 2014-15 would be a similar story, with strong cup runs, including to the fourth round of the FA Cup and the semi-finals of the League Cup, and a fifth-place finish in League One.However, a 7-6 aggregate elimination by Swindon Town saw Clough dismissed as manager, with the board feeling he had taken the club as far as he could.Nigel Adkins succeeded him as manager, but the 2015–16 season saw the Blades struggle for league form, never seriously challenging for promotion at any point in the campaign and ultimately finishing eleventh, their lowest league finish since 1983, which saw Adkins' term as manager cut short after just a year.