Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans, changing its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910, and are nicknamed “The Stags”. They traditionally play in a royal blue and amber kit.
The club currently competes in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Mansfield have lifted four professional trophies, winning the Fourth Division title in 1974–75, the Third Division in 1976–77, the Football League Trophy in 1986–87 and the Football Conference title in 2012–13. The Stags also finished as runners-up in the 2010–11 FA Trophy.
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Having re-formed, the Club became members of the Manchester League for the 1900-01 season and were champions in the 1908-09 and 1910-11 seasons. They fielded two senior teams for the 1911-12 season, continuing in the Manchester League with the second team competing in the Lancashire Combination 2nd Division. Having withdrawn from the Manchester League at the end of the 1911-12 season, the club reverted to one senior team for the 1912-13 season which competed in the Lancashire Combination 2nd Division. They gained promotion as runners-up at the end of the 1913-14 season to compete in the 1st Division for the 1914-15 season. In line with all other football clubs after a decree by the government there was no further competitive football at the Moss Rose during hostilities.