2017–18 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
2017–18 season
OwnerJohn Radford
Chief ExecutiveCarolyn Radford
ManagerSteve Evans
(until 27 February 2018)
David Flitcroft
(from 1 March 2018)
StadiumField Mill
League Two8th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round

The 2017–18 season was Mansfield Town's 121st season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in League Two.

Results

Friendlies

As of 26 June 2017, Mansfield Town have announced eight pre-season friendlies. On 1 November 2017, it was announced Mansfield Town would face Clipstone.

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Report
1 6 July 2017 Malta Select XI A 5–0 Rose 14', Digby 23', Atkinson 55', Angol (2) 62' (pen.), 76' Report
2 15 July 2017 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–3 Taft 32', Bennett 81' Report
3 18 July 2017 Stocksbridge Park Steels A 4–0 Rose (2), Hamilton (2) Report
4 19 July 2017 Middlesbrough H 2–2 Howson (o.g.), Angol Report
5 22 July 2017 Nottingham Forest H 0–4 Report
6 25 July 2017 Gainsborough Trinity A 4–0 Sterling James (2) 8', 61', Hamilton 38', Potter 75' Report
7 25 July 2017 Matlock Town A 4–0 Angol (2), Atkinson, Mellis Report
8 29 July 2017 Alfreton Town A 2–0 Rose 80', Mellis 87' Report

League Two

Main article: 2017–18 EFL League Two

The League Two fixtures were released on 21 June 2017.

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
1 5 August 2017 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 4,933 Rose 55', Mirfin 66' Report
2 12 August 2017 Forest Green Rovers H 2–0 3,826 Rose 51', Anderson 57' Report
3 19 August 2017 Accrington Stanley A 1–2 1,645 Angol 25' Report
4 26 August 2017 Luton Town H 2–2 4,665 Bennett 23', Angol 71' Report
5 2 September 2017 Carlisle United A 1–1 4,677 Butcher 58' Report
6 9 September 2017 Grimsby Town H 4–1 4,625 Angol (2) 34' (pen.), 80' (pen.), Pearce 54', Osborne 64' (o.g.) Report
7 12 September 2017 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 2,938 Report
8 16 September 2017 Lincoln City A 1–0 9,563 Rose 61' Report
9 23 September 2017 Cambridge United H 2–1 3,814 Mellis 65' (pen.), Rose 87' Report
10 26 September 2017 Cheltenham Town A 0–3 2,480 Report
11 30 September 2017 Notts County H 3–1 7,072 Rose (2) 47', 59', Duffy 63' (o.g.) Report
12 7 October 2017 Colchester United A 0–2 3,262 Report
13 14 October 2017 Swindon Town H 1–3 4,081 Rose 90+1' Report
14 17 October 2017 Barnet A 1–1 1,262 Butcher 45+2' Report
15 21 October 2017 Newport County A 1–1 3,146 Rose 22' Report
16 28 October 2017 Exeter City H 1–1 3,608 Hemmings 18' Report
17 11 November 2017 Coventry City A 1–0 8,410 MacDonald 84' Report
18 18 November 2017 Stevenage H 1–0 3,353 Hemmings 24' Report
19 21 November 2017 Port Vale A 4–0 3,878 Diamond (2) 43', 52', Rose 54', Hemmings 63' Report
20 25 November 2017 Chesterfield H 2–2 7,525 White 26', Diamond 88' Report
21 9 December 2017 Crawley Town A 0–2 1,791 Report
22 16 December 2017 Yeovil Town H 0–0 3,032 Report
23 23 December 2017 Morecambe H 2–1 3,058 Hemmings 8', Rose 88' Report
24 26 December 2017 Grimsby Town A 1–1 5,704 Angol 80' Report
25 30 December 2017 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1 4,227 Potter 52', Angol 81' Report
26 1 January 2018 Carlisle United H 3–1 3,632 Hemmings 9', 75', Bennett 31' Report
27 13 January 2018 Cambridge United A 0–0 4,324 Report
28 20 January 2018 Cheltenham Town H 3–2 3,483 Hamilton (2) 35', 90+4', Hemmings 80' Report
29 27 January 2018 Morecambe A 2–1 1,416 Rose 70', Benning 90+4' Report
30 3 February 2018 Barnet H 3–1 3,795 MacDonald 42', Atkinson 55', Rose 70' Report
31 10 February 2018 Swindon Town A 0–1 6,031 Report
32 13 February 2018 Newport County H 5–0 2,866 Rose 6', Potter 9', 28', 61', MacDonald 34' Report
33 17 February 2018 Exeter City A 1–0 3,680 Rose 38' Report
34 24 February 2018 Coventry City H 1–1 6,105 Hemmings 16' Report
35 6 March 2018 Lincoln City H 1–1 6,091 Byrom 49' Report
36 10 March 2018 Colchester United H 1–1 4,050 Hemmings 22' Report
37 17 March 2018 Notts County A 1–1 12,563 Hemmings 90+9' (pen) Report
38 24 March 2018 Forest Green Rovers A 0–2 2,287 Report
39 31 March 2018 Accrington Stanley H 0–1 5,053 Report
40 2 April 2018 Luton Town A 1–2 9,592 Hemmings 34' Report
41 7 April 2018 Crewe Alexandra H 3–4 3,480 Angol 15', Hemmings 50', Miller 76' Report
42 10 April 2018 Stevenage A 1–1 2,294 Atkinson 51' Report
43 14 April 2018 Chesterfield A 1–0 7,967 Benning 67' Report
44 21 April 2018 Port Vale H 1–1 4,210 Howkins 73' (o.g.) Report
45 28 April 2018 Yeovil Town A 3–2 3,500 Angol (2) 48', 76', Hemmings 69' (pen) Report
46 5 May 2018 Crawley Town H 1–1 4,734 Hemmings 64' Report

