Brian Clough: cards, rarity and popularity
Brian Clough is a football coach who died in 2004. He was a full international from 1959 to 1959 (national team: England).
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Brian Clough
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His club career has 2 stops: Middlesbrough F.C. (1955-1961) and Sunderland A.F.C. (1961-1964). As a coach, he has managed Hartlepool United F.C. (1965-1967), Derby County F.C. (1967-1973), Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (1973-1974), Leeds United F.C. (1974) and Nottingham Forest F.C. (1975-1993).
In the Elofoot card game, every year of fame gets its own card, and a card's rarity follows how popular the subject really was that year.
The cards, year by year
Brian Clough has 12 cards in the game, from 2015 to 2026. All of them are rare. The standout is the 2025 card, a rare one minted on a median of 55,879 views a month. A minted card never changes: it keeps the rarity of its year, whatever happens to popularity afterwards.
- 2015Rarity: Rare33K views/month
- 2016Rarity: Rare34K views/month
- 2017Rarity: Rare34K views/month
- 2018Rarity: Rare38K views/month
- 2019Rarity: Rare34K views/month
- 2020Rarity: Rare43K views/month
- 2021Rarity: Rare43K views/month
- 2022Rarity: Rare43K views/month
- 2023Rarity: Rare46K views/month
- 2024Rarity: Rare50K views/month
- 2025Rarity: Rare56K views/month
- 2026Rarity: Rare54K views/month
Popularity year by year
Popularity is the monthly median of views of his Wikipedia page, year by year. Strongest year: 2025, with 55,879 views a month; weakest: 2015, with 33,030. In 2025, the median reached 55,879 views a month, up 12% on 2024. Over the last twelve months: 54,182 views a month.
| Year | Views per month (median) | Card of the year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026last 12 months | 54,182 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2025 | 55,879 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2024 | 49,711 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2023 | 46,080 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2022 | 43,215 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2021 | 42,632 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2020 | 42,532 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2019 | 33,604 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2018 | 37,540 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2017 | 33,986 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2016 | 33,607 | Rarity: Rare |
| 20156 months measured | 33,030 | Rarity: Rare |
Mini quiz
2 questions to test what you know.
1.In what year was Brian Clough born?
2.What position does Brian Clough play?
Profile
- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2004
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Forward
- Clubs
- Middlesbrough F.C. (1955-1961)
- Sunderland A.F.C. (1961-1964)
- National team
- England (1959)
- Coached
- Hartlepool United F.C. (1965-1967)
- Derby County F.C. (1967-1973)
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (1973-1974)
- Leeds United F.C. (1974)
- Nottingham Forest F.C. (1975-1993)
Frequently asked questions
What is the rarest Brian Clough card?
The 2025 card, which is rare: that year the subject's Wikipedia page drew a median of 55,879 views a month.
How many Brian Clough cards are there?
12 cards, one per year of fame, from 2015 to 2026.
Which was Brian Clough's most popular year?
2025, with a median of 55,879 views a month on his Wikipedia page - the 2025 card is rare.
Which teams has Brian Clough coached?
Hartlepool United F.C. (1965-1967), Derby County F.C. (1967-1973), Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (1973-1974), Leeds United F.C. (1974) and Nottingham Forest F.C. (1975-1993).
How do I get a Brian Clough card?
By opening packs of 5 cards: 3 packs are free when you sign up, then packs refill for free. Cards can also be traded with friends, or on the market for in-game coins.
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