# 1968–69 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1968–69 season was Mansfield Town's 32nd season in the Football League and 8th in the Third Division, they finished in 15th position with 43 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 13 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 44 |
| 14 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 66 | 1.015 | 43 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 43 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 43 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 0.761 | 43 |

## Results
### Football League Third Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 10 August 1968 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | 10,091 | Sharkey (2) |
| 2 | 17 August 1968 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | 6,486 | Goodfellow, Melling |
| 3 | 24 August 1968 | Orient | A | 0–1 | 7,087 | |
| 4 | 26 August 1968 | Southport | H | 3–1 | 7,708 | Melling, Goodfellow, Ledger |
| 5 | 31 August 1968 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 7,181 | Jones |
| 6 | 7 September 1968 | Oldham Athletic | H | 4–0 | 6,718 | Ledger (2), Goodfellow, Roberts |
| 7 | 14 September 1968 | Barrow | A | 0–3 | 4,742 | |
| 8 | 18 September 1968 | Luton Town | A | 2–4 | 19,351 | Jones, Partridge |
| 9 | 21 September 1968 | Rotherham United | H | 0–1 | 10,033 | |
| 10 | 28 September 1968 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | 4,650 | Sharkey |
| 11 | 4 October 1968 | Hartlepool | A | 1–1 | 5,776 | Quigley |
| 12 | 7 October 1968 | Southport | A | 2–3 | 3,730 | Keeley (2) |
| 13 | 12 October 1968 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 3–1 | 5,093 | Jones, Ledger (2) |
| 14 | 18 October 1968 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | 4,273 | Jones |
| 15 | 26 October 1968 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–0 | 5,068 | |
| 16 | 2 November 1968 | Reading | A | 1–2 | 5,677 | Partridge |
| 17 | 6 November 1968 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 6,603 | |
| 18 | 9 November 1968 | Northampton Town | H | 0–2 | 4,635 | |
| 19 | 23 November 1968 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | 5,477 | Ledger, Roberts |
| 20 | 30 November 1968 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | 2,694 | Roberts |
| 21 | 14 December 1968 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–2 | 6,347 | Ledger |
| 22 | 21 December 1968 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | 6,347 | Ledger |
| 23 | 26 December 1968 | Hartlepool | H | 2–0 | 6,683 | Ledger, Roberts |
| 24 | 11 January 1969 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 6,935 | Sharkey |
| 25 | 18 January 1969 | Northampton Town | A | 0–0 | 5,840 | |
| 26 | 1 February 1969 | Stockport County | H | 0–0 | 13,291 | |
| 27 | 22 February 1969 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 13,347 | Roberts |
| 28 | 1 March 1969 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–1 | 13,121 | Sharkey, Hopkinson, Wilkinson (o.g.) |
| 29 | 10 March 1969 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 5,827 | Sharkey |
| 30 | 15 March 1969 | Orient | H | 0–2 | 5,463 | |
| 31 | 21 March 1969 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | 3,829 | Quigley |
| 32 | 25 March 1969 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–6 | 5,421 | Partridge, Goodfellow |
| 33 | 28 March 1969 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | 4,037 | Keeley, Roberts |
| 34 | 1 April 1969 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | 5,282 | Sharkey |
| 35 | 5 April 1969 | Gillingham | H | 2–0 | 4,959 | Sharkey, Roberts |
| 36 | 7 April 1969 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 8,681 | Sharkey |
| 37 | 8 April 1969 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | 8,344 | |
| 38 | 12 April 1969 | Rotherham United | A | 0–3 | 6,960 | |
| 39 | 14 April 1969 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 6,190 | |
| 40 | 19 April 1969 | Barrow | H | 4–2 | 5,167 | Sharkey, Roberts (2), Goodfellow |
| 41 | 22 April 1969 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | 21,247 | |
| 42 | 25 April 1969 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 5,863 | Sharkey, Waller |
| 43 | 28 April 1969 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | 6,744 | Goodfellow |
| 44 | 30 April 1969 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | 5,802 | Boam |
| 45 | 5 May 1969 | Watford | H | 3–0 | 8,574 | Sharkey (2), Eddy (o.g.) |
| 46 | 9 May 1969 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–2 | 5,761 | Roberts |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 16 November 1968 | Tow Law Town | H | 4–1 | 6,361 | Ledger (2), Keeley, Sharkey |
| R2 | 7 December 1968 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | 10,379 | Keeley, Sharkey |
| R2 Replay | 9 December 1968 | Rotherham United | H | 2–2 | 12,876 | Ledger |
| R3 | 4 January 1969 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | 17,430 | Roberts (2) |
| R4 | 25 January 1969 | Southend United | H | 2–1 | 16,160 | Roberts, Sharkey |
| R5 | 26 February 1969 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | 21,117 | Roberts, Sharkey, Keeley |
| QF | 8 March 1969 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 23,500 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 14 August 1968 | Lincoln City | A | 1–2 | 8,440 | Keeley |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1968–69 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 | Des Finch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Dave Hollins | 44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| DF | Stuart Boam | 46 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| DF | Mick Hopkinson | 44 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| DF | Sandy Pate | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| DF | Phil Waller | 45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| MF | Roger Frude | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| MF | Jimmy Goodfellow | 38 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 6 |
| MF | Johnny Quigley | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| MF | Mickey Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Dai Jones | 20(4) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20(5) | 4 |
| FW | Ray Keeley | 37(3) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 45(3) | 8 |
| FW | Bob Ledger | 34(1) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41(1) | 12 |
| FW | Terry Melling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| FW | Malcolm Partridge | 16(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(2) | 3 |
| FW | Dudley Roberts | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 49(1) | 14 |
| FW | Nick Sharkey | 40(1) | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48(1) | 17 |
| FW | Bob Todd | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| – | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 |