Nigel Clough

**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

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Burton Albion|align=left|28 October 1998|align=left|8 January 2009|||
|align=left|Derby County|align=left|8 January 2009|align=left|28 September 2013|||
|align=left|Sheffield United|align=left|23 October 2013|align=left|25 May 2015|||
|align=left|Burton Albion|align=left|7 December 2015|align=left|18 May 2020|||
|align=left|Mansfield Town|align=left|6 November 2020|align=left|Present|||

### As a player

**Nottingham Forest**
- Football League Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90
- Full Members' Cup: 1988–89, 1991–92

### As a manager

**Burton Albion**
- Football League One promotion: 2015–16
- Northern Premier League Premier Division: 2001–02
- Southern League Cup: 1999–2000
- Southern League Championship Shield: 2000
- Bass Charity Vase: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Southern League Premier Division Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2000–2001
- Birmingham Senior Cup Finalist: 2007–08

**Individual**
- LMA FA Cup Manager of the Year: 2014
- Football League One Manager of the Month: February 2014

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Nigel Clough
- **image**: Nigel Clough.jpg
- **image size**: 200
- **caption**: Clough managing Derby County F.C., Derby County in 2009
- **full name**: Nigel Howard Clough
- **birth place**: Sunderland, England
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward, midfielder
- **currentclub**: Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town (manager)
- **youthyears1**: 1982–1984
- **youthclubs1**: Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest
- **youthyears2**: 1983–1984
- **youthclubs2**: → Heanor Town F.C., Heanor Town (loan)
- **years1**: 1984–1993
- **clubs1**: Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest
- **caps1**: 311
- **goals1**: 101
- **years2**: 1993–1996
- **clubs2**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **caps2**: 39
- **goals2**: 7
- **years3**: 1996–1998
- **clubs3**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **caps3**: 39
- **goals3**: 4
- **years4**: 1996–1997
- **clubs4**: → Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest (loan)
- **caps4**: 13
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 1997
- **clubs5**: → Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
- **caps5**: 1
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 1998–2008
- **clubs6**: Burton Albion F.C., Burton Albion
- **caps6**: 227
- **goals6**: 16
- **totalcaps**: 630
- **totalgoals**: 131
- **nationalyears1**: 1986–1988
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 15
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalyears2**: 1990–1991
- **nationalteam2**: England B national football team, England B
- **nationalcaps2**: 3
- **nationalgoals2**: 1
- **nationalyears3**: 1989–1993
- **nationalteam3**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps3**: 14
- **nationalgoals3**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1998–2009
- **managerclubs1**: Burton Albion F.C., Burton Albion
- **manageryears2**: 2009–2013
- **managerclubs2**: Derby County F.C., Derby County
- **manageryears3**: 2013–2015
- **managerclubs3**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United
- **manageryears4**: 2015–2020
- **managerclubs4**: Burton Albion F.C., Burton Albion
- **manageryears5**: 2020–
- **managerclubs5**: Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town