# 2024–25 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 128th season in the history of Mansfield Town Football Club and their first season back in League One, the third-tier of English football, since the 2002–03 season following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 30 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Christy Pym |
| 2 | DF | ENG | George Williams |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Stephen McLaughlin |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Elliott Hewitt |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Alfie Kilgour |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill |
| 7 | FW | GRN | Lucas Akins |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Aaron Lewis |
| 9 | DF | ENG | Jordan Bowery |
| 10 | MF | ENG | George Maris |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Will Evans |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Calum Macdonald |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Scott Flinders |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Aden Flint (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | IRL | Ben Quinn |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Stephen Quinn |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Keanu Baccus |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Rhys Oates |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lee Gregory |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Tom Nichols |
| 21 | FW | NZL | Ben Waine (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Frazer Blake-Tracy |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Deji Oshilaja |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Matthew Craig (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Louis Reed |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Hiram Boateng |
| — | DF | ENG | George Cooper |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | DM | Keanu Baccus | St Mirren | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Frazer Blake-Tracy | Swindon Town | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Lee Gregory | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CM | Deji Oshilaja | Burton Albion | Free |
| 2 August 2024 | RW | Ben Quinn | Celtic | Free |
| 6 August 2024 | CF | Will Evans | Newport County | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 May, and would become official on July 1 once his St Mirren contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Swindon Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Burton Albion contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | CM | Ollie Clarke | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | AM | Davis Keillor-Dunn | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Will Swan | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Ben Waine | Plymouth Argyle | End of Season |
| 9 January 2025 | DM | Matthew Craig | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | CF | Jordan Rhodes | Blackpool | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | AM | Caylan Vickers | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 10 January 2025 | CF | Tom Nichols | Swindon Town | End of Season | |
| 17 January 2025 | CF | James Gale | Boston United | End of Season | |

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Anthony Hartigan | Barnet | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Callum Johnson | Bradford City | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | John-Joe O'Toole | AFC Wimbledon | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Louie Turner | | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 21 June, Mansfield Town announced a pre-season training camp in Albufeira, Portugal with a friendly fixture against Chelsea U21. Four days later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule with fixtures against Retford United, Hucknall Town, Oxford United, Alfreton Town, Grimsby Town and Matlock Town.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Exeter City | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 43 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 42 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 41 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 39 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Mansfield Town were drawn away to Curzon Ashton in the first round, to Stevenage in the second round and at home to Wigan Athletic in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Mansfield being drawn away against Bolton Wanderers.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Mansfield were drawn into Northern Group H alongside Bradford City, Rotherham United and Newcastle United U21.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Rotherham United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 11 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Christy Pym | 34 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | George Williams | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Stephen McLaughlin | 39 | 2 | 20+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Elliott Hewitt | 32 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Alfie Kilgour | 17 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill | 27 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GRN | Lucas Akins | 32 | 4 | 22+5 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Aaron Lewis | 39 | 2 | 19+16 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jordan Bowery | 40 | 0 | 21+13 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | George Maris | 25 | 1 | 13+8 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Will Evans | 41 | 11 | 31+4 | 11 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Calum Macdonald | 8 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Scott Flinders | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Aden Flint | 30 | 0 | 12+15 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | IRL | Ben Quinn | 7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Stephen Quinn | 32 | 2 | 12+15 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Keanu Baccus | 33 | 2 | 24+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Rhys Oates | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lee Gregory | 23 | 10 | 17+3 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Tom Nichols | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | NZL | Ben Waine | 25 | 2 | 2+19 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Frazer Blake-Tracy | 21 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Deji Oshilaja | 35 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Matthew Craig | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Louis Reed | 34 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | PAK | McKeal Abdullah | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Jordan Rhodes | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Caylan Vickers | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Darien Wauchope | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Taylor Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Finn Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | POL | Jakub Kruszynski | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jayden Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | CYP | Ronnie Kokkinos | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Lewis Warnaby | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | USA | Dom Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Hiram Boateng | 38 | 2 | 16+16 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| Players who featured but departed permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 26 | FW | ENG | Will Swan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Davis Keillor-Dunn | 5 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |