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1973–74 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was Mansfield Town's 37th season in the Football League and 5th in the Fourth Division, they finished in 17th position with 43 points.[1]

Mansfield Town
1973–74 season
ManagerDanny Williams
Dave Smith
Fourth Division17th
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Watney CupFirst Round

Final league table edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football League § Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
15 Rotherham United 46 15 13 18 56 58 0.966 43
16 Torquay United 46 13 17 16 52 57 0.912 43
17 Mansfield Town 46 13 17 16 62 69 0.899 43
18 Scunthorpe United 45 14 12 19 47 64 0.734 42[a]
19 Brentford 46 12 16 18 48 50 0.960 40
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Scunthorpe United v. Exeter was never played; Exeter failed to turn up and Scunthorpe were awarded the points.

Results edit

Football League Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 25 August 1973 Peterborough United A 1–2 7,045 Eccles
2 1 September 1973 Northampton Town H 2–0 3,109 Eccles, Roberts
3 8 September 1973 Barnsley A 1–1 2,487 Thompson
4 10 September 1973 Stockport County A 1–1 3,665 Eccles
5 15 September 1973 Swansea City H 2–1 3,250 Roberts, Bird
6 17 September 1973 Chester H 3–0 3,938 Eccles (3)
7 22 September 1973 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 1,797 Roberts
8 29 September 1973 Darlington H 1–0 3,254 Jones
9 3 October 1973 Chester A 1–1 2,693 Laverick
10 9 October 1973 Newport County A 0–2 3,107
11 13 October 1973 Hartlepool H 2–0 3,107 Laverick, Roberts
12 20 October 1973 Reading A 0–3 6,357
13 22 October 1973 Stockport County H 5–0 3,443 Longhorn, Eccles (3), Roberts
14 27 October 1973 Torquay United H 2–1 3,924 Bird, Eccles
15 3 November 1973 Brentford A 1–4 4,331 McCaffrey
16 10 November 1973 Colchester United H 2–2 3,306 Longhorn, Eccles
17 14 November 1973 Bradford City A 1–3 3,276 Bird
18 17 November 1973 Gillingham H 2–2 2,908 McCaffrey, Roberts
19 1 December 1973 Rotherham United H 3–0 2,787 Eccles, Christopher, Swift (o.g.)
20 8 December 1973 Scunthorpe United A 3–5 2,575 Eccles, McCaffrey, Walker
21 22 December 1973 Darlington A 0–1 1,603
22 26 December 1973 Lincoln City H 4–3 4,529 Peplow, Eccles (2), Cooper (o.g.)
23 29 December 1973 Barnsley H 2–2 4,141 Peplow, Walker
24 1 January 1974 Northampton Town A 0–2 6,231
25 12 January 1974 Swansea City A 0–2 4,196
26 20 January 1974 Peterborough United H 2–1 4,196 Peplow, Eccles
27 27 January 1974 Bury A 0–2 6,222
28 10 February 1974 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 2,690 Eccles
29 17 February 1974 Hartlepool A 0–4 4,067
30 24 February 1974 Newport County H 2–1 3,006 Roberts, Lathan
31 3 March 1974 Lincoln City A 1–1 2,615 Eccles
32 9 March 1974 Exeter City A 1–1 3,669 Lathan
33 10 March 1974 Torquay United A 0–4 2,843
34 16 March 1974 Reading H 1–1 2,183 Eccles
35 18 March 1974 Exeter City H 3–3 2,401 Laverick (2), Bird
36 22 March 1974 Colchester United A 0–1 4,695
37 26 March 1974 Doncaster Rovers A 0–0 1,894
38 30 March 1974 Brentford H 1–1 1,909 Lathan
39 1 April 1974 Bury H 1–2 2,627 Lathan
40 6 April 1974 Bradford City H 0–0 2,114
41 13 April 1974 Gillingham A 2–2 7,972 Lathan, Bird
42 15 April 1974 Workington A 0–0 1,094
43 17 April 1974 Workington H 2–0 2,329 Eccles, Bird
44 20 April 1974 Scunthorpe United H 2–2 2,342 Foster, Bird
45 27 April 1974 Rotherham United A 1–2 2,632 Laverick
46 29 April 1974 Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 2,474 Edwards, Bird

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 24 November 1973 York City A 0–0 4,254
R1 Replay 10 December 1973 York City H 5–3 4,773 Eccles, McCaffrey, Thompson, Foster, Walker
R2 15 December 1973 Scunthorpe United H 1–1 4,511 Eccles
R2 Replay 18 December 1973 Scunthorpe United A 0–1 2,679

League Cup edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 29 August 1973 Chesterfield H 1–1 7,321 Laverick
R1 Replay 3 September 1973 Chesterfield A 0–1 5,771

Watney Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 11 August 1973 Hull City H 0–3 6,137

Squad statistics edit

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Rod Arnold 29 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 0
GK   Graham Brown 17 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
DF   Kevin Bird 44 8 3 0 2 0 1 0 50 8
DF   Frank Burrows 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF   Dick Edwards 31(2) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 33(2) 1
DF   Barry Foster 19(3) 0 4 0 0(1) 0 0 0 23(4) 0
DF   Colin Foster 24(3) 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 29(4) 2
DF   Bill Grozier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Dave Lyon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF   Tony Parry 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
DF   Sandy Pate 46 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 53 0
DF   Sammy Todd 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF   Clive Walker 42 2 4 1 2 0 1 0 49 3
MF   Paul Jones 15(5) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 17(5) 1
MF   John Lathan 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5
MF   Micky Laverick 30(6) 5 1(1) 0 2 1 0 0 33(7) 6
MF   Dennis Longhorn 28(1) 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 35(1) 2
MF   Paul Matthews 12(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13(1) 0
MF   Jim McCaffrey 37(3) 3 4 1 1 0 0(1) 0 42(4) 4
FW   Paul Christopher 7(1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9(1) 1
FW   Trevor Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Terry Eccles 44 20 4 2 2 0 1 0 51 22
FW   Steve Peplow 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
FW   Dudley Roberts 27(1) 7 3 0 2 0 1 0 33(21) 7
FW   Dave Thompson 17 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 23 2
– Own goals – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 2

References edit

General
Specific
  1. ^ 1973–74 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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