1955–56 Mansfield Town F.C. season
Appearance
1955–56 season | |
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Manager | Stan Mercer Charlie Mitten |
Third Division North | 18th |
FA Cup | Second Round |
The 1955–56 season was Mansfield Town's 18th season in the Football League and 13th season in the Third Division North, they finished in 18th position with 39 points.[1]
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 84 | 0.702 | 41 |
17 | Chester | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 82 | 0.634 | 40 |
18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 39 |
19 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 76 | 0.868 | 39 |
20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 76 | 86 | 0.884 | 38 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results
Football League Third Division North
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 August 1955 | Derby County | A | 0–4 | 24,159 | |
2 | 22 August 1955 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | 3–2 | 9,729 | Fox, Murray (2) |
3 | 27 August 1955 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–1 | 6,964 | Daley |
4 | 31 August 1955 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | 0–3 | 8,923 | |
5 | 3 September 1955 | Hartlepools United | A | 2–4 | 7,714 | Lee, Gaskell |
6 | 5 September 1955 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 5,643 | Gaskell (2) |
7 | 10 September 1955 | Stockport County | H | 2–2 | 7,104 | Gaskell, Murray |
8 | 12 September 1955 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 5,417 | Watkin |
9 | 17 September 1955 | Barrow | A | 1–4 | 6,126 | Watkin |
10 | 19 September 1955 | Workington | H | 0–0 | 6,028 | |
11 | 24 September 1955 | Wrexham | A | 0–2 | 7,513 | |
12 | 26 September 1955 | Bradford City | H | 0–0 | 5,338 | |
13 | 1 October 1955 | Halifax Town | H | 3–1 | 5,638 | Gaskell, Watkin, Griffiths (o.g.) |
14 | 8 October 1955 | Darlington | H | 3–3 | 5,609 | Gaskell, Darwin, Murray |
15 | 15 October 1955 | Chester | A | 3–4 | 7,709 | Darwin, Wilson, Watkin |
16 | 22 October 1955 | Southport | H | 0–1 | 5,563 | |
17 | 29 October 1955 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 3,987 | |
18 | 5 November 1955 | Chesterfield | H | 0–1 | 8,375 | |
19 | 12 November 1955 | Rochdale | A | 1–1 | 4,660 | Jepson |
20 | 26 November 1955 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 12,572 | |
21 | 3 December 1955 | Carlisle United | H | 0–1 | 6,047 | |
22 | 17 December 1955 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 9,017 | Watkin |
23 | 24 December 1955 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | 3,018 | Darwin |
24 | 26 December 1955 | York City | H | 3–1 | 6,296 | Darwin (2), Murray |
25 | 27 December 1955 | York City | A | 1–1 | 14,209 | Fox |
26 | 31 December 1955 | Hartlepools United | H | 5–1 | 7,294 | Jepson (2), Darwin (3) |
27 | 14 January 1956 | Stockport County | A | 2–7 | 5,619 | Jepson, Darwin |
28 | 21 January 1956 | Barrow | H | 4–0 | 5,423 | Jepson, Darwin (2), Daley |
29 | 28 January 1956 | Gateshead | A | 0–3 | 3,701 | |
30 | 4 February 1956 | Wrexham | H | 6–1 | 5,072 | Darwin (3), Jepson (2), Wynn (o.g.) |
31 | 11 February 1956 | Halifax Town | A | 1–1 | 5,229 | Murray |
32 | 18 February 1956 | Darlington | A | 1–3 | 3,104 | Jepson |
33 | 25 February 1956 | Chester | H | 3–0 | 7,693 | Jepson (2), Darwin |
34 | 3 March 1956 | Southport | A | 1–1 | 6,827 | Murray |
35 | 10 March 1956 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 6–0 | 8,591 | Murray (2), Jepson (2), Darwin, Steele (o.g.) |
36 | 17 March 1956 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 3–0 | 5,912 | Murray, Darwin, Batty (o.g.) |
37 | 24 March 1956 | Rochdale | H | 6–0 | 8,563 | Murray (3), Darwin, Jepson, Mitten |
38 | 30 March 1956 | Accrington Stanley | H | 3–2 | 17,331 | Murray, Jepson, Mitten |
39 | 31 March 1956 | Chesterfield | A | 1–2 | 15,138 | Jepson |
40 | 2 April 1956 | Accrington Stanley | A | 1–3 | 8,179 | Jepson, Lee |
41 | 7 April 1956 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–2 | 15,562 | |
42 | 9 April 1956 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 5–0 | 6,382 | Jepson (3), Murray, Darwin |
43 | 12 April 1956 | Carlisle United | A | 2–5 | 4,145 | Jepson, Mitten |
44 | 21 April 1956 | Gateshead | H | 3–1 | 7,348 | Jepson (2), Murray |
45 | 25 April 1956 | Bradford City | A | 2–4 | 3,672 | Jepson, Murray |
46 | 28 April 1956 | Workington | A | 1–2 | 4,833 | Bradley |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 19 November 1955 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | 8,072 | Jepson, Watkin |
R2 | 10 December 1955 | York City | A | 1–2 | 13,326 | Darwin |
Squad statistics
- Squad list sourced from 1955–56 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | ![]() |
46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
MF | ![]() |
42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 20 |
FW | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
FW | ![]() |
26 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 23 |
FW | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
38 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 17 |
FW | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
– | Own goals | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 |
References
- General
- Mansfield Town 1955–56 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
- Specific
- ^ 1955–56 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)