# 1938–39 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1938–39 season was Mansfield Town's eighth season in the Football League and third in the Third Division South, they finished in 16th position with 39 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 14 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | 40 |
| 15 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 39 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 0.710 | 39 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 38 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 37 |
* ↑ Port Vale had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.

## Results
### Football League Third Division South

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 27 August 1938 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–3 | 11,050 | |
| 2 | 31 August 1938 | Cardiff City | H | 2–2 | 6,959 | Dutton (2) |
| 3 | 3 September 1938 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 4–2 | 5,830 | Dutton, Bungay (2), Carter |
| 4 | 7 September 1938 | Exeter City | A | 0–2 | 6,297 | |
| 5 | 10 September 1938 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–1 | 9,414 | Dutton |
| 6 | 17 September 1938 | Walsall | H | 0–0 | 5,918 | |
| 7 | 24 September 1938 | Port Vale | A | 0–3 | 8,100 | |
| 8 | 1 October 1938 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–3 | 12,519 | |
| 9 | 8 October 1938 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | 5,472 | Dutton, Gardiner, Wilson |
| 10 | 15 October 1938 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 6,491 | |
| 11 | 22 October 1938 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | 11,853 | Wilson, Somerfield |
| 12 | 29 October 1938 | Bristol City | H | 3–2 | 7,398 | Dutton, Somerfield, Turner |
| 13 | 5 November 1938 | Aldershot | A | 0–3 | 6,848 | |
| 14 | 12 November 1938 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | 9,852 | Dutton, Turner |
| 15 | 19 November 1938 | Northampton Town | A | 4–3 | 8,774 | Dutton, Somerfield (3) |
| 16 | 3 December 1938 | Clapton Orient | A | 0–0 | 8,204 | |
| 17 | 17 December 1938 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–6 | 10,244 | Bell, Carter |
| 18 | 24 December 1938 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–3 | 3,343 | Gardiner |
| 19 | 26 December 1938 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–5 | 3,774 | Dutton |
| 20 | 27 December 1938 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 6,486 | |
| 21 | 31 December 1938 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 | 7,084 | |
| 22 | 11 January 1939 | Newport County | H | 0–2 | 1,419 | |
| 23 | 14 January 1939 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–0 | 3,098 | Somerfield, Turner |
| 24 | 28 January 1939 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 3,742 | Carter, Bungay |
| 25 | 2 February 1939 | Walsall | A | 0–0 | 2,980 | |
| 26 | 4 February 1939 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 5,523 | Dutton, Mee |
| 27 | 11 February 1939 | Southend United | A | 0–2 | 6,195 | |
| 28 | 18 February 1939 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 7,254 | |
| 29 | 25 February 1939 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | 4,111 | Turner |
| 30 | 4 March 1939 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 8,270 | |
| 31 | 8 March 1939 | Torquay United | H | 4–0 | 800 | Gardiner (2), Carter (2) |
| 32 | 11 March 1939 | Aldershot | H | 1–0 | 3,218 | Carter |
| 33 | 18 March 1939 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | 11,629 | Harkin |
| 34 | 25 March 1939 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | 4,039 | Carter |
| 35 | 1 April 1939 | Newport County | A | 0–0 | 10,600 | |
| 36 | 7 April 1939 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 6,635 | |
| 37 | 8 April 1939 | Clapton Orient | H | 1–0 | 4,188 | Flowers |
| 38 | 10 April 1939 | Reading | A | 0–0 | 9,225 | |
| 39 | 15 April 1939 | Torquay United | A | 0–3 | 3,209 | |
| 40 | 22 April 1939 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 3,016 | |
| 41 | 29 April 1939 | Cardiff City | A | 0–0 | 5,886 | |
| 42 | 6 May 1939 | Exeter City | H | 4–2 | 2,632 | Flowers, Harkin, Dutton (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 26 November 1938 | Workington | A | 1–1 | 11,137 | Somerfield |
| R1 Replay | 30 November 1938 | Workington | H | 2–1 | 5,111 | Somerfield, Dutton |
| R2 | 10 December 1938 | Halifax Town | A | 1–1 | 14,208 | Somerfield |
| R2 Replay | 14 December 1938 | Halifax Town | H | 3–3 | 6,083 | Dutton, Wilson, Bell |
| R2 2nd Replay | 19 December 1938 | Halifax Town | N | 0–0 | 2,341 | |
| R2 3rd Replay | 21 December 1938 | Halifax Town | N | 1–2 | 1,219 | Somerfield |

### Football League Third Division South Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 12 October 1938 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | 1,616 | Bell, Gardiner, Wilson |
| R2 | 13 February 1939 | Port Vale | A | 1–3 | 1,000 | Bell |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1938–39 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Third Division Cup | Third Division Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Daniel Black | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| GK | John Hughes | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF | Lloyd Barke | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| DF | Ernest Bramley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Reg Bungay | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| DF | William Patterson | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| DF | George Stimpson | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| MF | Austin Collier | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| MF | Jim Harkin | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| MF | Joseph Hodgetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Fred Speed | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| MF | Alwyne Statham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Ernie Bell | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 4 |
| FW | Syd Carter | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| FW | Tommy Dutton | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 14 |
| FW | Ivan Flowers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| FW | Charlie Gardiner | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
| FW | Bertie Mee | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| FW | Alf Somerfield | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| FW | John Turner | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| FW | Albert Wilson | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 |