Charlie Clough
Encyclopedia
Charlie David W. Clough (born 4 September 1990) is an English
professional footballer who plays as a defender
for Bath City
, on loan from 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 Football League One
match against Brighton & Hove Albion
at the Memorial Stadium
on 26 April 2008 as a substitute in the 68th minute.
At the start of the 2008-09 season he was sent to Mangotsfield United on a month's loan in order to gain some first team experience. The loan was later extended to a second month. In September 2010 he joined Newport County
on a one month loan.
In January 2011, Clough joined struggling Southern Premier League club Weymouth
on a month-long loan.
On 28 February 2011 he joined Bath City
on an initial loan period of a month. He was recalled from his loan period on 28 April having scored two goals in eleven appearances. He re-joined Bath on loan later that year, when they signed him in a month-long emergency deal.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who plays as a defender
Defender
Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...
for Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...
, on loan from Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
.
Originally from Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, Clough was admitted into the Bristol Rovers youth set-up, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport
Bristol Academy of Sport
The Bristol Academy of Sport is based at Filton College to the north of Bristol, and provides sports coaching and college-level education to potential elite-level athletes....
, and was promoted to the first-team squad in the summer of 2007. His football league debut, aged 17, came in a Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
match against Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
at the Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
The Memorial Stadium, also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground, is a sports ground in Bristol, England, dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I...
on 26 April 2008 as a substitute in the 68th minute.
At the start of the 2008-09 season he was sent to Mangotsfield United on a month's loan in order to gain some first team experience. The loan was later extended to a second month. In September 2010 he joined Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
on a one month loan.
In January 2011, Clough joined struggling Southern Premier League club Weymouth
Weymouth F.C.
Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...
on a month-long loan.
On 28 February 2011 he joined Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...
on an initial loan period of a month. He was recalled from his loan period on 28 April having scored two goals in eleven appearances. He re-joined Bath on loan later that year, when they signed him in a month-long emergency deal.
External links
- Charlie Clough player profile at bristolrovers.co.uk