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5 unusual facts about East Midlands derby


East Midlands derby

The next direct transfer between the two clubs was Alan Hinton.

The other former European Cup winning Red to join Derby was Kenny Burns, who spent a year at Derby between 1984 and 1985.

The first man to be involved in management at both clubs was Harold Wightman.

Those who have include goalkeepers John Middleton, Steve Sutton and Lee Camp, defenders Gary Charles, Gary Mills and Darren Wassall, midfielders Steve Hodge, Glyn Hodges, Darryl Powell and Lars Bohinen and forwards Mikkel Beck, Dexter Blackstock and Dean Saunders.

On 2 November 2008, refree Stuart Attwell became the centre of attention when he disallowed two Derby goals in the final few minutes and booked eight players and issued a straight red card to Forest midfielder Lewis McGugan.



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