The club changed its name to Nottingham City in 1989, and folded in 1994 a year after exiting the Rugby Football League.
Mansfield's pre-season friendlies saw them play some of the strongest teams in British rugby league, including St Helens R.F.C.
The move also led to the loss of sponsorship by Mansfield Brewery and the club was renamed Nottingham City RLFC.
The Nottingham team was led by player-coach Mark Burgess, several players were from Batley Boys RLFC and other local towns, Dave Parker took over as managing director at Huddersfield and the Nottingham City club was run by former Mansfield Director Paul Tomlinson and his mother Joan.
[1] Chief Executive Maurice Lindsay wanted to reduce the number of clubs in the lower division of the league in 1993.
The RLSA, the Rugby League Supporters Association, had called on fans to turn out at the Harvey Hadden Stadium, in protest against the decision, City's normal crowd of three hundred or so was boosted by this to a season's best of 851.
[2] The three expelled clubs plus Highfield RLFC pursued legal action against the Rugby Football League decision, but to no avail.