Mansfield Town vs Northampton Town

THE 

STAG 

V NORTHAMPTON TOWN 

SKY BET LEAGUE TWO 

SATURDAY 02 APRIL 2022 | 3PM 

125 TH YEAR | OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | £2.50

One Call Stadium, Quarry Lane, 

Mansfield, Notts, NG18 5DA, 

Tel: 01623 482 482 

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AT THE TOP 

Chairman: John Radford 

Co-chairwoman: Carolyn Radford 

Chief executive officer: David Sharpe 

Directors: Steve Hymas, Mark Burton, 

Stags Fans United nominee 

Legal director: Bill Broughton 

Financial director: James Beachill 

FOOTBALL OFFICALS 

Manager: Nigel Clough 

Assistant manager: Gary Crosby 

First team coach: Andy Garner 

Head of recruitment: Simon Clough 

Goalkeeping coach: Seamus McDonagh 

Head physiotherapist: Tom Whittamore 

Strength & conditioning coach: 

David Waldie 

Performance analyst: Matt Ash 

Academy manager: Richard Cooper 

U18s coach: Mike Whitlow 

BEHIND THE SCENES 

Academy co-ordinator: Mark Hawkins 

Club secretary/supporters’ liaison officer: 

Diane Ceney 

Head of media & communications: 

Mark Stevenson 

Commercial executive: Ian Deakin 

Hospitality & events manager: 

Laura Cooper 

Safety officer: Alan Lakin 

Football in the Community director: 

Mark Hemingray 

Ticket office & retail manager: 

Lynn Millward 

Sandy’s bar manager: Jonathan Redfearn 

Office clerk: Jessica Burt 

Media & communications assistant: 

Henry Rose 

Graphic designer & Sandy’s marketing 

co-ordinator: Emma Snell 

Kitchen team: Elaine Brown, Dean Patrick, 

Joe Smith 

Head groundsman: Michael Merriman 

Assistant groundsmen: 

Scott Merriman & Louis Sprigg 

Kit man: Tobias Rowan 

Assistant kit man: Oliver Jankiewicz 

Ground maintenance: James Gilliatt, 

John Vardy, Keith Glasby 

Club doctor: Dr. Prabu 

Club photographer: Chris Holloway 

Club historian: Paul Taylor 

Scoreboard operator: Stuart Eggleshaw 

PA announcer: Alan Wilson 

Hospitality MC: Chris Revill 

Club chaplain: Kevin Charles 

JOHN RADFORD 

Welcome to Kelvin Thomas, 

Northampton Town’s 

chairman, to One Call Stadium for 

today’s match. 

I can scarcely recall a time when the 

League Two table was as close as it is 

now, at this time of the season. 

The stage is set for a fascinating final 

nine games and with our destiny in 

our own hands. 

Carolyn and I are greatly looking 

forward to this final run-in, especially 

with the team playing such good 

football and the home crowds 

continuing to increase. 

Elsewhere, you may recall that as a 

gesture of thanks, we funded a ‘third 

shirt’ for season ticket holders from 

2020-21 for their loyalty during last 

season, in which games were played 

behind-closed-doors due to the 

COVID-19 pandemic. The club shop 

still has a number of uncollected third 

shirts and we would encourage those 

of you who haven’t done so to collect 

your complimentary jersey. 

Each season ticket holder’s name 

has been engrained onto the third 

shirt which is predominantly white in 

colour, with a horizontal amber strip 

and navy tint across the chest. 

Finally, Carolyn and I were saddened 

to learn of the passing of Ivan Hollett. 

His work helping develop young 

talent for the Stags lasted well over 20 

years and he oversaw the emergence 

of the likes of Liam Lawrence, Alex 

John Baptiste, Craig Disley, Bobby 

Hassell, Nicky Weaver and others. 

Though we didn’t know Ivan 

personally, he will always be 

remembered with great affection 

for his accomplishments as a player, 

coach and scout at Mansfield Town. 

COYS!!! 

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NIGEL 

CLOUGH 

Welcome to Northampton 

The moves that created the chances 

Town manager Jon Brady, for the two goals were almost 

along with the players, staff and identical and it was good to see Laps 

supporters from Sixfields for this get on the scoresheet again and to 

afternoon’s match. 

set up a great cross for Perchy to 

superbly ghost in at the far post. 

We’ll have played seven away games 

in eight matches by the time we 

finish the match at Scunthorpe next 

week, so we’re pleased to be back 

at home this afternoon for today’s 

game. 

Northampton are a good side, as we 

found out earlier in the season, and 

it’ll be a tough game this afternoon, 

though we’re looking forward to it 

after earning seven points from our 

last three matches on the road. 

At Oldham a week ago, we enjoyed 

the euphoria of getting a winning 

goal with almost the last kick of the 

game. But then reality sank in a little 

when we realised we were not as 

good as we had hoped to be on the 

day. 

With that noted, we could scarcely 

have done any more attacking in 

both of our previous two away 

games, at Oldham and then on 

Tuesday against Hartlepool, with 

45 shots at goal in total, 22 and 23 

in each respective game. 

The performance at Hartlepool 

in mid-week deserved more than 

the point which we came away 

with. A mad five minutes before 

half time and a number of missed 

chances prevented us from gaining 

what would have been a third 

successive away victory. 

We scored two very good team goals 

and played some impressive 

football. 

We had so many situations in the 

second-half and just needed a 

finishing touch to add to our tally. 

Thank you to the supporters who 

have travelled to see us in recent 

away matches. 

We’ll be doing everything we can this 

afternoon to set a new club record of 

11 consecutive home victories in the 

Football League. 

Enjoy the game. 

CLUB 

HONOURS 

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Football Conference Premier 

Champions: 2012-13 

Football League Division 2 

(Highest place 21st): 1977-78 





Midland Counties League 

Champions: 1923-24, 1924-25, 

1928-29 

Central Alliance 

Championship: 1919-20 

Central Alliance Champions: 

(Subsidiary Competition) 

1915-16 

OTHER LEAGUE HONOURS 


(North) Runners-up: 1950-51 


Third place: 1964-65 

Division 4 (or League 2) 

Promotion: 1962-63, 1985-86, 

1991-92, 2001-02 

Midland Counties League 

Runners-up: 1925-26 

Midland Combination 

Runners-up: 1926-27 

CUP COMPETITIONS 

FA Cup 6th Round (Quarter 

Final): 1968-69 

Football League Cup 5th Round 

(Quarter Final): 1975-76 

Associate Members Cup Winners: 

1986-87 

Northern Area Final: 1984-85 

FA Trophy Runners-Up: 2010-11 

Nottinghamshire FA County Cup 

Winners: 1937-38, 1970-71, 1971- 

72, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 

2006-07 

Joint winners: 1938-39 

Nottinghamshire FA Senior 

Cup Winners: 1922-23, 1925-26, 

1926-27, 

1930-31, 1931-32 

Anglo Scottish Cup Semi Final: 

1975-76, 1978-79 


Football is a game of many opinions, but 

there is one that we must all share. There is 

no place for discrimination in our game. If 

you do not agree, then you are not welcome. 

If you see or hear discrimination in this 

stadium, please report it to the nearest 

steward or via the Kick it Out App. 

