Nigel Clough
 Clough managing Derby County in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Howard Clough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1966[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1983–1984 | → Heanor Town (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1993 | Nottingham Forest | 311 | (101) |
| 1993–1996 | Liverpool | 39 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | Manchester City | 39 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 1997 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2008 | Burton Albion | 227 | (16) |
| Total | 630 | (131) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1988 | England U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | England B | 3 | (1) |
| 1989–1993 | England | 14 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2009 | Burton Albion | ||
| 2009–2013 | Derby County | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sheffield United | ||
| 2015–2020 | Burton Albion | ||
| 2020– | Mansfield Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March 1966) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Mansfield Town.
Clough is most famous for his time at Nottingham Forest, where he scored 131 goals in over 400 games. He is the second highest scoring player in the history of the team.
Managerial statistics[change | change source]
- As of match played 18 November 2023[4]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Burton Albion | 28 October 1998 | 8 January 2009 | 709 | 310 | 101 | 298 | 43.7 |
| Derby County | 8 January 2009 | 28 September 2013 | 233 | 78 | 54 | 101 | 33.5 |
| Sheffield United | 23 October 2013 | 25 May 2015 | 104 | 49 | 30 | 25 | 47.1 |
| Burton Albion | 7 December 2015 | 18 May 2020 | 228 | 78 | 57 | 93 | 34.2 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 November 2020 | Present | 172 | 77 | 46 | 49 | 44.8 |
| Total | 1,446 | 592 | 288 | 566 | 40.9 | ||
Honours[change | change source]
As a player[change | change source]
Nottingham Forest
As a manager[change | change source]
Burton Albion
- Football League One promotion: 2015–16[5]
- Northern Premier League Premier Division: 2001–02[6]
- Southern League Cup: 1999–2000[6]
- Southern League Championship Shield: 2000[7]
- Bass Charity Vase: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008[7][8]
- Southern League Premier Division Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2000–2001[6]
- Birmingham Senior Cup Finalist: 2007–08[9]
Individual
- LMA FA Cup Manager of the Year: 2014[10]
- Football League One Manager of the Month: February 2014[11]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Nigel Clough". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Culley, Jon (9 January 2011). "Nigel Clough: Thick-skinned, brutally honest. Who does he take after?". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 September 2013. Some sources such as his Liverpool FC profile Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine indicate a 9 March 1966 birth date.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 266. ISBN 0362020175.
- ↑ "Managers: Nigel Clough". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ↑ "Burton Albion seal promotion to Championship as Doncaster relegated". The Guardian. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Clough on long road to lifting Cup curse". The Guardian. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Burton Albion". Steve Football Stats. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Match Report: Burton Albion vs Gresley Rovers". Gresley FC. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Birmingham Senior Cup - Birmingham City 5 Burton Albion 0". Birmingham Mail. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Premier League: Brendan Rodgers and Tony Pulis win LMA Manager of Year awards". Sky Sports. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "League Managers Association - Manager of the Month". leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.