The 1981–82 season was Mansfield Town's 45th season in the Football League and 8th in the Fourth Division they finished in 20th position with 49 points.
Final league table
Results Football League Fourth Division
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers129 August 1981Peterborough UnitedA0–14,31025 September 1981BournemouthH0–12,950312 September 1981Port ValeA0–03,043419 September 1981BuryH1–12,501Lumby521 September 1981Northampton TownH4–12,612Lumby, Nicholson, Burrows, Mann626 September 1981AldershotA3–22,486Lumby, Burrows, Boam730 September 1981Torquay UnitedA0–23,22783 October 1981BlackpoolH2–23,466Caldwell, Bird910 October 1981Hull CityH3–33,464Caldwell, Lumby (2)1017 October 1981DarlingtonA0–11,5761120 October 1981Sheffield UnitedA1–412,727Caldwell1224 October 1981Crewe AlexandraH0–12,5131330 October 1981Stockport CountyA0–32,081142 November 1981Colchester UnitedH1–32,294Morgan157 November 1981Halifax TownA1–21,447Caldwell1614 November 1981RochdaleH4–32,300Parkinson, Morgan, Bell (2)1728 November 1981Hereford UnitedH2–11,898Lumby, Wood185 December 1981Tranmere RoversA2–21,416Morgan (2)192 January 1982Wigan AthleticH1–22,173Wood2016 January 1982Hartlepool UnitedH3–22,011Caldwell, Parkinson, Morgan2120 January 1982Bradford CityA4–33,739Parkinson, Morgan, Lumby (2)2223 January 1982Peterborough UnitedA1–23,242Parkinson2330 January 1982BuryA2–32,942Lumby, Bell242 February 1982Scunthorpe UnitedA0–12,172256 February 1982Port ValeH1–32,690Bell269 February 1982Northampton TownA1–11,945Lumby2713 February 1982BlackpoolA3–23,017Lumby, Parkinson, Cannell2820 February 1982AldershotH1–02,001Parkinson2923 February 1982BournemouthA0–15,7523027 February 1982Hull CityA0–25,220316 March 1982DarlingtonH2–31,538Lumby, Nicholson328 March 1982Sheffield UnitedH1–18,944Wood3313 March 1982Crewe AlexandraA2–01,476Cannell, Bell3416 March 1982Colchester UnitedA1–02,000Lumby3520 March 1982Stockport CountyH2–22,161Lumby, Parkinson3627 March 1982Halifax TownH3–22,199Cannell, Caldwell (2)373 April 1982RochdaleA1–11,276Parkinson385 April 1982York CityH0–22,3883910 April 1982York CityA1–22,155Wood4013 April 1982Scunthorpe UnitedH1–12,204Caldwell4117 April 1982Tranmere RoversH3–01,697Bird, Nicholson, Parkinson4224 April 1982Hereford UnitedA1–32,852Cannell431 May 1982Torquay UnitedH3–11,394Caldwell, Nicholson, Bell445 May 1982Hartlepool UnitedA0–31,202458 May 1982Wigan AthleticA1–37,517Burrows4615 May 1982Bradford CityH0–23,109
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR121 November 1981Doncaster RoversH0–15,456
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR1 1st leg1 September 1981Scunthorpe UnitedA0–02,249R1 2nd leg14 September 1981Scunthorpe UnitedH2–02,258Lumby (2)R2 1st leg7 October 1981Bradford CityA4–34,293Bird, Lumby, Wood, Smith (o.g)R2 2nd leg26 October 1981Bradford CityA0–23,522
Squad statistics Squad list sourced from
Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Rod Arnold4501040500GK Graham Brown10000010DF Kevin Bird25(1)2004129(1)3DF Stuart Boam4(4)100206(4)1DF Adrian Burrows4131020443DF Colin Calderwood10000010DF Barry Foster2801010300DF Les McJannet37(1)0104042(1)0DF Ian Wood364103(1)140(1)5DF Simon Woodhead11(1)0000(1)011(2)0MF Charlie Bell4551040505MF Arthur Mann35(2)1103(1)039(3)1MF Noel Parkinson31(4)9101(1)033(5)9FW David Caldwell31(2)9104036(2)9FW Paul Cannell2340000234FW Jim Lumby38(1)14004342(1)17FW Trevor Morgan1261000136FW Gary Nicholson37(1)50(1)04041(2)5FW Brian Thomson25(4)0104030(4)0–Own goals–0–0–1–1
References General Mansfield Town 1981–82 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
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