The first ever Easter Party, held for Junior SSA Members at iJump Trampoline Park, was a real success as youngsters enjoyed two hours of bouncing fun and Easter Challenges. Mansfield’s premier trampoline park were the hosts as over fifty youngsters worked up a real appetite as they took on an Easter Egg hunt around the popular park, faced challenges on the trampolines and much more. Youngsters were also treated to an Easter Feast and met Stags’ youngsters Jason Law and Teddy Bloor who came along to join the fun, before taking home an Easter Egg each, to devour over the Easter weekend. Community Manager Gary Shaw said “The party was a really good way to end the season, we’ve worked really well with the SSA…
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Walking Footballers pay the Penalty in Millers Tournament
Our Walking Footballers enjoyed a mini-tournament held by Rotherham United yesterday, finishing as runners up to rivals Notts County who triumphed via a dramatic penalty shootout. The Stags were one of four teams to participate in the friendly tournament, with hosts Rotherham entering two sides and Notts County making up the other. Each side played each other once in a league format, with first playing fourth and second playing third in a semi-final, with the winners then locking horns for the final crown. Mansfield beat both Rotherham sides but came unstuck against Notts County in the league to finish in second place, meaning they faced Rotherham United (White) in the semi-final, a 2-1 win enough to see them progress to the final, where they faced…
Samuel Barlow retain John Radford Trophy
Quartet ready to compete for John Radford Trophy title
Four of the areas schools are ready to compete for the John Radford Trophy title, when they face off in this seasons grand final at the RH Academy tomorrow night. Over the past two weeks, fourteen of the regions schools have battled it out across three qualifying groups for a place in the final, with two teams progressing from Group A (Thursday 21st March) and one from Groups B and C (Thursday 28th March) Mapplewells, Greenwood and Holly have all progressed but they’ll face tough competition from current holders Samuel Barlow, who also romped through to this season’s final, determined to retain the trophy for a third time. Community Manager Gary Shaw said “This years competition has been well received so far, with the new…
John Radford Trophy Line Up Complete following final two Qualifying Groups
The line-up for this seasons John Radford Trophy final has been completed, with reigning champions Samuel Barlow school progressing alongside Greenwood Primary in last night’s [Thursday 28th March] final two qualifying groups. Holly Primary and Mapplewells Primary had already made it through qualifying Group A and will now compete with Group B winners Greenwood and Group C winners Samuel Barlow to see who takes this seasons Trophy. Played in the new format at the RH Academy, five teams competed in Group B and five in Group C – playing everybody once with the team in top spot in each group making it through to the next stage of the competition. Group B was a very narrow affair with Greenwood squeezing through on goal difference, second…
Young Stags Duo head back to School
Two schools progress to John Radford Trophy Final
Heartbreak for Stags in EFL Under 11s Kids Cup Regional Final
Sammy the Stag set to be a TV Super Mover!
Mansfield Town’s fury Mascot Sammy the Stag will become a TV star tomorrow night (Wednesday 20th March) as he joins mascots from 39 other clubs in appearing on BBC One’s ‘The One Show’ in ‘The Super Movers Mascot Mashup’. The ‘Super Movers Masot Mashup’ is a goal celebration dance like no other – as it’s been choreographed into a one minute dance, from thousands of ideas from Primary School Pupils across the country. As part of BBC Learning, the Premier League and the Scottish Premier Football League’s partnership to get kids active, schools nationwide uploaded their 10-15 second goal celebration routines to social media, using #supermovers Children from across our region have got in on the action and will have to wait until tomorrow night’s…
Pop-Up Book Shop to open on Saturday
Youngsters from across the region will be able to attend a pop-up book shop at Mansfield Town’s One Call Stadium on Saturday, in the build up to World Book Day. Held at Mansfield Town Football in the Community’s pupils will be able to exchange vouchers handed out in schools for books, or pick up a copy of their favourite reads for as little as £1 as Football in the Community celebrate World Book Day. Mansfield Town Football in the Community are proud to be one of 45 professional football clubs, participating in the Premier League Primary Stars education program, and will be running a Pop-Up Book shop, to celebrate World Book Day. Our book shop will be open at the Football in the Community offices…