1971–72 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1971–72 season was Mansfield Town's 35th season in the Football League and 11th in the Third Division, they finished in 21st position with 36 points and were relegated to the Fourth Division on goal average.[1]

Mansfield Town
1971–72 season
ManagerJock Basford
Danny Williams
Third Division21st
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aston Villa (C, P) 46 32 6 8 85 32 2.656 70 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 27 11 8 82 47 1.745 65
3 Bournemouth 46 23 16 7 73 37 1.973 62
4 Notts County 46 25 12 9 74 44 1.682 62 Qualification for the Watney Cup
5 Rotherham United 46 20 15 11 69 52 1.327 55
6 Bristol Rovers 46 21 12 13 75 56 1.339 54 Qualification for the Watney Cup
7 Bolton Wanderers 46 17 16 13 51 41 1.244 50
8 Plymouth Argyle 46 20 10 16 74 64 1.156 50
9 Walsall 46 15 18 13 62 57 1.088 48
10 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 9 18 54 57 0.947 47
11 Oldham Athletic 46 17 11 18 59 63 0.937 45
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 10 19 73 65 1.123 44
13 Chesterfield 46 18 8 20 57 57 1.000 44
14 Swansea City 46 17 10 19 46 59 0.780 44
15 Port Vale 46 13 15 18 43 59 0.729 41
16 Wrexham 46 16 8 22 59 63 0.937 40 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
17 Halifax Town 46 13 12 21 48 61 0.787 38
18 Rochdale 46 12 13 21 57 83 0.687 37
19 York City 46 12 12 22 57 66 0.864 36
20 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 16 20 50 71 0.704 36
21 Mansfield Town (R) 46 8 20 18 41 63 0.651 36 Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Barnsley (R) 46 9 18 19 32 64 0.500 36
23 Torquay United (R) 46 10 12 24 41 69 0.594 32
24 Bradford City (R) 46 11 10 25 45 77 0.584 32
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Football League Third Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 15 August 1971 Halifax Town H 0–0 5,865
2 21 August 1971 Rochdale A 1–2 3,554 Ryder (o.g.)
3 28 August 1971 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–3 4,104
4 4 September 1971 Plymouth Argyle A 1–3 8,343 Stenson
5 11 September 1971 Swansea City H 0–2 3,549
6 18 September 1971 Chesterfield A 0–2 9,960
7 22 September 1971 Aston Villa A 1–0 28,112 Jones
8 25 September 1971 Rotherham United H 0–1 4,799
9 27 September 1971 Tranmere Rovers A 2–2 2,455 Thompson, Fairbrother
10 2 October 1971 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 9,030
11 9 October 1971 Bristol Rovers H 0–0 3,836
12 16 October 1971 Halifax Town A 1–1 3,864 Fairbrother
13 18 October 1971 Barnsley H 0–0 3,696
14 23 October 1971 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 7,103 Fairbrother
15 29 October 1971 Bournemouth H 0–5 6,622
16 6 November 1971 Notts County A 0–2 16,905
17 13 November 1971 Port Vale H 0–1 5,996
18 27 November 1971 York City A 2–1 4,328 Wignall, B Roberts
19 4 December 1971 Torquay United H 0–0 5,145
20 18 December 1971 Plymouth Argyle H 2–3 3,784 Fairbrother, Thompson
21 27 December 1971 Walsall A 1–2 7,001 Thompson
22 1 January 1972 Chesterfield H 2–1 8,331 Fairbrother, Wignall
23 8 January 1972 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 10,916
24 15 January 1972 Bradford City A 2–2 4,098 Fairbrother (2)
25 22 January 1972 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 4,752 Fairbrother
26 29 January 1972 Barnsley A 1–1 3,924 Thompson
27 5 February 1972 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 4,497 Fairbrother, Wignall
28 12 February 1972 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 5,155 Wignall
29 19 February 1972 Bournemouth A 1–1 13,417 Kitchener (o.g.)
30 26 February 1972 Notts County H 1–1 16,784 B Roberts
31 4 March 1972 Port Vale H 0–1 2,809
32 11 March 1972 Bristol Rovers A 1–2 5,581 Fairbrother
33 13 March 1972 Wrexham A 1–1 2,547 Saunders
34 18 March 1972 Rochdale H 3–1 5,121 Saunders, Fairbrother, Wignall
35 20 March 1972 Shrewsbury Town H 2–2 6,076 Fairbrother, D Roberts
36 24 March 1972 Swansea City A 1–1 3,494 Wignall
37 27 March 1972 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 5,412 Wignall
38 1 April 1972 Walsall H 1–1 5,782 Fairbrother
39 3 April 1972 Rotherham United A 1–3 5,906 Fairbrother
40 8 April 1972 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 5,587 Wignall
41 15 April 1972 York City H 0–0 5,018
42 19 April 1972 Shrewsbury Town A 2–4 2,693 Fairbrother (2)
43 22 April 1972 Torquay United A 1–0 3,929 Longhorn
44 24 April 1972 Aston Villa H 1–1 12,476 Fairbrother
45 29 April 1972 Bradford City H 1–1 4,242 Stenson
46 1 May 1972 Wrexham H 1–1 6,688 Fairbrother

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 20 November 1971 Chester A 1–1 3,669 Bingham
R1 Replay 22 November 1971 Chester H 4–3 5,310 Bingham, Fairbrother, Thompson, B Roberts
R2 11 December 1971 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 5,634 Fairbrother, Thompson
R2 Replay 15 December 1971 Tranmere Rovers A 2–4 5,703 Fairbrother (2)

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 18 August 1971 Chesterfield A 0–0 12,261
R1 Replay 23 August 1971 Chesterfield H 0–5 9,219

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Kim Book 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
GK   Graham Brown 40 0 4 0 2 0 46 0
GK   Graeme Crawford 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF   Sam Ellis 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
DF   Barry Foster 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
DF   Colin Foster 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Ray Harford 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
DF   John Haselden 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF   Sandy Pate 46 0 4 0 2 0 52 0
DF   John Saunders 44 2 4 0 0 0 48 2
DF   Clive Walker 41 0 4 0 2 0 47 0
DF   Phil Waller 21(3) 0 4 0 2 0 27(3) 0
MF   Alan Jarvis 40(2) 0 4 0 2 0 46(2) 0
MF   Dennis Longhorn 26(1) 1 0 0 0 0 26(1) 1
MF   Bobby Roberts 37(4) 2 3 1 2 0 42(4) 3
MF   John Stenson 19(3) 2 2(1) 0 1 0 22(4) 2
FW   John Bingham 14(2) 0 3(1) 2 1 0 18(3) 2
FW   John Fairbrother 41 18 4 4 0 0 45 22
FW   Colin Harrington 7(6) 0 1 0 2 0 10(6) 0
FW   Dai Jones 5(5) 1 0 0 0 0 5(5) 1
FW   Dudley Roberts 15(1) 1 1 0 2 0 18(1) 1
FW   Dave Thompson 40 4 4 2 2 0 46 6
FW   Frank Wignall 23(2) 8 2 0 0 0 25(2) 8
Own goals 2 0 0 2

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ 1971–72 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)