2021–22 Mansfield Town F.C. season

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Mansfield Town
2021–22 season
OwnersCarolyn & John Radford
ManagerNigel Clough
StadiumField Mill
EFL CupFirst round
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The 2021–22 season is Mansfield Town's 125th year in their history and ninth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

The Stags announced they would play friendlies against Retford United,[1] Matlock Town,[1] Grimsby Town,[1] Alfreton Town,[2] Hull City,[2] Coventry City,[1] Basford United[1] and Nottingham Forest U23s[1] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

13 July 2021 Friendly Retford United 1–9 Mansfied Town Retford
19:45 BST Kane Goal 40' Report Hawkins Goal 20'
Quinn Goal 24'
Johnson Goal 30', 53'
Knowles Goal 65'
Caine Goal 70', 89'
Sinclair Goal 77' (pen.), 80'		 Stadium: Cannon Park
Attendance: 651
16 July 2021 Friendly Matlock Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Matlock
19:30 BST Chippendale Goal 14' Report Stadium: Proctor Cars Stadium
20 July 2021 Friendly Mansfield Town 0–1 Grimsby Town Pleasley
16:00 BST Report Sousa Goal 66' Stadium: The RH Academy Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
23 July 2021 Friendly Alfreton Town 1–2 Mansfield Town Alfreton
19:30 BST Allan Goal 56' Report Caine Goal 80'
Sinclair Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Impact Arena
Attendance: 547
Referee: Daniel Middleton
24 July 2021 Friendly Hull City 1–2 Mansfield Town Kingston upon Hull
12:00 BST Magennis Goal 67' Report Johnson Goal 31', 47' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 1,862
Referee: James Oldham
27 July 2021 Friendly Mansfield Town 1–0 Coventry City Mansfield
19:00 BST Lapslie Goal 48' Report Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 2,539
Referee: David Webb
28 July 2021 Friendly Basford United 0–3 Mansfield Town Basford
19:30 BST Sinclair Goal 26', 30'
Caine Goal 39'		 Stadium: Greenwich Avenue
31 July 2021 Friendly Mansfield Town v Nottingham Forest U23s Pleasley
14:00 BST Stadium: The RH Academy Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Salford City 8 2 2 4 7 8 −1 8
18 Sutton United 7 2 2 3 6 8 −2 8
19 Walsall 8 2 2 4 8 11 −3 8
20 Mansfield Town 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 8
21 Stevenage 8 2 2 4 7 13 −6 8
22 Bristol Rovers 8 2 1 5 6 13 −7 7
23 Scunthorpe United 8 1 4 3 6 13 −7 7 Relegation to National League
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[3]


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
7 2 1 4 9 13  −4 7 2 0 2 7 8  −1 0 1 2 2 5  −3

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundHHAHAHA
ResultWWDLLLL
Position433471420
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Mansfield Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[4] On 7 July, the scheduled fixtures with Newport County were reversed due to renovation works at Rodney Parade.[5]

