# 1997–98 Mansfield Town F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Mansfield Town Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 12th position on 65 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 67 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 66 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 65 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 61 |
| 14 | Chester City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 61 |
* ↑ Leyton Orient had 3 points deducted.

## 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 1997 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | 4,627 | Christie, Clarke |
| 2 | 16 August 1997 | Rochdale | A | 0–2 | 2,113 | |
| 3 | 23 August 1997 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | 2,743 | Doolan |
| 4 | 30 August 1997 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–1 | 3,414 | |
| 5 | 2 September 1997 | Lincoln City | A | 2–0 | 3,539 | Christie, Whitehall |
| 6 | 5 September 1997 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–1 | 2,874 | Christie |
| 7 | 13 September 1997 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | 6,706 | |
| 8 | 20 September 1997 | Chester City | H | 4–1 | 2,183 | Whitehall (2), Ford, Christie |
| 9 | 27 September 1997 | Darlington | A | 0–0 | 2,596 | |
| 10 | 4 October 1997 | Colchester United | H | 1–1 | 2,341 | Whitehall |
| 11 | 11 October 1997 | Cambridge United | H | 3–2 | 2,239 | Whitehall (2), Christie |
| 12 | 18 October 1997 | Macclesfield Town | A | 0–1 | 3,277 | |
| 13 | 21 October 1997 | Swansea City | A | 1–0 | 2,589 | Clarke |
| 14 | 25 October 1997 | Barnet | H | 1–2 | 2,340 | Hackett |
| 15 | 1 November 1997 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2–3 | 2,338 | Whitehall, Christie |
| 16 | 4 November 1997 | Rotherham United | H | 3–3 | 2,927 | Whitehall (2), Christie |
| 17 | 8 November 1997 | Scarborough | H | 3–2 | 2,134 | Whitehall, Harper, Peacock |
| 18 | 18 November 1997 | Exeter City | A | 0–1 | 2,888 | |
| 19 | 22 November 1997 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 6,202 | Peacock |
| 20 | 29 November 1997 | Leyton Orient | H | 0–0 | 2,806 | |
| 21 | 2 December 1997 | Torquay United | A | 1–2 | 1,440 | Peacock |
| 22 | 13 December 1997 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 2,197 | Whitehall |
| 23 | 20 December 1997 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–2 | 2,309 | Christie, Sedgemore |
| 24 | 28 December 1997 | Lincoln City | H | 2–2 | 3,449 | Whitehall (2) |
| 25 | 3 January 1998 | Rochdale | H | 3–0 | 2,303 | Whitehall, Williams (2) |
| 26 | 10 January 1998 | Hull City | A | 0–0 | 4,440 | |
| 27 | 17 January 1998 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–0 | 2,375 | Kerr |
| 28 | 31 January 1998 | Notts County | H | 0–2 | 6,736 | |
| 29 | 3 February 1998 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 3–0 | 1,538 | Whitehall, Harper, Eustace |
| 30 | 7 February 1998 | Chester City | A | 1–0 | 2,055 | Whitehall |
| 31 | 13 February 1998 | Colchester United | A | 0–2 | 2,320 | |
| 32 | 17 February 1998 | Cardiff City | A | 1–4 | 2,451 | Williams |
| 33 | 21 February 1998 | Darlington | H | 4–0 | 2,071 | Harper (3), Sedgemore |
| 34 | 24 February 1998 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1–0 | 2,683 | Peters |
| 35 | 28 February 1998 | Cambridge United | A | 0–2 | 2,303 | |
| 36 | 3 March 1998 | Scarborough | A | 2–2 | 2,019 | Christie, Clarke |
| 37 | 7 March 1998 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–1 | 2,219 | Peacock |
| 38 | 14 March 1998 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | 4,054 | Whitehall (2) |
| 39 | 21 March 1998 | Exeter City | H | 3–2 | 2,033 | Peters, Ford (2) |
| 40 | 28 March 1998 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | 2,760 | Whitehall, Tallon |
| 41 | 4 April 1998 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–2 | 4,081 | Whitehall, Clarke |
| 42 | 11 April 1998 | Torquay United | H | 2–2 | 2,282 | Whitehall, Peacock |
| 43 | 13 April 1998 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 2,704 | Christie |
| 44 | 18 April 1998 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–2 | 2,047 | Whitehall (2) |
| 45 | 25 April 1998 | Barnet | A | 1–0 | 2,797 | Whitehall (2) |
| 46 | 2 May 1998 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 | 2,867 | Kerr |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 15 November 1997 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 5,253 | Whitehall |
| R1 Replay | 25 November 1997 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–1 | 4,097 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 12 August 1997 | Stockport County | H | 4–2 | 2,170 | Gannon (o.g.), Christie (3) |
| R1 2nd Leg | 26 August 1997 | Stockport County | A | 3–6 | 2,840 | Christie, Doolan, Ford |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R2 | 7 January 1998 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | 1,325 | Whitehall |
| QF | 27 January 1998 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 3,609 | |

## 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 | Ian Bowling | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| GK | Paul Gibson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Scott Eustace | 24(5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 28(6) | 1 |
| DF | Warren Hackett | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| DF | Tony Ford | 33(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37(1) | 4 |
| DF | Steve Harper | 46 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 5 |
| DF | Bobby Hassell | 8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(2) | 0 |
| DF | Scott Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Peters | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| DF | John Schofield | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| DF | Jamie Squires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Stuart Thom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Stuart Watkiss | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MF | Darrell Clarke | 26(9) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 28(10) | 4 |
| MF | John Doolan | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| MF | David Kerr | 7(11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(11) | 2 |
| MF | Jonathan Milner | 1(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(6) | 0 |
| MF | Ben Sedgemore | 21(7) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25(8) | 2 |
| MF | Jason Sedlan | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Michael Sisson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Gary Tallon | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| MF | Johnny Walker | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| MF | Lee Williams | 33(4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37(4) | 3 |
| FW | Iyseden Christie | 26(13) | 10 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 28(16) | 12 |
| FW | Stewart Hadley | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| FW | Lee Peacock | 25(7) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29(7) | 5 |
| FW | Steve Whitehall | 42(1) | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48(1) | 27 |
| FW | Neil Woods | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 |
| – | Own goals | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 |