Mansfield Town 2015–16 football season
Mansfield Town 2015–16 season Owner John Radford Chief Executive Carolyn Radford Manager Adam Murray Stadium Field Mill FA Cup 1st round (knocked out by Oldham Athletic ) League Cup 1st round (knocked out by Sheffield Wednesday ) League Trophy 1st round (knocked out by Notts County )
The 2015–16 season will be Mansfield Town 's 119th season in their history and their third consecutive season in League Two .[1] Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup , League Cup and League Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
On 7 May 2015, Mansfield Town announced three away pre-season friendlies against Rainworth Miners Welfare , Worksop Town and Basford United .[2] On 21 May 2015, Mansfield Town announced Leicester City will visit the One Call Stadium.[3] On 3 June 2015, Mansfield Town announced they will take a XI squad to face Barnsley on 18 July 2015 for Bobby Hassell 's testimonial match.[4] On 10 June 2015, it was announced Milton Keynes Dons will visit during pre-season.[5] Another friendly, against Tamworth , was confirmed on 12 June 2015.[6]
Tamworth v Mansfield Town
Worksop Town v Mansfield Town
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15 ) Friendly Worksop Town 1–4 Mansfield Town show Worksop 19:45 BST
Sellars 56'
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Westcarr 3' Benning 43' Lambe 78' Yussuf 89'
Stadium: Sandy Lane Attendance: 637
Barnsley v Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Mansfield Town v Leicester City
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25 ) Friendly Mansfield Town 1–1 Leicester City show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Green 27' (pen. )
Report
Nugent 10'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,273 (1,608 visitors)
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
10
Carlisle United
46
17
16
13
67
62
+5
67
11
Luton Town
46
19
9
18
63
61
+2
66
12
Mansfield Town
46
17
13
16
61
53
+8
64
13
Wycombe Wanderers
46
17
13
16
45
44
+1
64
14
Exeter City
46
17
13
16
63
65
−2
64
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
14
9
11
46
40
+6
51
6
6
5
25
21
+4
8
3
6
21
19
+2
Last updated: 29 February 2016.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H H H A H A A H A A H A Result D W L D W D W L D W W W L W D L L W L W D D D L W L L W W W D L W L Position 14 7 11 12 8 8 7 11 9 7 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 8 7 7 8 10 11 12 8 9 9 7 5 4 7 5 9
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2016. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[7]
Mansfield Town v Carlisle United
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08 ) 1 Mansfield Town 1–1 Carlisle United show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Benning 29'
Report
Ibehre 45'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,146 Referee: Lee Swabey
Notts County v Mansfield Town
14 August 2015 (2015-08-14 ) 2 Notts County 0–2 Mansfield Town show Nottingham 19:45 BST
Report
Clements 36' Tafazolli 80'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,074 Referee: Tim Robinson
Mansfield Town v Oxford United
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22 ) 4 Mansfield Town 1–1 Oxford United show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Westcarr 4'
Report
Roofe 58' (pen. )
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Ben Toner
York City v Mansfield Town
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29 ) 5 York City 1–2 Mansfield Town show York 15:00 BST
Thompson 6'
Report
Green 13' , 30'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Tony Harrington
Mansfield Town v AFC Wimbledon
Mansfield Town v Crawley Town
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12 ) 7 Mansfield Town 4–0 Crawley Town show Mansfield 15:00 BST
N. Thomas 44' Rose 47' Green 71' Westcarr 72'
Report
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Andy Madley
Luton Town v Mansfield Town
19 September 2015 8 Luton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town show Luton 15:00 BST
Mackail-Smith 59' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,939 Referee: Robert Lewis
Mansfield Town v Plymouth Argyle
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26 ) 9 Mansfield Town 0–0 Plymouth Argyle show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Mark Brown
Mansfield Town v Bristol Rovers
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17 ) 13 Mansfield Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Tafazolli 81'
Report
Easter 15' Taylor 90+8'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Mark Haywood
Yeovil Town v Mansfield Town
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20 ) 14 Yeovil Town 0–1 Mansfield Town show Yeovil 19:45 BST
Report
Lambe 90+10'
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,954 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Portsmouth v Mansfield Town
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24 ) 15 Portsmouth 0–0 Mansfield Town show Portsmouth 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,210 Referee: Kevin Wright
Mansfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31 ) 16 Mansfield Town 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Report
O'Nien 8' Amadi-Holloway 90+5'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14 ) 17 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Richards 4'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,454 Referee: Darren Bond
Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21 ) 18 Mansfield Town 3–1 Hartlepool United show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Green 24' , 81' Yussuf 57'
