[26], — 17 – 1950–51, 1951–2, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1976–77, 2001–02 (Home) In April 2012, Radford changed the stadium's name from 'Field Mill' to the 'One Call Stadium' for sponsorship reasons. Under Russell, the Stags made a memorable run in the FA Trophy and on Saturday 19 March 2011, reached the final by defeating Luton Town F.C. 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At the end of the season, it was announced that the Stags were £14,000 in debt, and close to liquidation. Mansfield Town FC is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. For details of former players, see List of Mansfield Town F.C. After a poor start to the season, Mansfield finished in 4th position, with 28 points from 26 matches. Town completed their first league double over the Mechanics during the first stage, and finished ahead of them for the first time as well, taking 6th place of 9 teams. The team compete in League Two. After a 1–1 draw with Bristol City, they won the cup 5–4 in the deciding penalty shootout, thanks to Kevin Hitchcock saving two penalties. [7] The summer of 1911 saw a new league formed - the Central Alliance. Eventually, a 2–0 victory over Leyton Orient started a run of 4 wins in the last 6 games saw Mansfield finish the season in 13th. [15] The 1920–21 season looked like it would go the same way, with Mansfield winning 10 out of the first 12 games of the season. Manager Billy Dearden was sacked, and replaced by Paul Holland. 1994–95 was much better for the Stags. Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers were beaten 1–0 in the Third Round, leading to a Fourth Round tie against Arsenal. Gareth Jelleyman on why Richie Barker's sale was the beginning of the end for Mansfield Town and why Jelleyman didn't want to leave Stags They say one man doesn’t make a team. Footage from Yorkshire TV and ITV. 2–1 on the final day of the season to finish third and get promoted to the new Division Two. The club played friendlies up until the 1902–03 season, when it joined the Mansfield and District Amateur League. West Ham were standing sixth in the First Division and their side featured England's World Cup winners Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst along with youngsters Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking. A 1–1 draw was not enough, and the Stags were relegated on goal difference. [12] Instead of informing the Old Comrades of their rights, the DDSSF instead sought out Mansfield Town to become sub-tenants of the ground. The title was sealed with a 1–0 victory over Wrexham on 20 April 2013. Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The first season under the new name saw an improvement in League performance, with Mansfield Town finishing 9th of 18 teams. In a change of tactics, they applied to join the Southern section of Division Three to gain support from the northern clubs. [13] Since returning to Field Mill after securing a lease on the ground for a further year and a half, John Radford began to seek a way by which the club would once again own Field Mill. (Cambridge were promoted in Mansfield's place) 1973–74 was a massive disappointment, as Mansfield finished in 17th place. Following the cup game the Stags won 20 of their last 24 games, including a club record run of 12 consecutive wins, to clinch the Conference Premier title, and promotion back to the Football League. An indifferent start to the 2012–13 season left Mansfield lingering around mid-table, with some fans calling for the manager's head. Mansfield Town FC is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. By Stephen Thirkill. Mansfield won the Football League Trophy in front of 58,000 fans in May 1987, beating Bristol City on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Following the cup game the Stags won 20 of their last 24 games, including a club record run of 12 consecutive wins, to clinch the Blue Square Bet Premier title, and promotion back to the Football League. After a poor start to the 2005–06 season, Carlton Palmer resigned in mid-September, giving in to intense pressure from the supporters. At the start of the 2010–11 season Mansfield were bought by John Radford. There was scandal during the season though, as captain Brian Phillips was implicated by The People newspaper in a match-fixing scandal. Mansfield is a large market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England.It is the biggest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area. In the second leg, Mansfield held on at home to draw 0–0 and secure a memorable victory. