| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Carolyn Radford | ||
| Manager | Graham Coughlan (until 27 October)[1] Nigel Clough (from 6 November)[2] | ||
| Stadium | Field Mill | ||
| League Two | 16th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Jordan Bowery (10) All: Jordan Bowery (10) | ||
The2020–21 season was the 124th season in the history of Mansfield Town and the eighth consecutive season in theLeague Two. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Jordan Bowery | Undisclosed | [3] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Ollie Clarke | Free transfer | [4] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Jamie Reid | Free transfer | [5] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Marek Štěch | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| 17 July 2020 | CB | Farrend Rawson | Free transfer | [7] | ||
| 28 July 2020 | CM | George Maris | Undisclosed | [8] | ||
| 28 July 2020 | CB | Rollin Menayese | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
| 13 August 2020 | RB | Corey O'Keeffe | Free transfer | [10] | ||
| 13 August 2020 | RB | James Perch | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 19 August 2020 | CB | Aaron O'Driscoll | Free transfer | [12] | ||
| 11 September 2020 | LM | Stephen McLaughlin | Free transfer | [13] | ||
| 19 January 2021 | CM | George Lapslie | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
| 26 February 2021 | CB | Jake Wright | Free transfer | [15] | ||
| 5 March 2021 | MF | Keaton Ward | Free transfer | [16] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2020 | CM | George Lapslie | 18 January 2021 | [17][14] | ||
| 15 January 2021 | CM | Stephen Quinn | End of season | [18] | ||
| 1 February 2021 | GK | Jamie Pardington | End of season | [19] | ||
| 1 February 2021 | CF | Oliver Sarkic | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2020 | CF | Jimmy Knowles | End of season | [21] | ||
| 17 September 2020 | CB | Jamie Chisholm | 13 October 2020 | [22] | ||
| 13 November 2020 | CM | Alistar Smith | 14 January 2021 | [23] | ||
| 18 January 2021 | CB | Rollin Menayese | End of season | [24] | ||
| 27 January 2021 | CF | Andy Cook | End of season | [25] | ||
| 2 February 2021 | CF | Nicky Maynard | End of season | [26] | ||
| 26 February 2021 | CB | Aaron O'Driscoll | End of season | [27] |
| 18 August 2020Friendly | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest Under-23s | Warsop |
| 11:00BST | Benning Knowles | Report | Stadium:The John Fretwell Sporting Complex Attendance: 0 |
| 22 August 2020Friendly | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Rotherham United | Mansfield |
| 13:00BST | Report | Mattock Smith Miller | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 59 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 51 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source:BBC
| 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 |
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| Position | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[49]
| 12 September 20201 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 19 September 20202 | Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | Leyton |
| 15:00BST | Brophy Johnson Sotiriou | Report | Bowery O'Keeffe Cook | Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 26 September 20203 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Menayese Charsley Clarke | Report | Bowman Rawson Key | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 3 October 20204 | Newport County | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Newport |
| 15:00BST | Twine Dolan | Report | Perch McLaughlin O'Keeffe Smith | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 10 October 20205 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Stevenage | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Maynard | Report | Newton | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 17 October 20206 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Bradford City | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Lapslie Cook Benning | Report | Štěch Wood Cooke Donaldson | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 20 October 20207 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Morecambe |
| 18:30BST | Phillips Lavelle Cooney | Report | Charsley McLaughlin | Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 24 October 20208 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Perch McLaughlin Menayese | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 27 October 20209 | Mansfield Town | 2–4 | Barrow | Mansfield |
| 19:00GMT | O'Driscoll Perch Charsley | Report | Barry Platt Brough Kay | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 31 October 202010 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Walsall | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Maynard Perch | Report | Adebayo White Lavery | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 3 November 2020 (2020-11-03)11 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Horwich |
| 19:00BST | Sarcevic | Report | Lapslie | Stadium:University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 14 November 202012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | Cadden Winchester Bailey | Report | Lapslie Benning Charsley | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 20 November 202013 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
| 19:00GMT | Clarke Maynard Rawson | Report | Norris | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 24 November 202014 | Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Harrogate Town | Mansfield |
| 19:00GMT | Report | Miller | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 December 202015 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Cambridge |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Menayese Sweeney Reid | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 5 December 202016 | Mansfield Town | 3–3 | Crawley Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Sweeney Lapslie Cook | Report | Watters Dallison Frost | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 12 December 202017 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00GMT | Bennett Jackson Jr Russell Clifton Morais | Report | Gordon Maynard Lapslie | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 15 December 202018 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Carlisle |
| 19:00GMT | Hayden Patrick Bennett Mellish Farman Riley | Report | Clarke | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 19 December 202019 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Clarke Cook Bowery | Report | Olayinka Egbri Klass Taylor | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 26 December 202020 | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00GMT | Clarke Rawson McAtee | Report | Lapslie Onariase Bowery Gordon | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 2 January 202121 | Mansfield Town | 4–0 | Port Vale | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Clarke Bowery Sinclair | Report | Legge Brown Brisley Montaño | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 5 January 202122 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Salford City | Mansfield |