Report
Pearce 37' (o.g. )
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,031 Referee: David Coote
Mansfield Town v Exeter City
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24 ) 19 Mansfield Town 0–2 Exeter City show Mansfield 19:45 GMT
Report
Grant 6' Holmes 41'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,435 Referee: Oliver Langford
Barnet v Mansfield Town
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28 ) 20 Barnet 1–3 Mansfield Town show Canons Park 15:00 GMT
Akinde 77' (pen. )
Report
Lambe 31' Green 60' Nelson 88' (o.g. )
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,775 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Mansfield Town v Leyton Orient
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12 ) 21 Mansfield Town 1–1 Leyton Orient show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Lambe 40'
Report
Simpson 12'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,935 Referee: Darren England
Cambridge United v Mansfield Town
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19 ) 22 Cambridge United 1–1 Mansfield Town show Cambridge 15:00 GMT
Donaldson 36'
Report
Chapman 23'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Ross Joyce
Mansfield Town v York City
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28 ) 23 Mansfield Town 1–1 York City show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Pearce 31'
Report
Winfield 10'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,958 Referee: Darren Handley
AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16 ) 26 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Mansfield Town show Kingston upon Thames 15:00 GMT
Taylor 49' Meades 78' Azeez 87'
Report
Green 11'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Fred Graham
Mansfield Town v Luton Town
Morecambe v Mansfield Town
26 January 2016 (2016-01-26 ) 28 Morecambe 1–2 Mansfield Town show Morecambe 15:00 GMT
Mullin 71' (pen. )
Report
Clements 86' Yussuf 90'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Nigel Miller
Crawley Town v Mansfield Town
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30 ) 29 Crawley Town 0–1 Mansfield Town show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Report
Beardsley 60'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,981 Referee: Graham Horwood
Mansfield Town v Morecambe
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06 ) 30 Mansfield Town 2–1 Morecambe show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Blair 15' Pearce 24'
Report
Ellison 1'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Mark Heywood
Oxford United v Mansfield Town
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09 ) 31 Oxford United 2–2 Mansfield Town show Oxford 19:45 GMT
Hylton 30' , 69'
Report
Green 22' J. Thomas 89'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,346 Referee: James Linington
Plymouth Argyle v Mansfield Town
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13 ) 32 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Mansfield Town show Plymouth 15:00 GMT
Wylde 33' Brunt 36' (pen. ) , 84'
Report
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,494 Referee: Brendan Malone
Mansfield Town v Yeovil Town
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05 ) 35 Mansfield Town 0–1 Yeovil Town show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Collins 57'
Report
Dawson 67' Dickson 90'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,713 Referee: Darren England
Bristol Rovers v Mansfield Town
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12 ) 36 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Mansfield Town show Bristol 15:00 GMT
Taylor 61' Mansell 77' Brown 90+2' Harrison 90+3' McBurnie 90+3'
Report
Lambe 40' Tafazolli 59' Benning 66' Shearer 90+3'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Mansfield Town v Portsmouth
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19 ) 37 Mansfield Town 1–1 Portsmouth show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Green 26' , 31' Dieseruvwe 28' Rose 30'
Report
Tafazolli 43' (o.g. ) Stevens 66'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,980 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Wycombe Wanderers v Mansfield Town
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25 ) 38 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Mansfield Town show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Harriman 68' , 69'
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Iain Williamson
Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
Hartlepool United v Mansfield Town
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02 ) 40 Hartlepool United 2–1 Mansfield Town show Hartlepool 15:00 BST
Paynter 24' (pen. ) , 85' (pen. ) Thomas 25' Bates 73' Carroll 88'
Report
Pearce 24' Collins 25' Blair 54' Daniel 76' Tafazolli 85' Benning 90+4'
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,893 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Carlisle United v Mansfield Town
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09 ) 41 Carlisle United 1–2 Mansfield Town show Carlisle 15:00 BST
Miller 40' , 90+4' Comley 79'
Report
Daniel 21' Lambe 62'
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,426 Referee: David Webb
Mansfield Town v Notts County
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16 ) 42 Mansfield Town 5–0 Notts County show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Green 6' , 60' Chapman 57' Lambe 67' Rose 83'
Report
Aborah 25' Stead 48'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Exeter City v Mansfield Town
