It has been announced that AFC Mansfield have been forced to be relegated after failing to meet ground grading criteria.
The Northern Premier League were only promoted from the NCEL Premier Division last season and currently sit 16th in the Division One East, nine points above the relegation places.
That means 19th in the division will be safe and that there will be no knock on effect to Step 5 promotions.
We would like to thank everyone – fellow @evostikleague members, fans and pundits alike – for their kind words following the announcement of our relegation.
We will be working hard to make our return to the Northern Premier League and come back stronger. #UpTheBulls pic.twitter.com/7G7Ck6oiRO
— AFC Mansfield (@AFCMansfield) 15 April 2019
THE LEAGUE STATEMENT:
“The Northern Premier League can confirm that AFC Mansfield will be relegated from the Evo-Stik League East Division at the conclusion of Season 2018/2019.
“Club officials accepted that the required ground grading criteria would not be met by the deadline of 31st March and tendered their resignation, along with a request to The Football Association to be placed at Step 5 of the National League System for Season 2019/2020.
“No further comment will be made.”
THE CLUB STATEMENT:
“The club are saddened to announce that AFC Mansfield will be relegated from the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League at the end of the 2018/19 season.
“The club failed to meet ground grading requirements by the 31 March deadline, and consequently have been placed into a relegation position.
“In light of these events, the club has written to the Football Association requesting to be placed at Step 5 of the National League System.
“A further statement concerning the club’s relegation will be released in due course.”
After learning of AFC Mansfield’s relegation from the Northern Premier League as they have failed to meet ground grading criteria, fans and non league sides took to social media to give their reaction, with others wishing the club well and thought they would be back one day – check out those tweets on the next page.
(featured photo for the article by Phil Stockley on Twitter)
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