# 1980–81 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1980–81 season was Mansfield Town's 44th season in the Football League and 7th in the Fourth Division they finished in 7th position with 49 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 52 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 49 |
| 8 | Darlington | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 49 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 49 |

## Results
### Football League Fourth Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 16 August 1980 | Halifax Town | A | 2–0 | 1,682 | Austin (2) |
| 2 | 18 August 1980 | York City | H | 0–1 | 4,080 | |
| 3 | 23 August 1980 | Hereford United | H | 4–0 | 2,879 | Bird, Burrows, Austin, Caldwell |
| 4 | 30 August 1980 | Port Vale | A | 0–0 | 2,558 | |
| 5 | 6 September 1980 | Darlington | H | 1–0 | 2,950 | Hamilton |
| 6 | 13 September 1980 | Bury | A | 1–4 | 2,668 | McClelland |
| 7 | 15 September 1980 | Wimbledon | H | 1–0 | 2,918 | McClelland |
| 8 | 20 September 1980 | Aldershot | A | 0–1 | 3,607 | |
| 9 | 27 September 1980 | Wigan Athletic | H | 3–1 | 3,402 | Pollard, Hamilton, Allen |
| 10 | 30 September 1980 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 2,052 | Austin |
| 11 | 3 October 1980 | Southend United | A | 0–2 | 4,696 | |
| 12 | 6 October 1980 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 1,925 | Allen |
| 13 | 11 October 1980 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 3,234 | Bird |
| 14 | 18 October 1980 | Bournemouth | A | 1–0 | 3,335 | Bird |
| 15 | 21 October 1980 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–0 | 3,419 | McClelland |
| 16 | 25 October 1980 | Peterborough United | H | 2–1 | 4,883 | Allen, Parkinson |
| 17 | 27 October 1980 | Northampton Town | H | 2–0 | 3,560 | Allen, Parkinson |
| 18 | 1 November 1980 | Rochdale | A | 4–1 | 2,363 | Austin (3), Arthur Mann |
| 19 | 3 November 1980 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 2,048 | |
| 20 | 8 November 1980 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | 3,266 | Bird |
| 21 | 11 November 1980 | York City | A | 0–2 | 2,204 | |
| 22 | 15 November 1980 | Halifax Town | H | 0–1 | 2,561 | |
| 23 | 29 November 1980 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 2,482 | Caldwell, Parkinson |
| 24 | 6 December 1980 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | 2,808 | Allen |
| 25 | 19 December 1980 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–2 | 3,650 | Caldwell |
| 26 | 26 December 1980 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–0 | 4,261 | Allen |
| 27 | 27 December 1980 | Lincoln City | A | 1–1 | 8,535 | Thompson (o.g.) |
| 28 | 10 January 1981 | Northampton Town | A | 1–0 | 2,985 | McClelland |
| 29 | 17 January 1981 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4–1 | 3,215 | Lumby, Caldwell, Wood, Mann |
| 30 | 24 January 1981 | Port Vale | H | 5–0 | 3,864 | Lumby, Caldwell (2), Wood (2), McClelland |
| 31 | 31 January 1981 | Hereford United | A | 1–2 | 2,672 | Lumby |
| 32 | 7 February 1981 | Bury | H | 2–0 | 3,514 | Bird, Caldwell |
| 33 | 15 February 1981 | Darlington | A | 2–2 | 5,932 | Allen, McClelland |
| 34 | 21 February 1981 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–2 | 4,032 | |
| 35 | 7 March 1981 | Southend United | H | 0–1 | 4,379 | |
| 36 | 14 March 1981 | Bradford City | A | 2–0 | 2,986 | Allen, Parkinson |
| 37 | 16 March 1981 | Hartlepool United | H | 0–1 | 3,737 | |
| 38 | 21 March 1981 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 | 2,596 | Heffernan (o.g.) |
| 39 | 28 March 1981 | Peterborough United | A | 0–1 | 4,904 | |
| 40 | 4 April 1981 | Rochdale | H | 2–2 | 2,597 | Wood, Lumby |
| 41 | 6 April 1981 | Aldershot | H | 1–2 | 2,748 | Burrows |
| 42 | 12 April 1981 | Torquay United | A | 1–1 | 1,666 | Burrows |
| 43 | 18 April 1981 | Lincoln City | H | 2–0 | 4,771 | Caldwell, Thomson |
| 44 | 20 April 1981 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–2 | 1,875 | |
| 45 | 1 May 1981 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 2,236 | Allen |
| 46 | 6 May 1981 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–1 | 4,056 | Lumby |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 22 November 1980 | Rochdale | H | 3–1 | 3,280 | Parkinson (2), Caldwell |
| R2 | 13 December 1980 | Mossley | A | 3–1 | 3,680 | Austin, Thomson, Caldwell |
| R3 | 3 January 1981 | Carlisle United | H | 2–2 | 5,598 | Bird, Parkinson |
| R3 Replay | 6 January 1981 | Carlisle United | A | 1–2 | 6,929 | Pollard |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st leg | 9 August 1980 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | 4,201 | Caldwell |
| R1 2nd leg | 12 August 1980 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–1 | 3,420 | Austin, Pollard |
| R2 1st leg | 26 August 1980 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 6,294 | |
| R2 2nd leg | 2 September 1980 | Barnsley | A | 2–4 | 10,556 | McClelland, Parkinson |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1980–81 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 | Rod Arnold | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| GK | Steve Sutton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | Kevin Bird | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 6 |
| DF | Adrian Burrows | 19(1) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23(2) | 3 |
| DF | Derek Dawkins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | Barry Foster | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF | Steve Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | John McClelland | 46 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 7 |
| DF | Les McJannet | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| DF | Ian Wood | 21(2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23(2) | 4 |
| DF | Simon Woodhead | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Neville Hamilton | 36(2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 40(3) | 2 |
| MF | Arthur Mann | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| MF | Noel Parkinson | 35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 8 |
| MF | Brendon Phillips | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| FW | Russell Allen | 35(1) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37(1) | 10 |
| FW | Terry Austin | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 |
| FW | David Caldwell | 23(5) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 31(5) | 11 |
| FW | Jim Lumby | 11(1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(1) | 4 |
| FW | Brian Pollard | 25(9) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31(9) | 3 |
| FW | Brian Thomson | 24(2) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28(2) | 2 |
| – | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 |