| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carolyn &John Radford |
| Chairman | David Sharpe |
| Manager | Nigel Clough |
| Stadium | Field Mill |
| League Two | 8th |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| EFL Cup | First round |
| EFL Trophy | Second round |
The2022–23 season is the 126th season in the existence of Mansfield Town Football Club and the club's tenth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the2022–23 FA Cup, the2022–23 EFL Cup and the2022–23 EFL Trophy.
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022[a] | CM |  Hiram Boateng | Milton Keynes Dons | Free Transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2022[b] | GK | Scott Flinders | Cheltenham Town | Free Transfer | [2] |
| 4 August 2022 | CM | Anthony Hartigan | AFC Wimbledon | Compensation | [3] |
| 16 November 2022 | LB | Lewis Page | Harrogate Town | Free Transfer | [4] |
| 12 January 2023 | CB | Alfie Kilgour | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 13 January 2023 | RB | Callum Johnson |  Ross County | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 15 January 2023 | CM | Louis Reed | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | Davis Keillor-Dunn | Burton Albion | Undisclosed | [8] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | LB |  Ryan Burke | Bohemians | Released | [9][10] |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Nathan Caine | Stafford Rangers F.C. | Released | [9][11] |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Jaden Charles | Nuneaton Borough | Released | [9][12] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Ethan Hill | Kettering Town | Released | [9][13] |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Farrend Rawson | Morecambe | Released | [14][15] |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Josh Scott | Morpeth Town | Released | [14] |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Tyrese Sinclair | Rochdale | Released | [9][16] |
| 30 June 2022 | GK |  Marek Štěch |  Unattached | Released | [14] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Keaton Ward | Kettering Town | Released | [9][17] |
| 15 July 2022 | FW | Sha'mar Lawson | Millwall | Free Transfer | [18] |
| 12 January 2023 | CF | Oliver Hawkins | Gillingham | Undisclosed | [19] |
| 14 January 2023 | CM | George Lapslie | Gillingham | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 31 January 2023 | RB | Kellan Gordon | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 2 March 2023 | LB | Lewis Page | Gillingham | Free Transfer | [22] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2022 | CF | Will Swan | Nottingham Forest | End of Season | [23] |
| 12 July 2022 | GK | Christy Pym | Peterborough United | End of Season | [24] |
| 16 July 2022 | CB | Riley Harbottle | Nottingham Forest | End of Season | [25] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2022 | CF | Danny Johnson | Walsall | 1 January 2023 | [26] |
On June 9, theStags confirmed their pre-season schedule, which included a training camp inScotland.[27] Abehind-closed-doors friendly withSheffield United was later added.[28]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 9 July 2022Friendly | Retford United | 0–6 | Mansfield Town | Retford |
| 15:00BST | Report | Akins 10'Bowery 26',34'Gale 30'Quinn 31'Oates 61' | Stadium:Cannon Park Attendance: 912 Referee: Lee Hible |
| 12 July 2022Friendly | Matlock Town | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Matlock |
| 12:45BST | Report | Boateng 26' | Stadium:The Proctor Cars Stadium Attendance: 1,058 Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
| 16 July 2022Friendly | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Oates 85' | Report | Kayode 60' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 19 July 2022Friendly | Mansfield Town | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Mansfield |
| 19:00BST | Boateng 65',?' Oates 72' | Report | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 23 July 2022Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Mansfield Town | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Oates 38',62' Hawkins 88' | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 919 |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| League Two | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |||
Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Carlisle United(O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 76 | |
| 7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 75 | |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 75 | |
| 9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 62 | |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 72 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
| Round | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 22 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[30]
| 30 July 20221 | Salford City | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Salford |
