1972–73 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
1972–73 season
ManagerDanny Williams
Fourth Division6th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupSecond Round

The 1972–73 season was Mansfield Town's 36th season in the Football League and 4th in the Fourth Division, they finished in 6th position with 54 points.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1972–73 Football League § Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Aldershot (P) 46 22 12 12 60 38 1.579 56 Promoted to the Third Division
5 Newport County 46 22 12 12 64 44 1.455 56
6 Mansfield Town 46 20 14 12 78 51 1.529 54 Qualified for 1973 Watney Cup[a]
7 Reading 46 17 18 11 51 38 1.342 52
8 Exeter City 46 18 14 14 57 51 1.118 50
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

Results

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1972–73 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 12 August 1972 Northampton Town H 1–0 4,303 Wignall
2 19 August 1972 Doncaster Rovers A 1–0 3,540 Fairbrother
3 26 August 1972 Exeter City H 3–0 4,172 Ellis (2), McCaffrey
4 30 August 1972 Cambridge United H 3–1 5,216 Walker, Fairbrother, Longhorn
5 2 September 1972 Newport County A 1–0 4,833 Fairbrother
6 9 September 1972 Bury H 1–1 4,836 Fairbrother
7 16 September 1972 Aldershot A 1–0 4,808 Thompson
8 18 September 1972 Gillingham H 2–0 5,399 Fairbrother, Wignall
9 23 September 1972 Barnsley H 3–1 5,997 Fairbrother (2), McCaffrey
10 25 September 1972 Stockport County A 1–2 4,543 Thompson
11 30 September 1972 Darlington A 3–2 1,604 Fairbrother, Longhorn, Wignall
12 7 October 1972 Southport H 3–3 7,312 Fairbrother, Bentley, Wignall
13 9 October 1972 Peterborough United H 4–2 5,379 Fairbrother (3), Walker
14 14 October 1972 Bradford City A 1–1 3,383 Roberts
15 21 October 1972 Chester H 4–1 5,787 Fairbrother (2), Laverick, McCaffrey
16 25 October 1972 Hereford United A 1–3 10,092 Wignall
17 28 October 1972 Colchester United A 1–1 3,842 Ellis
18 4 November 1972 Stockport County H 1–0 5,114 Walker
19 11 November 1972 Gillingham A 1–2 2,766 Bird
20 25 November 1972 Lincoln City A 1–1 6,657 Fairbrother
21 2 December 1972 Reading H 1–1 4,505 Cottam
22 9 December 1972 Workington A 0–2 1,234
23 16 December 1972 Crewe Alexandra A 4–0 2,439 Roberts, Thompson, Ellis, Fairbrother
24 23 December 1972 Hartlepool H 2–0 4,208 Fairbrother, McCaffrey
25 26 December 1972 Barnsley A 1–1 5,900 Matthews
26 30 December 1972 Doncaster Rovers H 0–0 5,187
27 6 January 1972 Exeter City A 2–4 6,744 Thompson, Fairbrother
28 13 January 1972 Hereford United H 1–1 5,530 Ellis
29 27 January 1972 Bury A 0–1 3,068
30 3 February 1972 Peterborough United A 0–1 7,224
31 10 February 1972 Aldershot H 2–0 4,289 Wignall, Bird
32 16 February 1972 Northampton Town A 0–1 2,288
33 24 February 1972 Crewe Alexandra H 5–1 3,665 Ellis, Fairbrother, Wignall, McKenzie, Thompson
34 2 March 1972 Southport A 1–3 5,656 McKenzie
35 5 March 1972 Workington H 4–0 4,548 McKenzie (2), Thompson, Geidmintis (o.g.)
36 10 March 1972 Bradford City H 4–1 5,300 McKenzie (3), Fairbrother
37 17 March 1972 Chester A 2–2 2,114 Laverick, Matthewson (o.g.)
38 21 March 1972 Torquay United A 1–1 2,704 Roberts
39 24 March 1972 Colchester United H 1–1 4,666 Ellis
40 26 March 1972 Newport County H 0–0 6,402
41 31 March 1972 Lincoln City H 0–2 5,277
42 7 April 1972 Reading A 0–2 7,102
43 14 April 1972 Torquay United H 2–1 3,451 Roberts, McCaffrey
44 20 April 1972 Hartlepool A 1–1 2,855 Thompson
45 24 April 1972 Darlington H 5–0 5,131 Roberts (3), Thompson, McCaffrey
46 28 April 1972 Cambridge United A 2–3 11,542 Roberts, McCaffrey

FA Cup

Main article: 1972–73 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 18 November 1972 York City A 1–2 4,316 Fairbrother

League Cup

Main article: 1972–73 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 16 August 1972 Lincoln City H 3–1 4,642 Pate, Laverick, Longhorn
R2 5 September 1972 Charlton Athletic A 3–4 5,218 McCaffrey, Walker, Wignall

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Rod Arnold 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
GK England Graham Brown 33 0 1 0 2 0 36 0
DF England Kevin Bird 26 2 1 0 0 0 27 2
DF England John Cottam 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
DF England Sam Ellis 44 7 1 0 2 0 47 7
DF England Barry Foster 11(2) 0 0 0 0 0 11(2) 0
DF England Colin Foster 6 0 0(1) 0 0 0 6(1) 0
DF Scotland Sandy Pate 46 0 1 0 2 1 49 1
DF England John Saunders 14 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
DF England Clive Walker 40 3 1 0 2 1 43 4
MF England David Bentley 1(3) 1 0 0 0 0 1(3) 1
MF Wales Alan Jarvis 24(4) 0 1 0 1 0 26(4) 0
MF England Micky Laverick 12(5) 2 1 0 1 1 14(5) 3
MF England Dennis Longhorn 39(1) 2 1 0 2 1 42(1) 3
MF England Paul Matthews 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
MF England Jim McCaffrey 45 7 0 0 2 1 47 8
FW England Alan Crawford 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
FW England John Fairbrother 42(2) 20 1 1 2 0 45(2) 21
FW England Alan Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Duncan McKenzie 6 7 0 0 0 0 6 7
FW England Dudley Roberts 16(2) 8 0 0 0 0 16(2) 8
FW England John Sainty 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW England Dave Thompson 38(2) 8 1 0 2 0 41(2) 8
FW England Frank Wignall 27(4) 7 1 0 2 1 30(4) 8
– Own goals – 2 – 0 – 0 – 2

Notes

References

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  1. ^ 1972–73 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)