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They would continue to wear this colour combination in various arrangements (including a blue shirt with amber sleeves from January 1948) for two decades. [2][9], For the 1914–15 season, the club joined the Notts, Derby and District League. Missing Needham, Mansfield dropped to 17th in the league. [14] The first league season back after the War saw Mansfield win the Central Alliance title, beating Ilkeston United to the title by one point. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and entered the Mansfield & District Amateur League in 1902, before changing its name to Mansfield Wesley and joining the Notts & District League in 1906. Its first game was on 4 September 1897, drawing 2–2 against Sherwood Foresters. In 1931, Mansfield were finally elected to the Southern Section of the Third Division. Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. They play in the Football League Two, following promotion from the Conference National at the end of the 2012–13 season. Two-goal Danny Johnson fired play-off chasing Leyton Orient to victory away at Mansfield Town and earned the Londoners a fourth win in a row. Crewe Alex's home game with Mansfield Town on Saturday, September 8 has been postponed. 2–0 victories for Mansfield and Plymouth were enough to give Mansfield a first promotion in 10 years. 1,373 likes. The Stags were left frustrated by a 1-0 defeat to Crawley at the weekend, a result that followed a superb win and performance against league leaders Cheltenham just days prior. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. In the summer of 1915 nine teams left the competition, so when Mansfield applied to re-join they were immediately accepted. Mansfield could only finish 6th the following season and managed the first round of the FA Cup. They are nicknamed The Stags and play in their traditional colours of amber and royal blue. Another good league season followed when the club finished 7th. By the New Year, Mansfield were mid-table, however a spectacular run of form up to March (including an unlucky 3–2 3rd Round FA Cup defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, which Mansfield led 2–0) gave Mansfield a play-off place. [5], 1909–10 was an eventful season. 1997–98 and 1998–99 finished pretty much the same for Mansfield. — 6 – 1974–75 (Overall), — 68 – 1974–75 (2 points per win) Mansfield came from behind to beat Southend in the Fourth Round, leading to a match with West Ham United. They also reached the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup and the Semi-final of the Notts Senior Cup (losing to Notts County Reserves). Another poor, mid-table season followed and in November 2010, David Holdsworth was sacked as manager.[19]. When our client, Robert Woodhead Ltd, said their sub contractor, Lukes and Godwin, had invited players from Mansfield Town FC to a job they were working on in Mansfield, we were of course excited – well there’s a reason we’re called Stag you know!. A late strike from homegrown talent Tyrese Sinclair clinched a point for Mansfield Town, as they stagnated Newport County's promotion hopes.. In the summer of 1926, Baynes contract as manager expired, and he was replaced by international footballer Teddy Davidson, as player-manager. Captain Steve Parkin took over as manager, but his spell started just as badly, with Mansfield fifth from bottom at the New Year. A controversial Luis Suarez goal helped the Reds to a 2–1 victory,[25] but a brave display from the Mansfield team gave the team momentum in the weeks to follow. David Holdsworth made a fantastic impact in his start at the Stags, winning the majority of his games, instantly guiding the club away from their relegation worries. Both the chairman, Fred Abraham, and the club secretary, James Marples, resigned after committing the heinous offence of signing a player on the Sabbath. A move back to the pre-1902 ground on Radcliffe Gate was the only option. The new club played on the Stanhope Street ground in the town. In the following 6 years, the club had mainly mediocre seasons in the League, finishing in the top half only once, and nearly having to apply for re-election in their first season. Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Barrow and Hartlepool were re-elected, with Town not receiving a single vote. Adam called in to visit the children prior to Mansfield’s pre season visit to Alfreton Town. The Stags were by no means the first Football Club in Mansfield. Phil Stant, who had been one of the main reasons for Mansfield's promotion, was sold to Cardiff to help reduce the club's debts. In the first game, away to Cheltenham, Chris Greenacre scored an incredible goal, in open play, from the edge of the centre circle, lobbing the 'keeper. In the following years, Mansfield Town swapped between the Notts and District League, Central Alliance League and Notts and Derbyshire League, before World War I brought a halt to proceedings. The cost of this level of football proved too much for both Mansfield clubs and in the summer of 1895 they merged and a new club, called Mansfield FC. Mansfield took advantage of this new-found freedom from the church by moving up into the Notts and District League, where they finished i a respectable 6th position in their first season. In 1971–72 Mansfield were relegated, again, to the Fourth Division. Mansfield were actually still in the play-offs with three games left, but lost the next two games, extinguishing all hopes of the play-offs for another season. Mansfield Town v Cheltenham Town League Two Saturday, December 13th 2014, 3pm Richard Symonds (Cheltenham Town fan) 1. When the league dropped its amateur tag in 1906, the church abandoned the club, which changed its name to Mansfield Wesley and moved into the Notts and District League. Mansfield were then promoted to the second tier for the only time in their history in 1976–77, winning the championship ahead of Wrexham. In the 1971–72 season, Mansfield needed a victory to guarantee safety in their last game against Wrexham. More inconsistencies followed in the League as Mansfield finished 18th and 9th before actually finishing in the bottom four. [16] More recently, a lesser rivalry has grown with Grimsby Town. 40 points were gained from the first half of the season, whereas only 27 points were gained from the second half, leaving Mansfield with a slightly disappointing finish of 8th. Shirtliff managed to guide the club to a mid-table finish after an eight-match unbeaten spell in February and March 2006. They are nicknamed The Stags and play in their traditional colours of amber and royal blue. One of very few highlights in the years before the Second World War was Ted Harston, who scored 55 goals in one season before transferring to Liverpool. Paul Holland was sacked in the summer for failing to keep the club in the Football League. In the 1990–91 season, Mansfield finished bottom of the Third Division with just 8 League wins. A poor start was balanced out by a five-game unbeaten run, pushing Stags back up the table. Some days are just a bit different! Since then, 1 March is considered 'Amber Day' at the club to commemorate the retrieval of Mansfield's stadium. Mansfield Town boss Nigel Clough has called for ‘consistency’ from his side over the course of the 12 remaining matches this season. With the club in 11th place in November, former Everton striker Andy King was appointed as permanent manager. Becoming a league side in 1931 coincided with a change to pale blue shirts with white shorts, which the club would wear until October 1934, when the blue and amber returned (albeit in quarters for the remainder of the 1934–35 season). Stags' captain Staniforth missed a crucial penalty which would have given Town the lead in the first half, although Arsenal later scored two goals to win. The cost of this level of football proved too much for both Mansfield clubs and in the summer of 1895 they merged and a new club, called Mansfield FC. Mansfield started playing at Field Mill in the 1919-20 season. This was despite a shock 5–2 defeat to Matlock Town in the FA Cup. Harry Crawshaw, Harston's replacement, managed 25 goals in his one season for Mansfield before leaving for Nottingham Forest. The Mechanics protested this, seeing themselves as the major club in the town, however the FA approved the change. Or, like when you’re Mansfield Town, defend woefully and the manager makes no excuses for you: take it in, suck it up and for goodness sake, put it right. Facilities at this ground were so bad that players had to change in the local pub. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in … When he retired he was replaced by Ted Harston, who managed 81 in two seasons, including 55 goals in the 1936–37 season before being transferred to Liverpool. [1] Mansfield Greenhalgh, a team for employees of the Greenhalgh & Sons Works, also competed in this league at the end of the 19th century,[2] playing their home games at Field Mill. During the off-season, the ownership of the club changed, as Sheffield-based "property developer" Keith Haslam took over at the age of 34. Relegation from The Football League at the end of the 2007–08 season had ended a 77-year stay, following the club's election in 1931. The pair were later banned for life by the FA, although the club escaped with a two-point deduction. Haslam left the club, as the "Three Amigos" of Perry, Middleton and Saunders purchased the club (but