# 1970–71 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1970–71 season was Mansfield Town's 34th season in the Football League and 10th in the Third Division, they finished in 7th position with 51 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Preston North End (C, P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 39 | 1.615 | 61 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Fulham (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 1.659 | 60 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 3 | Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 56 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 53 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 66 | 38 | 1.737 | 51 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 50 | 1.380 | 51 | |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 62 | 1.032 | 51 | |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 60 | 1.067 | 50 | |
| 9 | Wrexham | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 49 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 10 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 57 | 0.947 | 49 | |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 46 | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 52 | 0.942 | 45 | |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 45 | |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 44 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 43 | |
| 16 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 61 | 68 | 0.897 | 43 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 59 | 0.881 | 42 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 0.818 | 42 | |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 | 40 | |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 57 | 0.895 | 39 | |
| 21 | Reading (R) | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 85 | 0.565 | 39 | Relegation to the Fourth Division |
| 22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 60 | 0.867 | 37 | Relegation to the Fourth Division |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 66 | 0.682 | 35 | Relegation to the Fourth Division |
| 24 | Gillingham (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 | 33 | Relegation to the Fourth Division |

## Results
### Football League Third Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 15 August 1970 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–1 | 8,147 | Stenson, D Roberts |
| 2 | 22 August 1970 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 8,119 | Napier (o.g.) |
| 3 | 28 August 1970 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2–5 | 5,836 | Partridge (2) |
| 4 | 31 August 1970 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | 30,862 | Partridge |
| 5 | 4 September 1970 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–5 | 10,054 | D Roberts |
| 6 | 12 September 1970 | Swansea City | A | 4–2 | 7,408 | Stenson (2), Jones, Williams (o.g.) |
| 7 | 19 September 1970 | Wrexham | H | 1–1 | 7,185 | Goodfellow |
| 8 | 26 September 1970 | Gillingham | A | 2–2 | 4,706 | Goodfellow, Jones |
| 9 | 28 September 1970 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 8,121 | Walker, D Roberts |
| 10 | 3 October 1970 | Rochdale | H | 3–2 | 7,038 | Stenson (2), Jones |
| 11 | 10 October 1970 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 12,452 | Stenson |
| 12 | 14 October 1970 | Walsall | H | 2–2 | 6,912 | Jones, Thompson |
| 13 | 17 October 1970 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–1 | 6,912 | Jones, D Roberts |
| 14 | 20 October 1970 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | 12,307 | |
| 15 | 24 October 1970 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 6,310 | |
| 16 | 30 October 1970 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–4 | 3,194 | Jones |
| 17 | 7 November 1970 | Halifax Town | H | 3–2 | 5,549 | Stenson, Boam, B Roberts |
| 18 | 9 November 1970 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | 7,737 | Stenson |
| 19 | 14 November 1970 | Torquay United | A | 0–0 | 5,596 | |
| 20 | 28 November 1970 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 5,706 | B Roberts |
| 21 | 5 December 1970 | Fulham | H | 1–0 | 8,501 | D Roberts |
| 22 | 19 December 1970 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–2 | 6,524 | |
| 23 | 26 December 1970 | Barnsley | H | 1–2 | 5,939 | Thompson |
| 24 | 2 January 1971 | Chesterfield | A | 2–2 | 16,474 | D Roberts (2) |
| 25 | 9 January 1971 | Port Vale | A | 0–2 | 4,412 | |
| 26 | 16 January 1971 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–1 | 6,355 | Thompson (2), D Roberts, Parsons (o.g.) |
| 27 | 23 January 1971 | Bury | A | 0–0 | 3,585 | |
| 28 | 30 January 1971 | Bradford City | H | 5–3 | 4,360 | Walker, D Roberts, Jones |
| 29 | 6 February 1971 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | 9,373 | |
| 30 | 13 February 1971 | Bury | H | 1–0 | 4,631 | Stenson |
| 31 | 20 February 1971 | Rotherham United | A | 1–2 | 7,650 | D Roberts |
| 32 | 27 February 1971 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 6–2 | 4,326 | D Roberts (4), Thompson, Stenson |
| 33 | 6 March 1971 | Reading | A | 0–1 | 4,508 | |
| 34 | 9 March 1971 | Walsall | A | 1–0 | 3,364 | Stenson |
| 35 | 13 March 1971 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 | 5,710 | |
| 36 | 15 March 1971 | Chesterfield | H | 2–2 | 13,181 | Stenson, Jones |
| 37 | 20 March 1971 | Halifax Town | A | 1–0 | 6,667 | D Roberts |
| 38 | 27 March 1971 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–0 | 8,925 | |
| 39 | 3 April 1971 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–1 | 4,289 | Jones |
| 40 | 10 April 1971 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 5,292 | |
| 41 | 12 April 1971 | Rochdale | A | 1–1 | 3,898 | D Roberts |
| 42 | 13 April 1971 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | 5,400 | D Roberts (2) |
| 43 | 17 April 1971 | Preston North End | H | 3–1 | 7,185 | D Roberts (2), Thompson |
| 44 | 24 April 1971 | Wrexham | A | 0–4 | 5,271 | |
| 45 | 26 April 1971 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 9,655 | D Roberts, Thompson |
| 46 | 1 May 1971 | Gillingham | H | 2–0 | 4,251 | D Roberts, Thompson |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 21 November 1970 | Wrexham | H | 2–0 | 6,825 | D Roberts, Stenson |
| R2 | 12 December 1970 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–3 | 7,656 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 19 August 1970 | Chesterfield | H | 6–2 | 11,092 | Stenson (2), D Roberts, Partridge (3) |
| R2 | 8 September 1970 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 12,559 | |
| R2 Replay | 22 September 1970 | Liverpool | A | 2–3 | 31,087 | Stenson, Sutton |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1970–71 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 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| GK | Graham Brown | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| GK | Des Finch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | Jim Herriot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK | Mick Rose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Stuart Boam | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| DF | Sandy Pate | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| DF | John Saunders | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| DF | Clive Walker | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| DF | Phil Waller | 34(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39(3) | 0 |
| MF | Jimmy Goodfellow | 15(4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(4) | 2 |
| MF | Alan Jarvis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MF | Johnny Quigley | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| MF | Bobby Roberts | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| MF | John Stenson | 45 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16 |
| MF | Jimmy Sutton | 11(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16(2) | 1 |
| FW | John Bingham | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 |
| FW | Jantzen Derrick | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| FW | Dai Jones | 39(2) | 9 | 0(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42(3) | 9 |
| FW | Malcolm Partridge | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| FW | Dudley Roberts | 45 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 24 |
| FW | Dave Thompson | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 |
| – | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 |