Legacy
Clough paid tribute to Taylor when he was awarded the freedom of the city of Nottingham in March 1993, saying that "I have only one regret today, and that is that me mate isn't here with me". He also paid tribute to Taylor in September 1999 when a bust of himself was unveiled at the City Ground, saying that he would like the "Brian Clough Stand" to be renamed the "Brian Clough and Peter Taylor Stand" in recognition of the big contribution Taylor made to the partnership.
He was portrayed by Timothy Spall in The Damned United, a multi-million pound film released in 2009 based on Clough's ill-fated spell at Leeds United.
In April 2009 Derby County announced that there would be a statue of the former Rams' managers Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, to be erected at Pride Park Stadium. Clough is already honoured with statues in Nottingham and Middlesbrough. The sculptor Andy Edwards, who also produced the Steve Bloomer bust unveiled in the stadium, was commissioned to work on the statue. The Brian Clough and Peter Taylor Monument was unveiled in August 2010.
In October 2009, Taylor's family complained that not enough had been done to recognise his achievements, in particular his daughter, Wendy Dickinson, bemoaned Nottingham Forest having his "contribution... written out of the history".
In January 2010 Wendy Dickinson appealed for help to write a new book about her father. She has asked for former players, fans and neighbours to contact her with anecdotes about her late father.
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