1974–75 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was Mansfield Town's 38th season in the Football League and 6th in the Fourth Division, they finished in 1st position with 68 points, gaining a return to the Third Division.

Final league table

Results Football League Fourth Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers117 August 1974SouthportH2–13,109O'Connor, Foster224 August 1974Scunthorpe UnitedA1–02,918Clarke330 August 1974RochdaleH2–03,779Clarke, O'Connor47 September 1974Exeter CityA1–03,276Eccles514 September 1974Crewe AlexandraH0–04,432620 September 1974Stockport CountyA2–32,512Matthews, Lathan724 September 1974Cambridge UnitedA2–23,627Hodgson, Clarke827 September 1974ChesterH0–03,18991 October 1974Swansea CityA2–12,273Clarke (2)105 October 1974DarlingtonH4–23,400Clarke, Kruse, Laverick117 October 1974Swansea CityH3–03,672Clarke, Laverick, McCaffrey1212 October 1974WorkingtonA3–11,309Hodgson, McCaffrey (2)1315 October 1974BarnsleyA3–14,923Clarke (2), Lathan1419 October 1974ReadingH1–15,295Hodgson1521 October 1974BarnsleyH2–15,291Hodgson, Clarke1626 October 1974HartlepoolA1–22,923Clarke1728 October 1974Northampton TownH3–05,310Clarke, Foster, Eccles182 November 1974Bradford CityH3–05,147Clarke (2), Lathan199 November 1974BrentfordA3–25,553Clarke, McCaffrey, Bird2016 November 1974Doncaster RoversH5–25,634Clarke (3), Eccles, Bird2130 November 1974Torquay UnitedA2–02,979Eccles, Matthews227 December 1974Shrewsbury TownH3–110,070Lathan (2), Eccles2321 December 1974Rotherham UnitedH1–18,559Hodgson2426 December 1974Crewe AlexandraH2–02,571Hodgson, Bird2528 December 1974Newport CountyH3–07,943Eccles (2), Clarke2611 January 1975Shrewsbury TownA1–08,913McCaffrey2718 January 1975Torquay UnitedH3–07,549Clarke, Eccles (2)281 February 1975BrentfordH1–111,362Eccles298 February 1975Bradford CityA1–14,970Hodgson3022 February 1975Doncaster RoversA3–47,278Eccles (2), Foster3125 February 1975Lincoln CityA0–013,108321 March 1975RochdaleA1–02,317Clarke337 March 1975Cambridge UnitedH2–19,174Clarke, Eccles3415 March 1975ChesterA0–07,7063518 March 1975SouthportA1–12,204McCaffrey3621 March 1975Exeter CityH3–28,503Griffin, Lathan, Bird3725 March 1975Northampton TownA2–03,846Griffin, Hodgson3829 March 1975Rotherham UnitedA1–211,669Clarke3931 March 1975Newport CountyA1–23,662Eccles401 April 1975Stockport CountyH1–110,245Eccles415 April 1975HartlepoolH2–08,860Clarke, Hodgson4212 April 1975DarlingtonA1–22,827Clarke4314 April 1975Lincoln CityH3–114,392Clarke, Bird, Lathan4419 April 1975WorkingtonH1–09,754Eccles4521 April 1975Scunthorpe UnitedH7–011,020Eccles, Clarke (2), Bird, Lathan (2), Hodgson4626 April 1975ReadingA1–15,559Bird

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR123 November 1974WrexhamH3–17,443Eccles (2), McCaffreyR214 December 1974Wigan AthleticA1–115,560EcclesR2 Replay16 December 1974Wigan AthleticH3–111,209O'Connor (2), HodgsonR34 January 1975Cambridge UnitedH1–010,486ClarkeR425 January 1975BuryA2–116,623Clarke, McCaffreyR515 February 1975Carlisle UnitedH0–118,293

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR120 August 1974Doncaster RoversA1–23,078O'Connor

Squad statistics Squad list sourced from

Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Rod Arnold4606010530DF Kevin Bird2876010357DF Barry Foster4006010470DF Colin Foster42(1)3601049(1)3DF Pat Kruse61000061DF Sandy Pate4606010530DF Lawrie Madden6(1)000006(1)0DF Andy Shore10000010DF John Tones30000030DF Clive Walker9(6)0001010(6)0MF Gordon Hodgson441061105111MF John Lathan4596000519MF Micky Laverick9(2)30(1)01010(3)3MF David Llewellyn6(2)000006(2)0MF Paul Matthews4426000502MF Jim McCaffrey37(2)6620(1)043(3)8FW Ray Clarke462862105330FW Terry Eccles321753103820FW Kevin Griffin42000042FW Dave Hailwood10000010FW Doug O'Connor11(6)2121113(6)5

References General Mansfield Town 1974–75 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)

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