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.
However, they finished 23rd the following season, meaning they were straight back down in Division Three. In 2003–04, Mansfield reached the play-off final with a penalty shoot-out victory over Northampton (the team that finished 24th in Division Two the year before and were relegated with Mansfield), but lost on penalties to Huddersfield Town at the Millennium Stadium.