# 1966–67 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1966–67 season was Mansfield Town's 30th season in the Football League and 6th in the Third Division, they finished in 9th position with 49 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 7 | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 51 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 59 | 1.373 | 50 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 84 | 79 | 1.063 | 49 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 63 | 1.270 | 48 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 46 |

## Results
### Football League Third Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 20 August 1966 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | 10,429 | Curry (2) |
| 2 | 27 August 1966 | Peterborough United | H | 0–0 | 6,326 | |
| 3 | 3 September 1966 | Torquay United | A | 2–1 | 5,577 | Brace (2) |
| 4 | 5 September 1966 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–4 | 9,766 | Hall (2) |
| 5 | 10 September 1966 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–1 | 5,171 | Brace, Hall |
| 6 | 17 September 1966 | Darlington | A | 1–1 | 7,033 | Curry |
| 7 | 24 September 1966 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–7 | 6,260 | Brace |
| 8 | 27 September 1966 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–0 | 14,978 | |
| 9 | 1 October 1966 | Watford | A | 1–0 | 5,219 | Curry |
| 10 | 8 October 1966 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 5,023 | Morris |
| 11 | 15 October 1966 | Bristol Rovers | A | 4–4 | 7,599 | Rowland (2), Brace, Mitchinson |
| 12 | 17 October 1966 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–1 | 8,257 | McKinney, Brace, Mitchinson |
| 13 | 22 October 1966 | Colchester United | H | 2–0 | 6,038 | Brace, Mitchinson |
| 14 | 29 October 1966 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–1 | 4,925 | |
| 15 | 31 October 1966 | Torquay United | H | 4–2 | 6,101 | Morris, Mitchinson, Brace, Curry |
| 16 | 5 November 1966 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–5 | 6,379 | Morris, Curry (2), Ferns |
| 17 | 12 November 1966 | Swansea Town | A | 1–0 | 5,553 | Brace |
| 18 | 15 November 1966 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 6–4 | 7,188 | Brace (2), Morris, McKinney, Curry (2) |
| 19 | 19 November 1966 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–0 | 6,681 | Rowland |
| 20 | 3 December 1966 | Gillingham | H | 4–1 | 6,158 | Mitchinson, Rowland (2), Brace |
| 21 | 10 December 1966 | Workington | A | 4–2 | 2,118 | Brace (2), Curry (2) |
| 22 | 17 December 1966 | Walsall | H | 4–1 | 8,771 | Curry (2), Morris, Mitchinson |
| 23 | 23 December 1966 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–2 | 6,458 | Brace |
| 24 | 27 December 1966 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–1 | 10,291 | Rowland (2), Morris |
| 25 | 31 December 1966 | Peterborough United | A | 1–3 | 6,596 | Curry |
| 26 | 14 January 1967 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 13,591 | |
| 27 | 21 January 1967 | Darlington | H | 2–2 | 13,591 | Brace, Morris |
| 28 | 4 February 1967 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 14,728 | |
| 29 | 11 February 1967 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 11,289 | Morris, Curry |
| 30 | 22 February 1967 | Reading | H | 4–2 | 6,824 | Morris, Curry (2), Mitchinson |
| 31 | 25 February 1967 | Oxford United | A | 1–2 | 8,235 | Morris |
| 32 | 4 March 1967 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 12,815 | Morris, Mitchinson |
| 33 | 11 March 1967 | Reading | A | 2–2 | 6,232 | Morris, Curry |
| 34 | 18 March 1967 | Colchester United | A | 0–3 | 4,175 | |
| 35 | 24 March 1967 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–1 | 10,017 | Rowland, Knox |
| 36 | 25 March 1967 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0–1 | 10,118 | |
| 37 | 28 March 1967 | Grimsby Town | H | 4–0 | 11,735 | Taylor (o.g.), Mitchinson, Brace (2) |
| 38 | 1 April 1967 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 23,226 | |
| 39 | 8 April 1967 | Swansea Town | H | 1–2 | 7,478 | Curry |
| 40 | 11 April 1967 | Swindon Town | A | 1–3 | 13,451 | Curry |
| 41 | 15 April 1967 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 3–1 | 4,831 | Brace (2), Morris |
| 42 | 22 April 1967 | Orient | H | 1–1 | 8,875 | Curry |
| 43 | 24 April 1967 | Swindon Town | H | 1–3 | 7,836 | Brace |
| 44 | 29 April 1967 | Gillingham | A | 2–5 | 4,880 | Knox, Curry |
| 45 | 6 May 1967 | Workington | H | 0–1 | 3,486 | |
| 46 | 12 May 1967 | Orient | A | 2–4 | 4,918 | Mitchinson, Rowland |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 26 November 1966 | Bangor City | H | 4–1 | 6,470 | Mitchinson, Brace, Curry (2) |
| R2 | 7 January 1967 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | 9,446 | Mitchinson, Brace |
| R3 | 28 January 1967 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 17,332 | Mitchinson, Brace |
| R4 | 18 February 1967 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–4 | 49,049 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 24 August 1966 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | 7,002 | Williams |
| R1 Replay | 29 August 1966 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | 6,001 | Brace (2), Burns |
| R2 | 13 September 1966 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 12,098 | Curry |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1966–67 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Dave Hollins | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| GK | Alan Humphreys | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| GK | Allan Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Stuart Boam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | John Coleman | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 34(2) | 0 |
| DF | Dick Edwards | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Philip Ferns | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| DF | Bill McKinney | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| DF | Bill Richardson | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| DF | Bill Williams | 15(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21(2) | 1 |
| MF | Franco Derko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Ian Hall | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| MF | Tommy Mitchinson | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 12 |
| MF | Peter Morris | 41 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 13 |
| FW | Paul Aldread | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Stuart Brace | 44(1) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 51(1) | 27 |
| FW | Neil Burns | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3(1) | 1 |
| FW | Albert Cheesebrough | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Bill Curry | 45 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 26 |
| FW | John Gregson | 21(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24(1) | 0 |
| FW | Thomas Knox | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| FW | Jimmy McGeorge | 5(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(5) | 0 |
| FW | John Oldham | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| FW | John Rowland | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 |