both against Wales while at Derby County. The first was on 26 January 1972 in a 2–0 win at Pittodrie. He was substituted by Denis McQuade of Partick Thistle, who direct from a corner scored the second goal. McGovern's second and final international game was on 14 March 1973 at the Vetch Field in Swansea. He was again substituted this time by Pat McCluskey of Celtic as Scotland won 2–1. McGovern and Ken McNaught are the only two Scottish players to win Europe's premier club trophy to never have gained a full international cap. He later said, "I would have walked up the M74 over broken glass to get one cap for Scotland. I just wish I'd have got one cap because that would have been the proudest moment of my life." Bolton Wanderers McGovern joined Bolton Wanderers as player-manager in July 1982. He initially made a total of 16 League appearances for Bolton before retiring as a player to focus on the demands of management. He remained there until January 1985 when he lost his job after a new chairman wanted to bring in his own manager. Later career He ended his playing days with non-league Horwich RMI. He was later assistant manager of Chorley and Plymouth Argyle before being appointed joint manager of Rotherham United for two years alongside Archie Gemmill in 1994. They beat Shrewsbury Town 2–1 in the 1996 Football League Trophy final. Another ex-Forest player, Nigel Jemson, scored both their goals. McGovern was subsequently hired as manager of Woking and had a spell as assistant at Hull City before joining Ilkeston Town to replace Keith Alexander as manager in November 2000. He was sacked by the club in March of the following year after an eight-game winless run. He has since worked as a club ambassador for Forest, as a pundit on Radio Nottingham and as an after dinner speaker. Style of play Brian Clough said of him, "He never stopped going, never stopped running, and he was a reasonably intelligent young man." John Robertson said of McGovern, "As far as I'm concerned John McGovern is what epitomises what every good side needs." A profile of the young McGovern on Sporting Heroes states, "John's ability to do the simple things well, allied to his work ethic and willingness to act as a man marker saw him return a series of solid displays; often against much