1951–52 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1951–52 season was Mansfield Town's 14th season in the Football League and tenth season in the Third Division North, they finished in 6th position with 52 points.[1]

Mansfield Town
1951–52 season
ManagerFreddie Steele
George Jobey
Third Division North6th
FA CupFirst round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Oldham Athletic 46 24 9 13 90 61 1.475 57
5 Gateshead 46 21 11 14 66 49 1.347 53
6 Mansfield Town 46 22 8 16 73 60 1.217 52
7 Carlisle United 46 19 13 14 62 57 1.088 51
8 Bradford Park Avenue 46 19 12 15 74 64 1.156 50
Source: rsssf.com

Results

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Football League Third Division North

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 18 August 1951 Stockport County H 1–0 10,753 Donaldson
2 22 August 1951 Accrington Stanley A 0–1 8,614
3 25 August 1951 Workington A 1–0 6,770 Geddes
4 27 August 1951 Accrington Stanley H 3–0 10,520 Coole, Lewis, Reeve
5 1 September 1951 Barrow H 2–1 10,609 Coole, Lewis
6 4 September 1951 Rochdale A 0–1 6,046
7 8 September 1951 Grimsby Town A 1–1 17,361 Steele
8 15 September 1951 Wrexham H 3–0 8,547 Reeve, Ottewell (2)
9 17 September 1951 Rochdale H 1–1 10,413 Ottewell
10 22 September 1951 Chesterfield A 1–1 17,446 Steele
11 29 September 1951 Bradford Park Avenue H 1–0 11,567 Geddes
12 6 October 1951 Bradford City H 2–1 11,712 Steele, Fox
13 13 October 1951 York City A 0–3 7,577
14 20 October 1951 Chester H 3–1 9,550 Steele, Donaldson (2)
15 27 October 1951 Lincoln City A 2–1 16,364 Steele, Coole
16 3 November 1951 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H 4–1 10,301 Steele (2), Fox, Reeve
17 10 November 1951 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 8,215 Fox
18 17 November 1951 Southport H 4–0 10,172 Fox, Donaldson, Reeve (2)
19 1 December 1951 Gateshead H 2–3 10,712 Fox, Wyles (o.g.)
20 8 December 1951 Darlington A 1–2 3,024 Donaldson
21 15 December 1951 Stockport County A 1–2 10,212 Lewis
22 22 December 1951 Workington H 3–2 6,127 Donaldson, Fox, Evans
23 25 December 1951 Hartlepools United A 0–2 10,524
24 26 December 1951 Hartlepools United H 0–1 9,185
25 29 December 1951 Barrow A 1–1 7,585 Reeve
26 5 January 1952 Grimsby Town H 2–2 9,471 Donaldson, Fox
27 12 January 1952 Carlisle United H 1–2 8,497 Lewis
28 19 January 1952 Wrexham A 1–3 7,917 Evans
29 26 January 1952 Chesterfield H 2–1 10,411 Reeve, Coole
30 2 February 1952 Carlisle United A 0–0 8,946
31 9 February 1952 Bradford Park Avenue A 1–0 10,516 Donaldson
32 16 February 1952 Bradford City A 1–2 11,676 Reeve
33 23 February 1952 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 9,623 Donaldson, Fox
34 1 March 1952 York City H 1–1 7,953 Reeve
35 8 March 1952 Chester A 5–1 5,133 Reeve (2), Evans (3)
36 15 March 1952 Lincoln City H 1–0 19,043 Reeve
37 22 March 1952 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A 1–4 7,552 Reeve
38 29 March 1952 Tranmere Rovers H 3–0 3,194 Reeve, Evans, Fox
39 5 April 1952 Southport A 1–0 2,630 Evans
40 12 April 1952 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 8,136 Fox, Reeve
41 14 April 1952 Halifax Town A 0–1 5,901
42 15 April 1952 Halifax Town H 4–2 8,214 Evans, Reeve (3)
43 19 April 1952 Gateshead A 1–4 3,501 Reeve
44 23 April 1952 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 3,825
45 26 April 1952 Darlington H 3–2 5,941 Reeve (2), Coole
46 3 May 1952 Oldham Athletic A 3–5 5,593 Coole, Barks, Watson

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 24 November 1951 Stockton A 1–1 10,000 Lewis
R1 Replay 28 November 1951 Stockton H 0–2 5,229

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Dennis Wright 46 0 2 0 48 0
DF   Don Bradley 46 0 2 0 48 0
DF   Sammy Chessell 24 0 2 0 26 0
DF   Johnny Grogan 42 0 2 0 44 0
DF   Les Mayfield 23 0 0 0 23 0
MF   Eddie Barks 45 1 2 0 47 1
MF   Norman Field 4 0 0 0 4 0
MF   Oscar Fox 43 10 2 0 45 10
MF   Andy Geddes 11 2 0 0 11 2
MF   Jack Lewis 46 4 2 1 48 5
MF   Sid Watson 21 1 0 0 21 1
FW   Billy Coole 37 6 2 0 39 6
FW   Willie Donaldson 30 9 2 0 32 9
FW   Ray Evans 23 8 0 0 23 8
FW   Sid Ottewell 16 3 1 0 17 3
FW   Ken Reeve 37 21 2 0 39 21
FW   Freddie Steele 12 7 1 0 13 7
Own goals 1 0 1

References

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  1. ^ 1951–52 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)