2013–14 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
2013–14 season
Chairman	John Radford
Manager	Paul Cox
Stadium	Field Mill
Football League Two	11th
FA Cup	2nd round replay (lost to Oldham Athletic 4–1)
League Cup	1st Round (lost 2–0 to Tranmere Rovers)
Football League Trophy	2nd Round (lost 1–0 to Chesterfield)
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Clucas (8); All: Sam Clucas (13)
Highest home attendance	5,931 (Chesterfield in the League Two)
Lowest home attendance	2,549 (Accrington Stanley League Two)
Average home league attendance	3,385.2
Home colours	Away colours

The 2013–2014 Season of Mansfield Town F.C. was its first 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 also took part in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The club played its home games at Field Mill, renamed the One Call Stadium for sponsorship reasons, the oldest ground in the Football League.

Goal scorers

Name	League Goals	FA Cup Goals	Total
Sam Clucas	8	5	13
Ben Hutchinson	2	0	2
Ollie Palmer	4	1	5
Matt Rhead	6	0	6
Lindon Meikle	1	0	1
Jamie McGuire	2	0	2
Calvin Andrew	1	0	1
Lee Stevenson	5	1	6
Colin Daniel	2	1	3
Anthony Howell	3	1	4
Chris Clements	1	0	1
Ross Dyer	2	1	3
John McCombe	2	0	2
James Jennings	4	0	4
Ryan Tafazolli	2	0	2
Adam Murray	1	0	1
Martin Riley	1	0	1
Jake Speight	1	0	1
Total	48	10	58

Transfers

In

Date announced	Player	Previous club
13 May 2013	Jamie McGuire	Fleetwood Town
13 May 2013	Ben Birch Jason Gregory Liam Marsden	Youth Team
22 May 2013	Paul Black	Tranmere Rovers
23 May 2013	Jack Thomas	Youth Team
28 May 2013	Keiran Murtagh	Macclesfield Town
1 June 2013	John McCombe	Port Vale
3 June 2013	Martin Riley	Wrexham
21 June 2013	Sam Clucas	Hereford United
18 October 2013	Jack Blake(1 month loan)	Nottingham Forest
31 October 2013	James Alabi(1 month loan)	Stoke City FC
28 November 2013	Darryl Westlake(Season loan)	Sheffield United FC

Out

Date announced	Player	Destination
30 April 2013	John Thompson	Retirement
3 May 2013	Paul Bolland Jamie Hand Andy Owens Shane Redmond Gary Roberts Jamie Tolley Nick Wright	Released
18 May 2013	Exodus Geohaghon	Released
21 May 2013	Luke Jones	Stevenage
3 July 2013	Matt Green	Birmingham City
11 July 2013	Andy Todd	Released
11 November 2013	Jason Gregory	Released
6 January 2014	Calvin Andrew	Released
January 2014	John McCombe	Mutual agreement

Pre-season

Tour of Malta

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
6 July 2013	20:45	Naxxar Lions	A	0–0		~400 (~300)

Green Energy Cup

† Trialist, ‡ Youth Team player

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
23 July 2013	19:30	Rainworth Miners Welfare	A	4–0	Hutchinson 5', 32', Dyer 25', Ball† 37'	232

Other friendlies

† Trialist, ‡ Youth Team player

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
10 July 2013	19:30	Worksop Town	A	1–4	Robertson† 74'
13 July 2013	15:00	Nottingham Forest	H	0–1		3993 (1482)
16 July 2013	19:30	Chester	A	1–0	Arnold† 75'	802
17 July 2013	19:30	Peterborough United	H	4–2	Dempster 15', Daniel 30', Clucas 82', 89'
20 July 2013	15:00	Sheffield United	H	0–1
26 July 2013	19:30	Coventry City	H	2–3	Todd 22', Clucas 48'	1,012 (121)
27 July 2013	15:00	Boston United	A	1–3	Hutchinson 76'
30 July 2013	19:30	Gainsborough Trinity	A	5–0

League Two

2013

August

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
3 Aug	15:00	Scunthorpe United	A	0–2		5,241
10 Aug	15:00	Exeter City	H	0–0		3,284
17 Aug	15:00	Wycombe Wanderers	A	1–0	Palmer	3,352
24 Aug	15:00	Portsmouth	H	2–2	Hutchinson, Meikle	4,574
31 Aug	15:00	Dagenham & Redbridge	H	3–0	Clucas, McGuire, Rhead	3,015

September

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
7 Sep	15:00	Newport County	A	1–1	Clucas	3,709
14 Sep	15:00	York City	A	2–1	Clucas, Palmer	3,513
21 Sep	15:00	Northampton Town	H	3–0	Hutchinson, Clucas, Kouo-Doumbe (OG)	3,469
28 Sep	13:00	Chesterfield	A	1–0	Andrew	10,015

