An electrical connector having a mounting bracket to be inserted into a hold down recess and to secure the connector to a circuit board having a mounting hole. The bracket has a main body portion, a lower body portion, and a boardlock portion. The main body portion has wings extending therefrom and bent towards each other. The wings have tab sections extending straight up from the wings. The lower body portion has arms extending therefrom and bent towards each other. The wings and the arms form a compression fit with the recess when they are inserted therein. The tab sections are bent down to secure the bracket in the recess. The boardlock extends below the connector to be inserted into the mounting hole and secured therein.