Mangotsfield is actually a place, about 8 miles north-east of Bristol and it's football team were first established in the village in 1888. For you Americans to put that into some sort of historical context, in 1888 the United States consisted of just 38 states, in that same year the village of Mangotsfield had a ruddy football team.So, 8 things you never knew you ever wanted to know about Mangotsfield:
1) Mangotsfield is actually mentioned in the Doomsday Book completed in 1086. That is one-zero-eight-six to you Americans.
2) Population of the village is 9,000.
3) The most famous person ever born here? Easy, Gary Penrice the ex Villa and QPR, ahem, star.
4) The Mangos as I call them play at the Cossham Street Stadium with the Bristol Women's team, members of the Premier League and affiliated with Bristol Rovers. Cossham Stadium holds 2,500 people on a good day. 423 watched them host a Stoke City XI in a pre-season friendly in July.
5) Mangotsfield play in the The Zamaretto League South & West Division, the 4th level of the pyramid outside the football league.
6) The Mangos home colour is claret jerseys with a blue stripe on the chest. Think West Ham in the 70's.
7) The manager is a bloke called Phil Bater, who played for Bristol Rovers, Wrexham, Brentford and Cardiff in a very decent career.
8) The furthest they have ever gone in the FA Cup is the 4th Round Qualifying.
After overcoming Wantage Town in the first qualifying round of The FA Cup Mangotsfield United face a trip to Dorset to play Gillingham Town (not Gillingham FC) in the 2nd QR after the Toolstation League Division One outfit beat Saltash United 6 - 5 in a replay which went to extra time. The tie will be played on Saturday 26th September.
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