not the ground) for £1 and installed Billy McEwan as manager. Another FA Cup run led to another defeat by a League side (Walsall again). — 1950–51 – Mansfield became the first Football League club to complete a 23-game home schedule unbeaten. The club beat Ardsley Athletic to make the first round proper, where the beat Shirebrook to again face a League opponent in Barrow. Their main rivals are Chesterfield and Notts County. They looked resigned to a play-off place until they beat promotion rivals Cheltenham 2–1 in April. Mansfield Town chairman John Radford has completed the purchase of the Stags' ground, the One Call Stadium. A merry-go-round of managers occurred as Mansfield struggled, although two players stood out above the rest. One good point to the first half of the season was the club's FA Cup run. This saw the team pick up the nickname 'The Ambers'. However, they reached the third round of the FA Cup before losing 2–0 to Sheffield Wednesday. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and yellow kit. From 1954 to 1961 Town played in white shirts and black shorts, before amber shirts with blue shorts returned for seven years. By 1976–77, the club was back in the Third Division, and despite the distraction of a 5–2 FA Cup defeat to Matlock Town, beat Wrexham to the Third Division title. Mansfield won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1987, in their first game at Wembley Stadium, played in front of 58,000 fans. [4] This was in spite of an excellent FA Cup run, leading to two BBC TV appearances, against Harrogate Railway Athletic and Middlesbrough. They won promotion once again in 2001–02, but were relegated to League Two in 2003 and lost their Football League status with a further relegation in 2008. [22][23] Cox led Mansfield to their highest Conference finish in his first season. In 1952–53, they finished 18th, although had an all-time record home crowd of 24,467 in the Third Round of the FA Cup against local rivals Nottingham Forest. [2][10], The Great War had taken its toll on the Central Alliance. Following Holdsworth's departure, Duncan Russell, the assistant manager, was named as the club's full-time manager. Iffy Onuora scores a hat-trick. In 2001–02, Mansfield were again promoted to the third tier of English football, beating Carlisle United on the final day of the season to take third place from Cheltenham Town, who lost at Plymouth Argyle. Why you were looking forward to going to the ground (or not as the case maybe): As a Cheltenham Town fan, I hadn’t been to Mansfield before and with me also trying to do 'the 92' it was another ground to be ticked off the list. George Foster was sacked as manager, with assistant Billy Dearden appointed as caretaker manager. Holdsworth's two-and-a-half year reign bought little improvement to the club and he was dismissed as manager. Despite this, they had a FA Cup run, beating League One side Brighton & Hove Albion with a 2–1 victory at the Withdean Stadium. The side lost many of its better players, with Paul Holland, Steve Wilkinson and Darren Ward, three of Mansfield's main players in the play-off season, all left in the summer. In the first round, Stags were again drawn against Tow Law Town. Before then – following a period in the non-league wilderness – financial problems at Mansfield Town were such that they had been locked out of their own ground for non-payment of rent. Only Accrington can flaunt a better record. If you are coming towards Mansfield from the M1 at Junction 28 you will pass the following pubs - "The Snipe", "The Fountain Bridge" and "The Kings Mill Farm” (formerly the King And Miller). A 2–1 win over Lincoln City[24] set up a third round tie with Premier League side Liverpool. At the same time, Mansfield Mechanics moved into their new ground, Field Mill. Mansfield eventually slumped to 5th in the table, 15 points behind champions Leicester City Reserves. Although they are not town centre pubs, football fans are always welcome. 1927–28 was a poor season, as Davidson resigned halfway through and the club could only manage 10th position back in the Midland League. [17], During the Wesleyans era, Mansfield played in chocolate and sky blue shirts, firstly striped until 1902, and then halved. Mansfield Town FC - Mansfield Chad. The decision was taken to suspend the match following a pitch inspection at One Call Stadium this morning. On the ball with Mansfield Town and Woodhead. In the league things were looking up as well. In the next game, away at Barnet, midfielder Mark Blake did the same, albeit from 'only' 35 yards. In 1959–60 the club was relegated to the recently created Fourth Division, before gaining promotion back to the