| 15:00BST | Hendry 5' Thomas-Asante 28'Lowe  36'King 69' | Report | Stadium:The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 6 August 20222 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Harbottle 60' Quinn 64'Hawkins 64' | Report | Hemmings 41' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 August 20223 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Leyton |
| 15:00BST | Hunt 27' Kelman 63'El Mizouni 66'Brown 78'Archibald 90+5' | Report | McLaughlin 2', 90+3'O'Toole 23' | Stadium:Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,328 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 16 August 20224 | Mansfield Town | 5–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Mansfield |
| 19:45BST | Oates 32' (pen.) Lapslie 40'Quinn 45+1'McLaughlin 45+3'Maris 56'Harbottle 70'Swan 87' | Report | Davison 4',16' Marsh 28'Currie 31'Gunter  45'Brown 45+4'Ogundere 82' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,709 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 20 August 20225 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Stockport County | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Clarke 5', 56' Swan 55' | Report | Sarcevic 53' Camps 70' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,924 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 27 August 2022 (2022-08-27)6 | Sutton United | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Sutton |
| 15:00BST | Rowe 15' Kizzi 37'Neufville 44'Thomas 56'Fadahunsi 82' | Report | O'Toole 28' Quinn 68'Hawkins 75' | Stadium:VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 2,664 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)7 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–3 | Mansfield Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00BST | Tomlin 45+2', 66' | Report | Clarke 15', 86' Maris 56'Hawkins 61'Akins 71' (pen.)Lapslie 83' | Stadium:Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,978 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)8 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Carlisle United | Mansfield |
| 19:45BST | Maris 59' | Report | Gibson 60' Mellish 69'Moxon 87' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 17 September 2022 (2022-09-17)9 | Gillingham | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00BST | Gbode 78' | Report | Akins 17',29' Lapslie 33'Harbottle 66' | Stadium:MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)10 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Leshabela 33' Baker-Richardson 70'Sambou 79' | Report | Clarke 38' Quinn 64'Swan 87'Hawkins 90+3' | Stadium:Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,942 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)11 | Mansfield Town | 2–2 | Hartlepool United | Mansfield |
| 19:45BST | Maris 38' Lapslie 51'Harbottle 59'Law 90+6' | Report | Umerah 62' 89' 90' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,891 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)12 | Barrow | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00BST | White 73' | Report | Clarke 32' Harbottle 34'Bowery 50'O'Toole 75' | Stadium:Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 15 October 2022 (2022-10-15)13 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Walsall | Mansfield |
| 13:00BST | Lapslie 15' Swan 82' 84' | Report | Bennett 35' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,821 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)14 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Mansfield Town | Crawley |
| 15:00BST | Nadesan 1',46' Nichols 13'Johnson 29'Tsaroulla 45+1'Conroy 61'Robson 88' | Report | Bowery 16' (pen.) Lapslie 27'Quinn 90' | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,802 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)15 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Newport County | Mansfield |
| 19:45BST | Perch 41'  59' | Report | Demetriou 57' Moriah-Welsh 90+7' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,624 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)16 | Mansfield Town | 2–5 | Swindon Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Gordon 1' Swan 30'Boateng 31' 59'Maris 38'Pym 60'O'Toole 70' | Report | Williams 7',35' 72' Jephcott 51' 77'Darcy 68'Gladwin 85' (pen.) | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,804 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)17 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Bradford City | Mansfield |
| 19:45GMT | Swan 69' Quinn 78'Lapslie 90+3' | Report | Platt 5' 65' Smallwood 30' 90+5'Cook 53'Banks 81' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,650 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)18 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Sinclair 35' Seriki 82'John 90+6' | Report | Perch 52' Maris 66'Hartigan 90+5' | Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 19 November 2022 (2022-11-19)19 | Harrogate Town | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | Harrogate |
