The World's Oldest PRO Football Ground | Field Mill 1861!

Описание: Forget the shiny #Premier League! We travel to #Mansfield Town's legendary Field Mill (One Call Stadium), the #oldest continuously used professional #football ground in the world, standing strong since 1861. This is the gritty, untold history of The Stags' home: from cotton mill origins and a $500 purchase, to setting floodlight records and surviving near eviction. Discover the soul of grassroots football that predates the modern game. Don't forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more forgotten football history!

0:00 - 0:25 Dramatic intro and bold claim: Field Mill is the Oldest Professional Football Ground in the World.
0:25 - 1:00 Invitation to Subscribe, Like, and Comment.
1:00 - 2:05 Industrial Origin (1861): Field Mill's true start as a cotton mill recreational ground; the Greenhalgh family and the "brown paper parcellers."
2:05 - 2:50 Early Football Heritage: Harwood Greenhalgh and the incredible fact of playing in the first-ever international match (1872).
2:50 - 4:05 The Stags Move In: Post-WWI history, the Mansfield Wesleyans becoming Mansfield Town, and the secret negotiations to acquire the ground.
4:05 - 4:55 The Pivotal Purchase: The £500 sale from the Duke of Portland and the critical "sporting purposes only" covenant.
4:55 - 6:00 Record-Breaking & League Status: 1930 floodlight record and the 1931 election to the Football League. The 1953 record attendance (24,467).
6:00 - 7:15 Modern Transformation & Crisis: 1990s/2000s redevelopment, the closed Bishop Street Stand, and the dramatic 2010 eviction dispute.
7:15 - 8:00 Stability Restored: The Radford era and the purchase of the ground in 2019, securing its future as a "sacred ground."
8:00 - 8:26 Final Summary & Sign-Off: Final passionate sign-off ("Up the Stags!") and end screen prompts.

the stadium tour

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