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.
Final league table
Results Football League Third Division
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers121 August 1965Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–17,647Morris, Curry (2)225 August 1965Scunthorpe UnitedA1–06,894Curry328 August 1965Queens Park RangersA2–16,405Middleton, Anderson44 September 1965Bristol RoversH2–09,559Curry511 September 1965Hull CityH1–214,081Anderson614 September 1965WatfordA1–211,521Morris717 September 1965ReadingA1–27,450Middleton825 September 1965Exeter CityH0–07,51192 October 1965Peterborough UnitedA2–38,213Scanlon, Aldread104 October 1965WatfordH2–28,509Scanlon (2)119 October 1965Oxford UnitedA1–49,789Middleton1216 October 1965Swansea TownH3–06,767Middleton, Scanlon, Lee1323 October 1965WalsallA1–29,334Middleton1430 October 1965WorkingtonA0–15,679156 November 1965Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA2–24,807Curry, Macready1620 November 1965Swindon TownA2–612,213Curry (2)1711 December 1965BrentfordH2–03,617Curry, Scanlon181 January 1966Oxford UnitedA1–45,194Middleton198 January 1966Southend UnitedA0–17,1552015 January 1966WalsallH0–34,0272129 January 1966Brighton & Hove AlbionA4–613,058Macready, Anderson (2), Aldread225 February 1966Queens Park RangersH2–14,166Macready, Anderson2319 February 1966Bristol RoversA0–67,4772421 February 1966Oldham AthleticH1–05,789Middleton2526 February 1966Hull CityA0–428,214261 March 1966Swansea TownA2–18,887Anderson, Mitchinson275 March 1966Oldham AthleticA1–110,239Anderson287 March 1966Scunthorpe UnitedH2–26,678Middleton, Curry2912 March 1966ReadingH0–24,7213014 March 1966GillinghamH0–05,2513119 March 1966Exeter CityA2–25,055Hall, Morris3221 March 1966Shrewsbury TownH0–35,6623326 March 1966Peterborough UnitedH1–73,551Mallinson348 April 1966York CityA1–23,398Curry359 April 1966Grimsby TownA1–04,228Macready3611 April 1966York CityH4–14,232Anderson, Mitchinson (2), Aldread3716 April 1966Swindon TownH1–53,763Gregson3822 April 1966Shrewsbury TownA1–23,585Mitchinson3925 April 1966MillwallH1–15,709Scanlon4030 April 1966Grimsby TownH2–14,961Anderson, Curry413 May 1966GillinghamA0–26,127427 May 1966BrentfordA3–07,970Mitchinson, Gregson, Curry439 May 1966Southend UnitedH2–06,544Gregson, Morris4416 May 1966MillwallA0–215,9804523 May 1966Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–06,385Curry4627 May 1966WorkingtonA0–22,261
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR113 November 1965Oldham AthleticH1–36,914Macready
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR222 September 1965Birmingham CityH2–19,354Scanlon, MiddletonR313 October 1965West Ham UnitedA0–411,613
Squad statistics Squad list sourced from
Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Alan Humphreys1700000170GK Colin Treharne2901020320DF Johnny Gill18(1)0102021(1)0DF Wilf Humble2201020250DF Mick Jones1900000190DF Dick Lee3(1)100003(1)1DF Colin Nelson3201020350DF Bill Poynton70100080DF Bill Richardson12(1)0000012(1)0DF Colin Toon90000090DF Bill Williams2800000280MF Ian Hall4111020441MF David Mallinson10(1)1000010(1)1MF Tommy Mitchinson2850000285MF Peter Morris39(1)4102042(1)4FW Paul Aldread10(1)3000010(1)3FW Geoff Anderson2990000299FW Neil Burns5(2)000005(2)0FW Albert Cheesebrough2001020230FW Bill Curry361410103814FW Doug Curtin30000030FW John Gregson3030020323FW Brian Macready18(1)4111020(1)5FW Harry Middleton21(1)8102124(1)9FW Albert Scanlon2060021227
References General Mansfield Town 1965–66 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
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