7 August 2021 1 Mansfield Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Mansfield
15:00 BST Maris Yellow card 23'
Hawkins Goal 42'
Johnson Yellow card 79', Goal 90+6' (pen.)		 Report Harries Goal 62', Yellow card 78'
Coutts Red card 77'
Westbrooke Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 6,342
Referee: Josh Smith
14 August 2021 2 Mansfield Town 2–1 Newport County Mansfield
15:00 BST Maris Goal 7'
Clarke Goal 43'
Gordon Yellow card 68'
Hawkins Yellow card 74'		 Report Willmott Goal 9'
Abraham Yellow card 21'
Missilou Yellow card 33'
Haynes Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 3,793
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 August 2021 3 Colchester United 1–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:45 BST Skuse Yellow card 58'
Sears Goal 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Quinn Yellow card 68'
Hewitt Goal 72'
Perch Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: Sam Allison
21 August 2021 4 Mansfield Town 2–3 Bradford City Mansfield
15:00 BST Hawkins Goal 37', 52' Report O'Connor Goal 19'
Cooke Yellow card 59'
Vernam Goal 61'
Cook Goal 87'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 6,058
Referee: Scott Oldham
28 August 2021 5 Swindon Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Swindon
15:00 BST Simpson Goal 59'
Kesler Hayden Yellow card 75'
Odimayo Yellow card 88'
McKirdy Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 37' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,631
Referee: Bobby Madley
4 September 2021 6 Mansfield Town 1–3 Harrogate Town Mansfield
15:00 BST Oates Goal 3'
Nartey Yellow card 9'
Gordon Yellow card 36'
Lapslie Yellow card 38'
Clarke Red card 73'
Quinn Red card 74'
Maris Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Armstrong Goal 5'
Page Yellow card 41'
Muldoon Goal 45+2'
Burrell Yellow card 66'
Falkingham Yellow card 70'
Thomson Goal 81'
Diamond Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 4,599
Referee: Paul Howard
11 September 2021 7 Walsall 3–1 Mansfield Town Bescot
15:00 BST Miller Goal 6', 48'
Taylor Goal 22'
Monthé Yellow card 83'		 Report Hewitt Yellow card 44'
Hawkins Yellow card 83'
Johnson Goal 84'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: David Rock

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Mansfield were drawn at home to Preston North End in the first round.[6][7]

10 August 2021 First round Mansfield Town 0–3 Preston North End Mansfield
19:45 BST Report Sinclair Goal 45+1', 81'
Riis Jakobsen Goal 71'
Bauer Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3 L2 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
4 ACA Newcastle United U21 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Harrogate Town 3–1 Mansfield Town Harrogate
19:45 BST Power Yellow card 24'
Orsi-Dadomo Goal 44', 53', 69'
Sheron Yellow card 45'
Pattison Yellow card 51'
Thomson Yellow card 68'		 Report Bowery Penalty missed 52'
Lapslie Goal 66'		 Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 825
Referee: Andy Haines

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
21 June 2021 CF England Oliver Hawkins England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [8]
1 July 2021 RB Wales Elliott Hewitt England Grimsby Town Free transfer [9]
1 July 2021 CF England Danny Johnson England Leyton Orient Free transfer [10]
1 July 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Stephen Quinn England Burton Albion Free transfer [11]
2 July 2021 LB Republic of Ireland Ryan Burke England Birmingham City Free transfer [12]
8 July 2021 LW England Rhys Oates England Hartlepool United Free transfer [13]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021 GK England Nathan Bishop England Manchester United End of season [14]
1 July 2021 GK England George Shelvey England Nottingham Forest End of season [15]
27 July 2021 DM Wales Ryan Stirk England Birmingham City End of season [16]
31 August 2021 CB England William Forrester England Stoke City 9 January 2022 [17]
31 August 2021 CB England Richard Nartey England Burnley End of season [18]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
16 July 2021 CB Wales Rollin Menayese England Walsall End of season [19]
3 August 2021 RB Republic of Ireland Corey O'Keeffe England Rochdale January 2022 [20]
16 August 2021 CF England Jimmy Knowles Scotland Greenock Morton End of season [21]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 LB England Mal Benning England Port Vale Free transfer [22]
30 June 2021 CF England Andy Cook England Bradford City Released [23][24]
30 June 2021 CF England Nicky Maynard England Tranmere Rovers Released [23][25]
30 June 2021 RB England Joe Riley Retired N/A [26]
30 June 2021 GK England Aidan Stone England Port Vale Released [23][27]
30 June 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Sweeney England Dundee Released [23][28]
30 June 2021 CB England Aiden Walker Released [23]
30 June 2021 CB England Jake Wright England Boston Released [23]
13 July 2021 CF Northern Ireland Jamie Reid England Stevenage Undisclosed [29]

References[]

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