List of Mansfield Town F.C. seasons

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Mansfield Town Football Club is an English association football club based in the Nottinghamshire town of Mansfield. Founded in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans, the team first entered the Mansfield & District Amateur League in 1902. Four years later, the club turned professional, tweaked its name to Mansfield Wesley, and joined the Notts & District League. The team made their debut in the FA Cup in 1909–10, and joined the Central Alliance in 1911, by which time the club had adopted its current name of Mansfield Town.[1] In the first post-First World War season, they moved to the Field Mill ground and won the Central Alliance title, and in 1921, they were accepted into the Midland League. Three years later, they won the Midland League title, repeated the feat the following year, and were runners-up the next. Applications for election to the Football League were unsuccessful, but in the hope of a better class of football, they had one season in the Midland Combination, primarily a reserve league for Football League clubs, before returning to the Midland League. In 1928–29, Mansfield won the Midland League title by a nine-point margin and beat two Football League clubs on the way to their first appearance in the fourth round of the FA Cup, in which they lost 2–0 to Arsenal at Highbury.[2]

Geographically, Mansfield lay on the border between the catchment areas of the Northern and Southern sections of the regionalised Third Division of the League. They had previously applied for election to the Northern Section; for the 1931–32 season, they applied to the Southern Section, and were admitted. After one season, in which they struggled, the team was reallocated to the Northern Section, before returning to the Southern in 1937.[3] Competitive football was suspended for the duration of the Second World War. Mansfield finished 22nd and bottom in the first post-war season, and thus had to apply for re-election to the League. The management committee decided that in light of the difficult circumstances facing all clubs in resuming competitive professional football after the war, all clubs facing re-election should be accepted unopposed.[4] Mansfield were transferred to the Northern Section for 1947–48. Three seasons later, they finished runners-up – at that time, only the champions were promoted – and reached the fifth round (last 16) of the FA Cup for the first time, losing to First Division team and eventual cup finalists Blackpool. Against a background of financial and governance problems that brought the club close to bankruptcy,[5] Mansfield remained in the Northern Section until the regional sections were amalgamated into national Third and Fourth Divisions in 1958, when they were placed in the Third Division.[6]

Two years later, Mansfield were relegated for the first time in their history. In their third season in the fourth tier, they finished fourth and were promoted on goal average, ahead of Gillingham by 0.118 of a goal.[7] After a further nine years in the Third – during which time they reached the 1968–69 FA Cup quarter-final, which remains their best achievement in the competition – and three in the Fourth Divisions, Mansfield won their first title at Football League level, taking the 1974–75 Fourth Division by a six-point margin. A season of consolidation, whose highlights included progressing to the quarter-final of the League Cup and the first of two Anglo-Scottish Cup semi-finals, preceded another championship: the 1976–77 Third Division title gained Mansfield promotion to the Football League Second Division for the first and as yet only time. They could not maintain that status,[8][6] and for the next thirty years continued to drift between third and fourth tiers, during which time they won the 1986–87 Associate Members' Cup, a cup competition open to teams from the lowest two tiers of the League; Mansfield beat Bristol City in a penalty shoot-out in the final.[9] In 2007–08, they finished 23rd in the fourth tier and were relegated out of the Football League into the Conference National (promotion and relegation between League and Conference had replaced re-election in 1987).[6] They reached the final of the 2010–11 FA Trophy, losing to Darlington in the last minute of extra time,[10] before returning to the League as Conference champions in 2013.[6]

Since their admission to the Football League, Mansfield Town have spent 1 season in the second tier of the English football league system, 42 in the third, 33 in the fourth, and 5 in the top tier of non-league football. The table details the team's achievements in senior first-team competitions and their top league goalscorers from their debut season in the Mansfield & District Amateur League in 1902–03 to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

