1962–63 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Mansfield Town's 25th season in the Football League and 3rd in the Fourth Division, they finished in 4th position with 57 points, gaining promotion on goal average.[1]

Mansfield Town
1962–63 season
ManagerRaich Carter
Tommy Cummings
Fourth Division4th
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Oldham Athletic 46 24 11 11 95 60 1.583 59 Promoted
3 Crewe Alexandra 46 24 11 11 86 58 1.483 59
4 Mansfield Town 46 24 9 13 108 69 1.565 57
5 Gillingham 46 22 13 11 71 49 1.449 57
6 Torquay United 46 20 16 10 75 56 1.339 56
Source: rsssf.com

Results

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Football League Fourth Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 18 August 1962 Rochdale H 1–0 3,121 Wagstaff
2 22 August 1962 Exeter City A 3–0 5,862 Wagstaff (3)
3 25 August 1962 Brentford A 3–1 8,340 Wagstaff, Hall, Straw
4 27 August 1962 Exeter City H 1–0 11,110 Wagstaff
5 1 September 1962 York City H 2–0 10,864 R Chapman (2)
6 8 September 1962 Chester A 2–0 7,775 R Chapman, Morris
7 10 September 1962 Workington H 0–0 13,874
8 15 September 1962 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 9,931 R Chapman, Wagstaff
9 17 September 1962 Chesterfield A 4–4 12,993 R Chapman, S Chapman, Weir
10 22 September 1962 Gillingham A 1–0 11,503 Wagstaff
11 29 September 1962 Stockport County H 0–1 10,082
12 1 October 1962 Tranmere Rovers H 6–1 9,596 R Chapman (3), Hollett (2), Askey
13 6 October 1962 Torquay United A 3–3 6,403 R Chapman, Hollett, B Hall
14 13 October 1962 Lincoln City H 2–0 12,801 R Chapman (2)
15 20 October 1962 Oldham Athletic A 2–3 23,737 R Chapman, Weir
16 22 October 1962 Chesterfield H 3–0 16,679 Hollett, Wagstaff (2)
17 27 October 1962 Barrow H 5–0 8,276 R Chapman (2), Wagstaff (2), Caine (o.g.)
18 10 November 1962 Darlington H 6–0 7,417 R Chapman, Wagstaff (2), Hollett, Weir, Morris
19 17 November 1962 Southport A 2–3 2,253 S Chapman, Morris
20 1 December 1962 Newport County A 1–1 5,402 Weare (o.g.)
21 8 December 1962 Oxford United H 3–2 7,729 R Chapman, Askey, Morris
22 15 December 1962 Rochdale A 1–3 2,375 I Hall
23 22 December 1962 Brentford H 1–2 9,498 Hollett
24 9 March 1963 Oldham Athletic H 4–2 7,762 B Hall, Wagstaff (3)
25 14 March 1963 Workington A 2–3 1,175 B Hall, Toon
26 16 March 1963 Barrow A 2–3 4,014 Wagstaff (2)
27 18 March 1963 Aldershot H 2–2 10,579 Wagstaff (2)
28 23 March 1963 Hartlepools United H 3–1 7,554 Hollett, R Chapman (2)
29 27 March 1963 Lincoln City A 6–2 5,990 Wagstaff, Morris, Hollett, Coates, R Chapman, Haines (o.g.)
30 30 March 1963 Aldershot A 3–2 6,462 Wagstaff (2), Coates
31 3 April 1963 Bradford City A 3–1 2,776 R Chapman (2), Scanlon
32 6 April 1963 Southport H 6–1 9,159 Wagstaff (4), Scanlon, Coates
33 8 April 1963 Torquay United H 1–2 14,259 Phillips
34 13 April 1963 Darlington A 1–2 4,136 Scanlon
35 15 April 1963 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 8,017 Coates
36 16 April 1963 Doncaster Rovers H 4–2 11,657 Wagstaff (2), R Chapman (2)
37 20 April 1963 Newport County H 2–1 6,038 R Chapman (2)
38 22 April 1963 Tranmere Rovers A 1–5 7,268 R Chapman
39 27 April 1963 Oxford United A 0–3 7,252
40 29 April 1963 Bradford City H 3–1 8,702 Wagstaff (2), S Chapman
41 4 May 1963 Gillingham H 0–0 9,431
42 8 May 1963 Crewe Alexandra A 0–3 9,042
43 11 May 1963 York City A 1–2 5,043 Hollett
44 13 May 1963 Hartlepools United A 4–3 2,735 S Chapman, R Chapman (2), Wagstaff
45 18 May 1963 Chester H 4–0 7,415 Coates, R Chapman, Wagstaff, Morris
46 20 May 1963 Stockport County A 1–1 3,637 S Chapman

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 3 November 1962 Hounslow A 3–3 3,252 Hollett (2), Wagstaff
R1 Replay 5 November 1962 Hounslow H 9–2 10,543 R Chapman (3), Weir, Hollett (3), Wagstaff, Askey
R2 24 November 1962 Crystal Palace A 2–2 13,414 Wagstaff (2)
R2 Replay 26 November 1962 Crystal Palace H 7–2 17,118 Wagstaff (3), R Chapman (2), I Hall, Askey
R3 9 January 1963 Ipswich Town H 2–3 19,496 B Hall, Askey

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 13 September 1962 Halifax Town A 3–2 3,871 R Chapman (2), Hollett
R2 26 September 1962 Chester A 2–2 6,259 B Hall (2)
R2 Replay 10 October 1962 Chester H 0–1 9,298

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Colin Treharne 46 0 5 0 3 0 54 0
DF   Tommy Cummings 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF   Johnny Gill 14 0 0 0 3 0 17 0
DF   Brian Hall 16 4 1 1 3 2 20 7
DF   Wilf Humble 41 0 5 0 1 0 47 0
DF   Brian Phillips 28 1 5 0 2 0 35 1
DF   Colin Toon 42 1 5 0 0 0 47 1
MF   Sammy Chapman 40 5 4 0 1 0 45 5
MF   Ian Hall 16 1 2 1 1 0 19 2
MF   Mick Jones 7 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
MF   Peter Morris 33 6 5 0 3 0 41 6
MF   Tony Richards 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW   Colin Askey 25 2 5 3 2 0 32 5
FW   Roy Chapman 44 30 5 5 3 2 52 37
FW   David Coates 40 5 1 0 2 0 43 5
FW   Ivan Hollett 19 9 3 5 3 1 25 15
FW   Albert Scanlon 15 3 0 0 0 0 15 3
FW   Ray Straw 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
FW   Ken Wagstaff 44 34 5 7 0 0 49 41
FW   Jimmy Weir 18 3 4 1 1 0 23 4
Own goals 3 0 0 3

References

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  1. ^ 1962–63 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)