1969–70 Mansfield Town F.C. season
# 1969–70 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Mansfield Town's 33rd season in the Football League and 9th in the Third Division, they finished in 6th position with 53 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | 2.118 | 66 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 1.714 | 57 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 1.730 | 53 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 5 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 42 | 1.548 | 51 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 49 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 1.629 | 47 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 61 | 1.082 | 45 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 9 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 45 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 48 | 1.146 | 43 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 43 | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 1.041 | 42 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 40 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 0.918 | 39 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 37 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 60 | 0.850 | 36 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 31 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 42 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 67 | 0.687 | 29 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 68 | 0.500 | 27 | |
| 21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 0.441 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 71 | 0.563 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |

* ↑ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1969–70 FA Cup winners.
* 1 2 Derby County and Manchester United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.
* ↑ Manchester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 1.838 | 60 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Blackpool (P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | 53 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 50 | 1.280 | 51 | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | 50 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 1.213 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 1.921 | 49 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 49 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 47 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 45 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 44 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 46 | 1.065 | 43 | |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 41 | |
| 13 | Hull City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 41 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
| 14 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 39 | |
| 15 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 42 | 0.833 | 39 | |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 61 | 0.885 | 36 | |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 80 | 0.825 | 35 | |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 78 | 0.654 | 33 | |
| 19 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 57 | 0.772 | 31 | |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 76 | 0.461 | 31 | |
| 21 | Aston Villa (R) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 62 | 0.581 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 63 | 0.683 | 28 | Relegation to the Third Division |

* 1 2 Sheffield United and Hull City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for promotion or a European competition.
* ↑ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1969-70 Welsh Cup winners.

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Fulham | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 81 | 55 | 1.473 | 55 | Qualified for 1970 Watney Cup |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 43 | 1.326 | 55 | |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 49 | 1.429 | 53 | |
| 7 | Barnsley | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 59 | 1.153 | 53 | |
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 87 | 77 | 1.130 | 53 | Qualified for 1970 Watney Cup |