| 15:00GMT | Falkingham 3' Pattison 5'Armstrong 19',45+3'Ramsay 49'Mattock 58' | Report | O'Toole 26' Wallace 29' | Stadium:The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,421 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)20 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Hawkins 29' Swan 34', 67'Akins 90+2' | Report | Newby 10' Chambers 85'Dallison 90+4' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,918 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)21 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Stevenage |
| 15:00GMT | Piergianni 29' | Report | Stadium:Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)22 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Harbottle 7' Hawkins 9'Swan 84'Perch 90+3' | Report | Odimayo 57' Hoskins 88' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,301 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)23 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Hartlepool |
| 19:45GMT | Hamilton 19' Cooke 75'Featherstone 82' | Report | Clarke 23' Oates 47'Hawkins 60' | Stadium:The Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)24 | Walsall | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Bescot |
| 15:00GMT | James-Taylor 43' Kinsella 47'Maddox 65'Evans 82' | Report | Oates 82' | Stadium:Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,199 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 7 January 2023 (2023-01-07)25 | Mansfield Town | 2–3 | Barrow | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | McLaughlin 9' Quinn 25'Maris 64' | Report | Gotts 36' Waters 45+1'Gordon 49'Ray 58'Foley 74'Hawkins 77' (o.g.) | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)26 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Maris 42', 81' Oates 60'Wallace 70' | Report | Thomas 27' Mellor 55' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)27 | Mansfield Town | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Anderson 1' (o.g.) Kilgour 26'Clarke 45+1'Reed 56'Akins 60'Swan 86' | Report | Anderson 45+7' Hurst 53'Miller 90+5' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 8,116 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)28 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Bradford |
| 15:00GMT | Cook 29', 71' | Report | Wallace 31' Perch 59'Bowery 84'Kilgour 90+1' | Stadium:University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 18,755 Referee: Alan Young |
| 11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)29 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Gillingham | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Clarke 21' Akins 35' (pen.)Keillor-Dunn 62'Maris 80' | Report | Tutonda 19' Ehmer 34'Lapslie 68' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,937 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)30 | Carlisle United | 0–4 | Mansfield Town | Carlisle |
| 19:45GMT | Gordon 43' Garner 58'Harris 70' | Report | Clarke 14' Kilgour 25'Akins 29' (pen.)Hewitt 38'Harbottle 55' | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 4,645 (212 Stags' fans) Referee: Ben Toner |
| 18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)31 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Harbottle 34', 62' Keillor-Dunn 54' | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 25 February 202332 | Mansfield Town | 2–5 | Salford City | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Perch 13' Keillor-Dunn 36'Clarke 52'Bowery 78', 88'Johnson 83' | Report | Lund 18',56' Hendry 21'Lowe 28'Bolton 50'Vassell 81' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,868 (115 Salford supporters) Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 5 March 202333 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–3 | Mansfield Town | Wimbledon |
| 15:00GMT | Al-Hamadi 25' McAteer 57' | Report | Clarke 5' Harbottle 30', 44'Wallace 32'Quinn 51'Johnson 66'Keillor-Dunn 77' | Stadium:Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 7,939 (905 Stags' fans) Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 10 March 2023 | Mansfield Town | Postponed | Leyton Orient | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:One Call Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to heavy snowfall and general safety concerns.[31] | ||||
| 14 March 202334 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
| 19:45GMT | Hoskins 28' (pen.) Haynes 66' | Report | Wallace 4' Pym 27'Quinn 66'Law 88' | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,301 (1,039 Stags' fans) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 18 March 202335 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Edgeley |
| 15:00GMT | Madden 30' Byrne 66'Sarcevic 90+5' | Report | Akins 90+3' | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,155 (1,407 Stags' fans) Referee: Paul Howard |
| 22 March 202336 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Maher 53' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,569 (1,102 Grimsby supporters) Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 25 March 202337 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Sutton United | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Gale 47' | Report | Bugiel 40' Kizzi 70'Randall 77'Beautyman 79' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,288 (196 Sutton fans) Referee: Simon Mather |