October

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
5 Oct	15.00	Hartlepool Town	H	1–4	Clucas	3,457
12 Oct	15.00	Bristol Rovers	H	1–1	Stevenson	3,275
19 Oct	15.00	Torquay	A	0–0		2,473
22 Oct	19.45	Bury	A	0–0		2,518
26 Oct	15.00	Plymouth	H	0–1		3,379

November

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
1 Nov	19.45	Southend	A	0–3		4,824
16 Nov	15.00	Oxford	H	1–3	Stevenson	3,831
23 Nov	15.00	Fleetwood Town	A	4–5	Clements, Howell, Clucas, Dyer	2,831
26 Nov	19.45	Burton	A	0–1		2,751
30 Nov	15.00	Morecambe	H	1–2	Dyer	2,753

December

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
14 Dec	15.00	AFC Wimbledon	A	0–0		3,900
21 Dec	15.00	Accrington Stanley	H	2–3	McCombe x2	2,549
26 Dec	19.45	Rochdale	A	0–3		2,671
29 Dec	15.00	Cheltenham	A	2–1	Howell, Rhead	2,928

2014

January

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
1 Jan	15.00	Burton	H	0–0		3,266
4 Jan	15.00	Exeter	A	1–0	Stevenson	3,303
11 Jan	15.00	Scunthorpe	H	0–2		4,115
18 Jan	15.00	Portsmouth	A	1–1	Stevenson	14,686
25 Jan	15.00	Wycombe	H	2–2	Stevenson, Palmer	2,789
28 Jan	19.45	Bury	H	Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

February

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
1 Feb	15.00	Plymouth	A	1–1	Rhead	6,248
8 Feb	15.00	Southend	H	2–1	Clucas, Jennings	3,055
11 Feb	19.45	Bury (rearranged)	H	Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
15 Feb	15.00	Oxford	A	0–3		5,108
22 Feb	15.00	Fleetwood Town	H	1–0	Rhead	2,759
25 Feb	19.45	Bury (rearranged)	H	1–4	Clucas	2,628

March

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.	Notes
1 Mar	15.00	Dagenham and Redbridge	A	0–0		1,377
8 Mar	15.00	Newport	H	2–1	Tafazolli, Howell	2,756
11 Mar	19.45	York City	H	0–1		2,865
15 Mar	15.00	Northampton	A	1–1	Palmer	5,129
22 Mar	15.00	Chesterfield	H	0–0		5,931
25 Mar	19.45	Hartlepool	A	4–2	Jennings x2, Rhead, McGuire	2,976
29 Mar	15.00	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–0	Murray	3,292	average 3350.1

April

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.
5 Apr	15.00	Morecambe	A	1–0	Daniel	1,772
12 Apr	15.00	Rochdale	H	3–0	Riley, Rhead, Tafazolli	3,843
18 Apr	15.00	Accrington Stanley	A	1–1	Speight	2,092
21 Apr	15.00	Cheltenham	H	0–2		3,586
26 Apr	15.00	Torquay	H	1–3	Jennings	3,389

May

Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Att.	Notes
3 May	15.00	Bristol Rovers	A	1–0	Daniel	10,594

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	15	15	16	53	59	−6	60
10	Plymouth Argyle	46	16	12	18	51	58	−7	60
11	Mansfield Town	46	15	15	16	49	58	−9	60
12	Bury	46	13	20	13	59	51	+8	59
13	Portsmouth	46	14	17	15	56	66	−10	59

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup

Round	Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
Round 1	9 November 2013	15.00	St Albans	A	8–1	Stevenson, Howell, Daniel, Clucas, Palmer, Clucas x3	3,251
Round 2	7 December 2013	15.00	Oldham Athletic	A	1–1	Clucas	3,429
Round 2 Replay	17 December 2013	19.45	Oldham Athletic	H	1–4	Dyer	2,836

League Cup

Round	Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
First Round	6 August 2013	19:45	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–2		3,067

Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Kick-off	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
First Round	Bye
Second Round	8 Oct	7.45	Chesterfield	H	0–1		4,834

Reserves

Competition	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
Central League East Division	14 August	Doncaster Rovers	A	2–1	Clements, Meikle
Central League East Division	21 August	Hull City	H	3–1	Dyer, Meikle, Stevenson
Central League East Division	11 September	Rotherham United	H	2–1	Speight, Andrew
Central League East Division	18 September	Hartlepool United	H	3–1	Rhead, Tafazolli, Speight
Central League East Division	2 October	Scunthorpe United	H	3–5	Murtagh, Briscoe, Stevenson
Central League East Division	16 October	Hull City	A	1–2	Rhead
Central League East Division	6 November	Doncaster Rovers	H	2–0	Stevenson, Howell
Central League East Division	18 December	Scunthorpe United	H	2–0	Andrew x2
Central League East Division	26 February	Scunthorpe United	A
Central League East Division	19 March	Hartlepool United	A