A.F.C. Mansfield is a football club based in Forest Town, a suburb of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Nicknamed 'The Bulls', they are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at the Forest Town Arena.
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| Full name | Association Football Club Mansfield | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bulls | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | Forest Town Arena, Forest Town | ||
| Chairman | Mike Abbs | ||
| Manager | Phil Buxton | ||
| League | United Counties League Premier Division North | ||
| 2023–24 | United Counties League Premier Division North, 16th of 18 | ||
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History
editA.F.C. Mansfield was formed in June 2012 by three former directors of Mansfield Town following a series of management disputes.[1] The new club were immediately given a place in the Central Midlands League,[2] and were placed in the North Division.[3] After finishing as runners-up in their first season, the club won the North Division in 2013–14, earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[3] They also completed the double, winning the Central Midlands League Cup, beating Thorne Colliery 2–1 in the final.[4]
AFC Mansfield finished seventh in Division One in 2014–15. The following season saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3] They also competed in the FA Cup for the first time, losing 2–1 at South Normanton Athletic in the extra-preliminary round.[3] The club finished third in the Premier Division in 2017–18, missing out on promotion on goal difference. However, after Andover Town refused promotion, AFC Mansfield were promoted instead, moving up to Division One East of the Northern Premier League.[5] Despite finishing outside the relegation zone, the club were demoted to the Northern Counties East League's Premier Division at the end of the 2018–19 season after their ground failed to meet the necessary criteria.[6]
In 2022 AFC Mansfield were transferred to the Premier Division North of the United Counties League.[3]
Season-by-season record
edit| Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 2/17 | – | – | – | |
| 2013–14 | Central Midlands League North Division | 11 | 1/17 | – | – | Second round | Promoted |
| 2014–15 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 7/22 | – | – | Fifth round | |
| 2015–16 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 10 | 2/21 | Extra-preliminary | – | Second round | Promoted |
| 2016–17 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 7/22 | Third qualifying round | – | Fourth round | |
| 2017–18 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 3/22 | Third qualifying round | – | Second round | Promoted |
| 2018–19 | Northern Premier League Division One East | 8 | 15/20 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | – | Demoted |
| 2019–20 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | – | First qualifying round | – | Third round | Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | – | Second qualifying round | – | First round | Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Honours
editRecords
edit- Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2016–17, 2017–18[3]
- Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 2018–19[3]
- Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2014–15[3]
- Record attendance : 613 vs Boston United, FA Cup third qualifying round, 30 September 2017[9]
- Record win: 16–0 Yorkshire Main, Central Midlands League North Division, 15 September 2012[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ex-Stags directors form new club The Chad, 1 June 2012
- ^ AFC Mansfield join Central Midlands Nottingham Post, 27 June 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g h AFC Mansfield at the Football Club History Database
- ^ AFC Mansfield complete the double The Chad, 7 May 2014
- ^ Andover Town withdraw from Step 4 competition[usurped] Non-League Daily, 15 May 2018
- ^ AFC Mansfield are relegated due to ground grading failures Chad, 15 April 2019
- ^ About AFC Mansfield Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine A.F.C. Mansfield
- ^ AFC Mansfield Season 2017/18 Northern Counties East League
- ^ TBG NCEL Teams and Managers of the year The Bootiful Game
- ^ AFC at home this Saturday v Yorkshire Main AFC Mansfield Archived