in FA Cup". Express & Star. 11 November 2013.
  18. "Clough buys into the Sutton United plan for glory". Sutton Guardian. 22 August 2014.
  19. "Sutton United promotion dreams dashed by the 10 men of Dover". Sutton Guardian. 6 May 2014.
  20. "Forest Green sign Charlie Clough and Corby Moore". Gloucester Citizen. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  21. "Braintree 1–2 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  22. "Forest Green 3–0 AFC Telford United". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  23. "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  24. "Forest Green 2–1 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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