Season League[6][11][1] FA Cup[12] League Cup[6][13] Other[6][13][14][15] Top league scorer(s)[16]
Division[a] P W D L F A Pts Pos Competition Result Name Goals
1902–03 M&D Am 7th Not known
1903–04 M&D Am 3rd[b] Not known
1904–05 M&D Am 5th Not known
1905–06 M&D Am 3rd Not known
1906–07 Notts 6th Not known
1907–08 Notts 5th Not known
1908–09 Notts/Derbys 36 19 6 11 95 73 44 4th Jack Needham 46
1909–10 Notts/Derbys 34 6 7 21 35 81 17 17th[b] QR2 Not known
1910–11 Notts/Derbys 34 15 6 13 66 58 36 9th QR4 Not known
1911–12 Cent All 22 6 0 16 35 62 12 11th QR1 Not known
1912–13 Cent All 32 13 2 17 50 54 28 10th[c] QR3 Freddie Blackwell[1] 39 ♦
1913–14 Cent All 30 6 7 17 38 62 19 15th QR2 Not known
1914–15 Notts/Derbys 26 12 4 10 52 56 28 4th[18] Prelim Not known
1915–19 é
Competitive league and FA Cup football was suspended until after the First World War.
& & & & & & & é & & é & é &
1919–20 Cent All 30 19 3 8 81 41 41 1st Prelim Not known
1920–21 Cent All 34 18 6 10 75 56 42 5th QR5 Not known
1921–22 Midland 42 20 7 15 68 57 47 8th QR5 Not known
1922–23 Midland 42 17 6 19 79 64 40 13th QR6 Not known
1923–24 Midland 42 31 6 5 98 31 68 1st QR6 Not known
1924–25 Midland 28 20 4 4 82 27 44 1st QR4 Not known
1925–26 Midland 40 23 7 10 120 54 53 2nd R1 Not known
1926–27 Mid Comb 24 15 6 3 62 28 36 2nd[19] R2 Not known
1927–28 Midland 44 19 11 14 118 97 49 10th QR4 Not known
1928–29 Midland 50 31 10 9 133 72 72 1st R4 Not known
1929–30 Midland 50 25 4 21 126 98 54 10th R1 Not known
1930–31 Midland ↑ 46 19 11 16 103 95 49 10th R1 Not known
1931–32 Div 3S 42 11 10 21 75 108 32 20th R1 Harry Johnson[20] 32
1932–33 Div 3N 42 14 7 21 84 100 35 16th R1 Not known
1933–34 Div 3N 42 11 12 19 81 88 34 17th R1 Third Division North Cup SF Not known
1934–35 Div 3N 42 19 9 14 75 62 47 8th R3 Third Division North Cup R1 Not known
1935–36 Div 3N 42 14 9 19 80 91 37 19th R1 Third Division North Cup R1 Not known
1936–37 Div 3N 42 18 8 16 91 76 44 9th R2 Third Division North Cup R1 Ted Harston[21] 55 ♦
1937–38 Div 3S 42 15 9 18 62 67 39 14th R3 Third Division South Cup R1 Harold Crawshaw[21] 25 ♦
1938–39 Div 3S 42 12 15 15 44 62 39 16th R2 Third Division South Cup R2 Not known
1939–40 Div 3S 3 1 1 1 8 8 3 [d] 3
1939–45 é
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.
& & & & & & & é & & é & é &
1945–46 R3[e] Not known
1946–47 Div 3S 42 9 10 23 48 96 28 22nd[f] R1 Not known
1947–48 Div 3N 42 17 11 14 57 51 45 8th R3 Not known
1948–49 Div 3N 42 14 14 14 52 48 42 10th R3 Not known
1949–50 Div 3N 42 18 12 12 66 54 48 8th R2 Not known
1950–51 Div 3N 46 26 12 8 78 48 64 2nd R5 Not known
1951–52 Div 3N 46 22 8 16 73 60 52 6th R1 Not known
