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1965–66 Mansfield Town F.C. season

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Mansfield Town
1965–66 season
ManagerTommy Cummings
Third Division19th
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round

The 1965–66 season was Mansfield Town's 29th season in the Football League and 5th in the Third Division, they finished in 19th position with 38 points, two above the relegation zone.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Swansea Town 46 15 11 20 81 96 0.844 41 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67 First round
18 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 13 12 21 38 56 0.679 38
19 Mansfield Town 46 15 8 23 59 89 0.663 38
20 Oldham Athletic 46 12 13 21 55 81 0.679 37
21 Southend United 46 16 4 26 54 83 0.651 36 Relegated
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Football League Third Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 21 August 1965 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 7,647 Morris, Curry (2)
2 25 August 1965 Scunthorpe United A 1–0 6,894 Curry
3 28 August 1965 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 6,405 Middleton, Anderson
4 4 September 1965 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 9,559 Curry
5 11 September 1965 Hull City H 1–2 14,081 Anderson
6 14 September 1965 Watford A 1–2 11,521 Morris
7 17 September 1965 Reading A 1–2 7,450 Middleton
8 25 September 1965 Exeter City H 0–0 7,511
9 2 October 1965 Peterborough United A 2–3 8,213 Scanlon, Aldread
10 4 October 1965 Watford H 2–2 8,509 Scanlon (2)
11 9 October 1965 Oxford United A 1–4 9,789 Middleton
12 16 October 1965 Swansea Town H 3–0 6,767 Middleton, Scanlon, Lee
13 23 October 1965 Walsall A 1–2 9,334 Middleton
14 30 October 1965 Workington A 0–1 5,679
15 6 November 1965 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 2–2 4,807 Curry, Macready
16 20 November 1965 Swindon Town A 2–6 12,213 Curry (2)
17 11 December 1965 Brentford H 2–0 3,617 Curry, Scanlon
18 1 January 1966 Oxford United A 1–4 5,194 Middleton
19 8 January 1966 Southend United A 0–1 7,155
20 15 January 1966 Walsall H 0–3 4,027
21 29 January 1966 Brighton & Hove Albion A 4–6 13,058 Macready, Anderson (2), Aldread
22 5 February 1966 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 4,166 Macready, Anderson
23 19 February 1966 Bristol Rovers A 0–6 7,477
24 21 February 1966 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 5,789 Middleton
25 26 February 1966 Hull City A 0–4 28,214
26 1 March 1966 Swansea Town A 2–1 8,887 Anderson, Mitchinson
27 5 March 1966 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 10,239 Anderson
28 7 March 1966 Scunthorpe United H 2–2 6,678 Middleton, Curry
29 12 March 1966 Reading H 0–2 4,721
30 14 March 1966 Gillingham H 0–0 5,251
31 19 March 1966 Exeter City A 2–2 5,055 Hall, Morris
32 21 March 1966 Shrewsbury Town H 0–3 5,662
33 26 March 1966 Peterborough United H 1–7 3,551 Mallinson
34 8 April 1966 York City A 1–2 3,398 Curry
35 9 April 1966 Grimsby Town A 1–0 4,228 Macready
36 11 April 1966 York City H 4–1 4,232 Anderson, Mitchinson (2), Aldread
37 16 April 1966 Swindon Town H 1–5 3,763 Gregson
38 22 April 1966 Shrewsbury Town A 1–2 3,585 Mitchinson
39 25 April 1966 Millwall H 1–1 5,709 Scanlon
40 30 April 1966 Grimsby Town H 2–1 4,961 Anderson, Curry
41 3 May 1966 Gillingham A 0–2 6,127
42 7 May 1966 Brentford A 3–0 7,970 Mitchinson, Gregson, Curry
43 9 May 1966 Southend United H 2–0 6,544 Gregson, Morris
44 16 May 1966 Millwall A 0–2 15,980
45 23 May 1966 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 1–0 6,385 Curry
46 27 May 1966 Workington A 0–2 2,261

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 13 November 1965 Oldham Athletic H 1–3 6,914 Macready

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 22 September 1965 Birmingham City H 2–1 9,354 Scanlon, Middleton
R3 13 October 1965 West Ham United A 0–4 11,613

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Alan Humphreys 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
GK Wales Colin Treharne 29 0 1 0 2 0 32 0
DF England Johnny Gill 18(1) 0 1 0 2 0 21(1) 0
DF England Wilf Humble 22 0 1 0 2 0 25 0
DF England Mick Jones 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
DF England Dick Lee 3(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3(1) 1
DF England Colin Nelson 32 0 1 0 2 0 35 0
DF England Bill Poynton 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
DF England Bill Richardson 12(1) 0 0 0 0 0 12(1) 0
DF England Colin Toon 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
DF England Bill Williams 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
MF England Ian Hall 41 1 1 0 2 0 44 1
MF England David Mallinson 10(1) 1 0 0 0 0 10(1) 1
MF England Tommy Mitchinson 28 5 0 0 0 0 28 5
MF England Peter Morris 39(1) 4 1 0 2 0 42(1) 4
FW England Paul Aldread 10(1) 3 0 0 0 0 10(1) 3
FW England Geoff Anderson 29 9 0 0 0 0 29 9
FW Scotland Neil Burns 5(2) 0 0 0 0 0 5(2) 0
FW England Albert Cheesebrough 20 0 1 0 2 0 23 0
FW England Bill Curry 36 14 1 0 1 0 38 14
FW Wales Doug Curtin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW England John Gregson 30 3 0 0 2 0 32 3
FW England Brian Macready 18(1) 4 1 1 1 0 20(1) 5
FW England Harry Middleton 21(1) 8 1 0 2 1 24(1) 9
FW England Albert Scanlon 20 6 0 0 2 1 22 7

References

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  1. ^ 1965–66 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)