Mansfield Town
1987–88 season
ManagerIan Greaves
Third Division19th
FA CupFourth Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyQuarter Final

The 1987–88 season was Mansfield Town's 51st season in the Football League and 17th in the Third Division they finished in 19th position with 54 points.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 27 12 7 92 48 +44 93 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 23 15 8 69 47 +22 84
3 Walsall (O, P) 46 23 13 10 68 50 +18 82 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
4 Notts County 46 23 12 11 82 49 +33 81
5 Bristol City 46 21 12 13 77 62 +15 75
6 Northampton Town 46 18 19 9 70 51 +19 73
7 Wigan Athletic 46 20 12 14 70 61 +9 72
8 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 56 +12 66
9 Fulham 46 19 9 18 69 60 +9 66
10 Blackpool 46 17 14 15 71 62 +9 65
11 Port Vale 46 18 11 17 58 56 +2 65
12 Brentford 46 16 14 16 53 59 6 62
13 Gillingham 46 14 17 15 77 61 +16 59
14 Bury 46 15 14 17 58 57 +1 59
15 Chester City 46 14 16 16 51 62 11 58
16 Preston North End 46 15 13 18 48 59 11 58
17 Southend United 46 14 13 19 65 83 18 55
18 Chesterfield 46 15 10 21 41 70 29 55
19 Mansfield Town 46 14 12 20 48 59 11 54
20 Aldershot 46 15 8 23 64 74 10 53
21 Rotherham United (R) 46 12 16 18 50 66 16 52 Qualification for the Fourth Division play-offs
22 Grimsby Town (R) 46 12 14 20 48 58 10 50 Relegation to the Fourth Division
23 York City (R) 46 8 9 29 48 91 43 33
24 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 8 9 29 40 84 44 33
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Football League Third Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
115 August 1987Bristol CityH2–05,441Cassells, Stringfellow
229 August 1987ChesterfieldH0–15,223
331 August 1987SunderlandA1–413,994Stringfellow
44 September 1987FulhamH0–23,519
512 September 1987Grimsby TownA3–23,436Cassells, Hodges, Charles
615 September 1987Wigan AthleticH0–13,263
719 September 1987Southend UnitedH1–02,857Stringfellow
826 September 1987Rotherham UnitedA1–23,839Kent
929 September 1987Doncaster RoversH2–03,159Stringfellow (2)
103 October 1987Bristol RoversH1–22,980Charles
1111 October 1987Notts CountyA1–18,573Charles
1217 October 1987GillinghamH2–22,957Charles, Stringfellow
1320 October 1987Northampton TownH3–13,646Charles, Hodges, Coleman
1424 October 1987Chester CityA2–02,461Charles, Cassells
1531 October 1987BlackpoolH0–03,223
163 November 1987BuryA0–12,248
177 November 1987Preston North EndH0–03,632
1821 November 1987Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–13,285Kent
1928 November 1987WalsallA1–24,327Charles
2012 December 1987BrentfordA2–23,729Cassells, Stringfellow
2120 December 1987Port ValeH4–03,173Kent (4)
2226 December 1987Rotherham UnitedH0–14,771
2328 December 1987York CityA2–22,781Charles, Kent
241 January 1988ChesterfieldA1–35,070Cassells
252 January 1988Grimsby TownH1–03,320Ryan
2615 January 1988Southend UnitedA1–23,079Cassells
276 February 1988FulhamA0–03,330
2813 February 1988York CityH2–12,756Charles, Owen
2920 February 1988Bristol CityA2–19,528Kent, Graham
3027 February 1988Bristol RoversH1–03,192Cassells
311 March 1988Doncaster RoversA2–01,187Cassells, Coleman
325 March 1988GillinghamA0–03,627
3312 March 1988Notts CountyH1–18,002Owen
3419 March 1988BlackpoolA0–22,847
3522 March 1988AldershotH1–02,344Charles
3626 March 1988Chester CityH1–22,918Charles
3728 March 1988Wigan AthleticA1–23,217Kent
382 April 1988Preston North EndA0–16,278
395 April 1988WalsallH1–34,901Charles
4010 April 1988Northampton TownA0–26,917
4119 April 1988AldershotA0–32,339
4223 April 1988BuryH0–02,384
4326 April 1988SunderlandH0–46,935
4430 April 1988Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–311,503Stringfellow
452 May 1988BrentfordH2–12,664Kent, Charles
467 May 1988Port ValeA1–13,617Owen

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R114 November 1987Preston North EndA1–17,415Stringfellow
R1 Replay17 November 1987Preston North EndH4–24,682Cassells (2), Charles, Kent
R25 December 1987Lincoln CityH4–35,671Cassells, Lowery, Kent, Foster
R39 January 1988Bath CityH4–05,080Ryan, Charles (2), Withey (o.g.)
R430 January 1988WimbledonH1–210,642Kent

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R1 1st leg18 August 1987Birmingham CityH2–24,425Stringfellow (2)
R1 2nd leg25 August 1987Birmingham CityA1–06,054Cassells
R2 1st leg23 September 1987Oxford UnitedA1–14,651Kent
R2 2nd leg6 October 1987Oxford UnitedH0–26,295

League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
PR13 October 1987Doncaster RoversA1–01,280Lowery
PR27 October 1987Hartlepool UnitedH3–22,170Eves, Cassells, Smith (o.g.)
R119 January 1988Scunthorpe UnitedH1–03,637Charles
QF16 February 1988Preston North EndA1–25,332Kent

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKEngland Andy Beasley 8000001090
GKEngland Kevin Hitchcock 330504030450
GKEngland Eric Steele 5000000050
DFEngland Nicky Andersen 3(9)00(1)010004(10)0
DFEngland Steve Chambers 1(7)0101(1)00(1)03(9)0
DFEngland Simon Coleman 442504040572
DFEngland George Foster 440514040571
DFEngland Paul Garner 14(5)020002018(5)0
DFEngland Mike Graham 461504040591
DFEngland Tony Kenworthy 29(1)030101034(1)0
DFEngland Craig McKernon 9(5)0200(3)02013(8)0
DFEngland John Ryan 30(2)151104040(2)2
MFEngland Steve Charles 46115340405914
MFEngland Jason Danskin 000(1)00(1)0000(2)0
MFEngland David Hodges 21(1)20(1)0201(1)024(3)2
MFEngland Mark Kearney 4000200060
MFEngland Tony Lowery 440514041572
MFEngland Phil Stubbins 0000000(1)00(1)0
FWEngland Keith Cassells 40104341415215
FWEngland Mel Eves 3000001141
FWEngland Kevin Kent 45105341425816
FWEngland Michael Marks 0(1)00000000(1)0
FWEngland Gordon Owen 15(2)300000015(2)3
FWEngland Ian Stringfellow 22(8)83(1)1420(1)029(10)11
FWEngland Neil Whatmore 0(4)00000000(4)0
FWEngland Steve Williams 0(4)00000000(4)0
Own goals 01012

References

General
Specific
  1. 1987–88 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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