For each statement, guess whether it applies to English association football club Mansfield Town F.C. or English association football club Macclesfield Town F.C.
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1. Founded in 1897
Macclesfield Town was founded in 1874.
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2. Has always had "Town" in its name
Mansfield was founded as "Mansfield Wesleyans" and Macclesfield was founded as "Macclesfield F.C."
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3. No longer exists
Macclesfield was dissolved on 16 September 2020 after being wound-up. A phoenix club has since been founded.
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4. Its home stadium is known as Moss Rose
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5. Wears blue and yellow home kits
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6. Has never played in the second division of the English football league system
Macclesfield's highest finish was a last-placed effort in the third tier (then known as the Football League Second Division) in 1999.
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7. Has won the FA Trophy, a cup for the upper levels of non-league English football
Macclesfield won first in 1970. Mansfield followed them up with a victory in the 1986–87 edition.
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8. Has the oldest stadium in the Football League
Mansfield Greenhalgh began play at Field Mill in 1861.
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9. Has never won or lost a game by more than seven goals
Macclesfield lost 8–0 to West Ham United in the EFL Trophy, while their greatest advantage was a 6–0 victory over Stockport. Mansfield have won and lost a combined four games by seven goal margins..
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10. Played in the Combination, a forerunner to the Football League