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Ground Name: Field Mill |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Future Developments The West & North Stands (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Looking Towards The Quarry Lane End (photo) Where To Drink? A Closer Look at The Quarry Lane End (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Bishop Street Stand (photo) Admission Prices Local Rivals Programme Price Ground Layout Disabled Facilities Fixtures 2008-2009 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Featured Mansfield Websites Hotel Accommodation Feedback |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
| During the past few years and at a cost of £6.5m, Field Mill has been transformed into a modern stadium, with the building of three new stands. Both ends, the North Stand & Quarry Lane End plus the West Stand on one side of the pitch have been re-developed. The ends are almost identical single tiered stands, each accommodating just under 2,000 supporters. The latest addition to the ground is the West Stand, opened in February 2001. This is a cantilevered two tiered stand, with a capacity of 5,500. On the other side of the ground is the rather small Bishop Street Stand, a covered seated stand that only runs half the length of the pitch. This now looks rather dowdy alongside its new shiny neighbours and normally remains closed for most games. | |
| Future Developments | |
| There are plans to re-develop the small remaining Bishop Street Stand, with a new 2,800 all seated stand, but as yet no formal time scales have been announced as to when this is likely to take place. | |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
| To confuse
matters, away fans are now housed in the opposite end from last season.
Away fans are now housed in the
North Stand, a move that has
been unpopular with a number of home fans, as the North End of the ground
has been the traditional home end for many years. As you would
expect from a relatively new stand the views of the playing action and facilities are
pretty good. Around 1,800
supporters can be accommodated. I had a fairly uneventful trip to Mansfield and
did not encounter any problems. It seemed to be a friendly place that was quite relaxed.
However Alistair Wright a visiting Bristol City supporter adds; 'I found
the standard of stewarding at Field Mill to be particularly poor and at
times they seemed almost hostile towards the away support'.
A range of Shire Foods pies is available inside the
ground including
the Chicken Balti Pie
(£2.20).
Rob Ferguson
adds' for those away fans arriving by coach, please note that buses
should drop off at Portland Street and pick up
at Portland Street at the end of the match.'
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| Where To Drink? | |
| The 'Early Doors' pub next to the ground,
which has been
popular
in the past with both home and away supporters,
has been now been closed for some time. Jason Ryan
informs me; 'The X-Bar (Cross Bar) at the ground, located under the West Stand,
welcomes away support, although there is a £1 admission charge'. Whilst Pete Smith recommends 'The Talbot' on the
Nottingham Road (A60) near to the
Sainsburys Supermarket. This
pub which also serves food, has big screens showing televised football and
is about a five minute walk away from the ground (just go along the
Nottingham Road in the opposite direction to the town centre).
Jeff Beastall adds; 'Opposite the Talbot
is the 'Il Rosso'
is an upmarket wine bar and a little on the pricey side, albeit with a good
selection of beers and lagers and Big Screen TV. It is popular with visiting
fans'. Chris Patrick adds; 'The Sir John Cockle pub is on the A38 going into Mansfield from the M1 and again serves good food'. Whilst Terry Gospel, advises that away fans should avoid the Victoria Hotel and Red Lion Pubs. Generally it advised to also steer clear of pubs in the town centre. However there is a Wetherspoons outlet called the Court House, situated in Market Place, which is also listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
| From The North: Leave the M1 at Junction 29, take A617 to Mansfield . After 6 miles turn right into Rosemary Street. Follow road for 1 mile and turn right into Quarry Lane. From The South: Leave the M1 at Junction 28, take A38 to Mansfield and after 6.5 miles turn right at the crossroads into Belvedere St, then turn right into Quarry Lane. Peter
Llewellyn informs me; 'You can park at the ground at a cost of £2. Otherwise
it is street
parking'. Malcolm Dawson a visiting Sunderland supporter adds; 'I parked
in the retail park (PC World, Currys, B&Q) behind the
North Stand. I assumed that there would be
unlimited free parking, but when I got back after the match I had a
parking ticket for £50. Be warned!' |
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| By Train | |
| The ground can be seen from Mansfield
railway station which is no more than ten minutes walk away. The station
is on a local line and is served with trains from Nottingham. To get to the ground from the
station; Leave the station and turn left along the dual carriageway,
(away from the town centre), you should see a retail park on the right. Go
straight ahead at the first set of traffic lights, along Portland
Street and then right at the next lights and into Quarry Lane.
The ground is a short distance down this road on the right hand side.
Martin Monk adds; 'for away fans using the trains take note that for mid-week matches the last train leaves from Mansfield - Nottingham at 9.45 PM and the last train leaves from Mansfield - Worksop at 9.38 PM, please check with your train operators as both of these times fall before a 7.45 KO match finishes. Away fans have been known to have been left stranded in Mansfield, and have struggled to get home. Also note the Robin Hood Line does not run on a Sunday'. |
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| Admission Prices | |
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Home Fans: West Stand (Upper Tier): Adults £18, Over 60's/Students £11, Under 16's £10, Under 7's Free West Stand (Lower Tier): Adults £17, Over 60's/Students £10, Under 16's £8, Under 7's Free South (Quarry Lane End) Stand: Adults £16, Over 60's/Students/Under 16's £10, Under 7's Free Away Fans: North Stand: Adults £16, Over 60's/Students/Under 16's £10, Under 7's Free |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Chesterfield, Notts County & Lincoln City. | |
| Programme | |
| Official Programme: £2.50. | |
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| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities at the ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of Disabled Supporters (NADS) website. | |
| Fixtures 2008-2009 | |
| For the Mansfield fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| 24,467 v Nottingham Forest FA Cup 3rd Round, January 10th, 1953. Modern All Seated Attendance Record: 9,243 v Northampton Town Division Three Play Off, May 20th 2004. Average Attendance: 2007-2008: 2,821 (League Two) 2006-2007: 3,176 (League Two) 2005-2006: 3,560 (League Two) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Field Mill | |
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Dave Minett
(Neutral) 26/1/08 Jon Byrne (Stoke City) 23/8/05 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Mansfield page click here. | |
| Feedback | |
| If anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please e-mail me and I'll
update
the guide. |
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