1968–69 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town 1968–69 football season
Mansfield Town
1968–69 season
ManagerTommy Eggleston
Third Division15th
FA CupQuarter Final
League CupFirst Round

The 1968–69 season was Mansfield Town's 32nd season in the Football League and 8th in the Third Division, they finished in 15th position with 43 points.[1]

Final league table

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 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 Walsall 46 14 16 16 50 49 1.020 44
14 Reading 46 15 13 18 67 66 1.015 43
15 Mansfield Town 46 16 11 19 58 62 0.935 43
16 Bristol Rovers 46 16 11 19 63 71 0.887 43
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 16 11 19 51 67 0.761 43
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Football League Third Division

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 10 August 1968 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–1 10,091 Sharkey (2)
2 17 August 1968 Torquay United H 2–1 6,486 Goodfellow, Melling
3 24 August 1968 Orient A 0–1 7,087
4 26 August 1968 Southport H 3–1 7,708 Melling, Goodfellow, Ledger
5 31 August 1968 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 7,181 Jones
6 7 September 1968 Oldham Athletic H 4–0 6,718 Ledger (2), Goodfellow, Roberts
7 14 September 1968 Barrow A 0–3 4,742
8 18 September 1968 Luton Town A 2–4 19,351 Jones, Partridge
9 21 September 1968 Rotherham United H 0–1 10,033
10 28 September 1968 Gillingham A 1–1 4,650 Sharkey
11 4 October 1968 Hartlepool A 1–1 5,776 Quigley
12 7 October 1968 Southport A 2–3 3,730 Keeley (2)
13 12 October 1968 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 3–1 5,093 Jones, Ledger (2)
14 18 October 1968 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 4,273 Jones
15 26 October 1968 Bristol Rovers H 0–0 5,068
16 2 November 1968 Reading A 1–2 5,677 Partridge
17 6 November 1968 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 6,603
18 9 November 1968 Northampton Town H 0–2 4,635
19 23 November 1968 Swindon Town H 2–0 5,477 Ledger, Roberts
20 30 November 1968 Shrewsbury Town A 1–1 2,694 Roberts
21 14 December 1968 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 1–2 6,347 Ledger
22 21 December 1968 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 6,347 Ledger
23 26 December 1968 Hartlepool H 2–0 6,683 Ledger, Roberts
24 11 January 1969 Reading A 1–1 6,935 Sharkey
25 18 January 1969 Northampton Town A 0–0 5,840
26 1 February 1969 Stockport County H 0–0 13,291
27 22 February 1969 Watford A 1–2 13,347 Roberts
28 1 March 1969 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 13,121 Sharkey, Hopkinson, Wilkinson (o.g.)
29 10 March 1969 Stockport County A 1–1 5,827 Sharkey
30 15 March 1969 Orient H 0–2 5,463
31 21 March 1969 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 3,829 Quigley
32 25 March 1969 Bristol Rovers A 2–6 5,421 Partridge, Goodfellow
33 28 March 1969 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 4,037 Keeley, Roberts
34 1 April 1969 Walsall A 1–3 5,282 Sharkey
35 5 April 1969 Gillingham H 2–0 4,959 Sharkey, Roberts
36 7 April 1969 Luton Town H 1–0 8,681 Sharkey
37 8 April 1969 Barnsley A 0–2 8,344
38 12 April 1969 Rotherham United A 0–3 6,960
39 14 April 1969 Barnsley H 0–0 6,190
40 19 April 1969 Barrow H 4–2 5,167 Sharkey, Roberts (2), Goodfellow
41 22 April 1969 Swindon Town A 0–1 21,247
42 25 April 1969 Walsall H 2–1 5,863 Sharkey, Waller
43 28 April 1969 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 6,744 Goodfellow
44 30 April 1969 Torquay United A 1–0 5,802 Boam
45 5 May 1969 Watford H 3–0 8,574 Sharkey (2), Eddy (o.g.)
46 9 May 1969 Shrewsbury Town A 1–2 5,761 Roberts

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 16 November 1968 Tow Law Town H 4–1 6,361 Ledger (2), Keeley, Sharkey
R2 7 December 1968 Rotherham United A 2–2 10,379 Keeley, Sharkey
R2 Replay 9 December 1968 Rotherham United H 2–2 12,876 Ledger
R3 4 January 1969 Sheffield United H 2–1 17,430 Roberts (2)
R4 25 January 1969 Southend United H 2–1 16,160 Roberts, Sharkey
R5 26 February 1969 West Ham United H 3–0 21,117 Roberts, Sharkey, Keeley
QF 8 March 1969 Leicester City H 0–1 23,500

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 14 August 1968 Lincoln City A 1–2 8,440 Keeley

Squad statistics

  • Squad list sourced from 1968–69 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Des Finch 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK England Dave Hollins 44 0 7 0 1 0 52 0
DF England Stuart Boam 46 1 7 0 1 0 54 1
DF England Mick Hopkinson 44 1 7 0 1 0 52 1
DF Scotland Sandy Pate 39 0 7 0 1 0 47 0
DF England Phil Waller 45 1 7 0 1 0 53 1
MF England Roger Frude 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0
MF Scotland Jimmy Goodfellow 38 6 7 0 1 0 46 6
MF England Johnny Quigley 46 2 7 0 1 0 54 2
MF England Mickey Walker 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Wales Dai Jones 20(4) 4 0(1) 0 0 0 20(5) 4
FW England Ray Keeley 37(3) 4 7 3 1 1 45(3) 8
FW England Bob Ledger 34(1) 9 7 3 0 0 41(1) 12
FW England Terry Melling 6 2 0 0 1 0 7 2
FW England Malcolm Partridge 16(2) 3 0 0 1 0 17(2) 3
FW England Dudley Roberts 42 10 7 4 0(1) 0 49(1) 14
FW England Nick Sharkey 40(1) 13 7 4 1 0 48(1) 17
FW England Bob Todd 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0
– Own goals – 2 – 0 – 0 – 2

References

General
  • Mansfield Town 1968–69 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
Specific
  1. ^ 1968–69 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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