# 2023–24 Mansfield Town F.C. season

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

## Current squad

    As of 28 February 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Christy Pym | GK | Exeter | (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29) | Peterborough United | 11 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 13 | Scott Flinders | GK | Rotherham | (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 38) | Cheltenham Town | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 23 | Owen Mason | GK | | (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 33 | Louie Turner | GK | | | Academy | 29 August 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Callum Johnson | RB | Yarm | (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 27) | Ross County | 13 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 3 | Stephen McLaughlin | LB | Donegal | (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 34) | Southend United | 11 September 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 4 | Elliott Hewitt | RB | Rhyl | (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 30) | Grimsby Town | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 5 | Alfie Kilgour | CB | Bath | (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) | Bristol Rovers | 12 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 6 | Baily Cargill | CB | Winchester | (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29) | Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 11 | Calum Macdonald | LB | Nottingham | (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 26) | Bristol Rovers | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 14 | Aden Flint | CB | Pinxton | (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 35) | Stoke City | 3 August 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 15 | Aaron Lewis | LB | Swansea | (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 26) | Newport County | 11 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 19 | George Cooper | CB | | (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 | George Williams | RB | Hillingdon | (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31) | Cambridge United | 17 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 27 | Taylor Anderson | RB | | (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 | Darien Wauchope | LB | | | Academy | 26 August 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Ollie Clarke | CM | Sea Mills | (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32) | Bristol Rovers | 1 July 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 10 | George Maris | CM | Sheffield | (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) | Cambridge United | 28 July 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 16 | Stephen Quinn | CM | Dublin | (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38) | Burton Albion | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 24 | Lewis Brunt | DM | Birmingham | (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 23) | Leicester City | 25 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 25 | Louis Reed | CM | Barnsley | (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 27) | Swindon Town | 15 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 29 | Charlie Carter | DM | | | Academy | 29 August 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 32 | Jakub Kruszynski | AM | | | Academy | 29 August 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 34 | Finn Flanagan | CM | | | Academy | 12 May 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 40 | Davis Keillor-Dunn | AM | Sunderland | (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26) | Burton Albion | 31 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 44 | Hiram Boateng | CM | Wandsworth | (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28) | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Lucas Akins | RW | Huddersfield | (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) | Burton Albion | 20 January 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 9 | Jordan Bowery | CF | Nottingham | (1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 (age 33) | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 12 | James Gale | CF | | (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22) | Long Eaton United | 1 September 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 18 | Rhys Oates | LW | Pontefract | (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 29) | Hartlepool United | 8 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 20 | Tom Nichols | CF | Wellington | (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 31) | Gillingham | 1 February 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 26 | Will Swan | CF | Mansfield | (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23) | Nottingham Forest | 1 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 28 | McKeal Abdullah | CF | | (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| 17 | Anthony Hartigan | CM | Kingston upon Thames | (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) | AFC Wimbledon | 4 August 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 35 | John-Joe O'Toole | CB | Harrow | (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36) | Free agent | 23 October 2021 | — | 30 June 2024 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | CB | Baily Cargill | Forest Green Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | LB | Calum Macdonald | Bristol Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | CF | Will Swan | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2023 | RB | Aaron Lewis | Newport County | Free Transfer |
| 11 July 2023 | GK | Christy Pym | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2023 | RB | George Williams | Cambridge United | Free Transfer |
| 3 August 2023 | CB | Aden Flint | Stoke City | Free Transfer |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Tom Nichols | Gillingham | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Danny Johnson | Walsall | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Jimmy Knowles | Boston United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Kieran Wallace | Hartlepool United | Free Transfer |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until | Ref |
| 25 August 2023 | DM | Lewis Brunt | Leicester City | End of Season | |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until | Ref |
| 15 August 2023 | CM | Anthony Hartigan | Barnet | End of Season | |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | John-Joe O'Toole | AFC Wimbledon | End of Season | |

## 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 and 21 July. In June, a further fixture was added to the schedule, against Barnsley. A seventh friendly against Long Eaton United was later added. On 24 July, a behind closed doors friendly against Heart of Midlothain was confirmed.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | 5 August | 27 April | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 052.17 |
| FA Cup | 4 November | 4 November | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 8 August | 31 October | First round | Fourth round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 025.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 10 October | 21 November | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 100 | 58 | +42 | 048.15 |
Last updated: 29 March 2024 Source: Soccerway

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stockport County (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 48 | +48 | 92 | Promoted to EFL League One |
| 2 | Wrexham (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 52 | +37 | 88 | Promoted to EFL League One |
| 3 | Mansfield Town (P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 86 | Promoted to EFL League One |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 68 | +15 | 78 | Qualified for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 71 | Qualified for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 71 | Qualified for League Two play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 21$^2$ | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 14$^1$ | 44 | 42$^3$ | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | |
| Position | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
* $^1$ Matchday 14 (vs Forest Green Rovers) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
* $^2$ Matchday 21 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
* $^3$ Matchday 42 (vs Accrington Stanley) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

#### Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Mansfield were drawn at home to Wrexham in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Mansfield were drawn at home to Grimsby Town in the first round, away to Sheffield Wednesday in the second round, then back at home against Peterborough United in the third round and Port Vale in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures