2013–14 Mansfield Town F.C. season

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

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

Matches

Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Att. Notes
3 Aug 15:00 Scunthorpe United A 0–2 5,241
10 Aug 15:00 Exeter City H 0–0 3,284
17 Aug 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–0 Palmer 3,352
24 Aug 15:00 Portsmouth H 2–2 Hutchinson, Meikle 4,574
31 Aug 15:00 Dagenham & Redbridge H 3–0 Clucas, McGuire, Rhead 3,015
7 Sep 15:00 Newport County A 1–1 Clucas 3,709
14 Sep 15:00 York City A 2–1 Clucas, Palmer 3,513
21 Sep 15:00 Northampton Town H 3–0 Hutchinson, Clucas, Kouo-Doumbe (OG) 3,469
28 Sep 13:00 Chesterfield A 1–0 Andrew 10,015 [35]
5 Oct 15.00 Hartlepool United H 1–4 Clucas 3,457
12 Oct 15.00 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 Stevenson 3,275
19 Oct 15.00 Torquay United A 0–0 2,473
22 Oct 19.45 Bury A 0–0 2,518
26 Oct 15.00 Plymouth Argyle H 0–1 3,379
1 Nov 19.45 Southend United A 0–3 4,824
16 Nov 15.00 Oxford United H 1–3 Stevenson 3,831
23 Nov 15.00 Fleetwood Town A 4–5 Clements, Howell, Clucas, Dyer 2,831
26 Nov 19.45 Burton Albion A 0–1 2,751
30 Nov 15.00 Morecambe H 1–2 Dyer 2,753
14 Dec 15.00 AFC Wimbledon A 0–0 3,900
21 Dec 15.00 Accrington Stanley H 2–3 McCombe x2 2,549
26 Dec 19.45 Rochdale A 0–3 2,671
29 Dec 15.00 Cheltenham Town A 2–1 Howell, Rhead 2,928
1 Jan 15.00 Burton Albion H 0–0 3,266
4 Jan 15.00 Exeter City A 1–0 Stevenson 3,303
11 Jan 15.00 Scunthorpe United H 0–2 4,115
18 Jan 15.00 Portsmouth A 1–1 Stevenson 14,686
25 Jan 15.00 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–2 Stevenson, Palmer 2,789
28 Jan 19.45 Bury H Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
1 Feb 15.00 Plymouth A 1–1 Rhead 6,248
8 Feb 15.00 Southend H 2–1 Clucas, Jennings 3,055
11 Feb 19.45 Bury (rearranged) H Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
15 Feb 15.00 Oxford United A 0–3 5,108
22 Feb 15.00 Fleetwood Town H 1–0 Rhead 2,759
25 Feb 19.45 Bury (rearranged) H 1–4 Clucas 2,628
1 Mar 15.00 Dagenham & Redbridge A 0–0 1,377
8 Mar 15.00 Newport County H 2–1 Tafazolli, Howell 2,756
11 Mar 19.45 York City H 0–1 2,865
15 Mar 15.00 Northampton Town A 1–1 Palmer 5,129
22 Mar 15.00 Chesterfield H 0–0 5,931
25 Mar 19.45 Hartlepool United A 4–2 Jennings x2, Rhead, McGuire 2,976
29 Mar 15.00 AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 Murray 3,292
5 Apr 15.00 Morecambe A 1–0 Daniel 1,772
12 Apr 15.00 Rochdale H 3–0 Riley, Rhead, Tafazolli 3,843
18 Apr 15.00 Accrington Stanley A 1–1 Speight 2,092
21 Apr 15.00 Cheltenham Town H 0–2 3,586
26 Apr 15.00 Torquay United H 1–3 Jennings 3,389
3 May 15.00 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 Daniel 10,594

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 City 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

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