1987–88 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1987–88 season was Mansfield Town's 51st season in the Football League and 17th in the Third Division they finished in 19th position with 54 points.[1]

Mansfield Town
1987–88 season
ManagerIan Greaves
Third Division19th
FA CupFourth Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyQuarter Final

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 27 12 7 92 48 +44 93 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 23 15 8 69 47 +22 84
3 Walsall (O, P) 46 23 13 10 68 50 +18 82 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
4 Notts County 46 23 12 11 82 49 +33 81
5 Bristol City 46 21 12 13 77 62 +15 75
6 Northampton Town 46 18 19 9 70 51 +19 73
7 Wigan Athletic 46 20 12 14 70 61 +9 72
8 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 56 +12 66
9 Fulham 46 19 9 18 69 60 +9 66
10 Blackpool 46 17 14 15 71 62 +9 65
11 Port Vale 46 18 11 17 58 56 +2 65
12 Brentford 46 16 14 16 53 59 −6 62
13 Gillingham 46 14 17 15 77 61 +16 59
14 Bury 46 15 14 17 58 57 +1 59
15 Chester City 46 14 16 16 51 62 −11 58
16 Preston North End 46 15 13 18 48 59 −11 58
17 Southend United 46 14 13 19 65 83 −18 55
18 Chesterfield 46 15 10 21 41 70 −29 55
19 Mansfield Town 46 14 12 20 48 59 −11 54
20 Aldershot 46 15 8 23 64 74 −10 53
21 Rotherham United (R) 46 12 16 18 50 66 −16 52 Qualification for the Fourth Division play-offs
22 Grimsby Town (R) 46 12 14 20 48 58 −10 50 Relegation to the Fourth Division
23 York City (R) 46 8 9 29 48 91 −43 33
24 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 8 9 29 40 84 −44 33
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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 1987 Bristol City H 2–0 5,441 Cassells, Stringfellow
2 29 August 1987 Chesterfield H 0–1 5,223
3 31 August 1987 Sunderland A 1–4 13,994 Stringfellow
4 4 September 1987 Fulham H 0–2 3,519
5 12 September 1987 Grimsby Town A 3–2 3,436 Cassells, Hodges, Charles
6 15 September 1987 Wigan Athletic H 0–1 3,263
7 19 September 1987 Southend United H 1–0 2,857 Stringfellow
8 26 September 1987 Rotherham United A 1–2 3,839 Kent
9 29 September 1987 Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 3,159 Stringfellow (2)
10 3 October 1987 Bristol Rovers H 1–2 2,980 Charles
11 11 October 1987 Notts County A 1–1 8,573 Charles
12 17 October 1987 Gillingham H 2–2 2,957 Charles, Stringfellow
13 20 October 1987 Northampton Town H 3–1 3,646 Charles, Hodges, Coleman
14 24 October 1987 Chester City A 2–0 2,461 Charles, Cassells
15 31 October 1987 Blackpool H 0–0 3,223
16 3 November 1987 Bury A 0–1 2,248
17 7 November 1987 Preston North End H 0–0 3,632
18 21 November 1987 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 3,285 Kent
19 28 November 1987 Walsall A 1–2 4,327 Charles
20 12 December 1987 Brentford A 2–2 3,729 Cassells, Stringfellow
21 20 December 1987 Port Vale H 4–0 3,173 Kent (4)
22 26 December 1987 Rotherham United H 0–1 4,771
23 28 December 1987 York City A 2–2 2,781 Charles, Kent
24 1 January 1988 Chesterfield A 1–3 5,070 Cassells
25 2 January 1988 Grimsby Town H 1–0 3,320 Ryan
26 15 January 1988 Southend United A 1–2 3,079 Cassells
27 6 February 1988 Fulham A 0–0 3,330
28 13 February 1988 York City H 2–1 2,756 Charles, Owen
29 20 February 1988 Bristol City A 2–1 9,528 Kent, Graham
30 27 February 1988 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 3,192 Cassells
31 1 March 1988 Doncaster Rovers A 2–0 1,187 Cassells, Coleman
32 5 March 1988 Gillingham A 0–0 3,627
33 12 March 1988 Notts County H 1–1 8,002 Owen
34 19 March 1988 Blackpool A 0–2 2,847
35 22 March 1988 Aldershot H 1–0 2,344 Charles
36 26 March 1988 Chester City H 1–2 2,918 Charles
37 28 March 1988 Wigan Athletic A 1–2 3,217 Kent
38 2 April 1988 Preston North End A 0–1 6,278
39 5 April 1988 Walsall H 1–3 4,901 Charles
40 10 April 1988 Northampton Town A 0–2 6,917
41 19 April 1988 Aldershot A 0–3 2,339
42 23 April 1988 Bury H 0–0 2,384
43 26 April 1988 Sunderland H 0–4 6,935
44 30 April 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 11,503 Stringfellow
45 2 May 1988 Brentford H 2–1 2,664 Kent, Charles
46 7 May 1988 Port Vale A 1–1 3,617 Owen

