2013–14 Mansfield Town F.C. season

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Mansfield Town
2013–14 season
ChairmanJohn Radford
ManagerPaul Cox
StadiumField Mill
Football League Two11th
FA Cup2nd round replay (lost to Oldham Athletic 4–1)
League Cup1st Round (lost 2–0 to Tranmere Rovers)
Football League Trophy2nd Round (lost 1–0 to Chesterfield)
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Clucas (8)
All: Sam Clucas (13)
Highest home attendance5,931 (Chesterfield in the League Two)
Lowest home attendance2,549 (Accrington Stanley League Two)
Average home league attendance3,385.2
Away colours

The 2013–2014 Season of Mansfield Town F.C. was its first back in the Football League, following promotion as champions from the Blue Square Bet Premier at the end of the 2012–13 season. The club also took part in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The club played its home games at Field Mill, renamed the One Call Stadium for sponsorship reasons, the oldest ground in the Football League.

Goal scorers[]

Name League Goals FA Cup Goals FLT Goals LC Goals Total
Sam Clucas 8 5 0 0 13
Ben Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 2
Ollie Palmer 4 1 0 0 5
Matt Rhead 6 0 0 0 6
Lindon Meikle 1 0 0 0 1
Jamie McGuire 2 0 0 0 2
Calvin Andrew 1 0 0 0 1
Lee Stevenson 5 1 0 0 6
Colin Daniel 2 1 0 0 3
Anthony Howell 3 1 0 0 4
Chris Clements 1 0 0 0 1
Ross Dyer 2 1 0 0 3
John McCombe 2 0 0 0 2
James Jennings 4 0 0 0 4
Ryan Tafazolli 2 0 0 0 2
Adam Murray 1 0 0 0 1
Martin Riley 1 0 0 0 1
Jake Speight 1 0 0 0 1
Total 48 10 0 0 58

Transfers[]

Pre-season[]

Tour of Malta[]

Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Notes
6 July 2013 20:45 Naxxar Lions A 0–0[22] ~400 (~300) [23][24]

Green Energy Cup[]

† Trialist, ‡ Youth Team player

Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Notes
23 July 2013 19:30 Rainworth Miners Welfare A 4–0 Hutchinson 5', 32', Dyer 25', Ball† 37' 232 [25]

Other friendlies[]

† Trialist, ‡ Youth Team player

Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Notes
10 July 2013 19:30 Worksop Town A 1–4[26] Robertson† 74' [27]
13 July 2013 15:00 Nottingham Forest H 0–1[28] 3993 (1482) [29]
16 July 2013 19:30 Chester A 1–0[30] Arnold† 75' 802 [27]
17 July 2013 19:30 Peterborough United H 4–2 Dempster 15', Daniel 30', Clucas 82', 89' [31]
20 July 2013 15:00 Sheffield United H 0–1 [32]
26 July 2013 19:30 Coventry City H 2–3 Todd 22', Clucas 48' 1,012 (121) [32]
27 July 2013 15:00 Boston United A 1–3 Hutchinson 76' [33]
30 July 2013 19:30 Gainsborough Trinity A 5–0 [34]

League Two[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 15 15 16 53 59 −6 60
10 Plymouth Argyle 46 16 12 18 51 58 −7 60
11 Mansfield Town 46 15 15 16 49 58 −9 60
12 Bury 46 13 20 13 59 51 +8 59
13 Portsmouth 46 14 17 15 56 66 −10 59
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup[]

Round Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Notes
Round 1 9 November 2013 15.00 St Albans A 8–1 Stevenson, Howell, Daniel, Clucas, Palmer, Clucas x3 3,251
Round 2 7 December 2013 15.00 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 Clucas 3,429
Round 2 Replay 17 December 2013 19.45 Oldham Athletic H 1–4 Dyer 2,836

League Cup[]

Round Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Notes
First Round 6 August 2013 19:45 Tranmere Rovers A 0–2 3,067 [36][37][38]

Football League Trophy[]

Round Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Notes
First Round Bye [39]
Second Round 8 Oct 7.45 Chesterfield H 0–1 4,834

Reserves[]

Competition Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
Central League East Division 14 August Doncaster Rovers A 2–1 Clements, Meikle
Central League East Division 21 August Hull City H 3–1 Dyer, Meikle, Stevenson
Central League East Division 11 September Rotherham United H 2–1 Speight, Andrew
Central League East Division 18 September Hartlepool United H 3–1 Rhead, Tafazolli, Speight
Central League East Division 2 October Scunthorpe United H 3–5 Murtagh, Briscoe, Stevenson
Central League East Division 16 October Hull City A 1–2 Rhead
Central League East Division 6 November Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 Stevenson, Howell
Central League East Division 18 December Scunthorpe United H 2–0 Andrew x2
Central League East Division 26 February Scunthorpe United A
Central League East Division 19 March Hartlepool United A

References[]

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  2. ^ "Mansfield Town: Jamie McGuire signs following Fleetwood exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Stags sign full back Black". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Mansfield Town sign defender Paul Black". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Youth midfielder Thomas signs pro". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Midfielder Murtagh is added to squad". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Mansfield Town sign midfielder Keiran Murtagh". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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  9. ^ "John McCombe joins Mansfield Town after leaving Port Vale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Riley becomes fifth summer signing". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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  15. ^ "John Thompson: Scarred Mansfield defender forced to retire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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  17. ^ "Geohaghon released". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Jones signs for Stevenage". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Westley begins recruitment process". Stevenage FC Official Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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  22. ^ "Report: Naxxar Lions 0–0 Stags". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  23. ^ "Malta trip confirmed". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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  33. ^ "Leeds friendly tops pre-season bill". Boston United Official Site. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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  35. ^ "Chesterfield kick-off alteration". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  36. ^ "Stags away at Tranmere in Round One". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  37. ^ "Round 1 draw". Capital One Cup Official Website. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  38. ^ "Capital One Cup: QPR at Exeter City in first round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  39. ^ "Stags receive First Round bye". Mansfield Town Official Website. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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