Because we are all 

#TogetherAgainstDiscrimination 

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IN MEMORIAM: 

IVAN HOLLETT 

THE CLUB WAS DEEPLY SADDENED TO LEARN OF 

THE PASSING OF ONE OF ITS GREATEST SERVANTS 

LAST WEEK IN IVAN HOLLETT. HE WAS 81. 

Ivan played for the Stags as an 

inside forward from 1958 until 

1964, scoring 47 goals in 107 

appearances. 

After retiring from playing, he 

returned to Mansfield in 1984, initially 

working with the youth team and 

undertaking every backroom job at 

the Stags, except manager. 

He was largely responsible for 

bringing through many of the club’s 

young stars, spanning over two 

decades, and nurtured through the 

ranks the likes of Nicky Weaver, Leroy 

Williamson, Alex Baptiste, Bobby 

Hassell and Liam Lawrence. 

In April 2010, he was given a Lifetime 

Achievement Award for his service to 

Mansfield Town. 

After 23 years at the Stags, he joined 

Derby County’s backroom team, 

under the then-manager Nigel 

Clough. 

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough said: 

“We’re most saddened to hear of the 

news of Ivan’s passing. 

“First and foremost, he was a lovely 

man who was responsible for helping 

a lot of young players develop and 

become professional footballers 

within the local area. 

“He was someone who did so much 

for football in this region over many 

decades. 

“We were fortunate to work with him 

at Derby for a while. 

“We send our deepest condolences to 

Ivan’s family at this sad time.” 


NEWSDESK 

Club backs PFA Asian inclusion mentoring scheme 

The Professional Footballers’ 

Association (PFA) welcomed Stags’ 

academy, scholars and professional 

players to St. George’s Park for a 

‘Player Development Day’ earlier 

last month as part of their Asian 

Inclusion Mentoring Scheme 

(AIMS). 

Mansfield’s academy players, McKeal 

Abdullah and Nadal Ahir represented 

the club on the day. 

AIMS was created to enhance the 

experience of British Asian footballers 

on the elite pathway by creating a 

structured network of support that 

allows them to thrive. 

Danny Batth (Sunderland), Neil 

Taylor (Middlesborough), Otis Khan 

(Leyton Orient) and Mal Benning 

(Port Vale) are among the senior 

footballers, mentoring scholars and 

emerging pro’s, with those players, 

in turn, sharing their academy 

experiences with their younger peers. 

Following the previous AIMS ‘Player 

Development Day’ events during 

2021, there has been an appetite 

from players and families on the 

programme to connect and network 

more regularly. These face-toface 

events have proven to be a 

real highlight, giving players the 

opportunity to connect with peers 

from different clubs, partake in a 

coaching session as well as network 

and learn from professional player 

experiences. 

PFA’s Player Inclusion Executive 

Riz Rehman said: “The momentum 

behind the PFA’s five-year strategy to 

increase Asian representation in the 

game is very strong and thanks must 

go to all the clubs who have fully 

supported and backed the scheme by 

connecting us with their players and 

families. 

“Over the last 24 months we have laid 

some solid foundations upon which 

to build, and we will continue to work 

with our networks of clubs to provide 

additional wrap around support for 

players and families. 

“We’ve had unbelievable buy in from 

our nationwide network of clubs 

and this was demonstrated in the 

attendance on the day with many 

allowing their players and staff to 

miss weekend fixtures and training 

schedules to attend the ‘Player 

Development Day’.” 

Over 90 players from academy to 

professional level, were accompanied 

by parents, coaches, practitioners, 

club staff and stakeholders at St 

George’s Park. The full day included 

educational presentations, parent 

workshops and coaching sessions for 

the players led by England under 17 

head coach Tom Curtis. 

The turnout illustrates the success 

of the scheme which has allowed 

players to connect, parents and 

practitioners to network and bring 

together communities that all have 

the aim to progress along the elite 

pathway. 

The academy's head of operations 

and player care, Neil Bainbridge, said: 

“We’re very proud as a club that we 

were able to have representation in 

this PFA scheme. 

"McKeal Abdullah and Nadal Ahir 

represent the three values of our 

academy; respect, high standards 

and a positive attitude. 

"We will continue to work closely 

with the PFA on this scheme and 

any further schemes to increase 

awareness and educate those within 

our academy." 

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Today’s Sky Bet League Two 

game against Northampton is our 

designated anti-discrimination 

match. 

The EFL and English football should 

be for everyone. 

Football has the power to unite and 

inspire us. But we do not accept 

racism or any form of discrimination 

and abuse in our game - Not Today or 

Any Day. 

The EFL is coming together – with 

players, clubs and fans – to tackle 

racism and discrimination as one. 

Football is a game with many 

opinions. 

But those who do not share our 

opinion on removing racism and 

discrimination from our game are 

not welcome. Because we are all 

#TogetherAgainstDiscrimination. 

• Football is a game of many opinions 

- but those who do not share the 

opinion of removing all forms of 

discrimination in the game are not 

welcome. 

• We have heard the message from 

players who wish to take the knee 

loud and clear, and they have the 

EFL’s support. 

• Likewise, we support any individuals 

who take a stand against prejudice 

in other ways, and we must show 

respect and support to our Clubs and 

players whichever way they choose. 

• The message is clear – prejudice 

and abuse – whether in the street, in 

the stadium or online has no place in 

society - and we will not accept it. 

• Fans also have a central role to play 

in combatting discrimination - be it 

reporting incidents, calling out abuse 

or simply considering each other’s 

experiences. 

• Promoting diversity is a key 

objective for the EFL - we want a 

game that is inclusive for everyone. 

• The EFL and its clubs continue to 

deliver the established Equality 

Code of Practice, managerial 

recruitment code and our Leaguewide 

Inclusion Plan 

• The League has a dedicated 

security operations function that 

works with law enforcement 

authorities and offers guidance 

on tackling hate crime and 

discrimination 

• The League continues its efforts 

to combat online abuse via the 

Football Online Hate Working Group 

and collective efforts to lobby 

Government and social media 

companies. 

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TICKET NEWS 

Additional 

allocation received 

for Scunthorpe 

encounter 

The club has been given a further 

and final allocation of 500 tickets 

for our Sky Bet League Two 

encounter away at Scunthorpe 

United on Saturday 09 April. At the 

time of going to print, tickets were 

still available and can be purchased 

online at www.stagstickets.co.uk. 

The additional 500 tickets will be 

situated in the East Stand at the 

Sands Venue Stadium. 

Tickets can also be purchased from 

the club’s main ticket office from 

10am-5pm or by calling 01623 482 

482 (option 1). 

Tickets for the contest away to the 

Iron will be sold on a first-come, firstserved 

basis. 

The Stags were initially allocated a 

total of 1,522 tickets, which sold out 

within days of sale. 

Prices are as follows: 

Adult: £23 

Senior (65+): £16 

Under 21: £16 

Full time student: £16 

Under 18: £7 

Under 12: FREE (Maximum of two per 

paying adult) 

Ambulant disabled supporters will 

pay the relevant age category and 

must be on the higher rate of DLA 

for care or mobility. Wheelchair 

disabled supporters should contact 

Scunthorpe’s ticket office to arrange 

the purchase of tickets on 01724 

840139. 

