1990–91 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Mansfield Town's 54th season in the Football League and 20th in the Third Division they finished in 24th position with 38 points and were relegated to the Fourth Division.[1]

Mansfield Town
1990–91 season
ManagerGeorge Foster
Third Division24th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyQuarter Final

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Swansea City 46 13 9 24 49 72 −23 48 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 First round
21 Fulham 46 10 16 20 41 56 −15 46
22 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 11 24 62 80 −18 44 Relegated
23 Rotherham United 46 10 12 24 50 87 −37 42
24 Mansfield Town 46 8 14 24 42 63 −21 38
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Football League Third Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 25 August 1990 Wigan Athletic A 2–0 2,049 Charles, Stringfellow
2 1 September 1990 Brentford A 0–2 2,513
3 8 September 1990 Leyton Orient A 1–2 3,692 Leishman
4 15 September 1990 Exeter City H 0–2 2,399
5 18 September 1990 Cambridge United H 2–2 2,253 Christie, O'Shea (o.g.)
6 22 September 1990 Bury A 0–1 2,620
7 29 September 1990 Southend United H 0–1 2,121
8 2 October 1990 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 3,631 Fairclough
9 6 October 1990 Shrewsbury Town A 3–0 2,587 Christie, Kent, Fairclough
10 13 October 1990 Preston North End H 0–1 3,225
11 20 October 1990 Bradford City H 0–1 3,583
12 22 October 1990 Tranmere Rovers A 2–6 6,001 Christie, Charles
13 27 October 1990 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 4,413 Christie, Kent
14 3 November 1990 Crewe Alexandra H 1–3 2,710 Kent
15 10 November 1990 Swansea City H 2–0 2,200 Wilkinson (2)
16 24 November 1990 Rotherham United A 1–1 3,703 Charles
17 1 December 1990 Grimsby Town A 0–2 5,350
18 15 December 1990 Chester City H 1–0 1,919 Christie
19 22 December 1990 Fulham H 1–1 2,833 Wilkinson
20 26 December 1990 Bournemouth A 0–0 5,280
21 29 December 1990 Reading A 1–2 4,100 Fairclough
22 1 January 1991 Birmingham City H 1–2 3,654 Charles
23 12 January 1991 Brentford A 0–0 6,064
24 19 January 1991 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 2,166 Christie
25 26 January 1991 Exeter City A 0–2 3,432
26 1 February 1991 Cambridge United A 1–2 5,094 Gray
27 5 February 1991 Bury H 0–1 1,992
28 23 February 1991 Swansea City A 2–1 3,354 Wilkinson, Christie
29 2 March 1991 Grimsby Town H 1–1 3,506 Kent
30 5 March 1991 Stoke City H 0–0 2,941
31 9 March 1991 Chester City A 0–1 957
32 12 March 1991 Bolton Wanderers H 4–0 3,622 Wilkinson, Christie, Fairclough (2)
33 15 March 1991 Southend United A 1–2 5,440 Wilkinson
34 19 March 1991 Preston North End A 1–3 3,246 Christie
35 23 March 1991 Shrewsbury Town H 2–1 2,524 Wilkinson, Fairclough
36 26 March 1991 Stoke City A 1–3 9,196 Smalley
37 30 March 1991 Bournemouth H 1–1 2,665 Wilkinson
38 1 April 1991 Fulham A 0–1 3,555
39 6 April 1991 Reading H 2–0 2,005 Wilkinson, Christie
40 13 April 1991 Birmingham City A 0–0 7,635
41 16 April 1991 Leyton Orient H 3–3 2,050 Wilkinson, Ford, Stringfellow
42 20 April 1991 Bradford City A 0–1 6,307
43 23 April 1991 Rotherham United H 1–2 4,047 Wilkinson
44 27 April 1991 Tranmere Rovers H 0–2 2,388
45 4 May 1991 Huddersfield Town H 0–0 2,507
46 11 May 1991 Crewe Alexandra A 0–3 2,648

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 17 November 1990 Preston North End A 1–0 5,320 Kearney
R2 17 December 1990 York City H 2–1 3,790 Charles, Wilkinson
R3 5 January 1991 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 9,079

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 28 August 1990 Cardiff City H 1–1 2,091 Charles
R1 2nd leg 4 September 1990 Cardiff City A 0–3 2,539

League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
PR 27 November 1990 Northampton Town A 2–1 2,186 Stringfellow, Charles
PR 8 January 1991 Stoke City H 3–0 1,660 Hathaway, Lowery, Butler (o.g.)
R1 19 February 1991 Fulham H 2–1 1,511 Wilkinson, North (o.g.)
QF 26 February 1991 Birmingham City A 0–2 5,358

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Andy Beasley 42 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 49 0
GK   Jason Pearcey 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
DF   Steve Chambers 30(2) 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 34(3) 0
DF   Wayne Fairclough 41 6 3 0 1 0 4 0 49 6
DF   Greg Fee 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
DF   George Foster 34 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 42 0
DF   Kevin Gray 28(3) 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 36(3) 1
DF   Malcolm Murray 28(2) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 34(2) 0
DF   Steve Prindiville 4(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5(2) 0
DF   Mark Smalley 21 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 24 1
DF   Chris Withe 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
MF   Steve Charles 36(3) 4 3 1 2 1 3 1 44(3) 7
MF   Martin Clark 24 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 31 0
MF   David Hodges 0(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(3) 0
MF   Paul Holland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Mark Kearney 20 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 27 1
MF   Martin Ling 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF   Tony Lowery 5(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 3 1 8(3) 1
MF   Steve Spooner 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
FW   Gary Chapmam 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
FW   Trevor Christie 33(2) 10 3 0 0 0 3 0 39(2) 10
FW   Gary Ford 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
FW   Ian Hathaway 6(4) 0 1 0 0 0 1(1) 1 8(5) 1
FW   Kevin Kent 27 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 34 4
FW   Graham Leishman 1(10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(10) 1
FW   Mark Smith 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0
FW   Ian Stringfellow 15(9) 2 1(1) 0 2 0 2 1 20(10) 3
FW   Steve Wilkinson 36(3) 11 2(1) 1 2 0 3 1 43(4) 13
Own goals 1 0 0 2 3

References

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  1. ^ 1990–91 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)