# 1992–93 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was Mansfield Town's 56th season in the Football League and 2nd in the Second Division they finished in 22nd position with 44 points and were relegated to the Third Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stoke City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 93 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 90 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 89 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 85 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 73 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 72 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 69 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 69 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 68 | |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 65 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 65 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 61 | |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 | |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 60 | |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 54 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 53 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 51 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 50 | |
| 20 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 50 | |
| 21 | Preston North End (R) | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 65 | 94 | −29 | 47 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Mansfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 44 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 41 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Chester City (R) | 46 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 49 | 102 | −53 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division |

## Results
### Football League Second Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 15 August 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | 4,511 | |
| 2 | 22 August 1992 | Swansea City | A | 0–4 | 3,082 | |
| 3 | 29 August 1992 | Fulham | H | 2–3 | 3,229 | Stant (2) |
| 4 | 1 September 1992 | Bournemouth | H | 0–2 | 3,031 | |
| 5 | 5 September 1992 | Blackpool | A | 1–1 | 4,322 | Castledine |
| 6 | 12 September 1992 | Bradford City | H | 5–2 | 3,552 | Holland, Charles, Stringfellow, Fee (2) |
| 7 | 15 September 1992 | Chester City | A | 2–1 | 3,326 | Fee, Stant |
| 8 | 19 September 1992 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 8,622 | |
| 9 | 26 September 1992 | Stoke City | H | 0–4 | 6,820 | |
| 10 | 3 October 1992 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–2 | 1,644 | |
| 11 | 10 October 1992 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | 3,840 | Walker, Wilkinson |
| 12 | 17 October 1992 | Exeter City | A | 0–2 | 2,820 | |
| 13 | 24 October 1992 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 | 3,047 | Stant, Withe |
| 14 | 31 October 1992 | Rotherham United | A | 0–2 | 5,063 | |
| 15 | 3 November 1992 | Hull City | H | 3–1 | 3,040 | Withe, Stant, McCord |
| 16 | 7 November 1992 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–2 | 4,933 | Stant |
| 17 | 28 November 1992 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–5 | 4,537 | Ford |
| 18 | 5 December 1992 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | 3,285 | |
| 19 | 12 December 1992 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–3 | 2,873 | Noteman |
| 20 | 20 December 1992 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 13,134 | |
| 21 | 28 December 1992 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 3,043 | Ford |
| 22 | 2 January 1993 | Bradford City | A | 0–0 | 6,940 | |
| 23 | 9 January 1993 | Chester City | H | 2–0 | 2,662 | Noteman, Withe |
| 24 | 16 January 1993 | Stoke City | A | 0–4 | 14,619 | |
| 25 | 23 January 1993 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 3,996 | Charles |
| 26 | 30 January 1993 | Swansea City | H | 3–3 | 2,624 | Wilkinson, Holland, Stringfellow |
| 27 | 6 February 1993 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–3 | 4,630 | Wilkinson (2) |
| 28 | 13 February 1993 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | 3,593 | Wilkinson, Charles |
| 29 | 16 February 1993 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–0 | 2,655 | Wilkinson, Stringfellow |
| 30 | 20 February 1993 | Bournemouth | A | 1–4 | 3,987 | Wilkinson |
| 31 | 26 February 1993 | Stockport County | A | 1–0 | 5,307 | Stringfellow |
| 32 | 6 March 1993 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–0 | 3,026 | Wilkinson, Castledine |
| 33 | 9 March 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 6,557 | Noteman |
| 34 | 13 March 1993 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–2 | 3,987 | Noteman |
| 35 | 20 March 1993 | Hull City | A | 0–1 | 3,551 | |
| 36 | 23 March 1993 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–0 | 2,776 | Withe, McLoughlin (2) |
| 37 | 27 March 1993 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–0 | 2,316 | Castledine |
| 38 | 3 April 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 5,366 | Wilkinson |
| 39 | 7 April 1993 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–3 | 4,731 | Wilkinson |
| 40 | 10 April 1993 | Port Vale | H | 0–1 | 5,081 | |
| 41 | 12 April 1993 | Reading | A | 1–3 | 4,904 | Fairclough |
| 42 | 17 April 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–3 | 6,659 | |
| 43 | 24 April 1993 | Exeter City | H | 0–0 | 2,527 | |
| 44 | 27 April 1993 | Port Vale | A | 0–3 | 9,996 | |
| 45 | 1 May 1993 | Preston North End | A | 5–1 | 5,889 | Clarke, Holland, McLoughlin, Wilkinson, Stringfellow |
| 46 | 8 May 1993 | Rotherham United | H | 1–3 | 3,833 | McLoughlin |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 14 November 1992 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–3 | 3,355 | Fairclough |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st leg | 19 August 1992 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 14,083 | Stant |
| R1 2nd leg | 25 August 1992 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 6,725 | |

### League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 8 December 1992 | Walsall | A | 0–2 | 1,837 | |
| R1 | 12 January 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 2,356 | |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1992–93 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 | Jason Pearcey | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| GK | Darren Ward | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Nicky Clarke | 9(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(3) | 1 |
| DF | Wayne Fairclough | 32(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37(1) | 2 |
| DF | Greg Fee | 7(3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(3) | 3 |
| DF | George Foster | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Kevin Gray | 31(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 35(3) | 0 |
| DF | Simeon Hodson | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| DF | Chris Perkins | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 |
| DF | Alan Walker | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| DF | Chris Withe | 44(1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49(1) | 4 |
| MF | Gary Castledine | 23(5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 26(5) | 3 |
| MF | Steve Charles | 22(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24(1) | 3 |
| MF | Paul Holland | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| MF | Brian McCord | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| MF | Steve Parkin | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| MF | Dean Peer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| MF | Steve Spooner | 12(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15(3) | 1 |
| FW | Gary Ford | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| FW | Paul McLoughlin | 20(6) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(6) | 4 |
| FW | Kevin Noteman | 15(9) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 16(9) | 4 |
| FW | Darran Rowbotham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Phil Stant | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| FW | Ian Stringfellow | 26(4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28(4) | 5 |
| FW | Steve Wilkinson | 35(8) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39(9) | 11 |
| FW | Lee Wilson | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 |
| – | Own goals | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |