2020–21 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is the 124th season in the history of Mansfield Town and the eighth consecutive season in the League Two. Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Mansfield Town
2020–21 season
Chief ExecutiveCarolyn Radford
ManagerGraham Coughlan
(until 27 October)[1]
Nigel Clough
(from 6 November)[2]
StadiumField Mill
League Two16th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Bowery (7)
All: Jordan Bowery (7)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFJordan Bowery Milton Keynes DonsUndisclosed[3]
1 July 2020CMOllie Clarke Bristol RoversFree transfer[4]
1 July 2020CFJamie Reid Torquay UnitedFree transfer[5]
1 July 2020GKMarek Štěch Luton TownFree transfer[6]
17 July 2020CBFarrend Rawson Forest Green RoversFree transfer[7]
28 July 2020CMGeorge Maris Cambridge UnitedUndisclosed[8]
28 July 2020CBRollin Menayese Bristol RoversUndisclosed[9]
13 August 2020RBCorey O'Keeffe Birmingham CityFree transfer[10]
13 August 2020RBJames Perch Scunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[11]
19 August 2020CBAaron O'Driscoll SouthamptonFree transfer[12]
11 September 2020LMStephen McLaughlin Southend UnitedFree transfer[13]
19 January 2021CMGeorge Lapslie Charlton AthleticUndisclosed[14]

Loans in
Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
15 October 2020CMGeorge Lapslie Charlton Athletic19 January 2021[15][14]
15 January 2021CMStephen Quinn Burton AlbionEnd of season[16]
1 February 2021GKJamie Pardington Wolverhampton WanderersEnd of season[17]
1 February 2021CFOliver Sarkic BlackpoolEnd of season
[18]

Loans out
Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
10 September 2020CFJimmy Knowles Notts CountyEnd of season[19]
18 January 2021CBRollin Menayese Grimsby TownEnd of season[20]
27 January 2021CFAndy Cook Bradford CityEnd of season[21]
2 February 2021CFNicky Maynard Newport CountyEnd of season[22]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CMNeal Bishop Scarborough AthleticReleased[23][24]
1 July 2020CFCraig Davies UnattachedReleased[23]
1 July 2020LWOtis Khan Tranmere RoversReleased[23][25]
1 July 2020GKConrad Logan Anstey NomadsReleased[23][26]
1 July 2020RMAlex MacDonald GillinghamReleased[23][27]
1 July 2020GKBobby Olejnik Retired[23][28]
1 July 2020CBKrystian Pearce Solihull MoorsReleased[23][29]
1 July 2020CBMatt Preston BarnetReleased[23][30]
1 July 2020RMOmari Sterling-James Kidderminster HarriersReleased[23][31]
1 July 2020CBNoah Stokes Curzon AshtonReleased[23][32]
1 July 2020RBHayden White WalsallReleased[23][33]
22 July 2020LMCJ Hamilton BlackpoolUndisclosed[34]
14 August 2020CBLewis Gibbens Boston UnitedFree transfer[35]
7 September 2020CMWillem Tomlinson PadihamMutual consent[36][37]
19 September 2020CFJordan Graham TamworthFree transfer[38]
2 October 2020CFDanny Rose Northampton TownUndisclosed[39]
15 January 2021CMAlistair Smith AltrichamFree transfer[40]

Pre-season
18 August 2020 Friendly Mansfield Town 2–0 Nottingham Forest Under-23s Warsop
11:00 BST Benning  58'
Knowles  89'		 Report Stadium: The John Fretwell Sporting Complex
Attendance: 0
22 August 2020 Friendly Mansfield Town 0–3 Rotherham United Mansfield
13:00 BST Report Mattock  53'
Smith  63'
Miller  89'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League Two
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Crawley Town 25 9 8 8 36 34 +2 35
12 Walsall 25 8 11 6 32 33 −1 35
13 Oldham Athletic 26 10 4 12 41 46 −5 34
14 Harrogate Town 26 9 6 11 31 33 −2 33
15 Mansfield Town 24 7 11 6 32 30 +2 32
16 Port Vale 28 9 5 14 40 43 −3 32
17 Scunthorpe United 26 10 2 14 28 34 −6 32[lower-alpha 1]
18 Colchester United 26 7 11 8 28 34 −6 32[lower-alpha 1]
19 Bradford City 25 8 7 10 27 30 −3 31
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[41]
Notes:
  1. Ranked on matches won: Scunthorpe United 10, Colchester United 7.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 7 11 6 32 30  +2 32 2 6 4 16 17  −1 5 5 2 16 13  +3

Last updated: 23 January 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAA
ResultDDLLDLDDLDDWDLWDDLDWWWWW
Position161619202023222122222221212219191919201919151213
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[42]

