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Nigel Clough
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Nigel Clough

Mansfield Town England Age 60
13th League position

English football manager and former player

Nigel Howard Clough is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Mansfield Town. Playing predominantly as a forward, but later in his career used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s.

Source: Wikipedia

Nigel Clough is the head coach at Mansfield Town in the League One. Across his career he has managed 4 clubs and won 13 trophies.

Career history

4 Clubs managed
13 Major trophies
11y Longest spell: Burton Albion
Years Club Matches Win rate Honours
2020- now Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town through the years
29 on file 31% on the 29 matches we have
  • EFL League Two third-place promotion 2023-24
2015-20 Burton Albion
Burton Albion through the years
  • Football League One second-place promotion 2015-16
2013-15 Sheffield United
Sheffield United through the years
2009-13 Derby County
Derby County through the years
1998-09 Burton Albion
Burton Albion through the years
  • Northern Premier League Premier Division 2001-02
  • Southern League Cup 1999-2000
  • Southern League Championship Shield 2000
  • Bass Charity Vase 2002
  • Bass Charity Vase 2003
  • Bass Charity Vase 2004
  • Bass Charity Vase 2005
  • Bass Charity Vase 2006
  • Bass Charity Vase 2007
  • Bass Charity Vase 2008

Career details extracted from Wikipedia, dates and trophies cross-checked where possible. Where Wikipedia listed no match count, our fixture archive fills in the gap with a "on file" note.

Tactical profile

Most-used formation, possession averages, attacking style, and set-piece tendencies coming in Phase 2 (aggregated from Sportmonks fixture data over the manager's tenure).

Data synced from Sportmonks 20 May 2026. Career history and tactical profile added in upcoming phases.

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