Third Division in 1962–63. In the summer of 1910, despite having lost the previous season to Mansfield Mechanics in the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, the team changed its name to Mansfield Town (much to the disgust of the Mechanics). [6] This was despite losing the last three games of the season. Mansfield were at the top end of the table for the 2001–02 season. Stags boss Adam Murray paid a visit over the weekend to our Saturday Morning Kids Club activities. New Mansfield Town manager Nigel Clough sees no reason why Stags cannot replicate Burton Albion success New Mansfield Town manager sees no reason why Stags cannot climb their way up the football pyramid. The original Mansfield Town (no relation to the present club) finished as wooden spoonists. Following the club's relegation in 2008, Colin Hancock, then the chairman of Glapwell, emerged as the leading bidder as he agreed to purchase a controlling share of the Stags, Field Mill, and some land surrounding the stadium from Haslam. Mansfield gained the Royal Charter of a market town in 1227. News came in June that Mansfield had been placed under a transfer embargo, after having to borrow money from the PFA to pay players' wages. In March 2008, it was reported that John Batchelor, a bidder for Mansfield Town, planned to rename the club to Harchester United after the fictional squad from the TV series Dream Team to make the club "more promotable"[10] if his bid were a success. This was the start of the end for the Mechanics, who eventually folded during the summer of 1919. Mansfield Town’s Sky Bet League Two encounter at home to Forest Green Rovers – scheduled for this afternoon – has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch. This included hiring a plane to fly over the local derby match with Notts County towing a banner declaring that the club was for sale and calling for Haslam to leave. Peter Shirtliff parted company with the club on 19 December 2006 after a poor run of form. Carlton Palmer was appointed in his place, but many supporters were upset and angry at the appointment of a 'friend' of the chairman, and a person with no managerial experience. Mansfield came from a goal down to win 2–1. A 1–1 draw with fierce rivals Chesterfield at Field Mill meant it was all to play for in the second leg. r/Stags is the hub of all things Mansfield Town Football Club on Reddit. After the war, Mansfield became occupants of the Field Mill ground, after Mansfield Mechanics failed to pay their rent. Mansfield Town 6-2 Lincoln City, 11 Mar 1995, Division 3. It wasn't a good season for cup competitions, with Mansfield losing 5–0 to Sutton Town in the Preliminary Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, and 11–0 to Newhall Swifts in the local Byron Cup. Local lad Jack Needham was the star, picking up 46 goals in 35 games - earning himself a move to Birmingham FC - as Wesley finished 4th in the table. Positions of 7th, 18th, 16th, 6th, and 20th (in the new national Third Division) were recorded at the end of the 1950s. Crowned Alliance champions in 1919–20, they joined the Midland League in 1921 and would win this league on three occasions – 1923–24, 1924–25 and 1928–29 – before they were admitted into the Football League in 1931. A creditable first season in the Midland League was capped by a run in the FA Cup, reaching the 6th Qualifying round and taking League club Walsall to a replay. A 2–1 win over Lincoln City[7] set up a third round tie with Premier League side Liverpool. Patches of good and bad form carried on throughout the season, with Mansfield in 8th place at more than one point, including with 9 games left. Simon Ireland scored the only goal in the League Cup first leg at Elland Road as Leeds United were beaten 1–0. This page describes the history of the club, a… Short up front in 1938–39, Mansfield managed only 44 goals, finishing 16th in the last season before football was abandoned for World War Two. Mansfield also made a TV appearance, when First Division Carlisle visited in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. FAQ : Forum Topics Posts Last post ; Stags Forums : Stagsnet Main Discussion Forum. The Official Mansfield Town FC Personalised Gift Shop allows you to create your own Stags personalised gift online in minutes. In 1950–51, Mansfield reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup and became the first Football League team to complete a 23–game home schedule unbeaten, although missed out on the only Third Division promotion spot. Incredibly, Mansfield were again refused election to the Football League as York City gained more votes than them. 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