League One side Mansfield Town reveal plans proposed for their new stand with the design leaving fans with a split opinion.
Now that the season is over, their first with the first phase of the redeveloped stand in place, the club have tweeted:
“Mansfield Town owners John & Carolyn Radford have announced this evening that work will soon commence on phases two and three of the Radford Family Stand, with completion planned for the start of the 2028/29 season. More information will be announced in due course.”
🏟️ Mansfield Town owners John & Carolyn Radford have announced this evening that work will soon commence on phases two and three of the Radford Family Stand, with completion planned for the start of the 2028/29 season.
More information will be announced in due course. ℹ️#Stags… pic.twitter.com/yVzlF9nrel
— Mansfield Town FC (@mansfieldtownfc) May 3, 2026
In September 2025, the club announced that the newly-renovated Bishop Street Stand at One Call Stadium would be renamed as The Radford Family Stand, sponsored by John Sankey Estate Agents in association with The Mortgage Store-Mansfield.
In a statement, they said: “Extensive renovation work was undertaken during the past 12 months on the previously-derelict Bishop Street Stand and last month’s match at home to Blackpool marked its opening for the first time since 20 May 2004.
“Its renaming has been made in honour of the club’s owners, John & Carolyn Radford and their family, under whose tenure the club has enjoyed one of the most successful periods in Mansfield Town’s history.
“The duo have overseen two promotions, built a state-of-the-art training facility, re-established the club’s Academy, and seen home attendances quadruple, among many other achievements.
“The stand will be sponsored by John Sankey Estate Agents and The Mortgage Store-Mansfield.
“The estate agents’ much-respected owner, John Sankey, who enjoyed a long-association with the club, sadly passed away in May of this year.”
Mansfield Town’s head of commercial, Michael Bradley, said: “It is fitting that the new Bishop Street Stand is named in honour of the club’s owners, John & Carolyn – and their family – who have transformed the club in the past 15 years for the benefit of the club, the town and its people.
“They have built a club based on family values and one which is now a cornerstone of the community.”
Speaking about the sponsorship of the stand, Michael added: “After meeting with Nick Gibbons (of John Sankey Estate Agents) and Jon Cheshire-Staley (The Mortgage Store-Mansfield) in the close season to discuss potential sponsorship opportunities, we spoke fondly about Mr Sankey and his love of the club and the town and it felt like a fitting tribute to once again see the estate agents’ logo sit proudly on the roof of the newly-refurbished stand.
“Both the Estate Agency and The Mortgage Store have been major sponsors of the club in recent times and I am extremely pleased to help promote their services to our loyal fanbase for another season.”
Nick Gibbons, managing partner of John Sankey Estate Agents, said: “John Sankey Estate Agents and The Mortgage Store-Mansfield are proud to come together to sponsor the new Bishop Street Stand for the 2025-26 season.
“The sponsorship holds a special meaning for us, as it’s dedicated to the memory of Mr. Sankey, the much-loved owner of John Sankey Estate Agents.
“His passion for both the local community and the Stags was well-known, and we felt this was the perfect way to honour his legacy.
“By supporting Mansfield Town, we hope to continue Mr. Sankey’s commitment to the local area, bringing people together through the club he cared so much about.
“Here’s to a season full of pride, passion, and community spirit – just as he would have wanted.”
Bridge arch will tie in with the way fans access the ground from the town centre and give the club revenue earning exec facilities,i wonder if both ends could be extended to add an extra 2k-3k to final capacity? Certainly distinctive! pic.twitter.com/S4H4b8C00Y
— Owen Pavey (@PaveyOwen45415) May 3, 2026
Here’s the social media reaction after Mansfield Town reveal plans for the proposed new stand with the the design leaving fans split…
@wbahazz: Wow wow wow. It’s fucking Wembley
@SMase75: Announce the Sydney Harbour Pepper Stand! 🦌
@craigbromf: 👏💛💙 The short and long term future looks bright. Fair play to JR & CR 👍
@hubbo91: Don’t mind it as long as we invest in the squad this summer, if we spend some actual cash we can really kick on and compete, also can’t help but feel some money needs spending on the other stands/facilities too?
@ConnorMcGurk5: Can we extend seats a little too please so my legs aren’t hanging over someone’s shoulders
@ryan30081995: Can’t get there so we make our own Wembley.
@Maxfield1112: What the fuck is that
@Skibidi_Stags: Fucking bring all of Newcastle while you’re at it I suppose.
@Ryannn_NCFC: Why the Wembley arch? 🤣🤣🤣
@thomas_bowles: Wembley arch to match the scoreboard. Up the stags
@Yellows4Life: quite unique that arch, not sure about it, rather different from all the other stands in the ground, sort of giving me wembley / huddersfield arch, sydney / tyne bridge vibes. having it go through the stand too, just hope it looks good, but unsure atm
@LiamHyland_: Wembley of the North
@WlvVsMonkeyKong: Are they from Newcastle by any chance?
@Iest_ntfc: When you order a Wembley Arch of Temu 😂😂
@bluewhitewall: Fair play, they have done a good job of refurbishing the stand and got it open again, but now they are going further, and it looks like they are introducing new hospitality to the stand.
@Kieranmus17: Brilliant news. Only if we’re investing in the squad as well
@jimmy3101: It is the redeveloped Bishop Street Stand was always going to be 3 phases to it. First is what it is 2nd was to extend it towards the home end behind the goal the (QLE) then to put executive boxes ontop with the tv gantry on it.
@PictonPedro: Who needs Wembley surely every English kids dream should be to one day get the chance to play under the famous Mansfield arch?
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