# 1984–85 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1984–85 season was Mansfield Town's 48th season in the Football League and 11th in the Fourth Division they finished in 14th position with 57 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 |
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 59 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 57 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 54 |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 54 |

## Results
### Football League Fourth Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 25 August 1984 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 3,552 | Caldwell |
| 2 | 1 September 1984 | Rochdale | H | 5–1 | 2,627 | Vinter, Caldwell (2), Kearney, Lowery |
| 3 | 8 September 1984 | Peterborough United | A | 0–1 | 3,502 | |
| 4 | 15 September 1984 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–2 | 2,681 | |
| 5 | 19 September 1984 | Colchester United | H | 0–1 | 2,114 | |
| 6 | 22 September 1984 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 1,635 | Caldwell |
| 7 | 29 September 1984 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 | 2,225 | |
| 8 | 3 October 1984 | Exeter City | A | 0–0 | 2,097 | |
| 9 | 6 October 1984 | Hereford United | A | 0–3 | 3,537 | |
| 10 | 13 October 1984 | Torquay United | H | 1–0 | 1,927 | Garner |
| 11 | 20 October 1984 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | 1,779 | Kearney |
| 12 | 23 October 1984 | Aldershot | A | 0–0 | 1,765 | |
| 13 | 27 October 1984 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–0 | 4,349 | |
| 14 | 3 November 1984 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 1,996 | |
| 15 | 7 November 1984 | Chester City | H | 2–0 | 1,789 | Caldwell (2) |
| 16 | 10 November 1984 | Halifax Town | A | 0–1 | 1,237 | |
| 17 | 24 November 1984 | Bury | H | 0–2 | 2,587 | |
| 18 | 1 December 1984 | Blackpool | A | 0–1 | 2,796 | |
| 19 | 22 December 1984 | Northampton Town | H | 2–0 | 1,783 | Caldwell (2) |
| 20 | 26 December 1984 | Chesterfield | A | 0–0 | 6,960 | |
| 21 | 29 December 1984 | Southend United | A | 3–1 | 2,493 | Woodhead, Vinter, Galloway |
| 22 | 1 January 1985 | Darlington | H | 2–0 | 3,116 | Whatmore, Galloway |
| 23 | 26 January 1985 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–1 | 1,764 | Galloway |
| 24 | 2 February 1985 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | 2,852 | |
| 25 | 22 February 1985 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–0 | 1,273 | |
| 26 | 26 February 1985 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | 2,267 | Vinter |
| 27 | 2 March 1985 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–0 | 1,940 | Luke (2) |
| 28 | 6 March 1985 | Aldershot | H | 1–2 | 2,097 | Luke |
| 29 | 9 March 1985 | Wrexham | A | 2–2 | 1,426 | Luke (2) |
| 30 | 13 March 1985 | Port Vale | H | 1–1 | 2,161 | Whatmore |
| 31 | 19 March 1985 | Torquay United | A | 0–1 | 1,017 | |
| 32 | 23 March 1985 | Hereford United | H | 1–1 | 2,180 | Whitworth |
| 33 | 27 March 1985 | Peterborough United | H | 0–0 | 1,845 | |
| 34 | 30 March 1985 | Chester City | A | 3–0 | 1,567 | Woodhead, Whatmore, Lowery |
| 35 | 3 April 1985 | Exeter City | H | 2–2 | 1,703 | Kearney, Whitworth |
| 36 | 6 April 1985 | Chesterfield | H | 0–0 | 6,030 | |
| 37 | 8 April 1985 | Darlington | A | 1–3 | 4,334 | Whatmore |
| 38 | 13 April 1985 | Halifax Town | H | 2–1 | 1,928 | Whatmore, Luke |
| 39 | 17 April 1985 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | 1,903 | Whatmore |
| 40 | 20 April 1985 | Bury | A | 0–0 | 3,298 | |
| 41 | 24 April 1985 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 | 1,964 | |
| 42 | 27 April 1985 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 3,031 | Lowery |
| 43 | 30 April 1985 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | 2,350 | |
| 44 | 4 May 1985 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–2 | 1,705 | Garner, Caldwell |
| 45 | 6 May 1985 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 1,819 | Kearney |
| 46 | 14 May 1985 | Rochdale | A | 1–2 | 1,098 | Whatmore |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 17 November 1984 | Rotherham United | H | 2–1 | 4,161 | Caldwell, Lowery |
| R2 | 8 December 1984 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | 5,729 | Barrowclough |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st leg | 28 August 1984 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–0 | 2,106 | Vinter |
| R1 2nd leg | 5 September 1984 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–2 | 3,107 | Barrowclough |

### League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st leg | 22 January 1985 | Hull City | A | 2–2 | 2,310 | Whatmore, Lowery |
| R1 2nd leg | 6 February 1985 | Hull City | H | 2–1 | 2,116 | Luke, Lowery |
| R2 | 19 February 1985 | Bradford City | A | 2–1 | 2,160 | Whatmore, Galloway |
| QF | 10 April 1985 | Burnley | H | 1–1 (5–3 pens) | 2,540 | Whatmore |
| SF | 8 May 1985 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 6,706 | Kearney, Caldwell |
| Northern Final | 20 May 1985 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 (1–3 pens) | 5,214 | Foster |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1984–85 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 | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Andy Beasley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | Kevin Hitchcock | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| DF | Colin Calderwood | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| DF | George Foster | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| DF | Nigel Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Mike Galloway | 23(8) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 27(10) | 4 |
| DF | Paul Garner | 38(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45(1) | 2 |
| DF | David Logan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| DF | Craig McKernon | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| DF | Gary Pollard | 17(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 21(4) | 0 |
| DF | Les Robinson | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 |
| DF | Steve Whitworth | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| DF | Simon Woodhead | 21(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26(3) | 2 |
| MF | John Allen | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| MF | John Cunningham | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| MF | Mark Kearney | 37(1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 47(1) | 5 |
| MF | Tony Lowery | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 6 |
| FW | Stewart Barrowclough | 14(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18(2) | 0 |
| FW | David Caldwell | 19(1) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25(1) | 11 |
| FW | Lee Howard | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| FW | Colin Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Noel Luke | 33(3) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2(4) | 1 | 39(7) | 7 |
| FW | Mick Vinter | 31(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38(2) | 3 |
| FW | Neil Whatmore | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 10 |