A.F.C. Mansfield

AFC Mansfield
Full name AFC Mansfield
Nickname(s) The Bulls
Founded 2012
Ground Forest Town Stadium, Forest Town
Chairman Andy Saunders
Manager Rudy Funk
League Northern Premier League Division One East
2017–18 Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 3rd of 22 (promoted)

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 Premier League Division One East and play at the Forest Town Stadium.

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]

The club 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]

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[6]
  • Toolstation Charity Cup
    • Winners 2016–17

Records

See also

  • A.F.C. Mansfield players

References

  1. ↑ Ex-Stags directors form new club The Chad, 1 June 2012
  2. ↑ AFC Mansfield join Central Midlands Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Nottingham Post, 27 June 2012
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. ↑ About AFC Mansfield A.F.C. Mansfield

Coordinates: 53°09′06″N 1°09′41″W / 53.151548°N 1.1614314°W / 53.151548; -1.1614314

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