Dave Mackay was born in Scotland in 1934 and he made a name for himself as a footballer both sides of the border. First with Hearts in Scotland, and then at Spurs and Derby County in England.

His playing career saw him pick up an impressive array of medals and awards and he won 22 caps for Scotland.

The 1971-72 season saw Brian Clough take Derby County to the Division One championship - it also saw Dave MacKay move south to Swindon where he would begin his managerial career.

His management of Swindon Town did not last long and when the opportunity to return to the East Midlands with Forest arose in November 1972, he took it.

His brief spell at Forest saw him become a popular figure and things started to turn around quickly on the pitch. However, things suddenly went wrong at Derby County as Brian Clough and Peter Taylor resigned because they could no longer stand the Derby board's interference in their management of the club.

Derby's first choice to replace Clough and Taylor was Ipswich Town's Bobby Robson, but when he made it clear he was happy to stay where he was they turned their attention to MacKay.

MacKay couldn't resist the challenge of his old club, even if it meant following in the footsteps of Brian Clough, so he resigned from Forest and headed down the A52 to Derby, where he would eventually lead Derby to a another First Divison Championship in 1975.

He lasted a couple more seasons at Derby before he resigned, not having recieved the backing he expected from the board.

He went onto manage or coach at Walsall, in Kuwait and Dubai, returning to England with Doncaster Rovers and finally Birmingham City, whom he left in January 1991.