2023–24 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 127th season in the history of Mansfield Town and their eleventh consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Mansfield Town
2023–24 season
OwnerCarolyn & John Radford
Chief ExecutiveDavid Sharpe
ManagerNigel Clough
StadiumOne Call Stadium
League Two3rd
EFL CupFourth round

Current squad
As of 26 September 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Christy PymGKEnglandExeter (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995Peterborough United11 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
13Scott FlindersGKEnglandRotherham (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986Cheltenham Town1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
23Owen MasonGKRepublic of Ireland (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004Academy1 July 2022—30 June 2024
33Louie TurnerGKEnglandAcademy29 August 2023—30 June 2024
Defenders
2Callum JohnsonRBEnglandYarm (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996Scotland Ross County13 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
3Stephen McLaughlinLBRepublic of IrelandDonegal (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990Southend United11 September 2020Free Transfer30 June 2024
4Elliott HewittRBWalesRhyl (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994Grimsby Town1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2025
5Alfie KilgourCBEnglandBath (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998Bristol Rovers12 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
6Baily CargillCBEnglandWinchester (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995Forest Green Rovers1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
11Calum MacdonaldLBScotlandEngland Nottingham (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997Bristol Rovers1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
14Aden FlintCBEnglandPinxton (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989Stoke City3 August 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
15Aaron LewisLBWalesSwansea (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998Wales Newport County11 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
19George CooperCBEngland (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002Academy1 July 2021—30 June 2024
22George WilliamsRBEnglandHillingdon (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993Cambridge United17 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
27Taylor AndersonRBEngland (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004Academy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
35John-Joe O'TooleCBRepublic of IrelandEngland Harrow (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988Free agent23 October 2021—30 June 2024
31Darien WauchopeLBEnglandAcademy26 August 2023—30 June 2024
Midfielders
8Ollie ClarkeCMEnglandSea Mills (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992Bristol Rovers1 July 2020Free Transfer30 June 2024
10George MarisCMEnglandSheffield (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996Cambridge United28 July 2020Undisclosed30 June 2024
16Stephen QuinnCMRepublic of IrelandDublin (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986Burton Albion1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
24Lewis BruntDMEnglandBirmingham (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000Leicester City25 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
25Louis ReedCMEnglandBarnsley (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997Swindon Town15 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
29Charlie CarterDMEnglandAcademy29 August 2023—30 June 2024
32Jakub KruszynskiAMPolandAcademy29 August 2023—30 June 2024
34Finn FlanaganCMEnglandAcademy12 May 2023—30 June 2024
40Davis Keillor-DunnAMEnglandSunderland (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997Burton Albion31 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
44Hiram BoatengCMEnglandWandsworth (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996Milton Keynes Dons1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
Forwards
7Lucas AkinsRWGrenadaEngland Huddersfield (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989Burton Albion20 January 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
9Jordan BoweryCFEnglandNottingham (1991-07-02) 2 July 1991Milton Keynes Dons1 July 2020Free Transfer30 June 2024
12James GaleCFEngland (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001Long Eaton United1 September 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
18Rhys OatesLWEnglandPontefract (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994Hartlepool United8 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
26Will SwanCFEnglandMansfield (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000Nottingham Forest1 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2026
28McKeal AbdullahCFEngland (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005Academy1 July 2021—30 June 2024
Out on Loan
17Anthony HartiganCMEnglandKingston upon Thames (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000AFC Wimbledon4 August 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023CBEngland Baily CargillEngland Forest Green RoversFree Transfer[1]
1 July 2023LBScotland Calum MacdonaldEngland Bristol RoversFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023CFEngland Will SwanEngland Nottingham ForestUndisclosed[3]
11 July 2023RBWales Aaron LewisWales Newport CountyFree Transfer[4]
11 July 2023GKEngland Christy PymEngland Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed[5]
17 July 2023RBEngland George WilliamsEngland Cambridge UnitedFree Transfer[6]
3 August 2023CBEngland Aden FlintEngland Stoke CityFree Transfer[7]

