Nigel Clough praises Mansfield Town defender Mal Benning's 'loyalty'

Defender reaches 200 games for Stags...

Nigel Clough praised defender Mal Benning's 'loyalty' after the defender notched up 200 appearances for Mansfield Town.

The 27-year-old's cameo off the bench in Wednesday's 3-2 win at Oldham Athletic saw him reach the milestone.

"Anybody who stays at club in the modern era and plays 200 games shows a large degree of loyalty. It's a great achievement for him," Clough said.

"To get the 200th appearance, and in a win as well, I'm delighted for him.

"He's been first choice left back and the only reason we left him out the other night was because he'd got a dead calf.

"He's been a very consistent performer in the last couple of months."

Benning joined the Stags from Walsal in 2015.

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