1952–53 Div 3N 46 16 14 16 55 62 46 18th R3 Not known
1953–54 Div 3N 46 20 11 15 88 67 51 7th R1 Not known
1954–55 Div 3N 46 18 9 19 65 71 45 13th R1 Not known
1955–56 Div 3N 46 14 11 21 84 81 39 18th R2 Not known
1956–57 Div 3N 46 17 10 19 91 90 44 16th R1 Not known
1957–58 Div 3N 46 22 8 16 100 92 52 6th R3 Not known
1958–59 Div 3 46 14 13 19 73 98 41 20th R1 Not known
1959–60 Div 3 ↓ 46 15 6 25 81 112 36 22nd R3 Not known
1960–61 Div 4 46 16 6 24 71 78 38 20th R2 R1[g] Not known
1961–62 Div 4 44 19 6 19 77 66 44 14th R2 R2 Not known
1962–63 Div 4 ↑ 46 24 9 13 108 69 57 4th R3 R2 Ken Wagstaff[21] 34 ♦
1963–64 Div 3 46 20 11 15 76 62 51 7th R1 R2 Not known
1964–65 Div 3 46 24 11 11 95 61 59 3rd R2 R3 Not known
1965–66 Div 3 46 15 8 23 59 89 38 19th R1 R3 Not known
1966–67 Div 3 46 20 9 17 84 79 49 19th R4 R2 Not known
1967–68 Div 3 46 12 13 21 51 67 37 20th R1 R1 Not known
1968–69 Div 3 46 16 11 19 58 62 43 15th QF R1 Not known
1969–70 Div 3 46 21 11 14 70 49 53 6th R5 R2 Not known
1970–71 Div 3 46 18 15 13 64 62 51 7th R2 R2 Dudley Roberts[21] 22 ♦
1971–72 Div 3 ↓ 46 8 20 18 41 63 36 21st R2 R1 Not known
1972–73 Div 4 46 20 14 12 78 51 54 6th R1 R2 Not known
1973–74 Div 4 46 13 17 16 62 69 43 17th R2 R1 Not known
1974–75 Div 4 ↑ 46 28 12 6 90 40 68 1st R5 R1 Ray Clarke[21] 28 ♦
1975–76 Div 3 46 16 15 15 58 52 47 11th R2 QF Anglo-Scottish Cup SF Ray Clarke[24] 24
1976–77 Div 3 ↑ 46 28 8 10 78 42 64 1st R2 R2 Kevin Randall[25] 17
1977–78 Div 2 ↓ 42 10 11 21 49 69 31 21st R2 R1 Dave Syrett[26] 16
1978–79 Div 3 46 12 19 15 51 52 43 18th R2 R1 Anglo-Scottish Cup SF Bob Curtis[27] 6
1979–80 Div 3 ↓ 46 10 16 20 47 58 36 23rd R2 R2 Terry Austin[28] 19
1980–81 Div 4 46 20 9 17 58 44 49 7th R5 R4 Not known
1981–82 Div 4 46 13 10 23 63 81 47[h] 20th R3 QF Not known
1982–83 Div 4 46 16 13 17 61 70 61 10th R4 R4 Football League Group Cup Group Not known
1983–84 Div 4 46 13 13 20 66 70 52 19th R2 R1 Associate Members' Cup R1(N) Not known
1984–85 Div 4 46 13 18 15 41 38 57 14th R2 R1 Associate Members' Cup F(N) Not known
1985–86 Div 4 ↑ 46 23 12 11 74 47 81 3rd R1 R2 Associate Members' Cup QF(N) Not known
1986–87 Div 3 46 15 16 15 52 55 61 10th R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup W[i] Keith Cassells[30] 16
1987–88 Div 3 46 14 12 20 48 59 54 19th R4 R2 Associate Members' Cup QF(N) Not known
1988–89 Div 3 46 14 17 15 48 52 59 15th R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup Prelim(S) Not known
1989–90 Div 3 46 16 7 23 50 65 55 15th R1 R2 Associate Members' Cup R1(S) Steve Wilkinson[31] 15
1990–91 Div 3 ↓ 46 8 14 24 42 63 38 24th R3 R1 Associate Members' Cup QF(S) Not known
