# 1998–99 Mansfield Town F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Mansfield Town Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 8th position on 67 points, missing out on a play-off position by four points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 72 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 71 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 67 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 66 | |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 66 | |

## Results

Mansfield Town's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Third Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 9 August 1998 | Brentford | A | 0–3 | 4,846 | |
| 2 | 15 August 1998 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–0 | 2,451 | Peacock, Gibbs (o.g.) |
| 3 | 22 August 1998 | Scarborough | A | 3–2 | 1,972 | Christie, Peters, Kerr |
| 4 | 29 August 1998 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 | 2,421 | Christie |
| 5 | 31 August 1998 | Rotherham United | A | 0–0 | 5,943 | |
| 6 | 5 September 1998 | Darlington | H | 0–1 | 2,428 | |
| 7 | 8 September 1998 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–1 | 3,186 | Clarke |
| 8 | 12 September 1998 | Carlisle United | H | 1–1 | 2,292 | Clarke |
| 9 | 19 September 1998 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–3 | 3,554 | Peacock, Harper |
| 10 | 26 September 1998 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | 2,603 | Christie (2) |
| 11 | 3 October 1998 | Exeter City | A | 1–2 | 3,024 | Lormor |
| 12 | 9 October 1998 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | 3,573 | Lormor, Peacock |
| 13 | 17 October 1998 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–1 | 2,808 | Peacock, Clarke, Christie |
| 14 | 20 October 1998 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 3,205 | Harper, Tallon |
| 15 | 31 October 1998 | Cambridge United | H | 1–3 | 2,674 | Peacock |
| 16 | 7 November 1998 | Rochdale | A | 0–1 | 2,142 | |
| 17 | 10 November 1998 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–1 | 1,779 | Lormor (2) |
| 18 | 20 November 1998 | Barnet | H | 5–0 | 2,965 | Peacock (2), Christie, Ford |
| 19 | 27 November 1998 | Halifax Town | A | 2–2 | 3,227 | Peacock, Ford |
| 20 | 1 December 1998 | Peterborough United | H | 1–0 | 3,169 | Peacock |
| 21 | 11 December 1998 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–0 | 2,865 | Peacock |
| 22 | 19 December 1998 | Cardiff City | A | 2–4 | 9,013 | Christie, Harper |
| 23 | 26 December 1998 | Scarborough | H | 3–2 | 3,495 | Williams, Harper, Ryder |
| 24 | 28 December 1998 | Chester City | A | 1–1 | 3,320 | Williams, Harper, Ryder |
| 25 | 9 January 1999 | Brentford | H | 3–1 | 4,095 | Harper, Christie, Lormor |
| 26 | 16 January 1999 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–3 | 4,399 | |
| 27 | 22 January 1999 | Rotherham United | H | 0–3 | 3,586 | |
| 28 | 30 January 1999 | Chester City | H | 3–0 | 2,654 | Lormor (2), Walker |
| 29 | 3 February 1999 | Darlington | A | 1–5 | 2,708 | Harper |
| 30 | 13 February 1999 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–2 | 2,817 | Peacock |
| 31 | 20 February 1999 | Carlisle United | A | 0–0 | 2,273 | |
| 32 | 23 February 1999 | Swansea City | A | 0–1 | 4,361 | |
| 33 | 27 February 1999 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | 3,208 | Peacock (2) |
| 34 | 6 March 1999 | Hull City | A | 0–0 | 6,692 | |
| 35 | 13 March 1999 | Rochdale | H | 3–1 | 2,555 | L'Helgoualch, Ryder, Clarke |
| 36 | 20 March 1999 | Cambridge United | A | 2–7 | 4,343 | Peacock, Lormor |
| 37 | 28 March 1999 | Peterborough United | H | 0–1 | 5,507 | |
| 38 | 3 April 1999 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | 3,015 | Peacock, Kerr |
| 39 | 5 April 1999 | Torquay United | A | 0–0 | 2,897 | |
| 40 | 10 April 1999 | Southend United | H | 0–0 | 2,624 | |
| 41 | 13 April 1999 | Halifax Town | H | 0–1 | 2,471 | |
| 42 | 17 April 1999 | Barnet | A | 0–0 | 1,861 | |
| 43 | 24 April 1999 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–0 | 3,373 | Lormor, Williams |
| 44 | 27 April 1999 | Exeter City | H | 0–1 | 2,830 | |
| 45 | 1 May 1999 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–1 | 2,553 | |
| 46 | 8 May 1999 | Cardiff City | H | 3–0 | 4,032 | Lormor, Clarke, Peacock |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 14 November 1998 | Hayes | H | 2–1 | 2,613 | Lormor, Clarke |
| R2 | 5 December 1998 | Southport | H | 1–2 | 3,210 | Lormor |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st leg | 11 August 1998 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–3 | 3,988 | Christie, Peters |
| R1 2nd leg | 18 August 1998 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 2,936 | Clarke |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 8 December 1998 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | 3,007 | Peacock (2) |
| R2 | 5 January 1999 | Lincoln City | A | 0–1 | 2,329 | |

## Squad statistics

| 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 | Chris Adamson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Ian Bowling | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| GK | Steve Cherry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Stuart Naylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Craig Allardyce | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Tony Ford | 39(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45(3) | 2 |
| DF | Warren Hackett | 24(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29(2) | 0 |
| DF | Steve Harper | 45 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 |
| DF | Bobby Hassell | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| DF | David Linighan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Peters | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| DF | Stuart Ryder | 18(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 19(5) | 2 |
| DF | John Schofield | 37(5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43(5) | 0 |
| DF | Adam Willis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| MF | Darrell Clarke | 24(9) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28(9) | 7 |
| MF | David Kerr | 30(5) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31(7) | 2 |
| MF | Cyrille L'Helgoualch | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 |
| MF | Jason Sedlan | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(5) | 0 |
| MF | Michael Sisson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Gary Tallon | 31(5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37(5) | 1 |
| MF | Johnny Walker | 18(19) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(20) | 1 |
| MF | Lee Williams | 31(13) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 33(15) | 2 |
| FW | Matt Carruthers | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 0 |
| FW | Iyseden Christie | 18(24) | 8 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22(26) | 9 |
| FW | Tony Lormor | 35(6) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39(7) | 13 |
| FW | Lee Peacock | 42(3) | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48(3) | 19 |
| FW | Karl Rose | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 |