Stags’ supporters can pre-book car 

parking at the Sands Venue Stadium 

at a cost of £4 per car via sufctickets. 

com. Parking can also be purchased 

on the day, subject to availability, at 

£5 per car. Disabled parking is free 

for blue badge holders (allocated on 

the day). 

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Watch our away clash with Forest Green Rovers on iFollow Stags 

Stags’ supporters, living in the 

UK and abroad, will be able to 

watch our much-anticipated 

contest away at table-topping 

Forest Green Rovers on Tuesday 

06 April live on iFollow Stags 

(7.45pm). 

Available for a fee of just £10, 

supporters can purchase a video 

match pass to see Mansfield take 

on Rovers at The Fully Charged 

New Lawn. 

The EFL platform allows fans to 

view the encounter on a computer 

desktop, on the iFollow app or 

on the web browser of a mobile 

phone. 

Match passes for the battle 

between two promotion-chasers 

can be bought via: 

mansfieldtown.net/ifollow 

If you can’t attend the game in 

person, then the use of iFollow 

Stags is the next best thing with the 

revenue from match pass orders 

going straight into the club. 

Commentary from the contest 

in Gloucestershire will begin ten 

minutes before kick-off, courtesy of 

Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes. 

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IVAN HOLLETT 

MINER TURNED HEROIC STAGS STRIKER 

As we remember the life of Ivan 

Hollett, we look back on one of Ivan's 

final public interviews - in December 

2014 - for 'The Stag', with journalist 

and Stags' supporter, Jon Griffin. 

How many former Stags can 

claim to have scored a hattrick 

against Arsenal, worked down 

a mine when not turning out at 

Mansfield Town and been told to 

stick a plastic sheet over his head 

to avoid press photographers? 

There’s only one, but there’s only 

ever been one Ivan Hollett. 

The man’s name is, to this day, part 

of the fabric of Mansfield Town’s 

history, the club he served loyally for 

well over 20 years as player, assistant 

manager, youth team coach and in 

various other capacities. 

But then Ivan was always the 

adaptable type, as a former mining 

engineer turned footballer of 

considerable renown and abilities 

would be. Even Neil Warnock – a 

‘cocky bugger’ back in the 60s in 

Ivan’s words – once claimed the 

rugged striker as his ‘idol’ when the 

pair played together at Chesterfield, 

and that relationship is surely about 

right. 

“Sam Weaver signed me in 1957 

when I was 17. In those days it was 

fixed money. It was about £15 a week 

full-time and part-time you would 

get £5 a week. If I ended up with £20 

that was the maximum wage. I was 

still part-time when the maximum 

wage was abolished; Johnny Haynes 

at Fulham was the first £100 a week 

player after that,” says Ivan. 

“Waggy (Ken Wagstaff) came after 

me, it was Raich Carter (Stags 

manager) who sent me to watch 

him. He was a bit younger than me 

and he was playing for Langwith 

Woodland Imps. He had scored 100 

goals for them but he didn’t get to 

the away games because he would 

not be able to get back whilst the 

pubs were open. (Presumably the 

teenage Waggy was relying on public 

transport to get home in those 

distant days). 

“That was youth football, Peter Morris 

knew a lot about him, Waggy was a 

character. After that, we both played 

together in a game out near Leicester 

for a Mansfield Town representative 

side, and we both scored. 

“He is the best centre-forward I 

ever played with, apart from Bobby 

Charlton. If Waggy had signed for 

Arsenal instead of Hull, he would 

have played for England. 

“Waggy was the best player I played 

with, without a shadow of a doubt. 

To be voted the best player of all time 

at two clubs, Hull and Mansfield, that 

says everything.” 

Ivan, who scored more than 130 

goals in a career which also took 

in Chesterfield, Crewe, Cambridge, 

Durban in South Africa and Hereford, 

also came to Arsenal’s attention 

and a sum of £20,000 was briefly 

mentioned, but no deal was 

completed. 

“We played Arsenal Reserves in the 

Football Combination at Mansfield, 

drew 3-3 and I scored a hat-trick. Sam 

Weaver had just taken over. It was 

a brilliant experience. Waggy was 

brilliant but some people said his 

reputation stank in London because 

of drinking and smoking. It was 

grossly exaggerated.” 

Fifty years or so down the line, Ivan 

reflects on what might have been 

at Highbury or elsewhere. “It would 

have been nice, but you were tied in 

those days, we were like chain-slaves. 

It was before the maximum wage, 

they had got you by the short and 

curlies. 


“I had a great time at Mansfield. 

Derby wanted me to sign for them 

but my dad would not let me go there 

as an apprentice. I was part-time at 

Mansfield and worked down the mine 

at Swanwick Colliery near Alfreton, 

that was a great apprenticeship. 

“All the hours I was doing hit me 

eventually, I had an abscess of the 

tooth and it hit me for six. There 

was a day-shift, seven to two or an 

afternoon shift, two to 10. I had to 

work so many hours at the mine, it 

was good because the lads down the 

pit were brilliant.” 

Ivan celebrated in style when he 

joined the Stags full-time. “I took the 

toolbox and threw it into the slurry 

pit and said, ‘the pits will never see 

me again.’ 

“Then Raich Carter left and Tommy 

Cummings took over and I didn’t 

always see eye to eye with him – he 

dropped me for Roy Chapman.” 

Ivan later moved to Chesterfield, 

taking with him memories of the 

lowest point of Mansfield Town’s 

entire history, the bribes scandal of 

the early 60s, which saw three Stags 

players, ringleader Jimmy Gauld, plus 

Sammy Chapman and the late Brian 

Phillips, jailed. 

“We used to turn up in the morning, 

Sid Carter was the physio and he 

would get us to put plastic sheets 

over our heads, all the press 

photographers were there waiting for 

us. Scotland Yard came up and the 

Co-op was the headquarters. 

“I spoke to my father about it and he 

said, ‘I will get a solicitor onto it.’ He 

advised me just to say ‘no comment.’ 

When the papers came out, they 

said we were a team who cheated 

their way to promotion. (The Stags 

had been promoted from the Fourth 

Division in 1962-63) 

“You never suspected it at all, it was 

horrible. 

“We used to have a players’ reunion 

every year, but it just stopped. David 

Coates organised it. The last one was 

two years ago, Waggy came down 

from Hull, Peter Morris was there, it 

was lovely to get together.” He recalls 

with sadness former Stags of his 

vintage who are no longer with us, 

such as Brian Hall and Roy Chapman. 

Ivan still speaks with justifiable 

pride of his time as Stags’ Youth 

Team coach, a golden period for 

homegrown talent. 

These days Ivan, who was still playing 

local Sunday League football at 50, 

is in his 70s, but keeps active on the 

golf course, although he admits his 

knees are ‘struggling.’ And he still 

occasionally gets over to his old 

stamping ground at MTFC, from his 

home near Alfreton. 

If Arsenal had signed Ivan back in 

the early 60s – and paired him with 

Waggy – who knows what course 

the North London club, and English 

football, might have taken? The game 

will always be full of what might 

have beens, what is certain beyond 

question is that Ivan Hollett (and Ken 

Wagstaff) will always be up there in 

any list of Mansfield Town’s All-Time 

Greats... 

