Nigel Clough has said he was proud to emulate his late, great father Brian by receiving an honorary degree for his contributions to football. The Mansfield Town manager and former England striker, whose most prolific years of his playing career were spent at Nottingham Forest under his father, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Nottingham Trent University (NTU). It was in 1990 that Brian, who famously guided Forest to back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980, received an honorary Master of Arts from Nottingham University. "His was certainly deserving and we were extremely proud of him, and still are," Clough told BBC Radio Nottingham when talking about following his father in being given an honorary degree. "When I first heard (about the honorary degree) I wasn't sure if it was a wind-up or not, but once we sat down and discussed it with the family, they said it would be a lovely thing to accept and it is."

Source: BBC December 20, 2025 00:39 UTC