| 1 April 202338 | Mansfield Town | 4–1 | Crawley Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Clarke 5' Kilgour 47'Keillor-Dunn 50',65'Quinn 54' | Report | Gordon 5' Ogungbo 71'Johnson 88' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,080 (105 Crawley fans) Referee: Sam Allison |
| 7 April 202339 | Swindon Town | 2–4 | Mansfield Town | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Hepburn-Murphy 3' Brewitt 20'Austin 22'Williams 86' | Report | Quinn 13', 57' Akins 32'Oates 33'Hewitt 41'Boateng 65' | Stadium:The County Ground Attendance: 9,281 (587 Stags' fans) Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 10 April 202340 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Boateng 6' Perch 73' | Report | Dodgson 43' Kelly 82'O'Donnell 90+4' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,708 (423 Rochdale fans) Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 15 April 202341 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00BST | Efete 3' Khan 52'Lloyd 52'Maher 72' | Report | Hewitt 28' Bowery 39'Pym 52'Wallace 87' | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 7,088 (1,236 Stags' fans) Referee: Neil Hair |
| 18 April 202342 | Newport County | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Newport |
| 19:45BST | Bennett 19' Demetriou 29'Farquharson 53'Wildig 86' | Report | Boateng 24' Hewitt 25'Perch 38'Gale 73'Keillor-Dunn 89'Law 90+5' | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,575 (200 Stags' fans) Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 22 April 202343 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Stevenage | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Keillor-Dunn 11' Gale 13' | Report | Sweeney 15' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,863 (384 Stevenage fans) Referee: James Linington |
| 25 April 202344 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Mansfield |
| 19:45BST | Keillor-Dunn 10' Wallace 21'Kilgour 54' | Report | Kelman 17' Sotiriou 31'Thompson 45+6'Clay 50'Ogie 62'Sargeant 82' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,072 (527 away) Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 29 April 202345 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Harrogate Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,086 (191 Harrogate fans) Referee: David Rock |
| 8 May 202346 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
| 12:30BST | Report | Harbottle 45+2' Gale 90+7' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,910 Referee: Ben Speedie |
TheStags were drawn away toBarrow in the first round[32] and toSheffield Wednesday in the second round.[33]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05)First round | Barrow | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00GMT | White 62' Bennett 87' | Report | Hartigan 35' Hawkins 39'Perch 73'Hewitt 81' | Stadium:Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 26 November 2022Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Owlerton,Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Smith 78',83' | Report | Lapslie 34' Gordon 64' | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 13,932 Referee: Ollie Yates |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 9 August 2022First round | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Derby County | Mansfield |
| 19:45BST | Hewitt 10' O'Toole 41'Hawkins 56'Bowery 80' | Report | Hewitt 30' (o.g.) Wildsmith 51'Barkhuizen 69'Oduroh 90' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,861 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Mansfield Town withDerby County andGrimsby Town.[34] In the second round, Town were drawn away toEverton U21.[35]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 30 August 2022Group stage | Mansfield Town | 3–2 | Manchester City U21 | Mansfield |
| 19:00BST | Akins 16' Gale 50'Lapslie 84' | Report | Larios 25' Borges 29'Dickson 32' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 1,804 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 20 September 2022 (2022-09-20)Group stage | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 19:30BST | Khan 15' Orsi-Dadomo 39'Pearson 60' | Report | O'Toole 33' | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 912 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 4 October 2022 (2022-10-04)Group stage | Mansfield Town | 1–1 (6–5p) | Derby County | Mansfield |
| 19:00BST | Maris 11' 45+3' Clarke 74'Hewitt 90+3' | Report | Dobbin 29' Cashin 34'Forsyth 72'Mendez-Laing 83' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Ben Toner |
| Penalties | ||||
| Akins Swan  Lapslie Hewitt Law Gale Clarke Hawkins | Mendez-Laing Knight Thompson Forsyth Cybulski Roberts Oduroh Stearman | |||
| 30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)Second round | Everton U21 | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Walton |
| 19:00GMT | Higgins 90+1' Cannon 90+4' | Report | Oates 6' McLaughlin 30' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 779 Referee: Adam Herczeg |