1974–75 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was Mansfield Town's 38th season in the Football League and 6th in the Fourth Division, they finished in 1st position with 68 points, gaining a return to the Third Division.[1]

Mansfield Town
1974–75 season
ManagerDave Smith
Fourth Division1st
FA CupFifth Round
League CupFirst Round

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mansfield Town (C, P) 46 28 12 6 90 40 2.250 68 Promoted to the Third Division
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 26 10 10 80 43 1.860 62 Promoted to the Third Division
3 Rotherham United (P) 46 22 15 9 71 41 1.732 59
4 Chester (P) 46 23 11 12 64 38 1.684 57
5 Lincoln City 46 21 15 10 79 48 1.646 57
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Division Champions; (P) Promoted.

Results

Football League Fourth Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
117 August 1974SouthportH2–13,109O'Connor, Foster
224 August 1974Scunthorpe UnitedA1–02,918Clarke
330 August 1974RochdaleH2–03,779Clarke, O'Connor
47 September 1974Exeter CityA1–03,276Eccles
514 September 1974Crewe AlexandraH0–04,432
620 September 1974Stockport CountyA2–32,512Matthews, Lathan
724 September 1974Cambridge UnitedA2–23,627Hodgson, Clarke
827 September 1974ChesterH0–03,189
91 October 1974Swansea CityA2–12,273Clarke (2)
105 October 1974DarlingtonH4–23,400Clarke, Kruse, Laverick
117 October 1974Swansea CityH3–03,672Clarke, Laverick, McCaffrey
1212 October 1974WorkingtonA3–11,309Hodgson, McCaffrey (2)
1315 October 1974BarnsleyA3–14,923Clarke (2), Lathan
1419 October 1974ReadingH1–15,295Hodgson
1521 October 1974BarnsleyH2–15,291Hodgson, Clarke
1626 October 1974HartlepoolA1–22,923Clarke
1728 October 1974Northampton TownH3–05,310Clarke, Foster, Eccles
182 November 1974Bradford CityH3–05,147Clarke (2), Lathan
199 November 1974BrentfordA3–25,553Clarke, McCaffrey, Bird
2016 November 1974Doncaster RoversH5–25,634Clarke (3), Eccles, Bird
2130 November 1974Torquay UnitedA2–02,979Eccles, Matthews
227 December 1974Shrewsbury TownH3–110,070Lathan (2), Eccles
2321 December 1974Rotherham UnitedH1–18,559Hodgson
2426 December 1974Crewe AlexandraH2–02,571Hodgson, Bird
2528 December 1974Newport CountyH3–07,943Eccles (2), Clarke
2611 January 1975Shrewsbury TownA1–08,913McCaffrey
2718 January 1975Torquay UnitedH3–07,549Clarke, Eccles (2)
281 February 1975BrentfordH1–111,362Eccles
298 February 1975Bradford CityA1–14,970Hodgson
3022 February 1975Doncaster RoversA3–47,278Eccles (2), Foster
3125 February 1975Lincoln CityA0–013,108
321 March 1975RochdaleA1–02,317Clarke
337 March 1975Cambridge UnitedH2–19,174Clarke, Eccles
3415 March 1975ChesterA0–07,706
3518 March 1975SouthportA1–12,204McCaffrey
3621 March 1975Exeter CityH3–28,503Griffin, Lathan, Bird
3725 March 1975Northampton TownA2–03,846Griffin, Hodgson
3829 March 1975Rotherham UnitedA1–211,669Clarke
3931 March 1975Newport CountyA1–23,662Eccles
401 April 1975Stockport CountyH1–110,245Eccles
415 April 1975HartlepoolH2–08,860Clarke, Hodgson
4212 April 1975DarlingtonA1–22,827Clarke
4314 April 1975Lincoln CityH3–114,392Clarke, Bird, Lathan
4419 April 1975WorkingtonH1–09,754Eccles
4521 April 1975Scunthorpe UnitedH7–011,020Eccles, Clarke (2), Bird, Lathan (2), Hodgson
4626 April 1975ReadingA1–15,559Bird

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R123 November 1974WrexhamH3–17,443Eccles (2), McCaffrey
R214 December 1974Wigan AthleticA1–115,560Eccles
R2 Replay16 December 1974Wigan AthleticH3–111,209O'Connor (2), Hodgson
R34 January 1975Cambridge UnitedH1–010,486Clarke
R425 January 1975BuryA2–116,623Clarke, McCaffrey
R515 February 1975Carlisle UnitedH0–118,293

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R120 August 1974Doncaster RoversA1–23,078O'Connor

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Rod Arnold 4606010530
DF Kevin Bird 2876010357
DF Barry Foster 4006010470
DF Colin Foster 42(1)3601049(1)3
DF Pat Kruse 61000061
DF Sandy Pate 4606010530
DF Lawrie Madden 6(1)000006(1)0
DF Andy Shore 10000010
DF John Tones 30000030
DF Clive Walker 9(6)0001010(6)0
MF Gordon Hodgson 441061105111
MF John Lathan 4596000519
MF Micky Laverick 9(2)30(1)01010(3)3
MF David Llewellyn 6(2)000006(2)0
MF Paul Matthews 4426000502
MF Jim McCaffrey 37(2)6620(1)043(3)8
FW Ray Clarke 462862105330
FW Terry Eccles 321753103820
FW Kevin Griffin 42000042
FW Dave Hailwood 10000010
FW Doug O'Connor 11(6)2121113(6)5

References

General
Specific
  1. 1974–75 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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