MY BEST XI 

Ivan selects the best 11 players played with during his time at the club. 

His substitutes include the players he brought through the youth system. 

Colin Toon 

RIGHT BACK 

Alan Humphreys 

GOALKEEPER 

Don Bradley 

LEFT BACK 

Sammy Chapman 

RIGHT-HALF 

Ivan Hollett 

INSIDE RIGHT 

Brian Phillips 

CENTRE-HALF 

Roy Chapman 

INSIDE LEFT 

Peter Morris 

LEFT-HALF 

Lindy Delapenha 

RIGHT WING 

Ken Wagstaff 

CENTRE-FORWARD 

Albert Scanlon 

LEFT WING 

Raich Carter 

MANAGER 

SUBS: Steve Wilkinson, Paul Holland, Liam Lawrence, Lee 

Williamson, Ryan Williams, Bobby Hassell, Chris Greenacre 


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SAMMY AND 

SALLY’S BIG 

GUESS THE 

BADGE 

Can you name which 

three English clubs 

these badges belong to? 

QUIZ 

SPOT THE BALL 

B 

C 

E 

A 

D 

Can you decide where the ball is 

located in this photo? A, b, C, D or E? 


WHO PLAYS 

HERE? 

Can you match the badges to 

the stadiums that these 

clubs play at? 

GUESS THE STAG 

Which Stag has been blurred out here? 

Here are some clues to help! 

1) I am a product of the Barnsley 

youth system 

2) I am 27 years old 

3) I am Mansfield Town’s current 

top scorer in all competition 

CLOSE UP 

Which Stag have we 

zoomed in on here? 

MATCHDAY 

MANSFIELD MAZE 

PREDICTIONS 

Here’s a chance for you to predict 

what will happen in today’s game! 

First scorer? 

Minute of first goal? 

Final score? 

Can you help Sammy the Stag find 

his way through this maze? 

Man of the match? 

Answers: Spot the Ball: C Guess the Badge: Gillingham, Ipswich, Everton Who Plays Here: Three clubs will be Chelsea (Stamford Bridge 

Stadium), Aston Villa (Villa Park), Leicester City (King power Stadium) Guess the Stag: Rhys Oates Close Up: John-Joe O’Toole 


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THE 

ACADEMY 

Mansfield Town under-18s’ defender 

Ben Whelan assesses the team’s 

season from a personal and 

collective point of view… 

We’ve stuck together well as 

a group. Our application 

towards what we’re doing in 

training has been good. The team 

performances have been good 

as well but one of the things we 

could improve on is our game 

management. 

Performance wise, the team has been 

very, very strong. For me personally, 

given where I have come from at 

the start of the season, I think I have 

developed a lot. There are some 

things I think I can improve such as 

becoming a leader. I think I have 

worked really hard to get the best 

out of myself in my first year. I’m now 

really excited for the summer and 

then my second year. 

In the October period of the season, 

I played quite a few games. I think 

I kept three clean sheets in five 

matches. I look back on that spell 

fondly. I was a leader during games, 

I took control, and I didn’t allow 

teams a way through to goal. Before 

matches we’re very focussed. There’s 

a good spirit and togetherness about 

us. 

We do a lot of reflection and analysis 

with the coaches. The analysis we 

do really helps because we’re shown 

our mistakes and told how to do 

better in certain situations. I’ve seen 

a big improvement in my game, and I 

think that is down to how we’ve been 

coached throughout the season. 

For next season, I want to come back 

as the best I can be. I want to be the 

fittest in the squad. One of my goals 

is to be captain. I would absolutely 

love to be captain. As a team, we’ve 

got some strong young kids coming 

through – I think if we can take the 

togetherness we already have as a 

group and mix that with them, then 

we can do really well. I want to 

go all out next year; go on 

a run in the Youth 

Cup and even 

challenge for 

winning the 

league, I believe 

we can do it as 

well. 

EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE 

NORTH EAST 2021-22 

Fixture and 

Results 

Date Opposition KO/Res H/A 

Sat 07 Aug Grimsby Town D 1-1 A 

Sat 14 Aug Scunthorpe United L 1-2 H 

Sat 21 Aug Oldham Athletic (YAC) D 1-1 A 

Thu 26 Aug Rotherham United L 2-3 A 

Sat 11 Sep Doncaster Rovers W 4-0 A 

Sat 18 Sep Lincoln City L 0-2 H 

Sat 25 Sep Doncaster Rovers (YAC) W 2-0 H 

Sat 02 Oct Burton Albion W 1-0 H 

Sat 09 Oct Bolton Wanderers (YAC) L 1-3 H 

Sat 23 Oct Harrogate Town W 3-0 A 

Sat 30 Oct Huddersfield Town W 4-1 H 

Thu 04 Nov Boston (FAYC) W 5-2 A 

Fri 12 Nov Fleetwood Town (FAYC) L 0-1 A 

Sat 20 Nov Bradford City L 2-3 H 

Sat 04 Dec Scunthorpe United D 1-1 A 

Sat 22 Jan Doncaster Rovers L 0-1 H 

Sat 05 Feb Rotherham Unnited L 0-3 H 

Fri 11 Feb Burton Albion L 0-1 A 

Sat 26 Feb Lincoln City L 1-2 A 

Wed 02 Mar Harrogate Town W 2-1 H 

Sat 05 Mar Grimsby Town L 0-1 H 

Sat 12 Mar Huddersfield Town W 5-3 A 

Fri 18 Mar Bradford City L 0-10 A 

(YAC) Youth Alliance Cup match 

(FAYC) FA Youth Cup 

EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE 

NORTH EAST 2021-22 

League Table 

P W D L F A GD PTS 

1 Bradford City 18 14 1 3 55 21 +34 43 

2 Grimsby Town 18 11 5 2 42 15 +27 38 

3 Lincoln City 18 11 0 7 39 32 +7 33 

4 Rotherham 18 10 1 7 37 29 +8 31 

5 Doncaster Rovers 18 9 1 8 30 32 -2 28 

6 Scunthorpe United 18 7 3 8 38 40 -2 24 

7 Burton Albion 18 7 3 8 30 32 -2 24 

8 Mansfield Town 18 6 2 10 27 35 -8 20 

9 Harrogate Town 18 3 1 14 24 50 -26 10 

10 Huddersfield Town 18 3 1 14 21 57 -36 10 


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SCHOOLS REPRESENT MANSFIELD TOWN 

FITC IN REGIONAL FINALS 

West Park Academy represented 

Mansfield Town in the recent under- 

11’s National Girls tournament, 

hosted by Nottingham Forest 

Community Trust. Nottingham 

Forest put on a fun itinerary for the 

day, which included an interactive 

experience, a DJ set with Unit 03 

Music and an opportunity to see 

the Premier League and Champions 

League trophies. 

Several schools represented their 

local teams in the tournament, all 

competing against each other with 

the top two progresses through to the 

finals in Watford. West Park acquitted 

themselves brilliantly, conceding just 

twice in their two defeats. 

Unfortunately, the school drew one 

too many matches, which meant the 

girls missed out on the semi-finals by 

just a few points, finishing fifth overall 

in the tournament. West Park P.E. and 

WHO’S WHO 

Sports Specialist Adam Bailey said: 

“They [West Park] had a brilliant day 

out, they loved the experience.” 