12 September 2020 1 Mansfield Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Mansfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
19 September 2020 2 Leyton Orient 2–2 Mansfield Town Leyton
15:00 BST Brophy  51'
Johnson  82'
Sotiriou  89'  90+2'		 Report Bowery  52' (pen.)
O'Keeffe  55'
Cook  72'  85'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
26 September 2020 3 Mansfield Town 1–2 Exeter City Mansfield
15:00 BST Menayese  20'
Charsley  28'
Clarke  29'		 Report Bowman  35'
Rawson  40' (o.g.)
Key  76'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
3 October 2020 4 Newport County 2–1 Mansfield Town Newport
15:00 BST Twine  78'
Dolan  88' (pen.)		 Report Perch  65'
McLaughlin  69'
O'Keeffe  87'
Smith  87'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
10 October 2020 5 Mansfield Town 0–0 Stevenage Mansfield
15:00 BST Maynard  60' Report Newton  88' Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
17 October 2020 6 Mansfield Town 1–3 Bradford City Mansfield
15:00 BST Lapslie  44'  78'
Cook  85'
Benning  90+2'		 Report Štěch  8' (o.g.)
Wood  14'
Cooke  51'
Donaldson  69'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
20 October 2020 7 Morecambe 1–1 Mansfield Town Morecambe
18:30 BST Phillips  3'  35'
Lavelle  50'
Cooney  82'		 Report Charsley  26'
McLaughlin  29'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
24 October 2020 8 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Mansfield Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Report Perch  16'
McLaughlin  55'
Menayese  62'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
27 October 2020 9 Mansfield Town 2–4 Barrow Mansfield
19:00 GMT O'Driscoll  21'  51'
Perch  35'
Charsley  89'		 Report Barry  10'  90+2'
Platt  15'
Brough  23'
Kay  43'  61', 79'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
31 October 2020 10 Mansfield Town 1–1 Walsall Mansfield
15:00 GMT Maynard  33'  80'
Perch  62'		 Report Adebayo  49'
White  50'
Lavery  90+2'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 11 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Mansfield Town Horwich
19:00 BST Sarcevic  90' Report Lapslie  57'  77' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
14 November 2020 12 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Mansfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Cadden  38'
Winchester  45+2'
Bailey  85'		 Report Lapslie  6'
Benning  22'
Charsley  35'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
20 November 2020 13 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
19:00 GMT Clarke  63'
Maynard  67'
Rawson  88'		 Report Norris  86' Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
24 November 2020 14 Mansfield Town 0–1 Harrogate Town Mansfield
19:00 GMT Report Miller  27' Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 December 2020 15 Cambridge United 0–1 Mansfield Town Cambridge
19:45 GMT Report Menayese  24'
Sweeney  34'
Reid  64'		 Stadium: The Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,917
Referee: Robert Lewis
5 December 2020 16 Mansfield Town 3–3 Crawley Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Sweeney  4'
Lapslie  72'
Cook  90+3'		 Report Watters  49', 59'  88'
Dallison  54'
Frost  76'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 December 2020 17 Grimsby Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Bennett  48'
Jackson Jr  63'
Russell  68'
Clifton  72'
Morais  87'		 Report Gordon  54'
Maynard  69' (pen.)
Lapslie  89'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
15 December 2020 18 Carlisle United 1–0 Mansfield Town Carlisle
19:00 GMT Hayden  26'
Patrick  39'
Bennett  65'
Mellish  68'
Farman  69'
Riley  88'		 Report Clarke  64' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
19 December 2020 19 Mansfield Town 1–1 Southend United Mansfield
15:00 GMT Clarke  56'
Cook  77'
Bowery  79'		 Report Olayinka  27'
Egbri  65'
Klass  72'
Taylor  78'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
26 December 2020 20 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Mansfield Town Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT Clarke  26'
Rawson  38' (o.g.)
McAtee  70'		 Report Lapslie  16'
Onariase  29' (o.g.)
Bowery  60'
Gordon  88'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 January 2021 21 Mansfield Town 4–0 Port Vale Mansfield
15:00 GMT Clarke  1'
Bowery  32', 77' (pen.), 80'
Sinclair 87'		 Report Legge  29'  47'
Brown  32'
Brisley  90'
Montaño  90+1'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
5 January 2021 22 Mansfield Town 2–1 Salford City Mansfield
19:00 GMT Lapslie  15'
Bowery  30'		 Report Hunter  65'
Eastham  72'
Bernard  90+1'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
12 January 2021 23 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Mansfield Town Oldham
19:45 GMT McCalmont  6'
McAleny  61',  84'
Rowe  65'		 Report Cook  34'
Charsley  36'
Sweeney  38'
Bowery 45+4'
Reid  49'
Lapslie  87'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
23 January 2021 24 Southend United 0–1 Mansfield Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Dieng  54'  84'
Hart  78'		 Report Reid  64'
Quinn  70'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[43] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[44] The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[45]

8 November 2020 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Lapslie  49' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
29 November 2020 Second round Mansfield Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Dagenham & Redbridge Mansfield
13:30 GMT Charsley  25'
Maynard  120+2'		 Report McCallum  19'
Deering  63'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
10 January 2021 Third round Cheltenham Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Mansfield Town Cheltenham
13:30 GMT May  73'
Boyle  110'		 Report McLaughlin  3'
O'Keeffe  69'
Sweeney  101'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[46]

29 August 2020 First round Preston North End 4–0 Mansfield Town Preston
15:00 BST Barkhuizen  14'
Maguire  22'
Bauer  29'
Harrop  65'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[47]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Manchester City U21 3 2 0 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 1 2 0 0 5 3 +2 7
3 L2 Mansfield Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 L2 Scunthorpe United 3 0 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Mansfield Town 0–3 Manchester City U21 Mansfield
18:00 BST Menayese  36'
Sweeney  40'
Clarke  55'
Knowles  90+3'		 Report Bernabé  25'
Delap  40'  89', 90+1'
Mbete-Tabu  76'
Burns  90+3'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
6 October 2020 Group stage Mansfield Town 1–3 Lincoln City Mansfield
19:00 BST Perch  34'
Gordon  55'
Menayese  72'		 Report Soule  31'
Scully  49'
Edun  55'
Archibald  61'  62'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
10 November 2020 Group stage Scunthorpe United 1–2 Mansfield Town Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT Loft  27'
O'Malley  63'
Rowe  75'
Olomola  78'		 Report Sweeney  34'
Reid  44'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

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