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| Full name | Mansfield Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Stags,Yellows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1897 (as Mansfield Wesleyans) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Field Mill Mansfield (Capacity 9,990) |
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| Chairman | Tony Egginton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Paul Holland |
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| League | League Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | League Two, 23rd (relegated) |
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Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club who from the 2008–09 season will compete in the Conference National. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. This article is about a stadium for other uses see Field mill (disambiguation Field Mill is a multi-use Stadium in Mansfield Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Tony Egginton is the directly elected mayor of the Mansfield district in Nottinghamshire, England. Paul Holland (born 8 July 1973 in Lincoln) is a former English footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the Between 1931 and 2008 they competed in the Football League. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
Based in the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, the club are nicknamed "The Stags". Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire They play in their traditional colours of amber and blue.
The club is fierce rivals with neighbouring Chesterfield. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The rivalry between the two is considered by some to be amongst the fiercest in the lower leagues. Mansfield also enjoy rivalries with Notts County, Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or informally Donny) are an English football club based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster The fans of the club are also considered the most pessimistic in the Football League. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
The team's home ground is Field Mill, which holds 10,000 seated spectators. This article is about a stadium for other uses see Field mill (disambiguation Field Mill is a multi-use Stadium in Mansfield In 1995 the club considered building a new stadium in the town, but opted to re-develop their existing ground instead. The re-developed ground consists of three new stands, whilst an old, now condemned wooden stand completes the ground on the Bishop Street (East) side of the ground where there are plans to build an high-tech new one for TV programmes and cameras.
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History
Mansfield Town was founded in 1897 under the name of Mansfield Wesleyans. Like many football clubs, their name derives from a local church, in this case the Wesleyan church on Bridge Street. The present name was adopted by the club in the summer of 1910. This move angered local rivals Mansfield Mechanics, but the name change went ahead nonetheless.
By this time Mansfield had moved to their present home, Field Mill. This article is about a stadium for other uses see Field mill (disambiguation Field Mill is a multi-use Stadium in Mansfield Football has been played at the ground since 1861 and is widely regarded as one of the oldest football stadiums in the world. After several attempts, Mansfield finally won election to the Football League in time for the 1931–32 season.
Mansfield narrowly missed promotion to the Second Division in 1964–05 season. The club's arguably most famous moment came in 1969, when they beat West Ham United 3–0 in the FA Cup. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after West Ham were standing sixth in the First Division and in their side were England's World Cup winners Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst along with youngsters Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born 8 November 1943 in Plaistow, London) was a football player and member of the victorious Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a former footballer of William Arthur "Billy" Bonds MBE (born September 17, 1946) was a professional footballer and manager, who is most often Sir Trevor David Brooking CBE (born 2 October 1948 in Barking London) is a football player turned manager on-air analyst and The game was postponed five times before it finally went ahead on Wednesday 26 February 1969 in front of 21,117 at Field Mill. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mansfield became only the fourth team in club history to knock out clubs from five different leagues in the same competition. They progressed to the quarter final stage where they eventually lost to Leicester City. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here
The most successful period in Mansfield's League history came during the 1970s, under manager Dave Smith. David Bowman "Dave" Smith (born 22 September, 1933 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer and They claimed the Division Four title in 1974–75, with new signing Ray Clarke scoring 30 goals, and were then promoted to the second tier for the only time in their history in 1976–77. However, they were relegated at the end of the 1977–78 season.
Mansfield won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1987. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( It was their only game at Wembley Stadium to date and was played in front of 58,000 fans. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the After a 1–1 draw with Bristol City, they won the cup 5–4 in the deciding penalty shootout. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament Keith Cassells was Man of the Match. Keith Barrington Cassells, born Islington, London 10 July 1957 is a former professional footballer who spent a year playing for Southampton
In the 1987–88 season Mansfield were narrowly defeated 2–1 at home in the FA Cup to eventual winners Wimbledon. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 The club went into decline in the 1990s, being relegated back to the bottom division in 1990–91. In 1994–95, Mansfield made the playoffs, only to lose against arch-rivals Chesterfield to miss out on a place in the final. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Mansfield finished 3rd in the league in the 2001–02 season, and gained promotion to Division Two. However, they finished 23rd the following season, and were relegated back to Division Three after only one season. In 2003–04, Mansfield reached the playoff final, but lost on penalties to Huddersfield Town at the Millennium Stadium. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff.