St. Andrews represented Mansfield 

Town at the Northern Regional Finals 

in the Utilita Kids Cup competition, 

with an opportunity to go to 

Wembley on the line. The event was 

held in Salford with 12 teams all 

competing against each other to try 

and reach the semi-finals and finals. 

St. Andrews kept many clean sheets 

throughout the tournament. The 

boys recorded three wins and two 

more draws, only losing to Rochdale. 

There were some fantastic goals 

scored, including a last-minute 

looping effort from their own half 

and a beautiful first-time volley. 

Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for 

St. Andrews to progress to the next 

round, as they finished in sixth place. 

The school did very well to make it 

so far in the competition and play 

against some very strong opposition. 

HEATHLANDS WIN THE ULYETT 

LANDSCAPES TROPHY 

On 07 March, Football in the 

Community held their annual Ulyett 

Landscapes trophy for year 5/6 girls. 

The event was highly competitive, with 

several schools still in a position near the 

end to be able to win the tournament. 

The final game of the contest saw 

Heathlands take on Berry Hill, and the 

winner of the game would go on to win 

the competition. The contest was a fine 

showing with Heathlands edging out 

their opponents 2-0 to secure the trophy. 

Berry Hill went through the competition 

unbeaten as well until falling at the final 

hurdle to Heathlands. 

Mansfield Town Football in the 

Community would like to thank all 

the schools who took part in the 

competition. 

It was great to see some fantastic 

football being played by all involved, 

and everyone should be proud of their 

efforts. 

Head of CCO: Mark Hemingray 

mark.hemingray@mansfieldtownfitc.net 

Community manager: Gary Shaw 

gary.shaw@mansfieldtownfitc.net 

Safeguarding and welfare officer: Joeanne Shuttleworth 

joeanne.shuttleworth@mansfieldtownfitc.net 

Admin and accounts manager: Julie Hemingray 

julie.hemingray@mansfieldtownfitc.net 

Lead coach (Post-16 education/PL Primary stars): Mark Lynk 

mark.lynk@mansfieldtownfitc.net 

Media and communications officer: Stephen Clayton 

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Education officer: Benjamin Cocker 

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Community coach: Ruth Oldham 

Community coach: Michal Kasinowicz 

Community coach: Remi Luke 

Community coach: Dain Sismey 

Community coach: Chris Hall-Barnett 

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THE GOLDEN 

‘HIS STORY’ 

ARCHIVE 

PROJECTING A PARADE OF GLORIOUS DAYS FROM 

THE WORLD’S OLDEST PROFESSIONAL GROUND. 

From the sublime to the ridiculous 

and everything in between, we look 

back with a Stags’ hero of the past, 

focusing on memorable behindthe-scenes 

moments they will never 

forget. 

Continuing the season with 

‘His-Story’ is former striker Chris 

Greenacre, who scored 49 goals in 

121 appearances for the club. 

e had a really good team 

“Wspirit in our promotion 

winning year. 

On one occasion I recall Les Robinson 

– who always seemed to be in the 

thick of things – gave me a bit of stick 

over something, so I decided to get 

my own back on him. My uncle had 

previously given me this idea, which 

was to write an expletive on a piece 

of cardboard and then stick it over 

somebody’s car number plate, which 

I did - to Les’ car. 

Anyway, as I’m in the process of doing 

this, Les suddenly appeared and I 

thought he saw me, but I wasn’t sure, 

so I quickly finished off what I was 

doing. 

When the lads saw it, they all had 

a giggle and that was that – or so I 

thought! 

After training I set off on my long 

drive home back to Wakefield, which 

normally took me around an hour 

and a half. During the journey the 

heavens opened, and it absolutely 

poured it down with rain. Naturally, I 

turned my windscreen wipers on, but 

to no avail – the rubbers had been cut 

out of them! 

I quickly pulled over onto the hard 

shoulder of the A1 and about two 

hours later I got a phone call from 

Robbo to see if I’d got home ok in 

the torrential rain – he was obviously 

responsible for taking the rubbers out 

of my wipers! 

I must admit he got me good and 

proper with that one. 

Another story I remember was one 

Christmas party, and all the lads were 

dressed up in fancy dress. There were 

some great outfits knocking about. I 

was dressed up as Elvis – in a pristine 

white jumpsuit. It was brand new 

and had never been worn, so you can 

imagine how white it was. 

In the first pub we’d had some food, 

and Liam Lawrence and Wayne 

Corden called me over to show me 

something and told me to sit down 

next to them. Little did I know they’d 

emptied a brown sauce packet onto 

the seat which I subsequently sat in. 

We then made our way round the 

bars in town, before then heading to 

the club – which had a really bright 

ultraviolet light. Unbeknown to 

myself, I’d been walking round all 

night looking like I, or rather Elvis, 

had messed himself. 

I did wonder at times why people 

were looking at me and asking if I was 

alright. 

Brilliant times!” 


Mansfield 

FIXTURES 

Town 

& RESULTS 

Date Fixture Comp KO/Res Att. Starting XI 

Sat 07 Aug Bristol Rovers SBL2 W 2-1 6,346 (1,388) Bishop Gordon Rawson Perch McLaughlin Maris n O. Clarke Quinn Oates 

Tue 10 Aug Preston North End CC L 0-3 2,526 (456) Bishop Gordon Rawson McLaughlin Burke Maris O. Clarke Stirk Lapslie 

Sat 14 Aug Newport County SBL2 W 2-1 3,793 (156) Bishop Gordon n Rawson Perch McLaughlin Maris 1 O. Clarke 1 Quinn Oates 

Tue 17 Aug Colchester United SBL2 D 1-1 2,354 (224) Bishop Hewitt 1 Rawson Perch n McLaughlin Maris O. Clarke Quinn n Lapslie 

Sat 21 Aug Bradford City SBL2 L 2-3 6,058 (1,589) Bishop Hewitt Rawson Perch McLaughlin Maris O. Clarke Quinn Oates 

Sat 28 Aug Swindon Town SBL2 L 0-1 8,631 Bishop Gordon Rawson Hewitt McLaughlin Maris O. Clarke n Quinn Lapslie 

Tue 31 Aug Harrogate Town PJT L 1-3 825 (135) Shelvey J. Clarke Rawson Ward Burke n Hill Charsley Law Lapslie 1 

Sat 04 Sep Harrogate Town SBL2 L 1-3 4,599 (155) Bishop Gordon n Hewitt Nartey n McLaughlin Maris n O. Clarke n Quinn n Lapslie n 

Sat 11 Sep Walsall SBL2 L 1-3 5,203 (1,008) Bishop Gordon Hewitt n Nartey McLaughlin Maris Stirk Lapslie Oates 

Sat 18 Sep Rochdale SBL2 D 1-1 4,336 (381) Bishop Gordon Rawson Hewitt McLaughlin n Maris n Oates O. Clarke n Lapslie 

Sat 25 Sep Leyton Orient SBL2 D 0-0 5,252 (347) Bishop Hewitt n Rawson Hawkins McLaughlin Lapslie Maris O. Clarke Oates n 

