1937–38 Mansfield Town F.C. season
Appearance
1937–38 season | ||
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Manager | Harry Parkes, Jack Poole | |
Third Division South | 14th | |
FA Cup | Third Round | |
Third Division South Cup | First Round | |
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The 1937–38 season was Mansfield Town's seventh season in the Football League and Second in the Third Division South, they finished in 14th position with 39 points.[1]
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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12 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 40 |
13 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 57 | 0.982 | 40 |
14 | Mansfield Town[a] | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 39 |
15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 39 |
16 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 0.827 | 38 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Mansfield Town had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.
Results
Football League Third Division South
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 28 August 1937 | Northampton Town | H | 4–1 | 9,619 | Crawshaw (3), Holmes |
2 | 4 September 1937 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–0 | 7,996 | |
3 | 8 September 1937 | Walsall | H | 3–1 | 7,979 | Crawshaw, Horne (2) |
4 | 11 September 1937 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | 7,921 | Crawshaw (2), Speed |
5 | 15 September 1937 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–2 | 6,294 | |
6 | 18 September 1937 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | 7,393 | Speed |
7 | 25 September 1937 | Clapton Orient | A | 2–1 | 8,590 | Crawshaw (2) |
8 | 2 October 1937 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | 8,330 | Crawshaw (2) |
9 | 7 October 1937 | Notts County | A | 0–2 | 13,362 | |
10 | 9 October 1937 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 14,142 | Crawshaw |
11 | 16 October 1937 | Exeter City | A | 0–4 | 4,894 | |
12 | 23 October 1937 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | 5,264 | Crawshaw, Sams |
13 | 30 October 1937 | Aldershot | A | 0–1 | 5,680 | |
14 | 6 November 1937 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 8,400 | Horne |
15 | 13 November 1937 | Reading | A | 2–3 | 7,910 | Horne, Sams |
16 | 20 November 1937 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–0 | 8,207 | Crawshaw, Bungay |
17 | 4 December 1937 | Newport County | H | 1–1 | 2,946 | Holmes |
18 | 18 December 1937 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 5,274 | |
19 | 25 December 1937 | Cardiff City | H | 3–0 | 12,114 | Holmes (2), Crawshaw |
20 | 26 December 1937 | Cardiff City | A | 1–4 | 37,726 | Johnston |
21 | 26 December 1937 | Northampton Town | A | 0–3 | 6,401 | |
22 | 15 January 1938 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 3,222 | Reed |
23 | 22 January 1938 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | 5,590 | |
24 | 29 January 1938 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | 2,467 | Reed |
25 | 5 February 1938 | Clapton Orient | H | 3–1 | 5,394 | Crawshaw (2), Reed |
26 | 12 February 1938 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | 5,375 | Speed |
27 | 19 February 1938 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–2 | 9,072 | Speed, Crawshaw, Turner |
28 | 26 February 1938 | Exeter City | H | 2–3 | 7,187 | Horne, Turner |
29 | 5 March 1938 | Swindon Town | A | 3–3 | 7,728 | Reed, Turner, Johnston |
30 | 12 March 1938 | Aldershot | H | 2–0 | 7,173 | Horne, Crawshaw |
31 | 19 March 1938 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 29,253 | |
32 | 26 March 1938 | Reading | H | 5–1 | 6,521 | Crawshaw (4), Turner |
33 | 2 April 1938 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–4 | 13,105 | |
34 | 9 April 1938 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | 11,190 | Crawshaw |
35 | 15 April 1938 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 4–5 | 8,616 | Crawshaw, Turner, Reed, Speed |
36 | 16 April 1938 | Newport County | A | 0–1 | 8,087 | |
37 | 18 April 1938 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 3–2 | 7,198 | Crawshaw, Johnston, Reed |
38 | 23 April 1938 | Bristol City | H | 3–5 | 7,233 | Johnston, Reed (2) |
39 | 27 April 1938 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 15,231 | Reed |
40 | 30 April 1938 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 9,222 | |
41 | 2 May 1938 | Walsall | A | 0–2 | 2,022 | |
42 | 7 May 1938 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 4,417 | Shaw |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R1 | 27 November 1937 | Wellington Town | A | 2–1 | 6,000 | Crawshaw, Bungay |
R2 | 15 December 1937 | Lincoln City | H | 2–1 | 8,062 | Crawshaw, Holmes |
R3 | 8 January 1938 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 | 15,890 | Johnston |
Football League Third Division South Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R1 | 27 September 1937 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 1,500 |
Squad statistics
- Squad list sourced from 1937–38 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Third Division Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Daniel Black | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
GK | John Hughes | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
DF | Lloyd Barke | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
DF | Reg Bungay | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
DF | William Patterson | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
DF | Ted Vaux | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | George Stimpson | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
MF | Austin Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Frank O'Connor | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
MF | Fred Speed | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
MF | Leonard Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FW | Harold Crawshaw | 41 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 27 |
FW | Howitt Fielding | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FW | Maxey Holmes | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
FW | Alf Horne | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
FW | Charlie Johnston | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
FW | Chick Reed | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
FW | George Rudkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Alfie Sams | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
FW | Fred Shaw | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
FW | Jackie Stamps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | John Turner | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
References
- General
- Mansfield Town 1937–38 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
- Specific
- ^ 1937–38 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)