The 1967–68 season was Mansfield Town's 31st season in the Football League and 7th in the Third Division, they finished in 21st position with 37 points only avoiding relegation after Peterborough United were docked 19 points by the League for making irregular payments to players.
Final league table
Results Football League Third Division
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers119 August 1967SouthportH4–25,877Rowland, Brace, Morris (2)225 August 1967Scunthorpe UnitedA3–36,372Curry, Knox, Burrows (o.g.)32 September 1967Oldham AthleticH1–16,776Knox45 September 1967Northampton TownA1–112,205Brace59 September 1967Bristol RoversA0–27,317616 September 1967BarrowH1–25,550Curry723 September 1967Oxford UnitedA0–26,565825 September 1967Northampton TownH3–25,506Knox, Rowlands (2)930 September 1967BuryH1–17,398Rowland102 October 1967Peterborough UnitedA0–29,039117 October 1967Tranmere RoversH0–36,4931213 October 1967Stockport CountyA0–17,9361321 October 1967Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–35,231Morris1423 October 1967Peterborough UnitedH2–35,134Rowland, Stanton1528 October 1967Shrewsbury TownA1–25,660Brace164 November 1967Swindon TownH2–24,621Brace, Rowland1711 November 1967ReadingA1–28,247Rowland1814 November 1967Oldham AthleticA0–17,6911918 November 1967Torquay UnitedH2–05,295Rowland, Melling2025 November 1967Grimsby TownA0–03,263212 December 1967GillinghamH0–15,4032216 December 1967SouthportA1–34,226Morris2323 December 1967Scunthorpe UnitedH3–04,907Morris, Rowland, Jones2426 December 1967Colchester UnitedH2–16,679Jones, Ledger2530 December 1967Colchester UnitedA2–14,180Jones (2)2620 January 1968BarrowA1–06,246Jones273 February 1968Oxford UnitedH1–06,111Morris2810 February 1968BuryA1–39,399Morris2917 February 1968Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–16,093Melling3023 February 1968Tranmere RoversA1–17,976Ledger312 March 1968Stockport CountyH1–06,459Ledger329 March 1968WatfordH1–26,629Edwards3311 March 1968Bristol RoversH3–06,377Melling, Partridge, Coleman3416 March 1968Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–37,7563519 March 1968WatfordA2–17,324Sharkey (2)3623 March 1968Shrewsbury TownH0–16,7013730 March 1968Swindon TownA1–110,471Jones386 April 1968ReadingH2–25,661Melling (2)3913 April 1968Torquay UnitedA2–011,081Rowlands, Jones4015 April 1968OrientA0–06,7724116 April 1968OrientH0–06,5654220 April 1968Grimsby TownH1–16,227Jones4323 April 1968WalsallA1–25,598Ledger4427 April 1968GillinghamA1–23,928Williams (o.g.)454 May 1968WalsallH0–35,0724611 May 1968Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA0–34,363
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR113 December 1967Tow Law TownA1–52,508Melling
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR123 August 1967Lincoln CityA2–35,944Knox, Mitchinson
Squad statistics Squad list sourced from
Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Dave Hollins4101010430GK Alan Humphreys50000050DF Stuart Boam4401000450DF John Coleman1310010141DF Dick Edwards3211010341DF Philip Ferns11(1)0000011(1)0DF Bill McKinney11(1)0000011(1)0DF Sandy Pate3401000350DF Bill Richardson8(1)000109(1)0DF Phil Waller1300000130DF Bill Williams40001050MF Roger Frude1201000130MF Gerry Glover18(1)0000018(1)0MF Jimmy Goodfellow1200000120MF Ian Hall1300000130MF Tommy Mitchinson20001131MF Peter Morris2971010317MF Tom Stanton3711000381FW Stuart Brace11(1)4001012(1)4FW Bill Curry52101072FW Dai Jones2280000228FW Thomas Knox2131011234FW Bob Ledger15(2)4000015(2)4FW Terry Melling2751100286FW Malcolm Partridge51000051FW Dudley Roberts6(2)000006(2)0FW John Rowland3071010327FW John Rowlands12(1)3000012(1)3FW Nick Sharkey1320000132–Own goals–2–0–0–2
References General Mansfield Town 1967–68 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
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