Nottingham Forest have announced that club owner Nigel Doughty has passed away at the age of 54. Doughty was found dead at his home on Saturday. He had stepped down from his role as Reds chairman in October 2011 in the wake of Steve McClaren's forgettable tenure on Trentside. He was replaced in that post by Frank Clark but was still helping to keep Forest financially stable. A Forest supporter, Doughty has been at the City Ground helm for more than 10 years, with it his dream to guide the club back into the Premier League. Sadness News of his death has stunned those in and around the Forest camp and offers the club another untimely blow in what has been a hugely disappointing campaign. "It is with enormous sadness that Nottingham Forest announce the death of the club's owner Nigel Doughty," read a statement released on the club's official website. "Mr Doughty, who was 54, was found dead earlier today in his gym at his home in Skillington, Lincolnshire. "The club would like to appeal for the privacy of Mr Doughty's family to be observed at this sad time. "The club will be making no further comment."