A.F.C. Mansfield is a

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club based in Forest Town, a suburb of

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

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. Nicknamed 'The Bulls', they are currently members of the and play at the Forest Town Arena.

History

A.F.C. Mansfield was formed in June 2012 by three former directors of

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following a series of management disputes. The new club were immediately given a place in the

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, and were placed in the North Division. 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

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. They also completed the double, winning the Central Midlands League Cup, beating

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2–1 in the final. 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. They also competed in the

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for the first time, losing 2–1 at South Normanton Athletic in the extra-preliminary round. 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

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. 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.

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 *Toolstation Charity Cup **Winners 2017–18

Records

*Best

performance: Third qualifying round, 2016–17, 2017–18 *Best

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performance: Second qualifying round, 2018–19 *Best

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performance: Fifth round, 2014–15 *Record attendance : 613 vs

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, FA Cup third qualifying round, 30 September 2017 *Record win: 16–0 Yorkshire main, Central Midlands League North Division, 15 September 2012AFC at home this Saturday v Yorkshire Main
AFC Mansfield Archived

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