A Brief History of Mangotsfield United FC
Mangotsfield United were formed in 1951 but the original club Mangotsfield FC were established back in 1892 and were founder members of the Bristol & District League. Mangotsfield FC folded after the 1897/98 season and despite numerous attempts to reform the club it wasn't until 1951 that Mangotsfield United joined Bristol & District League Division Seven. It took a couple of decades for the club to work their way up through the divisions and be accepted into the Western League in 1972. The Field were relegated to Western League Division One in 1982 but finished runners-up in 1982/83 to bounce straight back to the Premier Division. In 1990/91 Mangotsfield were crowned Western League champions but were denied promotion to the Southern League as their ground wasn't up to the required standard. In 1995/96 Mangotsfield reached the semi final of the FA Vase but lost out to Clitheroe over two legs. 1999/00 saw Mangotsfield finish as runners up in the Western Premier and this time they were accepted into the Southern League Western Division. They would win the Southern League Western title in 2004/05 and be promoted to the Southern League Premier Division where they finished a club high of 9th in 2006/07 before being relegated to Division One South & West in 2008/09. In 2010/11 Mangotsfield finished 3rd in Division One but lost their play-off semi final to Frome Town. The next five seasons in Division One S&W saw them finish 14th, 13th, 11th, 10th and 14th. In 2016/17 Mangotsfield finished in 8th position.

Mangotsfield United FC
Cossham Street
Mangotsfield
South Glos
BS16 9EN
Tel: 0117 956 0119
Website: http://www.mufc-online.co.uk/
Twitter: @MangotsfieldUtd

Form Guide
After finishing just outside of the play-offs last season, Mangotsfield United have had a poor start to this campaign. The Mangos have won just two of fourteen games played in all competitions and are 21st in the league (W2 D2 L7). However, there have been signs of recovery in their last three games with a 3-1 win over Larkhall Athletic, a narrow defeat on the road at North Leigh and a very decent point at Evesham United last time out.

Mangotsfield United’s last six (LLLWLD)
28/10/17 Evesham United 1 Mangotsfield United 1 (League)
24/10/17 North Leigh 1 Mangotsfield United 0 (League)
21/10/17 Mangotsfield United 3 Larkhall Athletic 1 (League)
07/10/17 Mangotsfield United 0 Thame United 1 (FA Trophy PR)
30/09/17 Mangotsfield United 1 Slimbridge 2 (League)
23/10/17 Winchester City 3 Mangotsfield United 0 (League)

Bideford are now in a good run of form with wins in their last four outings over Cirencester Town, Bishop’s Cleeve, Bristol Manor Farm and Slimbridge on Saturday. The Robins were lacklustre for 70 minutes against Slimbridge before turning the game on its head with an excellent final 20 minutes. Sean Downing and Ben Seymour have returned to action but Craig Duff is doubtful after missing Saturday’s game. Craig Veal should be available again after suspension. A win for The Robins tonight will equal their Southern League record of five wins in a row.

Bideford's last six (DLWWWW)
28/10/17 Bideford 3 Slimbridge 1 (League)
24/10/17 Bideford 3 Bristol Manor Farm 1 (League)
17/10/17 Bishop’s Cleeve 1 Bideford 2 (League)
14/10/17 Bideford 3 Cirencester Town 0 (League)
07/10/17 Moneyfields 4 Bideford 2 (FA Trophy PR)
03/10/17 Bideford 2 Taunton Town 2 (League Cup R1) *Taunton won on pens

Most recent meetings
26/11/16 Bideford 0 Mangotsfield United 1 (Southern League Div 1 S&W)
06/08/16 Mangotsfield United 2 Bideford 1 (Southern League Div 1 S&W)
07/01/12 Mangotsfield United 1 Bideford 3 (Southern League Div 1 S&W)
23/08/11 Bideford 2 Mangotsfield United 1 (Southern League Div 1 S&W)

Last season Mangotsfield did the double over Bideford in two very tight encounters. Dan Western’s penalty wasn’t enough to prevent defeat on the opening day at Cossham Street and a solitary Matt Groves strike gave The Mangos a smash and grab win at the Sports Ground in November.