2020–21 Mansfield Town F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Carolyn Radford | ||
| Manager | Graham Coughlan (until 27 October)[1] Nigel Clough (from 6 November)[2] | ||
| Stadium | Field Mill | ||
| League Two | 16th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jordan Bowery (10) All: Jordan Bowery (10) | ||
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The 2020–21 season was the 124th season in the history of Mansfield Town and the eighth consecutive season in the League Two. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  |
Jordan Bowery | Milton Keynes Dons |
Undisclosed | [3] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Ollie Clarke | Bristol Rovers |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  |
Jamie Reid | Torquay United |
Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK |  |
Marek Štěch | Luton Town |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 17 July 2020 | CB | |
Farrend Rawson | Forest Green Rovers |
Free transfer | [7] |
| 28 July 2020 | CM | |
George Maris | Cambridge United |
Undisclosed | [8] |
| 28 July 2020 | CB |  |
Rollin Menayese | Bristol Rovers |
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 13 August 2020 | RB |  |
Corey O'Keeffe | Birmingham City |
Free transfer | [10] |
| 13 August 2020 | RB | |
James Perch | Scunthorpe United |
Free transfer | [11] |
| 19 August 2020 | CB | |
Aaron O'Driscoll | Southampton |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 11 September 2020 | LM | |
Stephen McLaughlin | Southend United |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 19 January 2021 | CM | |
George Lapslie | Charlton Athletic |
Undisclosed | [14] |
| 26 February 2021 | CB | |
Jake Wright | Hereford |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 5 March 2021 | MF | |
Keaton Ward | Barnsley |
Free transfer | [16] |
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2020 | CM | |
George Lapslie | Charlton Athletic |
18 January 2021 | [17][14] |
| 15 January 2021 | CM | |
Stephen Quinn | Burton Albion |
End of season | [18] |
| 1 February 2021 | GK | |
Jamie Pardington | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
End of season | [19] |
| 1 February 2021 | CF |  |
Oliver Sarkic | Blackpool |
End of season |
Loans out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2020 | CF | |
Jimmy Knowles | Notts County |
End of season | [21] |
| 17 September 2020 | CB | |
Jamie Chisholm | Kettering Town |
13 October 2020 | [22] |
| 13 November 2020 | CM | |
Alistar Smith | Altrincham |
14 January 2021 | [23] |
| 18 January 2021 | CB | |
Rollin Menayese | Grimsby Town |
End of season | [24] |
| 27 January 2021 | CF | |
Andy Cook | Bradford City |
End of season | [25] |
| 2 February 2021 | CF | |
Nicky Maynard | Newport County |
End of season | [26] |
| 26 February 2021 | CB | |
Aaron O'Driscoll | Longford Town |
End of season | [27] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Neal Bishop | Scarborough Athletic |
Released | [28][29] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Craig Davies |  Unattached |
Released | [28] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | |
Otis Khan | Tranmere Rovers |
Released | [28][30] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Conrad Logan | Anstey Nomads |
Released | [28][31] |
| 1 July 2020 | RM |  |
Alex MacDonald | Gillingham |
Released | [28][32] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK |  |
Bobby Olejnik | Retired |
[28][33] | |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Krystian Pearce | Solihull Moors |
Released | [28][34] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Matt Preston | Barnet |
Released | [28][35] |
| 1 July 2020 | RM |  |
Omari Sterling-James | Kidderminster Harriers |
Released | [28][36] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Noah Stokes | Curzon Ashton |
Released | [28][37] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Hayden White | Walsall |
Released | [28][38] |
| 22 July 2020 | LM | |
CJ Hamilton | Blackpool |
Undisclosed | [39] |
| 1 August 2020 | LW | |
Tom Fielding |  Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
Free transfer | [40] |
| 14 August 2020 | CB | |
Lewis Gibbens | Boston United |
Free transfer | [41] |
| 7 September 2020 | CM | |
Willem Tomlinson | Padiham |
Mutual consent | [42][43] |
| 13 September 2020 | RM | |
Rio Molyneaux | Alfreton Town |
Free transfer | [44] |
| 19 September 2020 | CF | |
Jordan Graham | Tamworth |
Free transfer | [45] |
| 2 October 2020 | CF | |
Danny Rose | Northampton Town |
Undisclosed | [46] |
| 15 January 2021 | CM | |
Alistair Smith | Altrincham |
Free transfer | [47] |
Pre-season
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest Under-23s | Warsop |
| 11:00 BST | Benning  58'Knowles 89' |
Report | Stadium: The John Fretwell Sporting Complex Attendance: 0 |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Rotherham United | Mansfield |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Mattock 53' Smith 63'Miller 89' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 59 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 51 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[48]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[48]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[49]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Brophy  51'Johnson 82'Sotiriou 89' 90+2' |