| 19:00GMT | Lapslie Bowery | Report | Hunter Eastham Bernard | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 12 January 202123 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Oldham |
| 19:45GMT | McCalmont McAleny Rowe | Report | Cook Charsley Sweeney Bowery Reid Lapslie | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 23 January 202124 | Southend United | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00GMT | Dieng Hart | Report | Reid Quinn | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 9 February 202125 | Walsall | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Bescot |
| 18:45GMT | Melbourne Wright Kinsella | Report | Quinn Clarke Gordon | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 14 February 202126 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Harriott Pell Nouble | Report | Smith Perch | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 17 February 202127 | Mansfield Town | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Mansfield |
| 17:00GMT | Charsley Perch Clarke Reid | Report | John Benning Gnahoua | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 20 February 202128 | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Cambridge United | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Maris | Report | Mullin Knibbs | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 23 February 202129 | Harrogate Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Harrogate |
| 19:00GMT | Martin Falkingham | Report | Sinclair | Stadium:Wetherby Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 27 February 202130 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Morecambe | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Sweeney Bowery | Report | Gibson Lavelle Mellor | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 2 March 202131 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Bradford |
| 19:00GMT | Crankshaw Rowe Wood | Report | Maris Benning Clarke | Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 6 March 202132 | Barrow | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00GMT | Brough | Report | Gordon Sweeney Clarke Reid | Stadium:Holker Street Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 9 March 202133 | Mansfield Town | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Mansfield |
| 19:00GMT | Bowery Reid | Report | Griffiths Smith | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 13 March 202134 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Crawley |
| 15:00GMT | Tilley | Report | Benning Quinn | Stadium:The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 16 March 202135 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Mansfield |
| 19:00GMT | McLaughlin | Report | Dickenson Zanzala | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 20 March 202136 | Mansfield Town | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Maris Law McLaughlin Sweeney Wright | Report | Jackson Jr John-Lewis Matete Williams | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 23 March 202137 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 18:00GMT | Law McLaughlin Reid | Report | Wilson | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| 27 March 202138 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Woolery Spearing Khan | Report | Law Quinn | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 2 April 202139 | Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Sweeney | Report | Johnson Kemp | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee:Bobby Madley |
| 5 April 202140 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Parkes Page Collins Bowman | Report | Clarke Sinclair | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 9 April 202141 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Mansfield |
| 18:00BST | Lapslie Sinclair | Report | Labadie Lewis | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 17 April 202142 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Stevenage |
| 12:30BST | Vancooten | Report | Lapslie Sweeney Maris | Stadium:Broadhall Way Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 20 April 202143 | Mansfield Town | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Mansfield |
| 19:00BST | Lapslie Sweeney McLaughlin Perch Sinclair | Report | Spence | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 24 April 202144 | Salford City | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Salford |
| 15:00BST | Hunter Henderson Towell | Report | Stone | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 1 May 202145 | Mansfield Town | 4–1 | Oldham Athletic | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Sinclair Lapslie Reid | Report | Dearnley Clarke | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 8 May 202146 | Port Vale | 0–3 | Mansfield Town | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Brisley | Report | McLaughlin Sweeney Quinn Reid | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
Win Draw Loss
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[50] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November byDanny Cowley.[51] The third round draw was made on 30 November, withPremier League andEFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[52]
| 8 November 2020First round | Sunderland | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Sunderland |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Lapslie | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 29 November 2020Second round | Mansfield Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Dagenham & Redbridge | Mansfield |
| 13:30GMT | Charsley Maynard | Report | McCallum Deering | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 10 January 2021Third round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 13:30GMT | May Boyle | Report | McLaughlin O'Keeffe Sweeney | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live onSky Sports, byPaul Merson.[53]
| 29 August 2020First round | Preston North End | 4–0 | Mansfield Town | Preston |
| 15:00BST | Barkhuizen Maguire Bauer Harrop | Report | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[54]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| 8 September 2020Group stage | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Manchester City U21 | Mansfield |
| 18:00BST | Menayese Sweeney Clarke Knowles | Report | Bernabé Delap Mbete-Tabu Burns | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 6 October 2020Group stage | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Lincoln City | Mansfield |
| 19:00BST | Perch Gordon Menayese | Report | Soule Scully Edun Archibald | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 10 November 2020Group stage | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00GMT | Loft O'Malley Rowe Olomola | Report | Sweeney Reid | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |