John McGovern (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Prescott McGovern | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Montrose, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Hartlepools United | 72 | (5) |
| 1968–1974 | Derby County | 190 | (16) |
| 1974–1975 | Leeds United | 4 | (0) |
| 1975–1982 | Nottingham Forest | 253 | (6) |
| 1982–1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 535 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1973 | Scotland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1984 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1990 | Chorley | ||
| 1994–1996 | Rotherham United | ||
| 1997–1998 | Woking | ||
| 2000–2001 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Prescott McGovern (born 28 October 1949 in Montrose) is a Scottish former association footballer and manager. As a midfielder, McGovern is most famous for captaining the Nottingham Forest side that won the European Cup twice under the management of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
At the age of 19 he became the youngest player to play in all four divisions of the Football League. During his playing career he won promotion with Hartlepools United, Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He won titles as English League champions with both Derby and Forest. At Forest he also won two League Cups.
McGovern won two Scottish under-23 caps, and was to go on a play over 500 league games during his career. He forged a long-lasting relationship with Clough and Taylor at Hartlepools, Derby, Leeds and Forest.
McGovern was born in Montrose, Angus, in north east Scotland. He began his senior career in English football's fourth tier with Hartlepools United (as the club were still named at that time). His senior debut was in season 1965/66. Under the management of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor he became a first team regular the season after. In 1967/68 Hartlepool finished third earning promotion to the Third Division. After playing six games in the 1968/69 season he moved up a division by transferring to Derby County.
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