Report | Bowery 52' (pen.) O'Keeffe 55'Cook 72' 85' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Menayese 20' Charsley 28'Clarke 29' |
Report | Bowman 35' Rawson 40' (o.g.)Key 76' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Newport County | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Twine 78' Dolan 88' (pen.) |
Report | Perch 65' McLaughlin 69'O'Keeffe 87'Smith 87' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Stevenage | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Maynard 60' |
Report | Newton 88' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Bradford City | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Lapslie 44'  78'Cook 85'Benning 90+2' |
Report | Štěch 8' (o.g.) Wood 14'Cooke 51'Donaldson 69' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Morecambe |
| 18:30 BST | Phillips 3' 35' Lavelle 50'Cooney 82' |
Report | Charsley 26' McLaughlin 29' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Perch 16' McLaughlin 55'Menayese 62' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Mansfield Town | 2–4 | Barrow | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | O'Driscoll 21' 51' Perch 35'Charsley 89' |
Report | Barry 10' 90+2' Platt 15'Brough 23'Kay 43' 61', 79' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Walsall | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Maynard 33' 80' Perch 62' |
Report | Adebayo 49' White 50'Lavery 90+2' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Horwich |
| 19:00 BST | Sarcevic 90' |
Report | Lapslie 57' 77' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 14 November 2020 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Cadden 38' Winchester 45+2'Bailey 85' |
Report | Lapslie 6' Benning 22'Charsley 35' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 20 November 2020 13 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Clarke 63' Maynard 67'Rawson 88' |
Report | Norris 86' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Harrogate Town | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Miller 27' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 December 2020 15 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Menayese 24' Sweeney 34'Reid 64' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Mansfield Town | 3–3 | Crawley Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Sweeney 4' Lapslie 72'Cook 90+3' |
Report | Watters 49', 59' 88' Dallison 54'Frost 76' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Bennett 48' Jackson Jr 63'Russell 68'Clifton 72'Morais 87' |
Report | Gordon 54' Maynard 69' (pen.)Lapslie 89' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Hayden 26' Patrick 39'Bennett 65'Mellish 68'Farman 69'Riley 88' |
Report | Clarke 64' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 56' Cook 77'Bowery 79' |
Report | Olayinka 27' Egbri 65'Klass 72'Taylor 78' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00 GMT | Clarke 26' Rawson 38' (o.g.)McAtee 70' |
Report | Lapslie 16' Onariase 29' (o.g.)Bowery 60'Gordon 88' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 2 January 2021 21 | Mansfield Town | 4–0 | Port Vale | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 1' Bowery 32', 77' (pen.), 80'Sinclair  87' |
Report | Legge 29' 47' Brown 32'Brisley 90'Montaño 90+1' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 5 January 2021 22 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Salford City | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Lapslie 15' Bowery 30' |
Report | Hunter 65' Eastham 72'Bernard 90+1' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 12 January 2021 23 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Oldham |
| 19:45 GMT | McCalmont 6' McAleny 61', 84'Rowe 65' |
Report | Cook 34' Charsley 36'Sweeney 38'Bowery 45+4'Reid 49'Lapslie 87' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 23 January 2021 24 | Southend United | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Dieng 54' 84' Hart 78' |
Report | Reid 64' Quinn 70' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 9 February 2021 25 | Walsall | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Bescot |
| 18:45 GMT | Melbourne 23' Wright 29'Kinsella 61' |
Report | Quinn 26' Clarke 31'Gordon 86' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 14 February 2021 26 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Harriott 39' Pell 67'Nouble 89' |
Report | Smith 4' (o.g.) Perch 81' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 17 February 2021 27 | Mansfield Town | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Mansfield |
| 17:00 GMT | Charsley 2' Perch 11'Clarke 65'Reid 72' |
Report | John 79' Benning 85' (o.g.)Gnahoua 89' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 20 February 2021 28 | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Cambridge United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Maris 90' |
Report | Mullin 57', 65' Knibbs 90+1' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 23 February 2021 29 | Harrogate Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Harrogate |
