# 1931–32 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1931–32 season was Mansfield Town's first season in the Football League where they competed in the Football League Third Division South. They finished their maiden season in 20th position with 32 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 65 | 92 | 0.707 | 34 | |
| 19 | Torquay United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 72 | 106 | 0.679 | 33 | |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 75 | 108 | 0.694 | 32 | Transferred to the Third Division North |
| 21 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 82 | 0.488 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Thames | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 109 | 0.486 | 23 | Thames decided not to seek re-election |
* ↑ New club in the league; elected from Midland League

## Results
### Football League Third Division South

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 29 August 1931 | Swindon Town | H | 3–2 | 12,232 | Broome (2), Readman |
| 2 | 31 August 1931 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 13,913 | Davis |
| 3 | 5 September 1931 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–4 | 8,138 | |
| 4 | 7 September 1931 | Watford | H | 3–2 | 8,662 | Broome, Readman, Gilhespy |
| 5 | 12 September 1931 | Torquay United | H | 2–4 | 8,499 | Johnson (2) |
| 6 | 16 September 1931 | Watford | A | 1–4 | 7,309 | Johnson |
| 7 | 19 September 1931 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 | 10,770 | England |
| 8 | 26 September 1931 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 8,461 | Johnson (2) |
| 9 | 3 October 1931 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 2–3 | 7,674 | Baxter, Johnson |
| 10 | 10 October 1931 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 10,849 | Gilhespy |
| 11 | 17 October 1931 | Cardiff City | A | 0–2 | 7,688 | |
| 12 | 24 October 1931 | Northampton Town | H | 2–0 | 7,015 | Johnson (2) |
| 13 | 31 October 1931 | Reading | A | 1–4 | 8,083 | Gilhespy |
| 14 | 7 November 1931 | Southend United | H | 4–4 | 8,833 | Broome, Johnson (2), Readman |
| 15 | 14 November 1931 | Fulham | A | 1–2 | 16,977 | Johnson |
| 16 | 21 November 1931 | Thames | H | 4–0 | 7,644 | Johnson, Staniforth, England, Death |
| 17 | 5 December 1931 | Exeter City | H | 3–1 | 6,602 | Johnson (2), Featherby |
| 18 | 12 December 1931 | Coventry City | A | 1–5 | 11,046 | Readman |
| 19 | 19 December 1931 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | 5,400 | Johnson, Bowater (2) |
| 20 | 25 December 1931 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–3 | 10,848 | Featherby, Readman (2) |
| 21 | 26 December 1931 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–4 | 16,516 | |
| 22 | 2 January 1932 | Swindon Town | A | 2–5 | 4,481 | Johnson (2) |
| 23 | 9 January 1932 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | 10,817 | Featherby |
| 24 | 13 January 1932 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | 4,902 | Johnson |
| 25 | 16 January 1932 | Clapton Orient | H | 4–3 | 6,719 | Bowater, Johnson (2), Weightman |
| 26 | 23 January 1932 | Torquay United | A | 2–2 | 3,370 | Broome, Death |
| 27 | 30 January 1932 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–3 | 7,118 | |
| 28 | 6 February 1932 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 12,079 | Bowater |
| 29 | 13 February 1932 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–1 | 5,476 | Broome, Bowater |
| 30 | 27 February 1932 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | 8,316 | Johnson |
| 31 | 5 March 1932 | Northampton Town | A | 0–3 | 5,777 | |
| 32 | 12 March 1932 | Reading | H | 1–7 | 6,228 | Johnson |
| 33 | 19 March 1932 | Southend United | A | 2–5 | 6,710 | Johnson, Fisher |
| 34 | 25 March 1932 | Luton Town | A | 1–3 | 7,621 | Johnson |
| 35 | 26 March 1932 | Fulham | H | 1–2 | 5,910 | Storer |
| 36 | 28 March 1932 | Luton Town | H | 5–2 | 5,588 | Bowater (2), Johnson (3) |
| 37 | 2 April 1932 | Thames | A | 3–6 | 1,070 | Johnson, Featherby |
| 38 | 9 April 1932 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | 4,932 | Broome (2) |
| 39 | 16 April 1932 | Exeter City | A | 0–3 | 5,478 | |
| 40 | 23 April 1932 | Coventry City | H | 3–3 | 4,492 | Johnson (2), Staniforth |
| 41 | 30 April 1932 | Gillingham | A | 0–2 | 2,936 | |
| 42 | 7 May 1932 | Norwich City | H | 5–2 | 4,107 | Bowater (2), Johnson (2), Gilhespy |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 28 November 1931 | Hull City | A | 1–4 | 10,000 | Death |

## Squad statistics

| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Arthur Staples | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| GK | Jimmy Wilson | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| DF | Bernard Chambers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | George Clifford | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| DF | Charlie Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| DF | Ernie England | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| DF | Charlie Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Albert Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Sam Robinson | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| DF | Claude White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | George Blackburn | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| MF | Horace Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Arthur Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Harry Wake | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| MF | Arthur Weightman | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| FW | Thomas Baxter | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| FW | George Bowater | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| FW | Harry Broome | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| FW | Billy Death | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| FW | Len Featherby | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| FW | Fred Fisher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | Cyril Gilhespy | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| FW | Jimmy Jepson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Johnson | 40 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 32 |
| FW | Joe Readman | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| FW | Thomas Small | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Chris Staniforth | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| FW | Jackie Storer | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |