Mangotsfield United F.C.
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| Full name | Mangotsfield United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | 'The Field', 'The Mangos' |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Ground | Cossham Street, Mangotsfield |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Chairman | Mike Richardson |
| Manager | David Mehew |
| League | Southern League Division One South & West |
| 2015–16 | Southern League Division One South & West, 14th |
Mangotsfield United Football Club is an English football club based in Mangotsfield, in Bristol, that currently plays in the Southern Football League Division One South and West. The club is affiliated with the Gloucestershire County FA and Somerset County FA. The club's traditional nickname is The Field, although in recent times they have been referred to as The Mangos given to them by local Radio Bristol presenter and ex-Bristol Rovers defender Geoff Twentyman. The home strip is Maroon and Sky Blue, while their away kit is White and Black. Mangotsfield United play their home games at Cossham Street, also known as the Doug Hillard Sports Ltd. Stadium.
Mangotsfield United Football Club roots lay in the original football club that was formed 125 years ago. Mangotsfield F.C. was founded at a meeting in The Crown Hotel, St. James Street when Edward Alway Young of Rodway Manor House was appointed as Chairman and Jonathan Pendock of Dibden Farm as the Secretary. Initially the club played friendly matches against local opponents. At that time their ground was situated on St. James Street, Mangotsfield, it is currently a Council playing field. They later moved to some land on Pomphrey Hill near Shortwood and Mangotsfield North Railway station and as a consequence they were given the nickname of 'The Railway Men' by the local press. In 1892 Mangotsfield F.C. was one of the founding members of the Bristol & District League which three years later became the Western Football League. Within one year of playing in the competition the club was relegated to Division 1 of the B&D League. Since its formation Mangotsfield F.C. experienced nothing but constant struggle and it came as no surprise that they finally folded after finishing bottom of the Western League Amateur Division 1 in season 1897–1898. Numerous attempts were made to reform the club over the next half century but due to financial difficulties it was to eventually fold once and for all in the early years of 1950.
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