Sat 02 Oct Barrow SBL2 L 0-1 3,931 (190) Bishop Hewitt Rawson n Hawkins McLaughlin n Maris n Charsley n O. Clarke Lapslie n 

Tue 05 Oct Sheffield Wednesday PJT L 1-2 2,836 (1,291) Shelvey J. Clarke Rawson Cooper Burke n Ward n Charsley n Quinn 1 Law 

Sat 09 Oct Oldham Athletic SBL2 D 0-0 4,526 (496) Bishop J. Clarke Hawkins Hewitt McLaughlin Maris Charsley O. Clarke n Lapslie n 

Sat 16 Oct Northampton Town SBL2 L 0-2 6,034 (1,019) Bishop J. Clarke Rawson Hewitt n McLaughlin Charsley n Lapslie O. Clarke Bowery 

Tue 19 Oct Port Vale SBL2 D 1-1 4,203 (733) Bishop McLaughlin Hewitt Rawson n Charsley O. Clarke Bowery Hawkins Quinn 

Sat 23 Oct Exeter City SBL2 L 1-2 4,329 (191) Bishop J. Clarke Rawson n Hawkins 1 Burke O. Clarke Charsley Quinn Lapslie n 

Sat 30 Oct Tranmere Rovers SBL2 W 2-0 4,484 (630) Bishop McLaughlin n Rawson Hawkins Hewitt Charsley O. Clarke Maris Quinn 

Sat 06 Nov Sunderland FA Cup W 1-0 8,620 (1,335) Bishop Hewitt n Hawkins O’Toole Mclaughlin Charsley n O.Clarke Maris Lapslie 

Tue 09 Nov Newcastle United U21 PJT W 6-3 805 (44) Shelvey J.Clarke Rawson n Forrester Law Sinclair 1 Ward n O’Toole 1 Gale 

Sat 13 Nov Stevenage SBL2 W 2-1 2,946 (535) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole 1 n Hawkins n McLaughlin Charsley O.Clarke Maris Quinn 

Sat 20 Nov Scunthorpe United SBL2 W 3-1 4,904 Bishop Hewitt O’Toole Hawkins McLaughlin Maris Clarke 2 Charsley Stirk 

Tue 23 Nov Sutton United SBL2 L 0-2 2,497 Bishop Hewitt O’Toole Hawkins n McLaughlin O.Clarke n Maris Charsley Stirk n 

Sat 27 Nov Crawley Town SBL2 W 2-1 1,824 Bishop Hewitt Rawson O’Toole Forrester McLaughlin n Lapslie Stirk Quinn 

Sat 04 Dec Doncaster Rovers FA Cup W 3-2 7,040 Bishop Hewitt O’Toole Forrester 1 McLaughlin O.Clarke Maris Lapslie 2 Stirk n 

Tue 07 Dec Carlisle United SBL2 W 1-0 3,695 (133) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole n Forrester McLaughlin 1 Charsley Maris Stirk Lapslie 

Sat 11 Dec Salford City SBL2 W 2-1 4,113 (73) Bishop Rawson Hawkins n Hewitt Bowery Stirk Maris McLaughlin 1 Lapslie n 

Sun 26 Dec Hartlepool United SBL2 W 3-2 5,958 (1,010) Bishop Hewitt Rawson Hawkins McLaughlin Maris 1 O’Toole 1 Stirk Law n 

Sat 08 Jan Middlesbrough FA Cup L 2-3 7,297 Bishop Hewitt n O’Toolen Hawkins 1n McLaughlin Maris Clarke Stirk Quinn 

Tue 11 Jan Swindon Town SBL2 W 3-2 4,129 (252) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole n Hawkins n McLaughlin 1 O.Clarke Stirk Quinn Maris 1 

Sat 15 Jan Walsall SBL2 W 2-0 5,728 Bishop Hewitt Rawson Hawkins n McLaughlin O’Toole Clarke Quinn Maris 

Sat 22 Jan Barrow SBL2 W 3-1 3,224 (358) Bishop Hewitt Rawson n O’Toole McLaughlin 1 Stirk n Maris Quinn Oates 1 

Sat 29 Jan Leyton Orient SBL2 W 2-0 5,851 Bishop Hewitt n O‘Toole Hawkins McLaughlin Stirk Clarke 1 Quinn Maris 

Tue 01 Feb Harrogate Town SBL2 D 0-0 1,800 (570) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole n Hawkins McLaughlin Stirk Clarke n Quinn Maris 

Tue 08 Feb Colchester United SBL2 W 2-1 4,815 (106) Bishop Hewitt n O’Toole n Hawkins McLaughlin Stirk Maris Quinn Murphy 

Sat 12 Feb Bristol Rovers SBL2 D 0-0 7,707 (689) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole n Hawkins Akins Longstaff n Clarke Quinn n Murphy 

Sat 19 Feb Newport County SBL2 D 0-0 3,956 (337) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole n Hawkins n McLaughlin n Stirk Longstaff Clarke Quinn n 

Sat 26 Feb Bradford City SBL2 W 2-0 16,797 (2,129) Bishop Akins Rawson Hewitt McLaughlin n Stirk n Maris Quinn n Longstaff 1 

Fri 04 Mar Exeter City SBL2 W 2-1 6.702 (392) Bishop Akins Rawson 1 Hewitt McLaughlin Longstaff 1 Stirk Quinn Murphy 

Fri 11 Mar Tranmere Rovers SBL2 L 2-3 7,857 (900) Bishop Hewitt Rawson Hawkins 1 McLaughlin Longstaff 1 Stirk Quinn Murphy 

Tue 15 Mar Port Vale SBL2 L 1-3 5,233 (947) Bishop Perch Rawson n Hawkins n McLaughlin Stirk n Clarke Wallace Lapslie 

Tue 22 Mar Rochdale SBL2 W 1-0 2,088 (473) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole Perch McLaughlin Stirk Longstaff Quinn Murphy 

Sat 26 Mar Oldham Athletic SBL2 W 2-1 6,045 (1,321) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole Hawkins Perch n McLaughlin Longstaff Wallace Quinn 

Tue 29 Mar Hartlepool United SBL2 D 2-2 4,577 (288) Bishop Hewitt O’Toole Hawkins n Perch 1n Stirk Quinn Lapslie 1n Murphy 

Sat 02 Apr Northampton Town SBL2 15:00 

Tue 05 Apr Forest Green Rovers SBL2 19:45 

Sat 09 Apr Scunthorpe United SBL2 15:00 

Fri 15 Apr Sutton United SBL2 15:00 

Mon 18 Apr Carlisle United SBL2 15:00 

Sat 23 Apr Crawley Town SBL2 15:00 

Tue 26 Apr Stevenage SBL2 19:45 

Sat 30 Apr Salford City SBL2 15:00 

Sat 07 May Forest Green Rovers SBL2 15:00 


2021/22 

KEY: HOME AWAY 

GOALSCORER 1 | FIRST SUB | SECOND SUB | THIRD SUB | FOURTH SUB | † OWN GOAL | YELLOW CARD | RED CARD 

Substitutes 

Johnson 1 n Hawkins 1 Lapslie 70’ Stirk 90+1’ Shelvey Bowery Burke Sinclair J. Clarke 

