Nathan Anthony Arnold (born 26 July 1987) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is manager of Cleethorpes Town. As a player he was active between 2005 and 2020 and was primarily a winger but could also play as a striker. He played for Lincolnshire sides Grimsby Town and Lincoln City; with The Mariners he scored the third goal in stoppage time to earn Grimsby promotion back to the Football League in a 3-1 victory over Forest Green Rovers at Wembley Stadium in the National League play-off final. The following season he also scored the only goal of the game for a Non-League Lincoln side in a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town in the FA Cup third round and would go on to be part of the Imps side that were eventually knocked out in the Quarter finals by Arsenal. He also played professionally for Mansfield Town and Cambridge United with spells at Non-League sides Hyde United, Alfreton Town, Salford City, Boston United and Altrincham. Early life Arnold attended Mansfield's Queen Elizabeth's Secondary School and often played for his own year group's school team as well as years above. Playing career Mansfield Town Arnold came up through the youth team at Mansfield Town, and made his debut against Hereford United in October 2005. He scored his first career goal against Bristol Rovers in December 2005 in his third appearance for Mansfield. By the end of the 2006–07 season, he had made over 30 appearances for Mansfield, scoring four goals, and was offered a new contract in May 2007. By the end of the 2007–08 season, Arnold had made 70 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield. Hyde After a trial at Grimsby Town in July, he signed for Hyde United in the Conference North on a free transfer in August 2009, but with a sell-on clause in his contract stating that if he was sold in the future, Mansfield would gain some of the profits. His competitive debut for Hyde came with his first goal in a 1–0 win against Stafford Rangers, and then in the very next game he netted again in a 1–1 draw with Fleetwood Town. He also scored a 25-yard free kick against Salford City in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. At the end of his first season with Hyde he was one of the outstanding players in their team scoring