1988–89 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Mansfield Town's 52nd season in the Football League and 18th in the Third Division they finished in 15th position with 59 points.[1]

Mansfield Town
1988–89 season
ManagerIan Greaves
George Foster
Third Division15th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyPreliminary Round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Bury 46 16 13 17 55 67 −12 61
14 Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 63 73 −10 60
15 Mansfield Town 46 14 17 15 48 52 −4 59
16 Cardiff City 46 14 15 17 44 56 −12 57
17 Wigan Athletic 46 14 14 18 55 53 +2 56
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Football League Third Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 27 August 1988 Northampton Town H 1–1 4,042 Charles
2 3 September 1988 Wigan Athletic A 0–0 2,514
3 10 September 1988 Fulham H 3–1 2,734 Cassells (2), Hodges
4 17 September 1988 Blackpool A 1–1 4,012 Owen
5 20 September 1988 Gillingham H 2–0 3,153 Cassells, Stringfellow
6 24 September 1988 Bury A 1–0 2,412 Cassells
7 1 October 1988 Notts County H 1–1 5,908 Hodges
8 4 October 1988 Southend United A 1–1 2,436 Hodges
9 8 October 1988 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 3,381 Charles (2)
10 15 October 1988 Reading A 0–1 6,604
11 22 October 1988 Cardiff City A 2–2 3,566 Cassells (2)
12 26 October 1988 Chester City A 0–0 1,853
13 29 October 1988 Bristol City H 2–2 3,808 Charles, Kent
14 5 November 1988 Preston North End A 0–2 6,659
15 8 November 1988 Swansea City A 1–3 3,526 Hodges
16 12 November 1988 Brentford H 1–0 3,196 Charles
17 26 November 1988 Aldershot H 1–1 2,718 Coleman
18 3 December 1988 Chesterfield A 3–1 4,236 Coleman (2), Hunter (o.g.)
19 17 December 1988 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–6 12,134 Coleman, Leishman
20 26 December 1988 Port Vale A 0–1 5,224
21 31 December 1988 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 4,644 Owen
22 2 January 1989 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 4,935
23 14 January 1989 Wigan Athletic H 0–1 2,797
24 21 January 1989 Fulham A 1–1 4,148 Cassells
25 28 January 1989 Blackpool H 0–1 2,738
26 4 February 1989 Notts County A 1–2 5,924 Cassells
27 11 February 1989 Southend United H 4–0 2,562 Cassells (2), Charles, Kent
28 18 February 1989 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 4,669
29 25 February 1989 Reading H 2–1 3,012 Owen (2)
30 28 February 1989 Chester City H 2–0 2,769 Charles, Kearney
31 4 March 1989 Cardiff City A 0–0 3,217
32 11 March 1989 Preston North End H 0–3 4,708
33 18 March 1989 Northampton Town A 1–2 2,821 Berry (o.g.)
34 21 March 1989 Bristol City A 0–2 5,064
35 25 March 1989 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 3,254 Christie
36 27 March 1989 Port Vale H 2–1 8,198 Owen, Coleman
37 1 April 1989 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 9,209 Kent, Cassells (2)
38 4 April 1989 Sheffield United H 0–1 8,524
39 8 April 1989 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 5,327
40 15 April 1989 Gillingham A 0–3 2,414
41 22 April 1989 Bury H 1–1 2,827 Kent
42 25 April 1989 Sheffield United A 2–1 11,638 Kent, Cassells
43 29 April 1989 Brentford A 0–1 5,234
44 2 May 1989 Swansea City H 0–0 2,550
45 6 May 1989 Chesterfield H 3–1 4,779 Cassells, Kearney, Hathaway
46 13 May 1989 Aldershot A 0–0 1,549

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 19 November 1988 Sheffield United H 1–1 9,101 Kent
R1 Replay 22 November 1988 Sheffield United A 1–2 12,879 Kearney

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 30 August 1988 Notts County A 0–5 4,428
R1 2nd leg 6 September 1988 Notts County H 1–0 2,695 Hodges

League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
PR 29 November 1988 Notts County H 1–1 2,477 Kearney
PR 10 November 1988 Chesterfield A 1–2 2,640 Coleman

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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
GK   Brian Cox 39 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 45 0
GK   Jason Pearcey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Nicky Andersen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF   Steve Chambers 3(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(2) 0
DF   Simon Coleman 45 5 2 0 2 0 2 1 51 6
DF   George Foster 42 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 48 0
DF   Paul Garner 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
DF   Mike Graham 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF   Kevin Gray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Tony Kenworthy 19(1) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 25(1) 0
DF   Craig McKernon 42 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 46 0
DF   Mark Place 11(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11(3) 0
DF   John Ryan 23(7) 0 2 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 26(9) 0
MF   Steve Charles 45(1) 7 2 0 2 0 1(1) 0 50(2) 7
MF   David Hodges 37(2) 4 2 0 1 1 1(1) 0 41(3) 5
MF   Mark Kearney 44(1) 2 0(2) 1 2 0 2 1 48(3) 4
MF   Tony Lowery 11(1) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 17(1) 0
FW   Keith Cassells 36(1) 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 38(1) 14
FW   Trevor Christie 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
FW   Ian Hathaway 4(8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(8) 1
FW   Kevin Kent 36(3) 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 40(3) 6
FW   Graham Leishman 6(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 6(7) 1
FW   Gordon Owen 39(2) 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 43(2) 5
FW   Ian Stringfellow 0(8) 1 0(1) 0 2 0 2 0 4(9) 1
FW   Steve Williams 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2

References

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  1. ^ 1988–89 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)