Mansfield Town 2017–18 football season
The2017–18 season wasMansfield Town 's 121st season in their history and their fifth consecutive season inLeague Two .[ 1]
As of 26 June 2017, Mansfield Town have announced eight pre-season friendlies.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] On 1 November 2017, it was announced Mansfield Town would faceClipstone .[ 6]
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Report 1 6 July 2017 Malta Select XI A 5–0 Rose 14',Digby 23',Atkinson 55',Angol (2) 62' (pen. ), 76'Report 2 15 July 2017 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–3 Taft 32',Bennett 81'Report 3 18 July 2017 Stocksbridge Park Steels A 4–0 Rose (2),Hamilton (2)Report 4 19 July 2017 Middlesbrough H 2–2 Howson (o.g.),Angol Report 5 22 July 2017 Nottingham Forest H 0–4 Report 6 25 July 2017 Gainsborough Trinity A 4–0 Sterling James (2) 8', 61',Hamilton 38',Potter 75'Report 7 25 July 2017 Matlock Town A 4–0 Angol (2),Atkinson ,Mellis Report 8 29 July 2017 Alfreton Town A 2–0 Rose 80',Mellis 87'Report
TheLeague Two fixtures were released on 21 June 2017.[ 7]
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report 1 5 August 2017 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 4,933 Rose 55',Mirfin 66'Report 2 12 August 2017 Forest Green Rovers H 2–0 3,826 Rose 51',Anderson 57'Report 3 19 August 2017 Accrington Stanley A 1–2 1,645 Angol 25'Report 4 26 August 2017 Luton Town H 2–2 4,665 Bennett 23',Angol 71'Report 5 2 September 2017 Carlisle United A 1–1 4,677 Butcher 58'Report 6 9 September 2017 Grimsby Town H 4–1 4,625 Angol (2) 34' (pen. ), 80' (pen. ),Pearce 54',Osborne 64' (o.g. )Report 7 12 September 2017 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 2,938 Report 8 16 September 2017 Lincoln City A 1–0 9,563 Rose 61'Report 9 23 September 2017 Cambridge United H 2–1 3,814 Mellis 65' (pen. ),Rose 87'Report 10 26 September 2017 Cheltenham Town A 0–3 2,480 Report 11 30 September 2017 Notts County H 3–1 7,072 Rose (2) 47', 59',Duffy 63' (o.g. )Report 12 7 October 2017 Colchester United A 0–2 3,262 Report 13 14 October 2017 Swindon Town H 1–3 4,081 Rose 90+1'Report 14 17 October 2017 Barnet A 1–1 1,262 Butcher 45+2'Report 15 21 October 2017 Newport County A 1–1 3,146 Rose 22'Report 16 28 October 2017 Exeter City H 1–1 3,608 Hemmings 18'Report 17 11 November 2017 Coventry City A 1–0 8,410 MacDonald 84'Report 18 18 November 2017 Stevenage H 1–0 3,353 Hemmings 24'Report 19 21 November 2017 Port Vale A 4–0 3,878 Diamond (2) 43', 52',Rose 54',Hemmings 63'Report 20 25 November 2017 Chesterfield H 2–2 7,525 White 26',Diamond 88'Report 21 9 December 2017 Crawley Town A 0–2 1,791 Report 22 16 December 2017 Yeovil Town H 0–0 3,032 Report 23 23 December 2017 Morecambe H 2–1 3,058 Hemmings 8',Rose 88'Report 24 26 December 2017 Grimsby Town A 1–1 5,704 Angol 80'Report 25 30 December 2017 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1 4,227 Potter 52',Angol 81'Report 26 1 January 2018 Carlisle United H 3–1 3,632 Hemmings 9', 75',Bennett 31'Report 27 13 January 2018 Cambridge United A 0–0 4,324 Report 28 20 January 2018 Cheltenham Town H 3–2 3,483 Hamilton (2) 35', 90+4',Hemmings 80'Report 29 27 January 2018 Morecambe A 2–1 1,416 Rose 70',Benning 90+4'Report 30 3 February 2018 Barnet H 3–1 3,795 MacDonald 42',Atkinson 55',Rose 70'Report 31 10 February 2018 Swindon Town A 0–1 6,031 Report 32 13 February 2018 Newport County H 5–0 2,866 Rose 6',Potter 9', 28', 61',MacDonald 34'Report 33 17 February 2018 Exeter City A 1–0 3,680 Rose 38'Report 34 24 February 2018 Coventry City H 1–1 6,105 Hemmings 16'Report 35 6 March 2018 Lincoln City H 1–1 6,091 Byrom 49'Report 36 10 March 2018 Colchester United H 1–1 4,050 Hemmings 22'Report 37 17 March 2018 Notts County A 1–1 12,563 Hemmings 90+9' (pen)Report 38 24 March 2018 Forest Green Rovers A 0–2 2,287 Report 39 31 March 2018 Accrington Stanley H 0–1 5,053 Report 40 2 April 2018 Luton Town A 1–2 9,592 Hemmings 34'Report 41 7 April 2018 Crewe Alexandra H 3–4 3,480 Angol 15',Hemmings 50',Miller 76'Report 42 10 April 2018 Stevenage A 1–1 2,294 Atkinson 51'Report 43 14 April 2018 Chesterfield A 1–0 7,967 Benning 67'Report 44 21 April 2018 Port Vale H 1–1 4,210 Howkins 73' (o.g.)Report 45 28 April 2018 Yeovil Town A 3–2 3,500 Angol (2) 48', 76',Hemmings 69' (pen)Report 46 5 May 2018 Crawley Town H 1–1 4,734 Hemmings 64'Report
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
On 16 October 2017, Mansfield Town were drawn away toShaw Lane in the first round.[ 8] A second round home tie againstAccrington Stanley orGuiseley was confirmed.[ 9] Guiseley won that match 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 scoreline (a.e.t. ) to face Mansfield.[ 10]
On 16 June 2017, Mansfield Town were drawn at home toRochdale in the first round.[ 11]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report R1 8 August 2017 Rochdale H 0–1 1,457 Report
On 12 July 2017, Mansfield Town were drawn alongsideEverton U23s ,Lincoln City andNotts County in Northern Group G.[ 12] After finishing as runners-up, Mansfield were drawn away toBlackpool in the second round.[ 13]
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com(E) Eliminated;(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10 Combined Counties League (Premier ,One ) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )Eastern Counties League (Premier ,One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only )Hellenic League (Premier ,One East ,One West ) Midland League (Premier ,One ) Northern Counties East League (Premier ,One ) Northern League (One ,Two ) North West Counties League (Premier ,One ) Southern Combination League (Premier ,One ) Southern Counties East League (Premier ,One ) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )Spartan South Midlands League (Premier ,One ) United Counties League (Premier ,One ) Wessex League (Premier ,One ) Western League (Premier ,One ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions