John Brough (English footballer)

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| name = John Brough

| fullname = John Robert Brough{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=2005 |page=59 |isbn=978-1-85291-662-6}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|1|8}}

| birth_place = Ilkeston, England

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1992

| years2 = 1992–1994

| years3 = 1994

| years4 = 1994–1998

| years5 = 1998–2004

| years6 = 2005–2006

| years7 = 2006–2007

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| clubs1 = Notts County

| clubs2 = Shrewsbury Town

| clubs3 = Telford United

| clubs4 = Hereford United

| clubs5 = Cheltenham Town

| clubs6 = Aldershot Town

| clubs7 = Newport County

| clubs8 = Bishop's Cleeve

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 16

| caps3 = 7

| caps4 = 112

| caps5 = 136

| caps6 = 15

| caps7 = 47

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| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 7

| goals5 = 6

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 2

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| manageryears1 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs1 = Bishop's Cleeve

| manageryears2 = 2014–2016

| managerclubs2 = Cinderford Town

| manageryears3 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs3 = North Leigh

| manageryears4 = 2019–2024

| managerclubs4 = Cirencester Town

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John Robert Brough (born 8 January 1973) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Hereford United and Cheltenham Town as a centre back.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/johnbrough.html |title=John Brough |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=14 November 2009}} He recently stepped down as manager of Cirencester Town following the club's resignation from the Southern League.

Playing career

Brough spent seven years with Cheltenham after joining from Hereford United at the start of season 1998–99, at the same time as Neil Grayson and David Norton. Brough made 208 appearances for Cheltenham in those seven years, scoring 14 goals. A strong centre back, Brough often found himself deployed as a successful makeshift centre forward. Brough scored the first and played a part in the second of two injury time goals that gave Cheltenham a 2–1 away victory over title rivals Rushden & Diamonds in the 1998–99 season which saw promotion to the Football League.

He joined Newport County from Aldershot Town in March 2006 and was released by Newport at the end of the 2006–07 season.

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Brough became Youth Team Manager then Youth Team Manager/Head of Youth for Cheltenham Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.ctfc.com/page/WhosWho/0,,10434,00.html |url-status=dead |publisher=Cheltenham Town Football Club (FC) & FLPTV Ltd. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807194814/http://www.ctfc.com:80/page/WhosWho/0,,10434,00.html |archive-date=7 Aug 2010 |website=ctfc.com |title=Who's Who}} In May 2013, he was appointed first team manager at Southern League side Bishop's Cleeve, replacing former boss Alex Sykes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-defender-John-Brough-Cleeve/story-18980654-detail/story.html |title=Former Cheltenham Town defender John Brough to take over at Cleeve |publisher=Gloucestershire Echo |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926140844/http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-defender-John-Brough-Cleeve/story-18980654-detail/story.html |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=dead }} Having served less than a season as manager at Bishop's Cleeve, he left the club to become manager at league rivals Cinderford Town in April 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/John-Brough-named-new-manager-Cinderford-Town/story-20929224-detail/story.html |title=John Brough named new manager of Cinderford Town |publisher=Gloucestershire Echo |date=8 April 2014 |access-date=9 April 2014 |archive-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410065529/http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/John-Brough-named-new-manager-Cinderford-Town/story-20929224-detail/story.html |url-status=dead }} In May 2016 he left to take over as manager at North Leigh.[http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/football/headlines/14524863.FOOTBALL__John_Brough_appointed_new_manager_at_North_Leigh/ FOOTBALL: John Brough appointed new manager at North Leigh] Oxford Mail, 30 May 2016 He left North Leigh in May 2018.[http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/16155564.FOOTBALL__Manager_John_Brough_to_leave_North_Leigh_at_end_of_season/ FOOTBALL: Manager John Brough to leave North Leigh at end of season] Oxford Mail, 13 April 2018

In December 2019 he was appointed manager of Cirencester Town.[https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/southern-leagues/28372/john-brough-succeeds-his-own-successor-at-cirencester-town/ John Brough succeeds his own successor at Cirencester Town] The Non-League Football Paper, 4 December 2019