Bowery Oates Sinclair 65’ Law 74’ Johnson 78’ Shelvey Hawkins Perch J. Clarke 

Hawkins n Johnson Lapslie 65’ Hewitt 78’ Bowery 90’ Shelvey Burke Sinclair Stirk 

Johnson Oates Stirk 79’ Hawkins 82’ Bowery 87’ Shelvey Gordon Burke Sinclair 

Hawkins 2 Johnson Stirk 50’ Lapslie 72’ Sinclair 88’ Shelvey Gordon Bowery Burke 

Johnson Hawkins Oates 64’ Sinclair 72’ Bowery 86’ Shelvey Charsley Burke J. Clarke 

Bowery Sinclair Oates 54’ Caine 68’ Cooper 77’ Bishop Gordon O. Clarke Johnson 

Oates 1 Hawkins Johnson 68’ Rawson 76’ Bowery 82’ Shelvey Burke Sinclair Stirk 

Hawkins n Sinclair Rawson 46’ Johnson 1 46’ Bowery 62’ Shelvey Charsley Burke Law 

Hawkins Bowery Johnson n1 70’ Stirk 70’ Charsley 86’ Shelvey Burke Sinclair Law 

Bowery Johnson Charsley 54’ Sinclair n 67’ Burke 88’ Shelvey Ward J. Clarke Law 

Oates Bowery Johnson 66’ Law 82’ Shelvey Burke Ward J. Clarke Cooper 

Sinclair Johnson Hewitt 46’ Lapslie 72’ Oates 79’ Stech Bowery Charles Gale 

Johnson Bowery Oates 25’ Burke n 46’ Ward 61’ Shelvey Forrester Law Gale 

Johnson Hawkins Ward 46’ Burke n 67’ Oates 76’ Shelvey Forrester Law Gale 

Oates Lapslie 1 J. Clarke 59’ Johnson 77’ Sinclair 89’ Shelvey Burke Ward Law 

Oates Bowery Maris 63’ Johnson 85’ Sinclair 87’ Shelvey Forrester Law O’Toole 

Oates 1 Johnson 1 Gordon 62’ 84’ Sinclair O’Toole 90+2’ Bowery Burke Shelvey Gale 

Quinn n Oates 1 Bowery 63’ Sinclair 84’ Forrester 90+4’ Burke | J.Clarke | Johnson | Law | Ward | Shelvey 

Bowery Johnson 3 Stirk 45’ Caine 1 71’ Cooper 80’ Maris Stech Charsley 

Lapslie Oates Stirk 54’ 1 n Sinclair 63’ Rawson 79’ Bowery Shelvey Forrester Gale 

Quinn Bowery 1 Sinclair 62 Gale 69’ Forrester 88’ Gordon Rawson Shelvey Law 

Quinn Bowery Lapslie 45’ Sinclair 67’ Forrester 73’ Shelvey Rawson Law Gale 

Hawkins 1n Oates 1 Maris 70’ Sinclair 79’ O.Clarke 90’ Shelvey Burke Charsley Bowery 

Quinn Oates Bowery 45’ Sinclair 80’ Charsley 90+1’ Shelvey | Mason | Law | Burke | Ward 

Quinn Bowery n Rawson 57’ Sincalir 86’ Shelvey Nartey Burke Law Gale 

Quinn Oates 1 Sinclair 82’ Charsley 89’ Shelvey Nartey Burke Law Gale 

Oates Bowery 1 Sinclair 81’ Gale 89’ Stech Burke Ward 

Bowery Oates 1 Johnson 61’ Lapslie 61’ Law 72’ Stech | Turner | Burke | Ward | Nartey | Charsley 

Oates Bowery 1 Charsley 77’ Law 80’ Nartey 90+3’ Stech Burke Gale Johnson 

Oates Bowery Charsley 2 45’ Gale 90+1’ Johnson 90+1’ Stech Nartey Law Sinclair 

Bowery 1 Hawkins n Lapslie 72’ Akins 78’ Charsley 79’ Stech Nartey Law Johnson 

Oates Bowery 1 Akins 80’ Wallace 90+1’ Perch 90’ Stech Nartey Law Johnson 

Oates Bowery Wallace 55’ Akins 67’ Perch 90+1’ Stech Burke Law Johnson 

Oates 1 Akins n Clarke 73’ Bowery 1 82’ Wallace 77’ Rawson 87’ Stech Longstaff Johnson 

Bowery Oates Maris 64’ Johnson 71’ Stirk 90+1’ Stech Rawson Wallace Law 

Maris Akins Bowery 83’ Rawson 76’ Wallace 84’ Stech Perch Law Johnson 

Murphy Oates 1 Lapslie n 69’ Wallace 80’ Bowery 86’ Stech Perch Clarke Johnson 

Bowery Oates Lapslie 79’ Wallace 83’ Perch 90’ Stech Clarke Maris Johnson 

Oates Akins Maris 19’ Perch 64’ Lapslie 85’ Stech Wallace Clarke Bowery 

Murphy Oates 1 O’Toole 57’ Johnson 80’ Bowery 87’ Stech Hewitt Law Maris 

Hawkins Oates Wallace 73’ Bowery 78’ 1 Lapslie 82’ Stech Rawson Maris Johnson 

Murphy Oates 1 Bowery 45’ Stirk 67’ Lapslie 1 80’ Stech Rawson Akins Johnson 

Bowery Akins Law 24’ Oates 67’ McLaughlin 90’ Stech Wallace Longstaff Johnson 


Player Statistics 

PLAYER LA G CA G T 

NATHAN BISHOP (GK) 37(0) 0 4(0) 0 41/0 

GEORGE SHELVEY (GK) 0(0) 0 3(0) 0 3/0 

MAREK STECH (GK) 0(0) 0 0(0) 0 0/0 

KELLAN GORDON 6(1) 0 1(0) 0 8/0 

STEPHEN McLAUGHLIN 34(1) 4 4(0) 0 39/4 

ELLIOTT HEWITT 33(1) 1 3(1) 0 38/1 

RICHARD NARTEY 2(1) 0 0(0) 0 3/0 

FARREND RAWSON 21(6) 1 4(0) 0 31/1 

HARRY CHARSLEY 10(6) 2 3(1) 0 20/2 

OLLIE CLARKE 24(2) 4 4(0) 0 30/4 

JORDAN BOWERY 20(11) 6 5(2) 0 38/6 

GEORGE MARIS 26(2) 3 4(0) 0 34/3 

DANNY JOHNSON 9(9) 4 2(2) 3 22/7 

OLIVER HAWKINS 33(1) 1 2(0) 1 36/7 

JAMES PERCH 8(4) 1 0(0) 0 12/1 

RYAN BURKE 1(3) 0 3(0) 0 7/0 

STEPHEN QUINN 29(0) 0 4(0) 1 33/1 

TYRESE SINCLAIR 1(13) 0 3(3) 1 20/1 

RHYS OATES 29(4) 9 4(2) 2 37/11 

KEATON WARD 0(2) 0 3(0) 0 5/0 

JAMES CLARKE 3(1) 0 3(0) 0 7/0 

WILL FORRESTER 2(2) 0 2(1) 1 7/1 

RYAN STIRK 19(7) 1 3(1) 0 30/1 

JASON LAW 1(3) 0 3(2) 0 9/0 

ETHAN HILL 0(0) 0 1(0) 0 1/0 

NATHAN CAINE 0(0) 0 0(2) 1 2/1 

GEORGE COOPER 0(0) 0 1(2) 0 3/0 

GEORGE LAPSLIE 17(10) 3 4(2) 3 33/6 

JOHN-JOE O’TOOLE 17(2) 2 4(0) 1 23/3 

JAMES GALE 0(3) 0 1 (0) 0 4/0 

LUCAS AKINS 7(3) 0 0 (0) 0 10/0 

KIERAN WALLACE 2(2) 0 0 (0) 0 9/0 

JAMIE MURPHY 9(0) 0 0(0) 0 9/0 

MATTY LONGSTAFF 7(0) 3 0(0) 0 7/3 

LA (League apps) G (Goals) CA (Cup apps) G (goals) T (total) 

