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1986–87 Mansfield Town F.C. season

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Mansfield Town
1986–87 season
ManagerIan Greaves
Third Division10th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyWinner

The 1986–87 season was Mansfield Town's 50th season in the Football League and 16th in the Third Division they finished in 10th position with 61 points. They also won the Football League Trophy after beating Bristol City in the final.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Walsall 46 22 9 15 80 67 +13 75
9 Blackpool 46 16 16 14 74 59 +15 64
10 Mansfield Town 46 15 16 15 52 55 −3 61
11 Brentford 46 15 15 16 64 66 −2 60
12 Port Vale 46 15 12 19 76 70 +6 57
Source: [2]

Results

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Football League Third Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 23 August 1986 Doncaster Rovers H 2–1 3,969 Kearney, Lowery
2 30 August 1986 Darlington A 1–2 2,043 Cassells
3 7 September 1986 Chesterfield H 1–1 4,797 Lowery
4 13 September 1986 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 2,802
5 16 September 1986 Bury A 1–1 2,023 Garner
6 20 September 1986 Bournemouth H 1–1 2,841 Chamberlain
7 27 September 1986 Carlisle United A 2–1 2,817 Chamberlain (2)
8 30 September 1986 Gillingham H 1–0 3,046 Stringfellow
9 4 October 1986 York City A 3–1 4,158 Stringfellow, Kearney, Kent
10 11 October 1986 Brentford H 1–0 3,456 Stringfellow
11 18 October 1986 Chester City A 1–1 2,394 Stringfellow
12 1 November 1986 Rotherham United A 2–2 3,385 Cassells, Kent
13 4 November 1986 Bristol City A 0–0 6,407
14 8 November 1986 Swindon Town H 0–0 3,911
15 22 November 1986 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 3,097 Garner, Lowery
16 25 November 1986 Newport County H 1–0 2,321 Whatmore
17 29 November 1986 Walsall A 0–2 5,702
18 6 December 1986 Blackpool H 1–1 2,935 Cassells
19 13 December 1986 Fulham A 1–1 3,570 Lowery
20 21 December 1986 Wigan Athletic H 1–5 3,038 Collins
21 26 December 1986 Notts County A 0–0 8,820
22 27 December 1986 Middlesbrough H 1–1 5,042 Kearney
23 1 January 1987 Port Vale H 0–1 3,053
24 3 January 1987 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 5,058 Cassells
25 25 January 1987 Chesterfield A 1–0 4,080 Cassells
26 31 January 1987 Bristol Rovers H 5–0 2,719 Cassells (4), Whatmore
27 7 February 1987 Bury H 1–3 3,052 Whatmore
28 14 February 1987 Bournemouth A 1–4 5,261 Whatmore
29 17 February 1987 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1 1,563
30 21 February 1987 Carlisle United H 2–0 2,083 Kearney, Kent
31 28 February 1987 Gillingham A 0–2 4,251
32 3 March 1987 Rotherham United H 0–0 2,457
33 7 March 1987 Blackpool A 2–1 3,032 Kent, Lowery
34 14 March 1987 Chester City H 2–3 2,742 Kent, Cassells
35 17 March 1987 Newport County A 3–0 1,383 Moore, Cassells, Kearney
36 21 March 1987 Brentford A 1–3 3,336 Cassells
37 28 March 1987 York City H 1–1 2,331 Kearney
38 3 April 1987 Swindon Town A 0–3 8,192
39 11 April 1987 Bristol City H 2–0 2,888 Kearney (2)
40 18 April 1987 Port Vale A 2–3 2,625 Cassells (2)
41 21 April 1987 Notts County A 1–2 6,094 Kent
42 25 April 1987 Wigan Athletic A 0–3 3,395
43 28 April 1987 Darlington H 1–0 1,938 Cassells
44 2 May 1987 Walsall H 2–0 3,395 Cassells, Kearney
45 4 May 1987 Middlesbrough A 0–1 13,534
46 9 May 1987 Fulham H 1–1 2,761 Kearney

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 16 November 1986 Darlington A 1–2 2,119 Foster

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 26 August 1986 Walsall A 0–1 3,942
R1 2nd leg 2 September 1986 Walsall H 2–4 3,069 Cassells, Kent

League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
PR 2 December 1986 Halifax Town H 2–2 1,944 Chandler, Kent
PR 9 December 1986 Rotherham United A 1–1 1,317 Chandler
R1 27 January 1987 York City A 1–0 2,061 Whatmore
QF 24 February 1987 Bury A 2–1 2,455 Lowery, Kent
SF 10 March 1987 Middlesbrough A 1–0 11,754 Kearney
Northern Final 1st leg 8 April 1987 Chester City H 2–0 7,697 Stringfellow, Cassells
Northern Final 2nd leg 15 April 1987 Chester City A 0–1 8,187
Final 24 May 1987 Bristol City N 1–1 (5–4 pens) 58,586 Kent

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Kevin Hitchcock 46 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 57 0
DF England Nicky Andersen 5(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(2) 0
DF England Steve Chambers 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5(1) 0
DF England Simon Coleman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF England George Foster 45 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 55 1
DF England Paul Garner 21(1) 2 1 0 1 0 7(1) 0 30(2) 2
DF England Mike Graham 40(1) 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 50(1) 0
DF England Tony Kenworthy 36 0 1 0 2 0 6(1) 0 45(1) 0
DF England David Logan 26 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 32 0
DF England Craig McKernon 13(5) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 0 0 14(6) 0
DF England Gary Pollard 14 0 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 18(1) 0
DF England Les Robinson 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
MF England Jason Danskin 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 0
MF England David Hodges 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
MF England Mark Kearney 43 10 1 0 1 0 7(1) 1 52(1) 11
MF England Tony Lowery 44 5 1 0 2 0 8 1 55 6
FW England Keith Cassells 46 15 1 0 2 1 8 1 57 17
FW England Neville Chamberlain 17(4) 3 0 0 2 0 1(1) 0 20(5) 3
FW England Jeff Chandler 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 2
FW Republic of Ireland Roddy Collins 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
FW England Kevin Kent 46 7 1 0 2 1 8 3 57 11
FW England John Moore 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
FW England Richard Smith 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
FW England Ian Stringfellow 12(10) 4 1 0 1 0 2(2) 1 16(12) 5
FW England Neil Whatmore 15 4 0(1) 0 0 0 6 1 21(1) 4
FW England Steve Williams 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ 1986–87 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "League Division Three end of season table for 1986–87 season". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.