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19 ) 43 Exeter City 2–3 Mansfield Town show Exeter 19:45 BST
Watkins 64' Ribeiro 79' Taylor 90+1'
Report
Tafazolli 11' , 82' Benning 56' Green 74'
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,407 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Mansfield Town v Barnet
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23 ) 44 Mansfield Town 1–1 Barnet show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Dieseruvwe 30'
Report
Akinde 6'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,573 Referee: Andy Haines
Leyton Orient v Mansfield Town
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30 ) 45 Leyton Orient 1–0 Mansfield Town show London 15:00 BST
Palmer 48' James 78'
Report
Baxendale 90+5'
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Gavin Ward
Mansfield Town v Cambridge United
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07 ) 46 Mansfield Town 0–0 Cambridge United show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,548
FA Cup [ ]
On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made.[8]
Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07 ) First round Mansfield Town 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Tony Harrington
Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town
17 November 2015 (2015-11-17 ) replay Oldham Athletic 2–0 Mansfield Town show Oldham 19:45 GMT
Philliskirk 70' Poleon 78'
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,893 Referee: Lee Collins
League Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Mansfield Town were drawn away against Sheffield Wednesday .[9]
Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town
11 August 2015 (2015-08-11 ) First round Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Mansfield Town show Owlerton 19:45 BST
João 13' Semedo 19' Lee 53' Sougou 84'
Report
Tafazolli 45'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 14,021 Referee: Mark Brown
[ ]
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott . Stags travelled to Notts County .[10]
Notts County v Mansfield Town
1 September 2015 (2015-09-01 ) First round Notts County 3–1 Mansfield Town show Nottingham 19:45 BST
McLeod 52' Edwards 79' Stead 90'
Report
Westcarr 90' (pen. )
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Richard Clark
Team details [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 29 February 2016
Total
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
1
GK
Scott Shearer
11
0
9
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
DF
Liam Marsden
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
DF
Mal Benning
21
3
19
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
MF
Mitch Rose
28
1
20+5
1
1+1
0
0
0
1
0
5
DF
Krystian Pearce
33
3
29+1
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
6
DF
Lee Collins
26
0
17+6
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
7
MF
Adam Chapman
32
1
28
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
8
MF
Chris Clements
33
5
25+5
5
1
0
1
0
0+1
0
9
FW
Chris Beardsley
14
1
6+6
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
10
FW
Matt Green
34
11
32
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
11
FW
Craig Westcarr
27
4
21+3
3
1
0
1
0
0+1
1
12
GK
Brian Jensen
27
0
25
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
14
MF
Colin Daniel (on loan from Port Vale )
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
DF
Ryan Tafazolli
35
4
32
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
17
MF
Matty Blair
23
2
10+11
2
1+1
0
0
0
0
0
18
FW
Adi Yussuf
26
5
0+22
5
0+2
0
0+1
0
1
0
19
MF
Reggie Lambe
32
3
24+6
3
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
20
MF
Jack Thomas
26
2
9+14
2
1
0
1
0
0+1
0
23
MF
Sean Kavanagh (on loan from Fulham )
4
0
1+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
MF
Jamie McGuire
19
0
14+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
27
DF
Daniel Alfei (on loan from Swansea City )
4
0
2+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
MF
Joe Fitzpatrick
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
MF
James Baxendale
9
1
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
DF
Corbin Shires
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Left During Season
14
MF
Nathan Thomas
21
1
9+8
1
1+1
0
1
0
1
0
16
DF
Nicky Hunt
21
0
19
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
26
MF
James Caton (loan returns to Shrewsbury Town )
1
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
28
DF
Blair Adams (loan returns to Notts County )
15
0
13
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Goalscorers [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 29 February 2016
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
^ Following Beevers' release he joined Lincoln City.[26]
^ Following Bingham's release he joined Hartlepool United.[28]
^ Following Fisher's release he joined Torquay United.[31]
^ Following Heslop's release he joined Torquay United.[33]
^ Following Raynes' release he joined Carlisle United.[34]
^ Following Riley's release he joined Tranmere Rovers.[36]
^ Following Sutton's release he joined Tranmere Rovers.[37]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
8 August 2015
LW
James Caton
Shrewsbury Town
5 September 2015
[41]
20 October 2015
DF
Blair Adams
Notts County
19 January 2016
[42] [43]
9 January 2016
MF
James Baxendale
Walsall
9 February 2016
[44]
Loans out [ ]
^ On 18 September 2015, Mansfield Town recalled Fitzpatrick from his loan spell at Sutton Coldfield Town due to a virus in the camp.[47]
References [ ]
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