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023CFEngland Danny JohnsonEngland WalsallReleased[8][9]
30 June 2023CFEngland Jimmy Knowles Free agentReleased[8]
30 June 2023LBEngland Kieran WallaceEngland Hartlepool UnitedFree Transfer[10]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
25 August 2023DMEngland Lewis BruntEngland Leicester CityEnd of Season[11]

Loaned out
Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
15 August 2023CMEngland Anthony HartiganEngland BarnetEnd of Season[12]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Mansfield Town announced their 2023 pre-season schedule, with matches against Retford United, Alfreton Town, Rotherham United, Oldham Athletic and Matlock Town along with a training camp in Scotland between 17–21 July.[13] In June, a further fixture was added to the schedule, against Barnsley.[14] A seventh friendly against Long Eaton United was later added.[15] On 24 July, a behind closed doors friendly against Heart of Midlothain was confirmed.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 July 2023 Friendly Retford United 0–8 Mansfield Town Retford
19:00 BST Report Gale 26'
Akins 48', 83', 84'
50' (o.g.)
Johnson 70'
Swan 82'
Keillor-Dunn 90'		 Stadium: Cannon Park
Attendance: 1,027
15 July 2023 Friendly Alfreton Town 0–4 Mansfield Town Alfreton
15:00 BST Report Swan 6'
Oates 60'
Kruszynski 71'
Macdonald 88'		 Stadium: Impact Arena
Attendance: 1,350
18 July 2023 Friendly Airdrieonians 0–8 Mansfield Town St Andrews, Scotland
15:00 BST Report Akins 7', 12', 28'
Gale 24'
Quinn
Lewis
Boateng 66'
Macdonald 		Stadium: University of St Andrews
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 July 2023 Friendly Mansfield Town 2–4 Rotherham United Mansfield
15:00 BST Quinn 4'
Oates 40'		 Report Trialist 2'
Kelly 26', 54', 57'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 2,154 (437 Rotherham fans)
Referee: Declan Bourne
25 July 2023 Friendly Mansfield Town Cancelled Barnsley Mansfield
19:00 BST Stadium: One Call Stadium
Note: Fixture was cancelled on Barnsley's request.[17]
25 July 2023 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Mansfield Town Gorgie, Scotland
19:00 BST Boyce Report Keillor-Dunn 57'
Oates 78'
Bowery 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
26 July 2023 Friendly Long Eaton United 0–1 Mansfield Town Long Eaton
19:45 BST Report Abdullah 80' (pen.) Stadium: Grange Park
29 July 2023 Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–3 Mansfield Town Oldham
15:00 BST Report Akins 34', 53'
Oates 58'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,425 (213 Stags' fans)
Referee: Ben Wyatt
1 August 2023 Friendly Matlock Town 2–4 Mansfield Town Matlock
19:45 BST Styche 1'
Wakefield 40'		 Report Maris 27'
Bowery 31', 60'
Kruszynski 55'		 Stadium: Proctor Cars Stadium

Competitions

Overall record
Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two Matchday 1 9 4 5 0 16 8 +8 044.44
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 033.33
EFL Trophy Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 12 5 7 0 21 11 +10 041.67

Last updated: 26 September 2023
Source: Soccerway

League Two
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stockport County 15 10 2 3 31 16 +15 32 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Notts County 15 9 3 3 33 26 +7 30
3 Wrexham 15 7 6 2 30 27 +3 27
4 Mansfield Town 14 6 8 0 25 11 +14 26 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Crewe Alexandra 15 7 5 3 34 25 +9 26
6 Accrington Stanley 15 8 2 5 24 20 +4 26
7 Gillingham 15 8 1 6 14 18 −4 25
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[18]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 6 8 0 25 11  +14 26 3 3 0 7 2  +5 3 5 0 18 9  +9