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Coventry City (O, P) 46 22 9 15 64 47 +17 75 Qualification for League Two play-offs
7 Lincoln City 46 20 15 11 64 48 +16 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 18 18 10 67 52 +15 72
9 Swindon Town 46 20 8 18 67 65 +2 68
10 Carlisle United 46 17 16 13 62 54 +8 67
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Mansfield Town were drawn away to Shaw Lane in the first round. A second round home tie against Accrington Stanley or Guiseley was confirmed. Guiseley won that match 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 scoreline (a.e.t.) to face Mansfield.

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 4 November 2017 Shaw Lane A 3–1 1,700 Pearce 34', Rose (2) 73', 78' Report
R2 2 December 2017 Guiseley H 3–0 4,081 Spencer 31', 52', 65'(pen.) Report
R3 6 January 2018 Cardiff City A 0–0 6,378 Report
R3 Replay 16 January 2018 Cardiff City H 1–4 5,746 Rose 35' Report

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Mansfield Town were drawn at home to Rochdale in the first round.

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 8 August 2017 Rochdale H 0–1 1,457 Report

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Mansfield Town were drawn alongside Everton U23s, Lincoln City and Notts County in Northern Group G. After finishing as runners-up, Mansfield were drawn away to Blackpool in the second round.

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Lincoln City (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L2 Notts County (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 ACA Everton U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
Group Match 1 29 August 2017 Lincoln City H 1–3 2,495 Potter 8' Report
Group Match 2 24 October 2017 Notts County A 2–1 2,290 Angol 1', Hamilton 73' Report
Group Match 3 5 November 2017 Everton U21s H 1–0 964 Diamond 81' Report
Second round 6 December 2017 Blackpool A 1–1 (4–5 p) 587 Butcher 88' 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 Conrad Logan 45 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 2 0
2 DF Rhys Bennett 34(4) 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 39(4) 2 5 1
3 DF Mal Benning 27(1) 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 33(1) 1 7 1
4 DF Paul Digby 10(5) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 4 0 15(6) 0 3 0
5 DF Krystian Pearce 36(2) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 41(2) 1 12 1
6 DF Zander Diamond 18(2) 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 21(2) 3 2 0
7 MF Alex MacDonald 40(1) 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 45(1) 0 8 0
8 MF Jacob Mellis 22(8) 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 26(8) 1 9 0
9 FW Lee Angol 16(13) 9 1(1) 0 0 0 3 1 20(14) 10 9 0
10 MF Paul Anderson 24(9) 1 4 0 1 0 1(1) 0 30(10) 1 1 0
11 MF Will Atkinson 24(15) 2 1(2) 0 1 0 2(1) 0 28(18) 2 4 0
12 GK Bobby Olejnik 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 6 0 0 0
14 DF George Taft 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW Jimmy Spencer 3(15) 1 1(2) 3 1 0 4 0 9(17) 4 2 0
16 DF Hayden White 25(3) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 29(3) 1 9 1
17 MF Alfie Potter 16(11) 4 1(2) 0 0(1) 0 3(1) 1 20(15) 5 2 0
18 DF David Mirfin 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 2 0
