A.F.C. Mansfield

AFC Mansfield

Full name

AFC Mansfield

Nickname(s)

The Bulls

Founded

2012

Ground

The Forest Town Stadium, Forest Town, Nottinghamshire

Manager

Rudy Funk

League

Northern Counties East Football League
Division One

2014–15

Northern Counties East Football League
Division One, 7th

Home colours

AFC Mansfield is an English football club based in Forest Town, a suburb of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. They play in the Northern Counties East Football League Division One, having won promotion from the Central Midlands Football League in 2014.^[1]

History

AFC Mansfield was formed in June 2012 by three former directors of Mansfield Town ^[2] and was immediately given a place in the Central Midlands League.^[3] The club finished second in the debut season before going one better the following year, winning the North Division and earning promotion to the Northern Counties East League Division One. They completed the League and Cup double that season by also lifting the Central Midlands League Cup.^[4] AFC Mansfield also made their debut in the FA Vase in 2013–14. They won three ties before going out in the second round proper to a team which played two levels above them in the pyramid.^[5] In the following season they reached the Fifth Round Proper before defeat by Tadcaster Albion.^[6] They also reached the Semi Final of the NCEL League Cup in 2014-15.^[7]

League and cup history

AFC Mansfield League and Cup history ^[8]
Season	Division	Level	Position	FA Cup	FA Vase
2012–13	Central Midlands League North Division	11	2nd	-	-
2013–14	Central Midlands League North Division	11	1st	-	2nd round
2014–15	Northern Counties East League Division 1	10	7th	-	5th round

Honours and records

Honours

Central Midlands League North Division
- Champions 2013–14
- Runners-up 2012–13

Central Midlands League Challenge Cup
- Winners 2013–14
- Runners-up 2012–13

Nottinghamshire Intermediate Cup
- Winners 2012–13^[9]

Records

Best Northern Counties East League (NCEL) League Cup run - Semi-finalists (2014–15)
Best FA Vase run - 5th round (2014–15)

References

External links

Official club Website

Northern Counties East League

Clubs

Premier Division	Albion Sports Armthorpe Welfare Athersley Recreation Barton Town Old Boys Bridlington Town Brigg Town Cleethorpes Town Clipstone Garforth Town Handsworth Parramore Liversedge Maltby Main Nostell Miners Welfare Parkgate Pickering Town Pontefract Collieries Rainworth Miners Welfare Retford United Staveley Miners Welfare Tadcaster Albion Thackley Worksop Town

Division One	AFC Emley AFC Mansfield Bottesford Town Dronfield Town Eccleshill United Glasshoughton Welfare Grimsby Borough Hall Road Rangers Hallam Hemsworth Miners Welfare Hull United Knaresborough Town Lincoln Moorlands Railway Penistone Church Rossington Main Selby Town Shirebrook Town Teversal Westella & Willerby Winterton Rangers Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur

Seasons

1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

Others

Former clubs

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