1950–51 Mansfield Town F.C. season
Appearance
1950–51 season | |
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Manager | Freddie Steele |
Third Division North | 2nd |
FA Cup | Fifth Round |
The 1950–51 season was Mansfield Town's 13th season in the Football League and ninth season in the Third Division North, they finished in 2nd position with 64 points.[1]
Final league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 103 | 41 | 2.512 | 71 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 78 | 48 | 1.625 | 64 | |
3 | Carlisle United | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 62 | |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 62 | 1.339 | 59 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 89 | 58 | 1.534 | 58 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results
[edit]Football League Third Division North
[edit]Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 19 August 1950 | Wrexham | A | 2–2 | 13,015 | Godwin, Ottewell |
2 | 21 August 1950 | Darlington | H | 2–1 | 14,307 | Barks, Ottewell |
3 | 26 August 1950 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | 1–1 | 11,513 | Coole |
4 | 30 August 1950 | Darlington | A | 2–1 | 7,334 | Ottewell, Steele |
5 | 2 September 1950 | Lincoln City | H | 1–1 | 13,111 | Lewis |
6 | 2 September 1950 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 3–2 | 13,447 | Lewis, Ottewell, Steele |
7 | 9 September 1950 | Rotherham United | A | 0–3 | 13,113 | |
8 | 13 September 1950 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 0–1 | 11,174 | |
9 | 16 September 1950 | Barrow | H | 4–0 | 8,929 | Steele (2), Coole, Bradley |
10 | 23 September 1950 | York City | A | 1–1 | 9,273 | Coole |
11 | 30 September 1950 | Carlisle United | H | 2–1 | 6,686 | Steele (2) |
12 | 7 October 1950 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–2 | 8,743 | |
13 | 14 October 1950 | New Brighton | H | 4–0 | 10,464 | Ottewell, Steele, Coole, Galbraith (o.g.) |
14 | 21 October 1950 | Hartlepools United | A | 1–1 | 8,524 | Ottewell |
15 | 28 October 1950 | Gateshead | H | 2–1 | 13,349 | Ottewell, Coole |
16 | 4 November 1950 | Stockport County | A | 1–3 | 12,297 | Ottewell |
17 | 11 November 1950 | Halifax Town | H | 3–1 | 9,744 | Coole, Steele (2) |
18 | 18 November 1950 | Bradford City | A | 3–2 | 13,999 | Coole, Steele, Donaldson |
19 | 2 December 1950 | Chester | A | 1–0 | 3,963 | Coole |
20 | 23 December 1950 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | 0–0 | 7,459 | |
21 | 25 December 1950 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–2 | 12,227 | |
22 | 26 December 1950 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–1 | 10,254 | Reeve, Lewis, Whyte (o.g.) |
23 | 30 December 1950 | Lincoln City | A | 0–3 | 7,904 | |
24 | 10 January 1951 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–1 | 5,414 | Steele, Reeve |
25 | 13 January 1951 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | 18,241 | Reeve |
26 | 20 January 1951 | Barrow | A | 3–2 | 4,861 | Reeve (2), Coole |
27 | 3 February 1951 | York City | H | 3–1 | 10,347 | Steele, Coole, Ottewell |
28 | 17 February 1951 | Carlisle United | A | 0–2 | 10,734 | |
29 | 24 February 1951 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4–1 | 9,227 | Reeve, Steele, Ottewell (2) |
30 | 3 March 1951 | New Brighton | A | 1–0 | 3,347 | Fox |
31 | 3 March 1951 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | 4,426 | Antonio |
32 | 10 March 1951 | Hartlepools United | H | 1–0 | 7,282 | Steele |
33 | 17 March 1951 | Gateshead | A | 2–1 | 4,342 | Reeve, Ottewell (2) |
34 | 23 March 1951 | Accrington Stanley | H | 5–0 | 4,504 | Reeve, Barks, Coole (2), Fox |
35 | 24 March 1951 | Stockport County | H | 2–1 | 10,219 | Reeve, Ottewell |
36 | 26 March 1951 | Accrington Stanley | A | 2–0 | 3,602 | Barks, Ottewell |
37 | 31 March 1951 | Halifax Town | A | 1–0 | 5,537 | Coole |
38 | 7 April 1951 | Bradford City | H | 1–1 | 9,387 | Ottewell |
39 | 10 April 1951 | Southport | A | 1–0 | 3,712 | Coole |
40 | 14 April 1951 | Rochdale | A | 0–0 | 4,000 | |
41 | 16 April 1951 | Rochdale | H | 1–0 | 11,384 | Reeve |
42 | 21 April 1951 | Chester | H | 2–1 | 10,239 | Coole, Fox |
43 | 23 April 1951 | Wrexham | H | 1–1 | 12,018 | Tunney (o.g.) |
44 | 28 April 1951 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | 10,132 | Lewis |
45 | 30 April 1951 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 4–0 | 7,590 | Coole, Reeve, Fox (2) |
46 | 5 May 1951 | Southport | H | 2–2 | 8,360 | Lewis, Reeve |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R1 | 25 November 1950 | Walthamstow Avenue | H | 1–0 | 11,784 | Steele |
R2 | 9 December 1950 | Chelmsford City | A | 4–1 | 11,500 | Coole, Barks, Donaldson (2) |
R3 | 6 January 1951 | Swansea Town | H | 2–0 | 16,564 | Steele (2) |
R4 | 27 January 1951 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 48,696 | |
R4 Replay | 31 January 1951 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | 20,374 | Steele, Ottewell |
R5 | 10 February 1951 | Blackpool | A | 0–2 | 33,108 |
Squad statistics
[edit]- Squad list sourced from 1950–51 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Arthur Bramley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GK | Dennis Wright | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
DF | Don Bradley | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
DF | Sammy Chessell | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
DF | Johnny Grogan | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
DF | Les Mayfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
DF | Cyril Poole | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
MF | Eddie Barks | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
MF | Oscar Fox | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
MF | Jack Lewis | 46 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 5 |
FW | George Antonio | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FW | Billy Coole | 44 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 17 |
FW | Willie Donaldson | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
FW | Verdi Godwin | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
FW | Sid Ottewell | 38 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 16 |
FW | Ken Reeve | 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 14 |
FW | Freddie Steele | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 |
– | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 |
References
[edit]- General
- Mansfield Town 1950–51 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
- Specific
- ^ 1950–51 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)