Several key players, including leading scorer Liam Lawrence, left the club before the 2004–05 season. Liam Lawrence ( December 14, 1981 in Retford, England) is a football right winger, who currently plays for Stoke City In November 2004, manager Keith Curle was suspended and later sacked over allegations of bullying a youth-team player. Keith Curle (born 14 November 1963 in Bristol) is an English former professional football player who is currently a coach at Carlton Palmer was appointed in his place, but many supporters were upset and angry at this appointment, and started negative chants about the manager during games. Carlton Lloyd Palmer (born 5 December, 1965 in Rowley Regis) is a former English professional football player who played as a On a brighter note, striker Richard Barker signed for the club midway through the season, and quickly became a fan favourite with his gritty, determined, and never-say-die attitude. Richard 'Ritchie' Ian Barker (born 30 May 1975 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for After a topsy-turvy season, the Stags finished in a low mid-table position.
After a poor start to the 2005–06 season, Carlton Palmer resigned in mid-September, giving in to intense pressure from the supporters. Carlton Lloyd Palmer (born 5 December, 1965 in Rowley Regis) is a former English professional football player who played as a With the club propping up the whole of the football league, Palmer's assistant Peter Shirtliff was appointed manager, after impressing during his spell as caretaker manager. Peter Shirtliff (born 6 April 1961 in Hoyland, near Barnsley, Yorkshire) is a former English footballer. Shirtliff managed to guide the club to a mid-table finish after an eight-match unbeaten spell in February and March 2006. The highlight of the club's season was an FA Cup third round tie against Newcastle United at St. James' Park, a game they eventually lost 1–0. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon St James' Park is an All-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. Peter Shirtliff parted company with the club on 19 December 2006 after a poor run of form. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Holland briefly took over as caretaker manager, before former manager Bill Dearden was re-hired by the club nine days later. William (Bill Dearden (born 11 February 1944 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an English football manager most recently
Mansfield had a poor 2007–08 season, sitting second bottom and in the relegation zone midway through the season, five points adrift of safety. 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 Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Withdean Stadium is an athletics stadium in the Brighton suburb of Withdean which is currently the home ground of football team Brighton & Hove Albion This set up a home-tie against Premiership side Middlesbrough in the fourth round, which they lost 2–0. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Mansfield's poor form in league continued, however. Manager Billy Dearden was sacked, and replaced by Paul Holland. William (Bill Dearden (born 11 February 1944 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an English football manager most recently Paul Holland (born 8 July 1973 in Lincoln) is a former English footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Their 77 year stay in the Football League was ended on 29 April 2008 when Chester City drew with Stockport County. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England.
Ownership
The 2006–07 season saw the creation of the 'SFFC (Stags Fans for Change)' an organisation aiming for the removal of then owner, Keith Haslam, from the club. Keith Haslam is the majority shareholder (via a holding company called Stags Ltd and CEO (and also ex- chairman) of Mansfield Town. The organisation undertook many projects over the year to get their message over in a different and non-aggressive way. 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. On 29 November 2007 Haslam rejected a bid from James Derry's consortium and the Mansfield fans pledged to have a TV protest against him on 2 December 2007 against Harrogate Railway live on the BBC's Match of the Day programme. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Harrogate Railway Athletic FC is an English football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme
In March 2008, it was reported that John Batchelor, a bidder for Mansfield Town, planned to rename the club to Harchester United[1] after the fictional squad from the TV series Dream Team to make the club "more promotable"[2] if his bid were a success. William John Batchelor (born 4 January, 1959 in Sheffield, England) is an English businessman politician and football Harchester United Football Club (also known as The Dragons) are a fictional Premiership football club from the heart of Midlands in the television For other uses see Dream Team. Dream Team was a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Fans and executives within the club both stated that they would oppose the name change. [3][4]
Players
Current squad
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Notable players
