The 1936–37 season was Mansfield Town's sixth season in the Football League and fifth in the Third Division North, they finished in 9th position with 44 points and were transferred to the Football League Third Division South. Notable this season was the goal scoring exploits of Ted Harston who scored 58 goals in 44 games including seven against Hartlepools United.
Final league table
Results Football League Third Division North
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers129 August 1936BarrowH2–17,657Atkinson, Harston231 August 1936RochdaleA3–15,297Harston (3)35 September 1936York CityA1–17,504Atkinson49 September 1936RochdaleH6–27,404Atkinson, Harston (5)512 September 1936Carlisle UnitedH1–46,665Atkinson619 September 1936Hartlepools UnitedA0–37,178726 September 1936SouthportH3–06,556Harston, Atkinson, Speed83 October 1936Tranmere RoversA2–06,791Harston (2)910 October 1936Halifax TownH3–07,731Harston (3)1017 October 1936Hull CityH5–29,779Harston (4), Atkinson1124 October 1936New BrightonA0–04,7721231 October 1936Lincoln CityH2–213,228Harston, Roy137 November 1936Accrington StanleyA3–03,334Harston (2), Bungay1414 November 1936Oldham AthleticH1–29,650Rattray1521 November 1936Port ValeA1–58,983Atkinson165 December 1936Stockport CountyA1–35,913Anderson1719 December 1936DarlingtonA0–03,9361825 December 1936Crewe AlexandraH1–47,663Roy1926 December 1936BarrowA2–23,921Harston (2)2028 December 1936Crewe AlexandraA1–22,534Littledyke211 January 1937GatesheadA3–34,753Harston (2), Rattray222 January 1937York CityH1–24,008Harston239 January 1937Carlisle UnitedA2–16,162Atkinson, Wood2416 January 1937Rotherham UnitedH4–14,137Atkinson, Harston, Horne (2)2523 January 1937Hartlepools UnitedH8–22,696Rattray, Harston (7)2630 January 1937SouthportA2–33,558Rattray, Harston276 February 1937Tranmere RoversH2–36,348Presgrave, Cartwright2813 February 1937Halifax TownA0–04,9702920 February 1937Hull CityA0–34,2493027 February 1937New BrightonH2–33,229Harston, Anderson316 March 1937Lincoln CityA0–27,8773213 March 1937Accrington StanleyH2–13,385Harston, Anderson3320 March 1937Oldham AthleticA1–16,497Atkinson3426 March 1937ChesterH5–06,920Atkinson, Anderson (2), Harston (2)3527 March 1937Port ValeH7–16,348Anderson, Harston (5), Wood3629 March 1937ChesterA1–59,448Harston3730 March 1937WrexhamH3–04,579Harston (3)383 April 1937Rotherham UnitedA1–44,890Anderson3910 April 1937Stockport CountyH0–26,8904017 April 1937WrexhamA3–22,170Rattray, Harston (2)4124 April 1937DarlingtonH3–14,072Harston (2), Cook421 May 1937GatesheadH3–23,123Harston (2), Horne
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR128 November 1936BarrowA4–07,231Harston (3), AndersonR212 December 1936Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH0–311,200
Football League Third Division North Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR111 November 1936Port ValeH0–21,008
Squad statistics Squad list sourced from
Pos.NameLeagueFA CupThird Division CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Daniel Black2800010290GK Ormond Jones1402000160DF Reg Bungay2810000281DF Ted Dransfield20000020DF Ernie Hart2802000300DF Jack Moran1902000210DF Frank Perfect1302010160DF Cyril Poole10000010DF Ted Vaux2600010270DF Ernest Wright00001010MF Alf Brown3202010350MF Fred Speed3411010361MF Bill Wainwight30000030MF Leonard Wood2621000272FW George Anderson1982100219FW Arthur Atkinson401020104310FW Roy Briggs20000020FW Herbert Cartwright51001061FW Ron Cook21000021FW Ted Harston415523104458FW Amos Hill10000010FW Matthew Hill10000010FW Alf Horne2230000223FW Robert Littledyke91000091FW Gordon Presgrave51000051FW Charlie Rattray3652010395FW Jack Roy2522010282
References General Mansfield Town 1936–37 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
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