List of Mansfield Town F.C. players
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. As of the 2016–17 season, they play in League Two, the fourth tier level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans. In 1906, the club turned professional, after which the Methodist church disowned the club and forbade them to use the name "Wesleyans". The club reacted by changing its name to Mansfield Wesley, before adopting the current name Mansfield Town in 1910.
History of Mansfield Town F.C.
On the pitch, Mansfield were still very inconsistent. Positions of 7th, 18th, 16th, 6th, and 20th (in the new national Third Division) were recorded at the end of the 1950s. In 1959–60 the club was relegated to the Fourth Division, despite the appointment of Raich Carter as manager and another Third Round Cup run, losing to First Division Blackpool again.