Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town was formed under the name of Mansfield Wesleyans in 1897, the name of the club coming from the local Wesleyan church. The club played friendlies up until the 1902–03 season, when it joined the Mansfield and District Amateur League. When the league dropped its amateur tag in 1906, the church abandoned the club, which changed its name to Mansfield Wesley and moved into the Notts and District League.
History of Mansfield Town F.C.
In the 1990–91 season, Mansfield finished bottom of the Third Division with just 8 League wins. However, they reached the third round of the FA Cup before losing 2–0 to Sheffield Wednesday. However, they went straight back up the following year, beating Rochdale F.C. 2–1 on the final day of the season to finish third and get promoted to the new Division Two.