Nigel Clough

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nigel Clough
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1966(1966-03-19)
Age	58
Birthplace	Sunderland
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Nigel Clough Biography

Nigel Clough is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 19, 1966 in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom. English soccer star who participated in over 400 matches for Nottingham Forest and won Football League Cup titles during the time of the club’s existence between 1989 and 1990. Later, he was a successful manager, receiving the 2013-14 FA Cup Manager of the Season award from Sheffield United.

He was the manager of Scottish player He has managed Scottish midfielder Stefan Scougall at Sheffield United. at Sheffield United.

Clough joined Nottingham Forest as an apprentice on leaving school in 1982 but left after two seasons to sign for non-league Heanor Town, but was back at the City Ground on a professional contract in December 1984. He became a regular player in the 1985–86 season, being Forest’s top scorer with 15 goals in the First Division to help them finish eighth in the league, a position they repeated the following season when he found the net 14 times in the First Division.

In April 1988, he was the subject of a £1.5 million bid from Italian side Pisa, but the bid was turned down and Clough remained at Forest, who finished third that season and the season after. He remained among Forest’s top goalscorers for a further five seasons, helping them win the League Cup in 1989 and 1990 and the Full Members’ Cup in 1989. They were also FA Cup semi- finalists in 1989 and runners-up in 1991. Clough also contributed to Forest winning the last-ever Full Members Cup in 1992. They also reached another League Cup final that season, but lost to Manchester United. Clough was Forest’s top scorer in 1992–93 with ten goals in the new Premier League, but Forest were relegated, following which his father Brian retired after 18 years as manager. Towards the end of the season, he was used as a centre-back on several occasions.

He was a player under his manager father, He played under his father, manager Brian Clough, at Nottingham Forest., at Nottingham Forest.

Nigel Clough Net Worth

Nigel Clough is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nigel Clough 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His birthplace was Sunderland, England and became an apprentice at Nottingham Forest in 1982. He was a member of the club’s senior squad two years later.

With 131 goals scored his record was second highest goal scorer for the Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest history.

Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March 1966) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of League One club Burton Albion. 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.

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He made another Premier League comeback in the 1997–98 season when he was loaned to struggling Sheffield Wednesday. His only league game for the South Yorkshire club was a 5–2 home defeat by Derby County (he also played in a League Cup tie against Grimsby Town). When City were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1997–98 season, Clough was given a free transfer and his senior football career was over at the age of 32.

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He subsequently had spells with Liverpool, Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday before moving into non-league football at the age of 32 when he became player manager with Southern Football League Premier Division side Burton Albion in 1998. Over the next decade, during half of which he continued to play a regular role on the field, Clough took Burton up from the seventh tier of the English football league system to the brink of promotion to League Two. He left halfway through the 2008–09 season to follow in his father’s footsteps and take over at Derby County, where he served for four years until September 2013. He went on to resurrect Sheffield United’s season, pulling them out of the relegation zone and taking them to FA Cup and League Cup semi- finals.

What happened Nigel Clough?

Clough stepped down as Burton manager four years later in May 2020 due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the club. In November 2020 Clough returned to football, joining Mansfield Town as manager.

Was Nigel Clough a good footballer?

Player Profile. Clough was a true stalwart at Nottingham Forest under his father’s management, the legendary Brian. Nigel made 400 appearances and scored 130 goals in his first spell at the club 1984-1993. As Forest were relegated and his father resigned Nigel moved to Liverpool in 1993.

Who did Nigel Clough play football for?

Mansfield Town F.C.

How old is Nigel Clough?

56 years (March 19, 1966)

Does Macclesfield football Club still exist?

Founded in 1874, Macclesfield Town was liquidated and expelled from the National League in 2020 because of debts of over £500,000. Its assets were put up for sale, including the Moss Rose stadium on the Rightmove property website.