Nigel Clough has reshaped Mansfield Town since taking the helm in November 2020, guiding the club through a promotion push and sustained stability in the English Football League.
Mansfield failed to secure promotion when their 2022 campaign ended at the national stadium, but they achieved automatic promotion two years later by securing third place in the league standings. That finish ended a 21-year absence from the third tier for the club.
When Clough kept them up in their first season back, he achieved a feat that had not been managed for 35 years. Last season, the Stags finished 10th, marking the club’s highest league placing since 1987, when Greaves guided them to the exact same position.
Supporter Dean Foulkes told BBC Radio Nottingham that the tenure “has been an incredible journey” at Mansfield under Clough.
“He is really good football man to have around. We should be proud that he is Mansfield Town manager.”
Foulkes told BBC Radio Nottingham.
“Look at what he has achieved, promotion, and we now have players coming to Mansfield Town because they want to play for Nigel Clough.”
BBC Radio Nottingham
That pulling power helped the club attract veteran forward David McGoldrick in the summer, alongside former Leeds United forward Tyler Roberts and ex-Preston forward Michael Smith, while also securing Tottenham midfielder George Abbott on loan.
According to Ryan Sweeney, the opportunity to play under Clough was the primary factor behind his choice to rejoin the club last summer.
Former Nottingham Forest and Southend striker Stephen McLaughlin explained that Clough “manages differently to any other manager” he has worked with.
“He doesn’t treat you as a number, he treats you as a person and you want to run though bricks walls for him.”
McLaughlin said, noting that training sessions keep players ready without overworking them on the grass.
Jordan Bowery has adapted under Clough, shifting from a striker to a defender to earn the nickname ‘Mr Versatile’.
“He is incredibly loyal and trusts me in those positions.”
Bowery said.
“A lot of managers wouldn’t do that, but he’s had my back and I appreciate that.”
Before his time in Nottinghamshire, Clough built a legacy at Burton by transforming them as a non-league side and later leading them to the Championship. He also managed Derby, the club where his father famously took the Rams to their first English title in 1972, and guided Sheffield United to the FA Cup semi-finals as a League One side in 2014.
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