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Mansfield is home to Mansfield Town F. C., known as the Stags.

They were relegated to the Conference National after 77 years in the Football League at the end of the 2007 – 08 season.

The team's traditional rival is the nearby town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

The rivalry between the two clubs is considered among the fiercest in the lower leagues.

Some Yorkshire ( and Derbyshire ) folk still associate Mansfield with failure to support the UK miners ' strike ( 1984 – 1985 ); football matches between Mansfield Town: Barnsley, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield and have seen fans of the latter chant " scab ".

Before the strike, Mansfield Town and Chesterfield FC fans could stand in relative harmony on the terraces ( this is no-longer the case ).