* 1 2 The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

## Results

### Football League Third Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 August 1969 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | 6,034 | Partridge |
| 2 | 16 August 1969 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–2 | 10,960 | |
| 3 | 23 August 1969 | Walsall | H | 0–0 | 6,695 | |
| 4 | 26 August 1969 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | 6,504 | Stenson, Roberts |
| 5 | 30 August 1969 | Orient | A | 0–1 | 6,018 | |
| 6 | 6 September 1969 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | 6,885 | Goodfellow, Ledger |
| 7 | 13 September 1969 | Barrow | A | 1–0 | 4,775 | Sharkey |
| 8 | 15 September 1969 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 6,306 | Ledger |
| 9 | 20 September 1969 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–1 | 6,854 | Sharkey |
| 10 | 27 September 1969 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–0 | 3,801 | |
| 11 | 30 September 1969 | Bury | A | 0–1 | 3,302 | |
| 12 | 4 October 1969 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–2 | 6,433 | Sullivan (o.g.) |
| 13 | 6 October 1969 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–2 | 9,452 | Roberts |
| 14 | 11 October 1969 | Stockport County | A | 3–1 | 4,039 | Roberts, Jones (2) |
| 15 | 18 October 1969 | Reading | H | 2–1 | 5,373 | Boam, Jones |
| 16 | 25 October 1969 | Halifax Town | A | 2–1 | 3,751 | Keeley, Jones |
| 17 | 1 November 1969 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | 5,965 | Bates |
| 18 | 3 November 1969 | Rochdale | H | 1–2 | 4,588 | Bates |
| 19 | 8 November 1969 | Southport | A | 1–0 | 2,088 | Stenson |
| 20 | 22 November 1969 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | 8,088 | Stenson |
| 21 | 24 November 1969 | Rochdale | A | 1–2 | 6,833 | Roberts |
| 22 | 13 December 1969 | Barrow | H | 4–2 | 5,068 | Roberts (2), Bates, Goodfellow |
| 23 | 26 December 1969 | Walsall | A | 0–1 | 7,499 | |
| 24 | 27 December 1969 | Orient | H | 4–1 | 7,828 | Stenson, Roberts (2), Allen (o.g.) |
| 25 | 10 January 1970 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–4 | 5,978 | Roberts |
| 26 | 17 January 1970 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–0 | 6,218 | Jones, Stenson |
| 27 | 31 January 1970 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 9,181 | |
| 28 | 21 February 1970 | Halifax Town | H | 3–3 | 6,152 | Goodfellow, Partridge (2) |
| 29 | 23 February 1970 | Bury | H | 3–1 | 7,043 | Goodfellow, Partridge, Jones |
| 30 | 28 February 1970 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | 2,955 | Jones |
| 31 | 4 March 1970 | Torquay United | A | 2–0 | 4,421 | Partridge, Walker |
| 32 | 9 March 1970 | Barnsley | H | 2–0 | 7,936 | Roberts, Sherratt (o.g.) |
| 33 | 14 March 1970 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | 12,690 | Roberts, Partridge |
| 34 | 16 March 1970 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–0 | 8,223 | Jones, Partridge |
| 35 | 21 March 1970 | Torquay United | H | 2–0 | 6,605 | Roberts, Partridge |
| 36 | 23 March 1970 | Stockport County | H | 4–1 | 7,824 | Roberts, Partridge (2), Stenson |
| 37 | 28 March 1970 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 8,978 | Stenson |
| 38 | 30 March 1970 | Reading | A | 0–1 | 8,923 | |
| 39 | 1 April 1970 | Southport | H | 5–0 | 7,009 | Roberts (2), McKenzie (3) |
| 40 | 4 April 1970 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 9,166 | Partridge, McKenzie |
| 41 | 6 April 1970 | Fulham | H | 2–3 | 10,322 | Partridge, Jones |
| 42 | 10 April 1970 | Gillingham | A | 3–3 | 3,993 | Partridge, Jones, Roberts |
| 43 | 15 April 1970 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | 10,284 | Goodfellow, Roberts |
| 44 | 18 April 1970 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 0–1 | 4,673 | |
| 45 | 20 April 1970 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 10,301 | |
| 46 | 22 April 1970 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 4,418 | Goodfellow |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 15 November 1969 | Bury | A | 2–2 | 4,336 | Keeley, Stenson |
| R1 Replay | 19 November 1969 | Bury | H | 2–0 | 6,766 | Bates, Partridge |
| R2 | 6 December 1969 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2–1 | 5,661 | Keeley, Roberts |
| R3 | 3 January 1970 | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | 14,387 | Goodfellow, Partridge, Waller |
| R4 | 24 January 1970 | Blackpool | A | 2–0 | 23,715 | Jones (2) |
| R5 | 7 February 1970 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 48,093 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 13 August 1969 | Notts County | H | 3–1 | 6,727 | Bates, Waller, Jones (o.g.) |
| R2 | 3 September 1969 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 10,256 | Goodfellow, Ledger |
| R2 Replay | 9 September 1969 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–4 | 17,315 | |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1969–70 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 | Graham Brown | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| GK | Dave Hollins | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| DF | Stuart Boam | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| DF | Mick Hopkinson | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| DF | Sandy Pate | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| DF | John Saunders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Clive Walker | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| DF | Phil Waller | 39 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| MF | Jimmy Goodfellow | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 |
| MF | Johnny Quigley | 43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| MF | John Stenson | 39(1) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47(1) | 8 |
| FW | Brian Bates | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| FW | Dai Jones | 31(3) | 10 | 4(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35(3) | 12 |
| FW | Ray Keeley | 11(1) | 1 | 3(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15(2) | 3 |
| FW | Bob Ledger | 2(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3(3) | 3 |
| FW | Duncan McKenzie | 7(3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(3) | 3 |
| FW | Malcolm Partridge | 39 | 13 | 5(1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47(1) | 15 |
| FW | Dudley Roberts | 43 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 19 |
| FW | Nick Sharkey | 14(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17(1) | 2 |
| – | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 |
