Bio:
Brian Clough and Peter Taylor moved to Derby County in May 1967. They signed 18 year old McGovern to Derby for a fee of £7,500 in September 1968. His first team debut arrived in a game for which there was an opening to play on the right side of midfield.
It was at Derby that Taylor then moved McGovern to central midfield to capitalise on McGovern’s playing strengths of vision and being able to pass and control the ball with both feet. By January 1969 he had established himself in the Derby side that won promotion to the First Division at the end of his first season there. Within an 18-month period and by the age of 19 he had played in all four divisions of the Football League.
Continue reading “Focus On; John McGovern”
