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| Full name | Association Football Club Mansfield | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Bulls | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | Forest Town Arena,Forest Town | ||
| Chairman | Mike Abbs | ||
| Manager | Phil Buxton | ||
| League | United Counties League Premier Division North | ||
| 2024–25 | United Counties League Premier Division North, 5th of 20 | ||
A.F.C. Mansfield is afootball club based inForest Town, a suburb ofMansfield,Nottinghamshire,England. Nicknamed 'The Bulls', they are currently members of theUnited Counties League Premier Division North and play at the Forest Town Arena.
A.F.C. Mansfield was formed in June 2012 by three former directors ofMansfield Town following a series of management disputes.[1] The new club were immediately given a place in theCentral 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 theNorthern Counties East League.[3] They also completed the double, winning the Central Midlands League Cup, beatingThorne Colliery 2–1 in the final.[4]
AFC Mansfield finished seventh in Division One in2014–15. Thefollowing season saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3] They also competed in theFA Cup for the first time, losing 2–1 atSouth Normanton Athletic in the extra-preliminary round.[3] The club finished third in the Premier Division in2017–18, missing out on promotion on goal difference. However, afterAndover Town refused promotion, AFC Mansfield were promoted instead, moving up to Division One East of theNorthern 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 the2018–19 season after their ground failed to meet the necessary criteria.[6]
In 2022 AFC Mansfield were transferred to the Premier Division North of theUnited Counties League.[3]
| 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 |
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