2014–15 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town 2014–15 football season
Mansfield Town
2014–15 season
ChairmanJohn Radford
ManagerPaul Cox
(until 21 November)
Adam Murray
(from 6 December)
StadiumField Mill
League Two21st
FA CupSecond round
(knocked out by Cambridge United)
League CupFirst round
(knocked out by Sheffield United)
League TrophyFirst round
(knocked out by Notts County)
Top goalscorerLeague: Vadaine Oliver (7)
All: Rakish Bingham & Vadaine Oliver (7)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–2015 Season of Mansfield Town F.C. will be its second 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 will take part in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The club will play its home games at Field Mill, renamed the One Call Stadium for sponsorship reasons, the oldest ground in the Football League.

Pre-season friendlies

† Trialist, ‡ Youth Team player, * Mansfield Town XI

Date Kick-off Opponents H / A Result F–A Scorers Attendance Reports
12 July 3:00 Notts County H 3–1 Fisher 19', Riley 23', Palmer 89' 2,331 Report
17 July 7:45 Aston Villa H 1–3 Fisher 41' Report
22 July 7:45 Leeds United H 2–0 Hearn 42', 63'
25 July 7:30 Grimsby Town A 1–0 Rhead 44' 871 (79 Away fans) Report
29 July 7:30 Lincoln City A 3–1 Bell 33', Hearn 70', 77' 924 (181 away fans) Report
2 August 3:00 Walsall H 0–0 None Report

Results

League Two

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
1 8 August 2014 Northampton Town A 0–1 5,202 Report
2 16 August 2014 Oxford United H 2–1 3,042 Tafazolli 39', Murray 88' Report
3 19 August 2014 Newport County H 1–0 2,448 Clements 2' Report
4 23 August 2014 Dagenham & Redbridge A 0–2 1,558 Report
5 30 August 2014 Burton Albion H 1–2 2,966 Rhead 75' Report
6 6 September 2014 Exeter City A 2–1 2,771 Bingham 14', Bell 40' Report
7 13 September 2014 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–2 3,106 Rhead 4' Report
8 16 September 2014 Morecambe H 1–0 2,185 Fisher 90' Report
9 20 September 2014 Carlisle United H 3–2 3,117 Beevers 4', Bingham (2) 37', 41' Report
10 27 September 2014 Stevenage A 0–3 2,820 Report
11 4 October 2014 Accrington Stanley H 0–1 2,699 Report
12 11 October 2014 Portsmouth A 1–1 15,585 Heslop 46' Report
13 18 October 2014 Cambridge United H 0–0 2,925 Report
14 21 October 2014 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 4,092 Report
15 25 October 2014 York City A 1–1 3,370 Carr 61' Report
16 1 November 2014 Southend United H 1–2 2,719 Palmer 78' Report
17 15 November 2014 Shrewsbury Town A 0–2 5,001 Report
18 22 November 2014 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 2,926 Oliver 45' Report
19 29 November 2014 Luton Town A 0–3 8,418 Report
20 13 December 2014 Cheltenham Town H 1–1 3,324 Oliver 55' Report
21 20 December 2014 AFC Wimbledon A 1–0 3,790 Oliver 47' Report
22 26 December 2014 Hartlepool United H 1–1 3,357 Brown 10' Report
23 28 December 2014 Bury A 0–2 3,196 Report
24 10 January 2015 Burton Albion A 1–2 3,506 Lambe 51' Report
25 17 January 2015 Exeter City A 2–3 3,881 Kee 57', Oliver 68' Report
26 24 January 2015 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 2,759 Report
27 24 January 2015 Carlisle United A 1–2 3,827 Oliver 45' Report
28 7 February 2015 Stevenage H 1–0 2,436 Lambe 51' Report
29 10 February 2015 Morecambe A 1–2 1,156 Heslop 27' Report
30 14 February 2015 Northampton Town H 1–1 4,614 Oliver 48' Report
31 17 February 2015 Luton Town H 1–0 2,998 Bingham 32' Report
32 21 February 2015 Oxford United A 0–3 6,954 Report
33 28 February 2015 Dagenham & Redbridge H 2–1 2,546 Lambe 46', Brown 82' Report
34 3 March 2015 Newport County A 1–0 2,481 Lambe 87' Report
35 7 March 2015 Cheltenham Town A 1–1 2,597 Kee 68' Report
36 14 March 2015 Bury H 0–1 2,868 Report
37 17 March 2015 AFC Wimbledon H 2–1 3,151 Beevers 56', Bingham 87' Report
38 21 March 2015 Hartlepool United A 0–1 4,116 Report
39 28 March 2015 York City H 1–4 3,133 Rhead 77' Report
40 3 April 2015 Southend United A 0–2 5,925 Report
41 6 April 2015 Shrewsbury Town H 0–1 3,108 Report
42 1 April 2015 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 6,626 Oliver 64' Report
43 14 April 2015 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 3,051 Lambe 44' Report
44 18 April 2015 Cambridge United A 1–3 4,667 Bingham 64' Report
45 25 April 2015 Portsmouth H 1–2 4,222 Thomas 68' Report
46 2 May 2015 Accrington Stanley A 1–2 1,921 McGuire 39' Report

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Cambridge United 46 13 12 21 61 66 −5 51
20 Carlisle United 46 14 8 24 56 74 −18 50
21 Mansfield Town 46 13 9 24 38 62 −24 48
22 Hartlepool United 46 12 9 25 39 70 −31 45
23 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 9 14 23 40 67 −27 41 Relegation to the National League
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 18 November 2014 Concord Rangers H 1–1 2,023 Glozier (o.g.) 17' Report
R1 Replay 25 November 2014 Concord Rangers A 1–0 1,537 Palmer 61' Report
R2 6 December 2014 Cambridge United A 2–2 3,869 Bingham 3', Champion (o.g.) 81' Report
R2 Replay 16 December 2014 Cambridge United H 0–1 1,920 Report

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 13 August 2014 Sheffield United A 1–2 7,929 Fisher 57' Report

League Trophy

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 2 September 2014 Notts County A 0–2 3,701 Report

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Switzerland Sascha Studer 17 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 22 0 0 0
2 DF England Ritchie Sutton 34 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 38 0 7 1
3 DF England Martin Riley 31(2) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 36(2) 0 3 0
4 DF England John Dempster 4 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 4(1) 0 1 0
5 DF England Luke Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England Ryan Tafazolli 35(1) 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 41(1) 1 8 1
7 MF England Fergus Bell 10(6) 1 1(2) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 11(10) 1 1 0
7 MF England Jeffrey Monakana 3(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(3) 0 0 0
8 FW England Alex Fisher 6(7) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 8(7) 2 0 0
9 FW England Matt Rhead 16(15) 3 1(2) 0 0 0 1 0 18(17) 3 1 0
10 FW England Liam Hearn 0(3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0
11 MF England Sam Clucas 3(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 3(4) 0 1 0
11 FW England Rakish Bingham 14(12) 6 3(1) 1 0 0 0 0 17(13) 7 1 0
12 MF England Jamie McGuire 24(3) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 25(3) 1 9 1
14 FW England Ollie Palmer 2(13) 1 2(2) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 4(16) 2 0 0
15 MF Wales Kieron Freeman 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 0
15 MF England Ricky Ravenhill 12(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12(1) 0 4 0
16 MF England Simon Heslop 21(4) 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 26(4) 1 5 0
17 MF Bermuda Reggie Lambe 21(9) 4 2(2) 0 0 0 0 0 23(11) 4 4 1
18 MF Wales Lee Beevers 33(2) 2 4 0 1 0 0(1) 0 38(3) 2 5 0
19 MF England Liam Marsden 9(1) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12(1) 0 2 0
20 MF England Jack Thomas 10(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10(1) 1 7 0
21 MF England Adam Murray 11(3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13(3) 1 2 1
22 MF England Rob Taylor 10(5) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 15(5) 0 2 1
22 MF England Matty Blair 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0
23 GK England Cameron Belford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0
23 GK England Adam Smith 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
24 FW England Daniel Carr 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
24 MF England Junior Brown 21(3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21(3) 2 3 1
25 FW England Vadaine Oliver 28(2) 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 30(2) 7 5 0
26 DF England Luke Waterfall 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 0
26 DF Australia Callum Elder 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 1 0
27 FW England Danny Fletcher 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
28 DF England Chris Clements 30(4) 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 36(4) 1 3 0
29 DF Northern Ireland Jamie Sendles-White 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 0
29 FW Northern Ireland Billy Kee 8(5) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8(5) 2 2 0
32 DF England Amari'i Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England Michael Raynes 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 0
33 MF England Terry Hawkridge 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
35 DF England Corbin Shires 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
36 MF England Joe Fitzpatrick 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
40 GK England Lenny Pidgeley 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Announced Player Previous Club fee Sources
27 May 2014 Luke Jones Stevenage Free [1]
4 June 2014 Alex Fisher Monza Free [2]
12 June 2014 Liam Hearn Grimsby Town Free [3]
9 July 2014 Amari'i Bell Birmingham City Loan (6 month loan) [4]
11 July 2014 Fergus Bell Monza Free [5]
22 July 2014 Simon Heslop Stevenage Free [6]
24 July 2014 Sascha Studer Winterthur Free [7]
5 August 2014 Rob Taylor Port Vale Free
19 August 2014 Dimitar Evtimov Nottingham Forest Loan (6 month loan) [8]
1 September 2014 Rakish Bingham Wigan Athletic Free [9]
17 September 2014 Reggie Lambe Nyköpings Free [10]
3 October 2014 Kieron Freeman Derby County Loan (3 month loan) [11]
10 October 2014 Jamie Sendles-White Queens Park Rangers Loan (3 month loan) [12][13]
21 October 2014 Daniel Carr Huddersfield Town Loan (1 month loan) [14]
24 October 2014 Vadaine Oliver Crewe Alexandra Loan (8 month loan) [15][16][17]
7 November 2014 Luke Waterfall Scunthorpe United Loan (1 month loan) [18]
27 November 2014 Junior Brown Oxford United Loan (1 month loan) [19]
5 January 2015 Billy Kee Scunthorpe United Loan (3 month loan) [20]
7 January 2015 Ricky Ravenhill Northampton Town Free [21]
7 January 2015 Junior Brown Oxford United Free [22]
8 January 2015 Callum Elder Leicester City Loan (3 month loan) [23][24][25]
9 January 2015 Adam Smith Leicester City Loan (1 month loan) [26]
9 January 2015 Michael Raynes Oxford United Free [27]
14 January 2015 Matty Blair Fleetwood Town Free [28]
2 February 2015 Lenny Pidgeley Newport County Loan [29]
20 February 2015 Jeffrey Monakana Brighton & Hove Albion Loan (1 month loan) [30]
20 March 2015 Terry Hawkridge Scunthorpe United Loan (2 month loan) [31]