1991–92 Div 4 ↑[j] 42 23 8 11 75 53 77 3rd R1 R1 Associate Members' Cup Prelim(S) Phil Stant[21] 26 ♦
1992–93 Div 2 46 11 11 24 52 80 44 22nd R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1(S) Not known
1993–94 Div 3 42 15 10 17 53 62 55 12th R1 R1 Football League Trophy QF(N) Not known
1994–95 Div 3 42 18 11 13 84 59 65 6th R3 R2 Football League Trophy R1(N) Not known
1995–96 Div 3 46 11 20 15 54 64 53 19th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Andy Payton[32] 17
1996–97 Div 3 46 16 16 14 47 45 64 11th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) John Doolan 6
1997–98 Div 3 46 16 17 13 64 55 65 12th R1 R1 Football League Trophy QF(N) Steve Whitehall 24
1998–99 Div 3 46 19 10 17 60 58 67 8th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Lee Peacock 17
1999–2000 Div 3 46 16 8 22 50 65 56 17th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Chris Greenacre 9
2000–01 Div 3 46 15 13 18 64 72 58 13th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R1(N) Chris Greenacre 19
2001–02 Div 3 46 24 7 15 72 60 79 3rd R3 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Chris Greenacre 21
2002–03 Div 2 46 12 8 26 66 97 44 23rd R2 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Iyseden Christie 18
2003–04 Div 3 46 22 9 15 76 62 75 5th[k] R3 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Liam Lawrence 19
2004–05 League 2[l] 46 15 15 16 56 56 60 13th R1 R2 Football League Trophy R2(N) Colin Larkin 11
2005–06 League 2 46 13 15 18 59 66 54 16th R3 R2 Football League Trophy R1(N) Richie Barker 18
2006–07 League 2 46 14 12 20 58 63 54 17th R3 R2 Football League Trophy QF(N) Richie Barker 12
2007–08 League 2 46 11 9 26 48 68 42 23rd R4 R2 Football League Trophy R1(N) Michael Boulding 22
2008–09 Conf 46 19 9 18 57 55 62[m] 12th R1 FA Trophy R1 Rob Duffy 9
2009–10 Conf 44 17 11 16 69 60 62 9th R1 FA Trophy R1 Jake Speight 17
2010–11 Conf 46 17 10 19 73 75 61 12th R1 FA Trophy F[n] Louis Briscoe 13
2011–12 Conf 46 25 14 7 87 48 89 3rd[o] QR4 FA Trophy R1 Matt Green 29
2012–13 Conf 46 30 5 11 92 52 95 1st R3 FA Trophy R1 Matt Green[37] 25 ♦
2013–14 League 2 46 15 15 16 49 58 60 11th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R2(N) Sam Clucas 8
2014–15 League 2 46 13 9 24 38 62 48 21st R2 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Vadaine Oliver 7
2015–16 League 2 46 17 13 16 61 53 64 12th R1 R1 Football League Trophy R1(N) Matt Green 16
2016–17 League 2 46 17 15 14 54 50 66 12th R1 R1 EFL Trophy QF Matt Green 10
2017–18 League 2 46 18 18 10 67 52 72 8th R3 R1 EFL Trophy R2N Kane Hemmings 15
2018–19 League 2 46 20 16 10 69 41 76 4th[p] R1 R2 EFL Trophy R2N Tyler Walker 22