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 14 November 1987 Preston North End A 1–1 7,415 Stringfellow
R1 Replay 17 November 1987 Preston North End H 4–2 4,682 Cassells (2), Charles, Kent
R2 5 December 1987 Lincoln City H 4–3 5,671 Cassells, Lowery, Kent, Foster
R3 9 January 1988 Bath City H 4–0 5,080 Ryan, Charles (2), Withey (o.g.)
R4 30 January 1988 Wimbledon H 1–2 10,642 Kent

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 18 August 1987 Birmingham City H 2–2 4,425 Stringfellow (2)
R1 2nd leg 25 August 1987 Birmingham City A 1–0 6,054 Cassells
R2 1st leg 23 September 1987 Oxford United A 1–1 4,651 Kent
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1987 Oxford United H 0–2 6,295

League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
PR 13 October 1987 Doncaster Rovers A 1–0 1,280 Lowery
PR 27 October 1987 Hartlepool United H 3–2 2,170 Eves, Cassells, Smith (o.g.)
R1 19 January 1988 Scunthorpe United H 1–0 3,637 Charles
QF 16 February 1988 Preston North End A 1–2 5,332 Kent

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Andy Beasley 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
GK   Kevin Hitchcock 33 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 45 0
GK   Eric Steele 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF   Nicky Andersen 3(9) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 0 0 4(10) 0
DF   Steve Chambers 1(7) 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0(1) 0 3(9) 0
DF   Simon Coleman 44 2 5 0 4 0 4 0 57 2
DF   George Foster 44 0 5 1 4 0 4 0 57 1
DF   Paul Garner 14(5) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18(5) 0
DF   Mike Graham 46 1 5 0 4 0 4 0 59 1
DF   Tony Kenworthy 29(1) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 34(1) 0
DF   Craig McKernon 9(5) 0 2 0 0(3) 0 2 0 13(8) 0
DF   John Ryan 30(2) 1 5 1 1 0 4 0 40(2) 2
MF   Steve Charles 46 11 5 3 4 0 4 0 59 14
MF   Jason Danskin 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0
MF   David Hodges 21(1) 2 0(1) 0 2 0 1(1) 0 24(3) 2
MF   Mark Kearney 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
MF   Tony Lowery 44 0 5 1 4 0 4 1 57 2
MF   Phil Stubbins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0
FW   Keith Cassells 40 10 4 3 4 1 4 1 52 15
FW   Mel Eves 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
FW   Kevin Kent 45 10 5 3 4 1 4 2 58 16
FW   Michael Marks 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
FW   Gordon Owen 15(2) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15(2) 3
FW   Ian Stringfellow 22(8) 8 3(1) 1 4 2 0(1) 0 29(10) 11
FW   Neil Whatmore 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0
FW   Steve Williams 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0
Own goals 0 1 0 1 2

References

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  1. ^ 1987–88 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)