1961–62 Mansfield Town F.C. season
# 1961–62 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1961–62 season was Mansfield Town's 24th season in the Football League and 2nd in the Fourth Division, they finished in 14th position with 44 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ipswich Town (C) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 1.388 | 56 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | 53 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | 52 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | 51 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 47 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 46 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 1.161 | 44 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 44 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 43 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 43 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 42 | |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 41 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 40 | |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 39 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 39 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 38 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 36 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 36 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 33 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Chelsea (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 12 | Rochdale | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 1.000 | 45 |
| 13 | Darlington | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 45 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 44 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 70 | 81 | 0.864 | 44 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 43 |

## Results

### Football League Fourth Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 August 1961 | Exeter City | H | 3–1 | 7,610 | O'Hara, Straw (2) |
| 2 | 21 August 1961 | Barrow | A | 0–1 | 9,138 | |
| 3 | 26 August 1961 | Wrexham | A | 0–5 | 8,831 | |
| 4 | 28 August 1961 | Barrow | H | 1–1 | 5,225 | R Chapman |
| 5 | 2 September 1961 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 4–0 | 7,885 | R Chapman (2), Straw, Stringfellow |
| 6 | 9 September 1961 | Workington | A | 1–1 | 4,161 | Straw |
| 7 | 16 September 1961 | York City | H | 3–1 | 8,884 | Straw (2), Hollett |
| 8 | 23 September 1961 | Chesterfield | A | 4–0 | 10,939 | R Chapman (2), Wagstaff (2) |
| 9 | 30 September 1961 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | 10,597 | R Chapman, Wagstaff, Morris |
| 10 | 2 October 1961 | Millwall | A | 0–4 | 9,847 | |
| 11 | 7 October 1961 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | 10,361 | Stringfellow (2) |
| 12 | 14 October 1961 | Aldershot | A | 2–4 | 7,333 | R Chapman, Wagstaff |
| 13 | 16 October 1961 | Millwall | H | 0–0 | 12,428 | |
| 14 | 21 October 1961 | Bradford City | H | 0–1 | 8,976 | |
| 15 | 28 October 1961 | Carlisle United | A | 0–1 | 5,099 | |
| 16 | 11 November 1961 | Chester | A | 1–0 | 4,186 | Wagstaff |
| 17 | 15 November 1961 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3–2 | 11,307 | Straw (2), Coates |
| 18 | 18 November 1961 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | 8,666 | Morris |
| 19 | 2 December 1961 | Hartlepools United | H | 3–1 | 6,619 | Coates, Morris, Bilcliff (o.g.) |
| 20 | 16 December 1961 | Exeter City | A | 1–2 | 3,593 | R Chapman |
| 21 | 23 December 1961 | Wrexham | H | 1–2 | 7,268 | R Chapman |
| 22 | 26 December 1961 | Rochdale | H | 0–1 | 6,357 | |
| 23 | 12 January 1962 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–0 | 2,966 | Stringfellow |
| 24 | 15 January 1962 | Colchester United | H | 4–0 | 5,880 | Wagstaff, Morris, R Chapman, Humble |
| 25 | 20 January 1962 | Workington | H | 4–1 | 6,242 | Hall, R Chapman (2), S Chapman |
| 26 | 3 February 1962 | York City | A | 1–2 | 5,874 | R Chapman |
| 27 | 10 February 1962 | Chesterfield | H | 2–2 | 8,373 | Morris, Straw |
| 28 | 17 February 1962 | Gillingham | A | 2–2 | 5,928 | Straw, S Chapman |
| 29 | 23 February 1962 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 3,005 | Straw |
| 30 | 2 March 1962 | Aldershot | H | 4–1 | 5,356 | Wagstaff, S Chapman (3) |
| 31 | 5 March 1962 | Southport | A | 1–2 | 4,120 | S Chapman |
| 32 | 10 March 1962 | Bradford City | A | 1–6 | 5,697 | R Chapman |
| 33 | 17 March 1962 | Carlisle United | H | 5–2 | 5,557 | R Chapman (2), Wagstaff, Morris (2) |
| 34 | 19 March 1962 | Darlington | A | 1–3 | 7,578 | Hollett |
| 35 | 23 March 1962 | Colchester United | A | 0–2 | 5,730 | |
| 36 | 26 March 1962 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 5,819 | R Chapman, S Chapman |
| 37 | 30 March 1962 | Chester | H | 3–0 | 5,168 | S Chapman, Hall (2) |
| 38 | 7 April 1962 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–2 | 4,358 | |
| 39 | 11 April 1962 | Rochdale | A | 2–3 | 3,045 | Hollett, Morris |
| 40 | 14 April 1962 | Southport | H | 3–1 | 4,108 | R Chapman (2), Morris |
| 41 | 20 April 1962 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–3 | 5,434 | R Chapman, Wagstaff |
| 42 | 21 April 1962 | Hartlepools United | A | 1–0 | 2,239 | Wagstaff |
| 43 | 23 April 1962 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–1 | 4,956 | Coates |
| 44 | 28 April 1962 | Darlington | H | 3–0 | 3,291 | Wagstaff (2), Morris |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 4 November 1961 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | 10,127 | Wagstaff, Hall (2) |
| R2 | 25 November 1961 | Southport | A | 2–4 | 7,311 | Stringfellow, Straw |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 11 September 1961 | Exeter City | H | 5–2 | 7,990 | Coates, Wagstaff (2), Straw, Hollett |
| R2 | 5 October 1961 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 17,379 | Stringfellow |
| R2 Replay | 23 October 1961 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | 5,897 | Wagstaff |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1961–62 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Colin Treharne | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| GK | Bob Wyllie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | Don Bradley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DF | Johnny Gill | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| DF | Brian Hall | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| DF | Wilf Humble | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| DF | Brian Phillips | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| DF | Colin Toon | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| MF | Sammy Chapman | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| MF | Peter Morris | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 10 |
| MF | Tony Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Robert Williams | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| FW | Roy Chapman | 37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 20 |
| FW | David Coates | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 4 |
| FW | Ivan Hollett | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| FW | Jimmy McGowan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Dan O'Hara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| FW | Ray Straw | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 13 |
| FW | Mike Stringfellow | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 6 |
| FW | Ken Wagstaff | 42 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 16 |
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
