Notts County in town for first Stags friendly
Mansfield Town may be without a genuine local derby next season, but today they have announced that they will welcome neighbours Notts County for their first home pre-season friendly on Saturday, 12th July.
This exciting derby clash will represent the first opportunity for supporters to see new summer signings in action on home soil ahead of the new campaign.
It will also be the first meeting between the two teams since a friendly fixture in July 2011, which saw Notts County emerge as 2-1 winners.
On that occasion, Paul Connor fired Mansfield ahead after Adam Smith had seen an earlier spot-kick saved, but goals by Neal Bishop and Hamza Bencherif turned the tie in the favour of the Magpies.
Information regarding tickets for this match, as well as other pre-season friendlies, will be announced soon.