19 DF Johnny Hunt 18 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 0 5 0
20 MF Jack Thomas 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(3) 0 1(4) 0 0 0
21 MF Omari Sterling-James 2(11) 0 0(2) 0 1 0 3(1) 0 6(14) 0 3 0
22 MF C. J. Hamilton 28(5) 2 4 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 1 33(8) 3 1 0
23 FW Kane Hemmings 36(1) 15 2 0 0 0 0(1) 0 38(2) 15 8 0
24 MF Calum Butcher 10(7) 1 0(1) 0 0 0 2 1 12(8) 2 5 0
25 MF Adam King 5(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(2) 0 2 0
26 MF Joel Byrom 18(1) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 22(1) 0 7 0
27 MF Matt Penney 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
31 FW Ricky Miller 0(8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(8) 1 2 0
32 FW Danny Rose 35(4) 14 3 3 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 38(6) 17 9 0
37 FW Zayn Hakeem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
Own goals — 2 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 2 —

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CF Lee Angol Peterborough United Undisclosed
1 July 2017 RM Paul Anderson Northampton Town Free
1 July 2017 CM Will Atkinson Southend United Free
1 July 2017 CB Zander Diamond Northampton Town Free
1 July 2017 CB Paul Digby Ipswich Town Free
1 July 2017 LB Johnny Hunt Chester Free
1 July 2017 GK Conrad Logan Rochdale Free
1 July 2017 CM Jacob Mellis Bury Free
1 July 2017 CB David Mirfin Scunthorpe United Free
1 July 2017 GK Bobby Olejnik Exeter City Free
1 July 2017 CF Jimmy Spencer Plymouth Argyle Free
1 July 2017 RM Omari Sterling-James Solihull Moors Free
1 July 2017 RB Hayden White Peterborough United Undisclosed
31 August 2017 DM Calum Butcher Millwall Free

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CF Yoann Arquin Free agent Released
1 July 2017 RM James Baxendale Free agent Released
1 July 2017 CB Lee Collins Forest Green Rovers Released
1 July 2017 CF Matt Green Lincoln City Released
1 July 2017 LM Ashley Hemmings Boston United Released
1 July 2017 CF Patrick Hoban Dundalk Released
1 July 2017 RM Kevan Hurst Guiseley Released
1 July 2017 GK Brian Jensen Crusaders Released
1 July 2017 CM Jamie McGuire Coaching role Released
1 July 2017 GK Scott Shearer Oxford United Released
1 July 2017 CB Corbin Shires Free agent Released
  1. ^ Lee Collins joined Forest Green Rovers following his release from the club.
  2. ^ Matt Green joined Lincoln City following his release.
  3. ^ Ashley Hemmings joined Boston United following his release.
  4. ^ Patrick Hoban joined Dundalk following his release.
  5. ^ Kevan Hurst joined Guiseley following his release.
  6. ^ Brian Jensen joined Crusaders following his release.
  7. ^ Jamie McGuire accepted the offer to take a coaching role at the club following his release.
  8. ^ Scott Shearer joined Oxford United following his release from the club.

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
22 August 2017 CF Kane Hemmings Oxford United 30 June 2018

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
14 September 2017 CM Jack Thomas Boston United 24 October 2017
  1. ^ On 16 October, Jack Thomas extended his loan with Boston United for a further month.
  2. ^ On 24 October, Mansfield Town exercised the option to recall Jack Thomas.

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