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| Contents | |
| What's Field
Mill Like? Future Developments The West & North Stands (photo) What Is It Like For Away 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 2011-2012 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Featured Mansfield Websites Hotel Accommodation 3D Model Of Field Mill Field Mill Location Map |
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| What's Field Mill Like? | |
| During the late 1990's and into the early part of this decade, Field Mill was largely transformed into a modern stadium, with the building of three new stands. Both ends, the North Stand & Quarry Lane End plus the Ian Greaves Stand on one side of the pitch were re-developed. The ends are almost identical single tiered stands, each accommodating just under 2,000 supporters. The last addition to the ground was the West Stand, which was opened in February 2001. This is a cantilevered two tiered stand, with a capacity of 5,500. In 2010 this stand was renamed the Ian Greaves Stand, after a former manager of the club. 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 due to safety concerns, it has been closed for some time. It has boards placed in front of it to prevent access to the stand, which gives the impression that it is a building site, which does little to enhance the overall feel of the ground. Adam Hodson adds; 'I did notice that there was a sizeable hole in the roof of the Ian Bishop Stand. Unfortunately, the ball didn't go down the the hole during the game!' The team dugouts are located in front of this stand. | |
| 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 Away Supporters? | |
| Away fans are housed in the North Stand, which is 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'. 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? | |
| There is a bar at the ground called the
Sandy Pate (underneath the Ian Greaves Stand), which
welcomes away fans and is free to enter. However, as
you would expect it gets quite busy on matchdays. 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 ten 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 recommends; 'The Sir John Cockle pub is on the A38 going into Mansfield from the M1 and again serves good food'. Whilst Gordon Cleugh adds; 'About a quarter of a mile past the John Cockle on the A38 there is The Bold Forester which has about 10 real ales and also serves good value food' and is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. 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. There is no parking for
supporters at the ground itself, but there is a
nearby private car park which charges £5.
Otherwise it is a case of finding some 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 | |
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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'. |
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Thanks to Adam Hodson for
supplying the above photo. |
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| Admission Prices | |
| Home Fans: Ian Greaves Stand (Upper Tier) - Adults £18, Concessions £12, Under 16's £9, Under 7's £2 Ian Greaves Stand (Lower Tier) - Adults £17, Concessions £12, Under 16's £8, Under 7's £2 Quarry Lane End - Adults £15, Concessions £12, Under 16's £7, Under 7's £2 Away Fans: North Stand - Adults £16, Concessions £12, Under 16's £7, Under 7's £2 Concessions apply to OAP's and Students |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Chesterfield, Notts County & Lincoln City. | |
| Programme | |
| Official Programme: £3. | |
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| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities and club contact at the ground please visit the relevant page on the Level Playing Field website. | |
| Fixtures 2011-12 | |
| Mansfield Town FC fixture list (takes 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: 2010-2011: 2,123 (Blue Square Premier) 2009-2010: 3,192 (Blue Square Premier) 2008-2009: 2,423 (Blue Square Premier) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Field Mill | |
| Scot Rowland
(Tamworth) 4/9/10 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 Late Rooms. They have a huge choice of places to stay and their booking facility is straightforward to use. 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. Access their Mansfield Hotels and Guest Houses page. | |
| Map Showing
The Location Of Field Mill, Railway Station And
Listed Pubs |
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Instructions for using
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| 3D Model Of Field Mill | |
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3D model of Field
Mill van be seen on the Broad
Stadium 3D website. |
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| Feedback | |
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If anything is
incorrect or you have something to add, please
e-mail me duncan@footballgrounds.net
and I'll update the guide. ** Mansfield Town took
over the Field Mill ground in 1919. The ground had
previously been used for football since 1861 by
various teams and is the second oldest football
ground in continual use after Sandy Lane in
Sheffield, which is older by a few months. |
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Last Updated : 3 November 2011
