John Radford (businessman)

John Radford
Occupation	Chairman, Mansfield Town Owner of One Call Insurance

Chairman, Mansfield Town

John Radford is an English businessman and owner of Mansfield Town Football Club, which he bought in 2010.

In 2010, Radford bought Mansfield Town from Steve Hymas, Steve Middleton and chairman Andy Saunders for £1. The club's ground Field Mill remained in ownership of Keith Haslam until Radford's purchase in 2012. Then a Football Conference side, Radford promised to return them to the Football League, which was achieved in 2013.

Radford created controversy by appointing his then-girlfriend Carolyn Still, whom he later married, to the position of Chief Executive Officer at the football club in September 2011.

When buying, Radford had pledged to invest £500,000 into the club; his investment, however, was higher at an estimated £100,000 per month. He had already given the club £250,000 to save it from administration.

In February 2013, following an 8-1 win for Mansfield against Barrow, Radford donated an Aston Martin DB9 car valued at £80,000 to manager Paul Cox as a reward. Radford had wanted to reward Cox for improving on the previous season when they had beaten Barrow, 7-0. Cox departed in November 2014 by "mutual consent".

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