1989–90 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was Mansfield Town's 53rd season in the Football League and 19th in the Third Division they finished in 15th position with 55 points.[1]

Mansfield Town
1989–90 season
ManagerGeorge Foster
Third Division15th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Brentford 46 18 7 21 66 66 0 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 16 10 20 52 56 −4 58
15 Mansfield Town 46 16 7 23 50 65 −15 55
16 Chester City 46 13 15 18 43 55 −12 54
17 Swansea City 46 14 12 20 45 63 −18 54
Source: [citation needed]


Results edit

Football League Third Division edit

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 19 August 1989 Chester City A 2–0 2,401 Charles, Christie
2 26 August 1989 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 3,051
3 2 September 1989 Fulham A 0–1 4,551
4 9 September 1989 Cardiff City H 1–0 2,767 Charles
5 16 September 1989 Bury A 0–3 2,821
6 23 September 1989 Blackpool H 0–3 2,629
7 30 September 1989 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 5,797 Charles
8 7 October 1989 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 3,148 Pittman (o.g.)
9 14 October 1989 Walsall H 0–2 3,230
10 16 October 1989 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 6,909 Charles
11 21 October 1989 Bristol City H 1–0 2,941 Christie
12 24 October 1989 Swansea City H 4–0 2,644 Christie, Kent, Stringfellow (2)
13 28 October 1989 Reading A 0–1 3,242
14 31 October 1989 Preston North End H 2–2 3,124 Wilkinson (2)
15 4 November 1989 Notts County H 1–3 6,016 Wilkinson
16 10 November 1989 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 3,333 Christie
17 25 November 1989 Leyton Orient A 1–3 3,317 Wilkinson
18 2 December 1989 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 2,966 Kearney
19 17 December 1989 Brentford A 1–2 5,022 Wilkinson
20 26 December 1989 Rotherham United H 3–1 6,384 Smalley, Stringfellow, Christie
21 30 December 1989 Northampton Town H 1–2 3,210 Christie
22 1 January 1990 Wigan Athletic A 0–4 2,478
23 13 January 1990 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 5,339 Leishman
24 20 January 1990 Chester City H 1–0 2,258 Wilkinson
25 3 February 1990 Blackpool A 1–3 4,402 Wilkinson
26 10 February 1990 Bury H 1–0 2,425 Wilkinson
27 13 February 1990 Fulham H 3–0 2,256 Christie, Charles, Hathaway
28 17 February 1990 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 5,441
29 24 February 1990 Leyton Orient H 1–0 2,544 Wilkinson
30 3 March 1990 Birmingham City A 1–4 5,746 Christie
31 6 March 1990 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 3,336
32 10 March 1990 Swansea City A 0–1 3,304
33 17 March 1990 Shrewsbury Town H 2–1 2,231 Christie, Charles
34 20 March 1990 Walsall A 0–1 3,017
35 24 March 1990 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 3,363 Wilkinson
36 27 March 1990 Cardiff City A 0–1 2,280
37 31 March 1990 Bristol City A 1–1 11,773 Kearney
38 3 April 1990 Birmingham City H 5–2 4,164 Wilkinson (5)
39 7 April 1990 Reading A 1–1 2,568 Christie
40 10 April 1990 Preston North End A 0–4 5,039
41 14 April 1990 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 2,423 Charles
42 16 April 1990 Rotherham United A 0–0 5,079
43 21 April 1990 Brentford H 2–3 2,347 Christie, Clark
44 24 April 1990 Northampton Town A 2–1 2,119 Christie, Kearney
45 28 April 1990 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 3,071 Hodges, Swain (o.g.)
46 5 May 1990 Notts County A 2–4 6,906 Christie, Kent

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 19 November 1989 Wigan Athletic A 0–2 3,087

League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 22 August 1989 Northampton Town H 1–1 3,095 Stringfellow
R1 2nd leg 5 September 1989 Northampton Town A 2–0 3,693 Charles, Stringfellow
R2 1st leg 19 September 1989 Luton Town H 3–4 5,361 Stringfellow, Christie (2)
R2 2nd leg 3 October 1989 Luton Town A 2–7 6,519 Kearney, Wilkinson

League Trophy edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
PR 28 November 1989 Leyton Orient A 0–2 1,133
PR 9 December 1989 Brentford H 2–1 1,445 Charles (2)
PR Replay 9 January 1990 Leyton Orient H 2–1 1,938 Kearney, Gray
R1 17 January 1990 Maidstone United A 1–2 1,020 Christie

Squad statistics edit

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Andy Beasley 26 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 30 0
GK   Brian Cox 15 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 20 0
GK   Jason Pearcey 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF   Steve Chambers 4(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 5(5) 0
DF   Simon Coleman 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
DF   Wayne Fairclough 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
DF   George Foster 42 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 50 0
DF   Kevin Gray 16 0 0(1) 0 1 0 2(1) 1 19(2) 1
DF   Tony Kenworthy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Craig McKernon 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 11 0
DF   Malcolm Murray 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 0
DF   Mark Place 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Steve Prindiville 22 0 1 0 3(1) 0 3 0 29(1) 0
DF   Mark Smalley 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
MF   Steve Charles 42(1) 7 1 0 4 1 2 2 50(2) 8
MF   Martin Clark 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
MF   David Hodges 8(11) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10(11) 1
MF   David Hunt 21(1) 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 30(1) 0
MF   Mark Kearney 41 3 1 0 4 1 4 1 50 5
MF   Tony Lowery 14 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 20 0
MF   Don O'Riordan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
FW   Trevor Christie 43(2) 13 1 0 4 2 4 1 52(2) 16
FW   Ian Hathaway 11(11) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 2 0 14(12) 1
FW   Kevin Kent 38 3 1 0 0 0 3(1) 0 42(1) 3
FW   Graham Leishman 1(3) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 2(4) 1
FW   Gary McDonald 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0
FW   Ian Stringfellow 17(2) 3 0(1) 0 4 3 1(1) 0 22(4) 6
FW   Steve Wilkinson 36(1) 15 1 0 1 1 4 0 42(1) 16
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1

References edit

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  1. ^ 1989–90 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)