Year formed | 1897 |
Turned professional | |
Limited company | 1922 |
Previous names | 1897 - 1906: Mansfield Wesleyans 1906 - 1910: Mansfield Wesley 1910 to date: Mansfield Town FC |
Ground | One Call Stadium, Quarry Lane, Mansfield NG18 5DA (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 114 x 70 yards (104 x 64 metres) |
Ground capacity | 9,186 |
Record attendance at present ground | 24,467 v Nottingham Forest, FA Cup 3rd round, 10th January 1953 (lost 0-1) |
League career | Mansfield & District Amateur League: 1902 - 1906 Notts & District League: 1906 - 1911 Central Alliance: 1911 - 1921 Midland League: 1921 - 1931 Division Three (South): 1931 - 1932 Division Three (North): 1932 - 1937 Division Three (South): 1937 - 1947 Division Three (North): 1947 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1960 Division Four: 1960 - 1963 Division Three: 1963 - 1972 Division Four: 1972 - 1975 Division Three: 1975 - 1977 Division Two: 1977 - 1978 Division Three: 1978 - 1980 Division Four: 1980 - 1986 Division Three: 1986 - 1991 Division Four: 1991 - 1992 Division Two: 1992 - 1993 Division Three: 1993 - 2002 Division Two: 2002 - 2003 Division Three / League Two: 2003 - 2008 Football Conference: 2008 - 2013 League Two: 2013 - 2024 League One: 2024 - . |
First Football League game | 29 August 1931 v Swindon Town, Division Three (South), won 3-2 |
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Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division Three champions: 1976-77 Division Three (North) runners-up: 1950-51 Division Four champions: 1974-75 Conference champions: 2012-13 |
Domestic - Cup | Freight Rover Trophy winners: 1986-87 FA Trophy runners-up: 2010-11 |
Best League position | 21st, Division Two, 1977-78 |
Lowest League position | 23rd, League Two, 2007-08 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 6th round, 1968-69 |
Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 1975-76 |
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Most League points | |
2 for a win | 68, Division Four, 1974-75 |
3 for a win | 86, League Two, 2023-24 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 28, Division Three (South), 1946-47 |
3 for a win | 38, Division Three, 1990-91 38, League Two, 2019-20 |
Most League goals scored | 108, Division Four, 1962-63 |
Most League goals conceded | 112, Division Three, 1959-60 |
Fewest League goals scored | 38, League Two, 2014-15 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 38, Division Four, 1984-85 |
Most wins in a League season | 28, Division Three, 1976-77 28, Division Four, 1974-75 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 8, Division Three, 1971-72, 1990-91 |
Most draws in a League season | 20, Division Three, 1971-72 20, Division Three, 1995-96 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 6, Division Three, 1959-60 6, Division Four, 1960-61, 1961-62 |
Most losses in a League season | 26, Division Two, 2002-03 26, League Two, 2007-08 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Division Four, 1974-75 |
Record win | 9-2 v Rotherham United, Division Three (North), 27 December 1932 9-2 v Harrogate Town, League Two, 13 February 2024 |
Record League Cup win | 6-1 v Accrington Stanley, Carabao Cup 1st round, 14 August 2018 |
Record defeat | 1-8 v Walsall, Division Three (North), 19 January 1933 |
Record League Cup defeat | 2-7 v Luton Town, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 3 October 1989 |
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Highest number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 55, Ted Hartson, Division Three (North), 1936-37 |
in total | 104, Harry Johnson, 1931-36 |
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Most League goals scored in one match | |
Most League appearances | 440, Rod Arnold, 1970-71 and 1972-84 |
Most capped player | 6, John McLelland, Northern Ireland |
Youngest League player | tbc |
Highest transfer fee received | £655,000 for Colin Calderwood to Tottenham Hotspur, July 1993 |
Highest transfer fee paid | £150,000 for Lee Peacock from Carlisle United, October 1997 |