# 2019–20 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was the 123rd season in the history of Mansfield Town and their seventh consecutive season in the League Two. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

## Pre-season

The Stags announced pre-season friendlies against Swansea City, Bradford (Park Avenue), Alfreton Town, Blackburn Rovers, Hull City, and Nottingham Forest.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | 1.17 | |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 | 1.14 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 41 | 1.11 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 40 | 1.08 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 38 | 1.06 | |
| 22 | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 32 | 0.86 | |
| 23 | Stevenage | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 22 | 0.61 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 19 | 0.51 | Relegation to the National League |
* ↑ As a result of Bury's expulsion from League One, only one team is relegated to maintain League Two at 24 teams.
* 1 2 Macclesfield Town deducted four points for failing to both pay their players' wages and to fulfil a fixture, reduced from six points after appeal. A further seven-point deduction was given for failing to play December's match against Plymouth Argyle. A further two-point deduction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages. On 3 July the EFL appealed against the independent disciplinary panel's sanctions on Macclesfield. A further four points were deducted on 11 August 2020, resulting in Macclesfield Town being relegated. Stevenage reprieved

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.≥

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | James Clarke | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Andy Cook | Walsall | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Aiden Stone | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | CF | Nicky Maynard | Bury | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2019 | CM | Dion Donohue | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2019 | RM | Kellan Gordon | Derby County | Free transfer |
| 18 January 2020 | CM | Harry Charsley | Everton | Free transfer |
| 25 January 2020 | RB | Joe Riley | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 29 August 2019 | CF | Oladapo Afolayan | West Ham United | January 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | CB | Conor Shaughnessy | Leeds United | 13 January 2020 |
| 28 January 2020 | CB | Kelland Watts | Newcastle United | 30 April 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | CM | Jack Evans | Swansea City | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 16 August 2019 | CB | Jamie Chisholm | Tamworth | September 2019 |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | Tyrese Sinclair | Radcliffe | September 2019 |
| 13 September 2019 | CB | Lewis Gibbens | Boston United | December 2019 |
| 3 October 2019 | CF | Jason Law | Leek Town | Youth loan |
| 1 December 2019 | GK | Aidan Stone | Widnes | January 2020 |
| 24 January 2020 | GK | Conrad Logan | Forest Green Rovers | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | LW | Otis Khan | Newport County | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | AM | Alistair Smith | Kettering Town | 29 February 2020 |
| 6 March 2020 | RM | Omari Sterling-James | Kettering Town | 25 April 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Will Atkinson | Port Vale | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Harry Bircumshaw | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Nyle Blake | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Teddy Bloor | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Iyrwah Gooden | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Zayn Hakeem | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Cameron Healey | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Keaton Marrs | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | David Mirfin | Retired | Retired |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | Henri Wilder | Tamworth | Released |
| 1 August 2019 | CB | Ben Turner | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2019 | LB | Dion Donohue | Swindon Town | Contract terminated |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | Andy Cook | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | CM | Jacob Mellis | Bolton Wanderers | Mutual consent |