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDWDDWDWDWDDDWPW
Position11451078353575364
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[19]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Mansfield Town Crewe
15:00 BST Demetriou 32'
Offord Yellow card 37'
Adebisi 60'
Thomas Yellow card 90'		 Report Keillor-Dunn 22', 26' Yellow card 58'
Macdonald Red card 58'
Kilgour Yellow card 59'
Quinn Yellow card 63'
Reed Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,574
Referee: Ben Atkinson
12 August 2023 2 Mansfield Town 3–0 Morecambe Mansfield
15:00 BST Akins 45+1', 87' (pen.)
Keillor-Dunn 62'
Cargill Yellow card 63'
Lewis Yellow card 70'		 Report McKiernan Yellow card 45'
Love Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 6,695
Referee: Scott Simpson
15 August 2023 3 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Mansfield Town Doncaster
19:45 BST Nixon 20', Yellow card 64'
Ironside 76'		 Report Reed 42'
Boateng Yellow card 43'
Maris 80'
Clarke Yellow card 90+3'
Swan Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,793
Referee: Lewis Smith
19 August 2023 4 Grimsby Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,100
Referee: Will Finnie
26 August 2023 5 Mansfield Town 3–2 Stockport County Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 7,492
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 September 2023 6 Mansfield Town 0–0 Bradford City Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 8,525
Referee: Leigh Doughty
9 September 2023 7 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Mansfield Town Accrington
15:00 BST
Stadium: Wham Stadium
16 September 2023 8 Colchester United 1–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,740
Referee: Andy Davies
23 September 2023 9 Mansfield Town 1–0 Barrow Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 6,714
Referee: Marc Edwards
30 September 2023 10 Gillingham 1–1 Mansfield Town Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,488
Referee: Jacob Miles
3 October 2023 11 Mansfield Town 0–0 Wrexham Mansfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 8,613
Referee: Adam Herceg
7 October 2023 12 Mansfield Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Martin Woods
14 October 2023 13 Notts County 1–4 Mansfield Town Nottingham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 16,638
Referee: Scott Oldham
21 October 2023 14 Mansfield Town Postponed[20] Forest Green Rovers Mansfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: One Call Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch from Storm Babet.
24 October 2023 15 Harrogate Town 1–4 Mansfield Town Harrogate
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: Stephen Martin

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Mansfield were drawn at home to Wrexham in the first round.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Mansfield Town v Wrexham Mansfield
15:00 GMT
      		Stadium: One Call Stadium

      EFL Cup
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

      Mansfield were drawn at home to Grimsby Town in the first round,[22] away to Sheffield Wednesday in the second round,[23] then back at home against Peterborough United in the third round[24] and Port Vale in the fourth round.[25]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      8 August 2023 First round Mansfield Town 2–0 Grimsby Town Mansfield
      19:30 BST Akins 28' (pen.)
      Oates 55'      		 Report Cartwright Yellow card 27'
      Green Yellow card 60'      		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
      Attendance: 3,123
      Referee: Scott Jackson
      29 August 2023 Second round Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
      (4–5 p)      		 Mansfield Town Owlerton, Sheffield
      19:45 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: Hillsborough
      Attendance: 10,724
      Referee: Sunny Gill
      Penalties
      26 September 2023 Third round Mansfield Town 2–2
      (3–1 p)      		 Peterborough United Mansfield
      19:45 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: One Call Stadium
      Attendance: 4,372
      Referee: Seb Stockbridge
      Penalties
      31 October 2023 Fourth round Mansfield Town v Port Vale Mansfield
      19:45 GMT Stadium: One Call Stadium

      EFL Trophy
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

      The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[26]

      Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 L1 Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to Round 2
      2 L2 Doncaster Rovers 2 1 0 0 1 4 3 +1 3
      3 L2 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 +1 3
      4 ACA Everton U21 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
      Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      10 October 2023 Group stage Mansfield Town 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Mansfield
      19:00 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: One Call Stadium
      Attendance: 1,486
      Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

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