1963–64 Mansfield Town F.C. season
# 1963–64 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1963–64 season was Mansfield Town's 27th season in the Football League and 3rd in the Third Division, they finished in 7th position with 51 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 53 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 52 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 97 | 81 | 1.198 | 51 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 49 | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | 46 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 45 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 44 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 43 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 58 | 1.052 | 43 | |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 0.953 | 43 | |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 41 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 15 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 39 | |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 39 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 38 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 73 | 0.712 | 35 | |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 34 | |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 92 | 0.587 | 29 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 80 | 0.600 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Ipswich Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 0.463 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 55 |
| 6 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 1.274 | 52 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 62 | 1.226 | 51 |
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 73 | 68 | 1.074 | 49 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 73 | 70 | 1.043 | 48 |

## Results

### Football League Third Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 August 1963 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | 8,813 | Wagstaff (2) |
| 2 | 26 August 1963 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 14,451 | |
| 3 | 31 August 1963 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–3 | 14,180 | Morris |
| 4 | 7 September 1963 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 8,407 | Wagstaff, R Chapman |
| 5 | 9 September 1963 | Port Vale | H | 1–1 | 12,064 | Boner |
| 6 | 14 September 1963 | Reading | A | 3–4 | 6,715 | Wagstaff, R Chapman (2) |
| 7 | 16 September 1963 | Notts County | H | 4–0 | 16,560 | Scanlon, R Chapman (3) |
| 8 | 21 September 1963 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | 9,565 | Tyrer |
| 9 | 28 September 1963 | Coventry City | A | 3–0 | 22,994 | Tyrer, Coates, Wagstaff |
| 10 | 3 October 1963 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | 14,014 | |
| 11 | 5 October 1963 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–0 | 10,728 | |
| 12 | 7 October 1963 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–1 | 10,374 | Tyrer, Wagstaff (2) |
| 13 | 12 October 1963 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | 10,869 | Wagstaff |
| 14 | 16 October 1963 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–2 | 8,353 | |
| 15 | 19 October 1963 | Millwall | A | 1–0 | 8,438 | R Chapman |
| 16 | 21 October 1963 | Brentford | H | 2–2 | 12,118 | Wagstaff (2) |
| 17 | 26 October 1963 | Colchester United | H | 1–1 | 10,270 | Wagstaff |
| 18 | 29 October 1963 | Brentford | A | 0–4 | 14,910 | |
| 19 | 2 November 1963 | Watford | A | 0–3 | 9,138 | |
| 20 | 9 November 1963 | Southend United | H | 4–1 | 8,125 | Wagstaff, R Chapman (3) |
| 21 | 23 November 1963 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–1 | 9,557 | R Chapman |
| 22 | 30 November 1963 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–3 | 9,104 | R Chapman, Scanlon |
| 23 | 14 December 1963 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–3 | 3,284 | Wagstaff (2) |
| 24 | 21 December 1963 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 5,526 | Scanlon |
| 25 | 26 December 1963 | Hull City | A | 1–3 | 14,132 | I Hall |
| 26 | 28 December 1963 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | 7,790 | Scanlon, Wagstaff |
| 27 | 4 January 1964 | Peterborough United | A | 3–1 | 8,086 | B Hall (2), Morris |
| 28 | 11 January 1964 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | 4,376 | Wagstaff |
| 29 | 18 January 1964 | Reading | H | 2–1 | 5,423 | Morris, Scanlon |
| 30 | 1 February 1964 | Luton Town | A | 2–0 | 6,307 | Wagstaff, B Hall |
| 31 | 8 February 1964 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 16,775 | R Chapman (2), B Hall |
| 32 | 15 February 1964 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 1–1 | 7,959 | Wagstaff |
| 33 | 22 February 1964 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 4,780 | |
| 34 | 29 February 1964 | Wrexham | H | 3–1 | 5,611 | Wagstaff, B Hall, R Chapman |
| 35 | 7 March 1964 | Colchester United | A | 1–1 | 3,666 | Hollett |
| 36 | 9 March 1964 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 8,687 | Wagstaff, B Hall |
| 37 | 20 March 1964 | Wrexham | A | 0–2 | 4,140 | |
| 38 | 27 March 1964 | Bristol City | A | 3–2 | 13,914 | Wagstaff (2), Tyrer |
| 39 | 28 March 1964 | Peterborough United | H | 4–1 | 8,209 | Wagstaff (2), R Chapman (2) |
| 40 | 30 March 1964 | Bristol City | H | 4–0 | 8,736 | S Chapman, Coates (3) |
| 41 | 4 April 1964 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | 6,460 | |
| 42 | 6 April 1964 | Watford | H | 1–1 | 11,774 | Wagstaff |
| 43 | 11 April 1964 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 8,317 | Wagstaff, S Chapman |
| 44 | 18 April 1964 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 5,747 | R Chapman |
| 45 | 20 April 1964 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | 6,628 | Wagstaff |
| 46 | 25 April 1964 | Millwall | H | 4–1 | 6,615 | Wagstaff (2), R Chapman, Hurley (o.g.) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 20 November 1963 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–3 | 17,337 | R Chapman, I Hall |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 4 September 1963 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 7,975 | Boner, Scanlon |
| R2 | 25 September 1963 | Leeds United | A | 1–5 | 8,493 | Boner |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1963–64 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 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| DF | Tommy Cummings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | Johnny Gill | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | Brian Hall | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| DF | Wilf Humble | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| DF | Colin Toon | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| MF | Sammy Chapman | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| MF | Ian Hall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| MF | Mick Jones | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| MF | Peter Morris | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| MF | Tony Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Alan Tyrer | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| FW | Colin Askey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | David Boner | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| FW | Roy Chapman | 36 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 20 |
| FW | David Coates | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| FW | Charlie Govan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| FW | Ivan Hollett | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| FW | Albert Scanlon | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 |
| FW | Ken Wagstaff | 46 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 29 |
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