| 19:00 GMT | Martin 46' Falkingham 71' |
Report | Sinclair 88' |
Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 27 February 2021 30 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Morecambe | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Sweeney 21' Bowery 41' |
Report | Gibson 20' Lavelle 45'Mellor 72' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 2 March 2021 31 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Bradford |
| 19:00 GMT | Crankshaw 22' Rowe 32'Wood 52' |
Report | Maris 7' Benning 44'Clarke  90+5' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 6 March 2021 32 | Barrow | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 GMT | Brough 74', 77' |
Report | Gordon 73' Sweeney 46' 63' Clarke 26' Reid 81' |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 9 March 2021 33 | Mansfield Town | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Bowery 55', 65' Reid 63' |
Report | Griffiths 10' Smith 51' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 13 March 2021 34 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Tilley 90+2' |
Report | Benning 62' Quinn 90+4' |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 16 March 2021 35 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | McLaughlin 80' |
Report | Dickenson 60' Zanzala 66', 69' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 20 March 2021 36 | Mansfield Town | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Maris 20' Law 67'McLaughlin 70'Sweeney 90'Wright 90+6' |
Report | Jackson Jr 56' John-Lewis 63'Matete 63'Williams 90+1' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 23 March 2021 37 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 18:00 GMT | Law 65' McLaughlin 81'Reid 82' |
Report | Wilson 62' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| 27 March 2021 38 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Woolery 45+2' Spearing 59'Khan 89' |
Report | Law 68' Quinn 76' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 2 April 2021 39 | Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Sweeney 89' |
Report | Johnson 5', 77' Kemp 86' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 5 April 2021 40 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Parkes 20' Page 50'Collins 71'Bowman 90' |
Report | Clarke 4' Sinclair 80' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 9 April 2021 41 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Mansfield |
| 18:00 BST | Lapslie 57' Sinclair 84' |
Report | Labadie 75', 88' Lewis 81' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 17 April 2021 42 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Stevenage |
| 12:30 BST | Vancooten 21' |
Report | Lapslie 14' Sweeney 24'Maris 72' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 20 April 2021 43 | Mansfield Town | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Mansfield |
| 19:00 BST | Lapslie 19' Sweeney 62'McLaughlin 71'Perch 80'Sinclair 83' |
Report | Spence 66' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 24 April 2021 44 | Salford City | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Hunter 5' Henderson 30', 62', 74'Towell 68' |
Report | Stone 73' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Mansfield Town | 4–1 | Oldham Athletic | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Sinclair 12' Lapslie 38', 80'Reid 88' |
Report | Dearnley 51' Clarke 77' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Port Vale | 0–3 | Mansfield Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Brisley 77' |
Report | McLaughlin 10', 63' Sweeney 22'Quinn 30'Reid 79' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[50] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[51] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[52]
| 8 November 2020 First round | Sunderland | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Lapslie 49' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 29 November 2020 Second round | Mansfield Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Dagenham & Redbridge | Mansfield |
| 13:30 GMT | Charsley 25' Maynard 120+2' |
Report | McCallum 19' Deering 63' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 10 January 2021 Third round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 13:30 GMT | May 73' Boyle 110' |
Report | McLaughlin 3' O'Keeffe 69'Sweeney 101' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[53]
| 29 August 2020 First round | Preston North End | 4–0 | Mansfield Town | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Barkhuizen 14' Maguire 22'Bauer 29'Harrop 65' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[54]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Manchester City U21 | Mansfield |
| 18:00 BST | Menayese 36' Sweeney 40'Clarke 55'Knowles 90+3' |
Report | Bernabé 25' Delap 40' 89', 90+1'Mbete-Tabu 76'Burns 90+3' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Lincoln City | Mansfield |
| 19:00 BST | Perch 34' Gordon 55'Menayese 72' |
Report | Soule 31' Scully 49'Edun 55'Archibald 61' 62' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Loft 27' O'Malley 63'Rowe 75'Olomola 78' |
Report | Sweeney 34' Reid 44' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
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