table 

Pl W D L F A GD Pts 

1 Forest Green Rovers 37 20 12 5 66 32 34 72 

2 Exeter City 38 18 14 6 56 36 20 68 

3 Northampton Town 39 19 9 11 47 33 14 66 

4 Port Vale 38 17 12 9 57 36 21 63 

5 Newport County AFC 39 17 12 10 62 49 13 63 

6 Bristol Rovers 39 18 9 12 53 43 10 63 

7 Tranmere Rovers 39 18 9 12 44 34 10 63 

8 Mansfield Town 37 18 9 10 52 43 9 63 

9 Swindon Town 38 17 10 11 62 48 14 61 

10 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 12 61 

11 Salford City 38 16 11 11 48 35 13 59 

12 Hartlepool United 39 14 10 15 41 52 -11 52 

13 Crawley Town 39 14 9 16 49 55 -6 51 

14 Bradford City 39 11 14 14 43 47 -4 47 

15 Harrogate Town 39 12 11 16 56 61 -5 47 

16 Walsall 39 12 11 16 42 51 -9 47 

17 Leyton Orient 39 10 16 13 51 40 11 46 

18 Carlisle United 39 12 10 17 34 52 -18 46 

19 Rochdale 39 9 16 14 43 51 -8 43 

20 Colchester United 39 10 12 17 37 52 -15 42 

21 Barrow 38 8 13 17 33 45 -12 37 

22 Oldham Athletic 39 8 10 21 39 61 -22 34 

23 Stevenage 38 7 13 18 34 60 -26 34 

24 Scunthorpe United 39 4 12 23 26 71 -45 24 

THE STAG | 29

NORTHAMPTON 

FACTFILE 

Nickname: 

The Cobblers 

Founded: 

1897 

Stadium: 

Sixfields Stadium 

Manager: 

Jon Brady 

Distance to One Call Stadium: 

75 miles 

Last time we met: 

Northampton Town 2 

Mansfield Town 0 

(Sky Bet League Two, 16 October 2021) 

LAST TIME OUT 

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 

SKY BET LEAGUE TWO STATS 

47 

GOALS 

SAM 

HOSKINS 

9 

TOP SCORER 

Manager 

Jon Brady 

33 

GOALS 

CONCEDED 

36.5 

AERIAL DUELS 

WON PER GAME 

NORTHAMPTON 2 

HARTLEPOOL 0 

26 March 2022 

Sixfields Stadium 

STARTING XI 

4-2-3-1 FORMATION 

60.2% 

PASSING ACCURACY 

11 

SHOTS PER 

GAME 

48.2% 

AVERAGE POSSESSION 

Roberts 

Jon 

Guthrie 

Fraser 

Horsfall 

McGowan Horsfall Guthrie Mills 

Sowerby 

Lewis 

Hoskins Pinnock Lubala 

Appere 

82 

YELLOW 

CARDS 

1 

RED 

CARDS 

30 | THE STAG 

www.mansfieldtown.net | Tickets: www.stagstickets.co.uk | 01623 482 482 (op 1)

SQUADS 

MATCHDAY 

MANAGER: 

Nigel CLOUGH 

MANAGER: 

Jon BRADY 

THE 

OFFICIALS 

REFEREE: 

Anthony Backhouse 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: 

Paul Stonier 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: 

Ian Smedley 

FOURTH OFFICIAL: 

Steven Plane 

1 Nathan BISHOP 

2 Kellan GORDON 

3 Stephen McLAUGHLIN 

4 Elliott HEWITT 

6 Farrend RAWSON 

7 Jamie MURPHY 

8 Ollie CLARKE [C] 

9 Jordan BOWERY 

10 George MARIS 

11 Danny JOHNSON 

12 Oliver HAWKINS 

14 James PERCH 

15 Ryan BURKE 

16 Stephen QUINN 

18 Rhys OATES 

23 Kieran WALLACE 

24 Marek ŠTĚCH 

25 Ryan STIRK 

26 Jason LAW 

32 George LAPSLIE 

34 Lucas AKINS 

35 John-Joe O’TOOLE 

44 Matty LONGSTAFF 

1 Liam ROBERTS 

2 Michael HARRIMAN 

3 Aaron McGOWAN 

4 Jack SOWERBY 

5 Jon GUTHRIE 

6 Fraser HORSFALL 

7 Sam HOSKINS 

8 Paul LEWIS 

10 Beryly LUBALA 

11 Mitch PINNOCK 

12 Scott POLLOCK 

14 Ali KOIKI 

15 Sid NELSON 

16 Ryan NOLAN 

17 Shaun McWILLIAMS 

18 Chanka ZIMBA 

19 Idris KANU 

20 Tyler MAGLOIRE 

21 Josh EPPIAH 

22 Benny ASHLEY-SEAL 

23 Joseph MILLS [C] 

24 Louis APPÉRÉ 

25 Joshua TOMLINSON 

26 Jonathan MAXTED 

27 Peter ABIMBOLA 

28 Miguel NGWA 

29 Josh FLANAGAN 

30 Courtney LASHLEY 

31 Dylan HILL 

32 Danny ROSE 

33 Jack CONNOR 

34 Liam CROSS 

35 Max DYCHE 

36 Charlie WOODS 

37 Kenny NDEFO 

38 Tommy CURRY 

Front cover: To celebrate our 125th 

year, each edition of The Stag this 

season will feature a different home 

shirt from our history on its cover. 

This kit of 2011-12 was manufactured 

by Errea and sponsored by Greene 

King. Stags, managed by Paul Cox, 

competed in the Blue Square Bet 

Premier and were defeated in the 

play-offs this season against York 

City over two legs. 

THE STAG WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY… 

Editor: Mark Stevenson Deputy Editor: Henry 

Rose Contributors: Max Barton, Richard C. 

Bower, Stephen Clayton, Howard Staley 

Photographs: Chris Holloway, Jeanette 

Holloway, Shannon Lowe 

Design: Ignition Sports Media, Julian Tredinnick 

HOME SHIRT & STADIUM SPONSOR 

REAR OF HOME 

SHIRT SPONSOR 

AWAY SHIRT SPONSOR 

KIT SUPPLIER 

MATCH SPONSOR 

MATCHBALL SPONSOR 

REAR OF HOME 

SHORTS SPONSOR 

Steve & Charlotte Beeley

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