A.F.C. Mansfield

A.F.C. Mansfield is a football club based in Forest Town, a suburb of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at the Forest Town Stadium.

AFC Mansfield
Full nameAssociation Football Club Mansfield
Nickname(s)The Bulls
Founded2012
GroundForest Town Stadium, Forest Town
ChairmanAndy Saunders
ManagerMatt Chatfield
LeagueNorthern Counties East League Premier Division
2019–20Northern Counties East League Premier Division (season abandoned)

History

A.F.C. Mansfield was formed in June 2012 by three former directors of Mansfield Town following a series of disputes within the club's management.[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]

Season-by-season record

Honours
  • Central Midlands League
    • North Division champions 2013–14
    • League Challenge Cup winners 2013–14
  • Nottinghamshire Intermediate Cup
    • Winners 2012–13[7]
  • Toolstation Charity Cup
    • Winners 2017–18[8]

Records

See also
  • A.F.C. Mansfield players
  • A.F.C. Mansfield managers

References
  1. Ex-Stags directors form new club The Chad, 1 June 2012
  2. AFC Mansfield join Central Midlands Nottingham Post, 27 June 2012
  3. AFC Mansfield at the Football Club History Database
  4. AFC Mansfield complete the double The Chad, 7 May 2014
  5. Andover Town withdraw from Step 4 competition Non-League Daily, 15 May 2018
  6. AFC Mansfield are relegated due to ground grading failures Chad, 15 April 2019
  7. About AFC Mansfield Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine A.F.C. Mansfield
  8. AFC Mansfield Season 2017/18 Northern Counties East League
  9. TBG NCEL Teams and Managers of the year The Bootiful Game
  10. AFC at home this Saturday v Yorkshire Main AFC Mansfield Archived

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