Notes

  1. ^ From the 1931–32 Football League season onwards, divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system, and separately from the pre-League divisions.
  2. ^ a b Two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.[1]
  3. ^ The goals against figure of 64 in the NonLeague Matters source is a typo; all contemporary newspapers have 54, and tables published for matchdays before the final table are consistent with that figure.[11][17]
  4. ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned with three matches played when the Second World War began.[6]
  5. ^ Although the Football League did not resume until the 1946–47 season, the FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[6][12]
  6. ^ All clubs facing re-election, which included Mansfield, were accepted unopposed, in recognition of the circumstances.[4]
  7. ^ The Football League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[23]
  8. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[23] Mansfield had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.[6]
  9. ^ Beat Bristol City in the final at Wembley in a penalty shoot-out.[29]
  10. ^ When the newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards, so Mansfield were promoted from Division Four to Division Two.[23]
  11. ^ After defeating Northampton Town on penalties in the semifinal of the play-offs, Mansfield lost to Huddersfield Town, also on penalties, in the final.[33]
  12. ^ From the 2004–05 season, the Football League divisions were rebranded: Division One was renamed the Football League Championship, and Divisions Two and Three became Football League One and Football League Two respectively.[34]
  13. ^ Four points deducted for fielding ineligible players.[35]
  14. ^ Lost 1–0 to Darlington in the final; the goal was scored in the last minute of extra time.[10]
  15. ^ Lost 2–1 on aggregate to York City after extra time in the play-off semi-final.[36]
  16. ^ Lost on penalties to Newport County in the play-off semi-final.[38]

References

General

  • "Mansfield Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d For early league positions: Taylor, Paul; Shaw, Martin (4 September 2015). "The formation of Mansfield Town FC". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ^ Shaw, Martin; Taylor, Paul (14 May 2016). "1920–1929". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ^ Shaw, Martin; Taylor, Paul (23 May 2016). "1930–1939". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b Shaw, Martin; Taylor, Paul (25 May 2016). "1940–1949". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ^ Shaw, Martin; Taylor, Paul (16 May 2016). "1950–1959". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mansfield Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ Shaw, Martin; Taylor, Paul (17 May 2016). "1960–1969". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ^ Shaw, Martin; Taylor, Paul (19 May 2016). "1970–1979". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Why May 24 1987 is a day Stags fans will never forget". Nottingham Post. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  10. ^ a b "FA Trophy final: Darlington 1-0 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b For Notts and Derbyshire League and Central Alliance: "The Central Alliance 1911–1925". NonLeagueMatters. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  12. ^ a b "The Emirates FA Cup: Past Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
  13. ^ a b "Mansfield Town football club complete match record". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  14. ^ For Football League Group Cup: "Football League Group Cup". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  15. ^ For Third Division North and South Cups: "Football League Division Three North" and "South Cup Summary – Contents". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  16. ^ From 1996–97 onwards: "Mansfield Town: player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  17. ^ "Central Alliance". Walsall Advertiser. 3 May 1913. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Football. Notts. and Derbyshire League". Nottingham Evening Post. 4 May 1915. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ^ "Chesterfield FC, 1926–7: Tables" (XLSX). cfchistory.com. Stuart Basson. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  20. ^ Taylor, Paul; Shaw, Martin (4 September 2015). "1930–1939". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ a b c d e f Ross, James M. (25 June 2015). "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Second League". The People. London. 27 August 1939. p. 20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    "League results and tables". Birmingham Gazette. 31 August 1939. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    "All the football results and league tables". Birmingham Gazette. 4 September 1939. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. ^ a b c "History of the Football League". The Football League. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011.
  24. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976–77 (PDF). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0362002591 – via Historical Lineups.
  25. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 (PDF). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0354090186 – via Historical Lineups.
  26. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1978). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1978–79 (PDF). London: MacDonald & Jane's. p. 276. ISBN 978-0354090438 – via Historical Lineups.
  27. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1979). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1979–80 (PDF). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0354090834 – via Historical Lineups.
  28. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 236. ISBN 0362 02017 5.
  29. ^ "Why May 24 1987 is a day Stags fans will never forget". Nottingham Post. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  30. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  31. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 356. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
  32. ^ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  33. ^ "Mansfield reach final". BBC Sport. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
    "Mansfield 0–0 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  34. ^ "League gets revamp". BBC Sport. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  35. ^ "Mansfield hit by points deduction". BBC Sport. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  36. ^ Phillips, Owen (7 May 2012). "Mansfield Town 0–1 York City (1–2 agg)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  37. ^ "National League". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  38. ^ "Newport beat Mansfield on penalties to reach League Two play-off final". The Guardian. Press Association. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

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