Out

Date Announced Player Destination fee Sources
9 May 2014 Paul Black Oldham Athletic Free [32]
9 May 2014 Ian Deakin Heanor Town Free [33]
9 May 2014 Ross Dyer FC Halifax Town Free [34]
9 May 2014 Ben Hutchinson Nuneaton Town Free [35]
9 May 2014 James Jennings Forest Green Rovers Free [36]
9 May 2014 Keiran Murtagh Released Free
9 May 2014 George Pilkington Macclesfield Town Free
9 May 2014 Godfrey Poku AFC Telford United Free [37]
9 May 2014 Jake Speight Harrogate Town Free
9 May 2014 Lee Stevenson Alfreton Town Free [38]
12 May 2014 Louis Briscoe Torquay United Free [39]
2 June 2014 Colin Daniel Port Vale Free [40]
16 June 2014 Alan Marriott Released Free
1 July 2014 Lindon Meikle York City Free [41]
Anthony Howell Alfreton Town Free
1 September 2014 Sam Clucas Chesterfield Undisclosed [42]
2 January 2015 Rakish Bingham Hartlepool United Loan (4 month loan) [43]
13 January 2015 Rob Taylor Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [44]
29 January 2015 Fergus Bell Yeovil Town Free [45]

References

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  2. ^ "alex fisher joins Mansfield Town". Mansfield Town FC. 4 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Goal ace Liam Hearn joins Mansfield Town". Mansfield Town F.C. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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  13. ^ "Sendles-White loan extended". Mansfield Town F.C. 11 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Striker signs on emergency loan". Mansfield Town F.C. 21 October 2014.
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  34. ^ "Shaymen Bring In Dyer". nonleague pitchero. July 2014.
  35. ^ "Nuneaton sign ex-Middlesbrough striker Ben Hutchinson". BBC Sport. 2 August 2014.
  36. ^ "James Jennings: Forest Green Rovers sign ex-Mansfield defender". BBC Sport. 3 June 2014.
  37. ^ "Godfrey Poku: AFC Telford sign former Mansfield Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 1 August 2014.
  38. ^ "Lee Stevenson: Alfreton sign former Mansfield midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 July 2014.
  39. ^ "New Torquay United signing Louis Briscoe starts the ball rolling". Herald Express. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  40. ^ "Ex-Crewe man Colin Daniel joins Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. 2 June 2014.
  41. ^ "Lindon Meikle joins York City". Mansfield Town F.C. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  42. ^ "Chesterfield sign Sam Clucas from Mansfield". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  43. ^ "Bingham makes Hartlepool loan switch". Mansfield Town F.C. 2 January 2015.
  44. ^ "Rob Taylor sold to Tranmere Rovers". Mansfield Town F.C. 13 January 2015.
  45. ^ "Fergus Bell transferred to Yeovil Town". Mansfield Town F.C. 29 January 2015.
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