Stuart in the Sky Blue
Ian in the Sky Blue
On this day (28th May) in 1985 two days after the Sky Blues beat Champions Everton 4-1 to secure their place in Division One for another season CCFC ‘gaffer’ (and now CCFPA member) Don Mackay did some transfer business!
Famous Nottingham Forest boss Brian Clough came in for two of the young Sky Blues defensive stars. He signed both Stuart Pearce and Ian Butterworth for Forest in a joint deal costing the East Midlands club around £450k (as it proved, a bargain)!
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‘Psycho’ Pearce & Ian Butterworth in the Sky Blue boot room
Sarah Morris presents Stuart with his CCFPA tie 2018
Snatched from non league Wealdstone in November 1983, in two Highfield Road seasons, Stuart played 54 times for the CCFC first team netting four times before he moved to Nottingham and international fame making over three hundred appearances for the Forest and starting an England international career that eventually netted him 53 Caps!
Mr & Mrs Stuart Pearce
Nicknamed “Psycho” by some fans for his uncompromising style of play Stuart went on to play top level football for Newcastle United, West Ham United and Manchester City before moving into coaching and management with many more than 700 games under his belt. He has been boss at the Blues of Manchester City, the Forest Garibaldi Reds and internationally for England U21s (briefly caretaking the senior squad in 2012) and the Great Britain side. He was last in Cov for the commemorative service at the Cathedral for John Sillett (above left).