Mangotsfield United F.C.


Mangotsfield United Football Club is a football club based in Mangotsfield, Bristol, England. They are currently members of the and play at Cossham Street.

History

The club was formed in 1951 after Mangotsfield Football Club closed down its reserve team. The new club joined Division Seven of the Bristol & District League, going on to win the division at the first attempt and earning promotion to Division Six. They won Division Six in 1952–53 and were promoted to Division Four. The club went on to win Division Four, Division Three and Division Two in successive seasons to earn five consecutive promotions. After finishing fourth in Division One in 1956–57, the club moved up to Division One of the Bristol Premier Combination. Although they were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1960–61 season, they were promoted back to Division One the following season.
Mangotsfield were Division One runners-up in 1964–65 and went on to win the league in 1968–69. In 1972 they moved up to the Western League, going on to win the league's Challenge Cup in 1973–74. When the league gained a second division in 1976, the club became members of the Premier Division. They were relegated to Division One in 1981–82 but were Division One runners-up the following season, earning an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division. The club won the Somerset Premier Cup in 1987–88 The club were Premier Division champions in 1990–91. In 1995–96 the club reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase; although they beat Clitheroe 1–0 at home, the away game ended in a 2–0 defeat, sending Clitheroe to Wembley.
After finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division in 1999–2000, Mangotsfield were promoted to the Western Division of the Southern League. After winning the Gloucestershire Senior Cup in 2002–03, they won the Western Division the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, after finishing bottom of the PRemier Division in 2008–09, they were relegated back to Division One South & West. A third-place finish in 2010–11 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs, but they were beaten 3–1 by Frome Town in the semi-finals. The club won the Gloucestershire Senior Cup again in 2012–13 and retained the trophy the following season.

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