The Mansfield Town youth system was very successful between 1998 and 2005, producing players such as Liam Lawrence, Craig Disley, Lee Williamson, Bobby Hassell and Alex John Baptiste. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ryan Lee Goward (born 1 November 1989 in Mansfield) is an English footballer who currently plays for Mansfield Town as For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nathan Arnold (born 26 July 1987 in Mansfield) is an English footballer who currently plays for his hometown team Mansfield Town In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ashley Kitchen (born 10 October 1988 in Mansfield, England) is an English footballer who plays for Mansfield Town In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Chris Wood (born 24 January 1987 in Worksop) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Mansfield Town In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Keith Briggs (born 11 December 1981 in Glossop, Derbyshire) is an English football player who currently plays for Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Rory Boulding (born 21 July 1988 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Lewis Trimmer (born 30 October 1989 in Norwich) is an English footballer, currently playing for Mansfield Town. Liam Lawrence ( December 14, 1981 in Retford, England) is a football right winger, who currently plays for Stoke City Craig Disley (born 24 August 1981 in Worksop) is an English professional footballer, who plays in midfield for Lee Trevor Williamson (born 7 June 1982, in Derby, England) is a Jamaican football Midfielder who plays for Robert "Bobby" John F Hassell (born June 4, 1980 in Derby, Derbyshire) is an English football defender Alexander Aaron "Alex" John-Baptiste (born 31 January 1986 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England) is an English footballer who In the 2003–04 season the club signed a deal with a local youth football league, MTYFL, to contribute to football in the community and also to find future stars.
Established football league players such as Gordon Hodgson, Chris Greenacre, Paul Holland, Kevin Horlock, Colin Calderwood, Richard Barker, Luther Blissett and Keith Cassells have played for Mansfield over the course of their history. Gordon Hodgson ( October 13, 1952 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England – 1999 was an English footballer Chris Greenacre (born December 23, 1977 in Wakefield) is an English footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Paul Holland (born 8 July 1973 in Lincoln) is a former English footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Kevin Horlock (born November 1, 1972 in Erith, Kent) is an English born Northern Irish football player currently Colin Calderwood (born 20 January, 1965 in Stranraer, Scotland) is a former football player and current manager of Nottingham Richard 'Ritchie' Ian Barker (born 30 May 1975 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Luther Loide Blissett (born 1 February 1958 in Falmouth, Jamaica) is a footballer and coach Keith Barrington Cassells, born Islington, London 10 July 1957 is a former professional footballer who spent a year playing for Southampton
Player Records
- Most league goals in a season - 55 Ted Harston (1936-37)
- Most league goals in total - 104 Harry Johnson (1931-36)
- Most league appearances - 440 Rod Arnold (1970-83)
SSA (Stags Supporters Association) Player of the Season Award
- 2001–02 - Bobby Hassell
- 2002–03 - Liam Lawrence
- 2003–04 - Rhys Day
- 2004–05 - Alex Neil
- 2005–06 - Richard Barker
- 2006–07 - Alex Baptiste
- 2007–08 - Johnny Mullins
Local Rivalries
References
- ^ Mansfield Town to be renamed Harchester United. Harry Johnson (born January 4, 1899 in Ecclesfield, Sheffield - died Robert "Bobby" John F Hassell (born June 4, 1980 in Derby, Derbyshire) is an English football defender Liam Lawrence ( December 14, 1981 in Retford, England) is a football right winger, who currently plays for Stoke City Rhys Day (born 31 August 1982 in Bridgend) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nationwide Conference side Aldershot Alex Neil (born June 9 1981 in Bellshill Scotland is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Hamilton Academical. Richard 'Ritchie' Ian Barker (born 30 May 1975 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Alexander Aaron "Alex" John-Baptiste (born 31 January 1986 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England) is an English footballer who John Christopher Mullins (born 6 November 1985 in Hampstead, Greater London) is an English footballer who currently plays Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or informally Donny) are an English football club based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Harchester. net. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ Mansfield against Dream Team name change. Telegraph. co. uk (2008-03-31). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ Mansfield fans could have final say on Harchester United renaming idea, says Batchelor (2008-03-30). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ Mansfield Town slam name change move. Times Online (2008-03-31). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
External links
- Mansfield Town F. C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
- History of football kit
- Mansfield Town Official Website
- Official Website of the Stags Supporters Association
- Stags Fans For Change (SFFC), a protest group set up in early 2007, campaigning for an end to Keith Haslam's ownership of the football club
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