# 2018–19 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Mansfield Town's 122nd season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League Two.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Mansfield Town announced they will compete with Vitória, Bradford Park Avenue, Derby County, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United during pre-season.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Bury (P) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 79 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 79 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. 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 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

#### Play-offs
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Conrad Logan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Hayden White | 18(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23(2) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mal Benning | 44(1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 51(4) | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Matt Preston | 38(1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43(2) | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Krystian Pearce | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Neal Bishop | 43(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47(1) | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Alex MacDonald | 13(8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17(9) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jacob Mellis | 33(8) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40(8) | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Craig Davies | 5(9) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(10) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Otis Khan | 15(7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(8) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Will Atkinson | 4(14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 8(16) | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Bobby Olejnik | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | Jordan Smith | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Calum Butcher | 2(10) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7(11) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Willem Tomlinson | 8(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Ryan Sweeney | 37(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45(1) | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Tyler Walker | 43(1) | 22 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49(3) | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Timi Elšnik | 12(7) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15(8) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Gethin Jones | 12(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Nicky Ajose | 8(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 8(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Jake Kean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | C. J. Hamilton | 46 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52(3) | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jorge Grant | 15(2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 15(3) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Omari Sterling-James | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ben Turner | 4(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Jason Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Lewis Gibbens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Jordan Graham | 0(8) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Alistair Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Danny Rose | 13(21) | 4 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 1 | 3(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19(25) | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Nyle Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Zayn Hakeem | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Neal Bishop | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Craig Davies | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | LW | Otis Khan | Yeovil Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Matt Preston | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 14 December 2018 | GK | Jake Kean | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 29 January 2019 | CB | Ryan Sweeney | Stoke City | Free transfer |
| 2 February 2019 | CB | Ben Turner | Burton Albion | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2019 | CM | Willem Tomlinson | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Rhys Bennett | Peterborough United | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Joel Byrom | Stevenage | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Lewis Collins | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Johnny Hunt | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Alfie Potter | Billericay Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Jimmy Spencer | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | George Taft | Cambridge United | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Jack Thomas | Basford United | Released |
| 31 July 2018 | CB | Paul Digby | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2018 | CF | Lee Angol | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 16 October 2018 | CB | Zander Diamond | Retired | — |
| 9 January 2019 | GK | Jake Kean | Free agent | Released |
| 31 January 2019 | RM | Paul Anderson | Plymouth Argyle | Mutual consent |
| 31 January 2019 | DM | Calum Butcher | Dundee United | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Tyler Walker | Nottingham Forest | 31 May 2019 |
| 3 August 2018 | CB | Ryan Sweeney | Stoke City | 28 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | Timi Elšnik | Derby County | 16 January 2019 |
| 10 January 2019 | GK | Jordan Smith | Nottingham Forest | 31 May 2019 |
| 14 January 2019 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Charlton Athletic | 31 May 2019 |
| 14 January 2019 | LM | Jorge Grant | Nottingham Forest | 31 May 2019 |
| 28 January 2019 | RB | Gethin Jones | Fleetwood Town | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 13 September 2018 | AM | Alistair Smith | Frickley Athletic | October 2018 |
| 13 October 2018 | CF | Zayn Hakeem | Coalville Town | 30 December 2018 |
| 3 November 2018 | LB | Henri Wilder | Lewes | January 2019 |
| 30 November 2018 | CB | Lewis Gibbens | Boston United | 31 December 2018 |
| 8 January 2019 | RW | Nyle Blake | Alfreton Town | February 2019 |
| 12 January 2019 | CF | Iyrwah Gooden | Ramsbottom United | Youth loan |
| 25 January 2019 | RM | Omari Sterling-James | Brackley Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CB | David Mirfin | York City | 31 May 2019 |
| 9 February 2019 | AM | Keaton Ward | AFC Mansfield | March 2019 |