2021–22 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
2021–22 season
Owners	Carolyn & John Radford
Manager	Nigel Clough
Stadium	Field Mill
League Two	7th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rhys Oates (9); All: ; Rhys Oates (12)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was Mansfield Town's 125th year in their history and ninth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Squad statistics

As of 7 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Nathan Bishop	46	0	46+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Kellan Gordon	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Stephen McLaughlin	41	7	40+1	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	WAL	Elliott Hewitt	44	1	41+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Richard Nartey	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Farrend Rawson	30	1	23+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Jamie Murphy	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	IRL	Harry Charsley (transferred)	16	2	10+6	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ollie Clarke	26	3	24+2	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Jordan Bowery	40	8	25+15	8	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	George Maris	37	3	30+7	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Danny Johnson	22	4	9+13	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	FW	ENG	Oliver Hawkins	41	7	39+2	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	ENG	George Shelvey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ENG	James Perch	20	1	15+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	IRL	Ryan Burke	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	IRL	Stephen Quinn	36	1	36+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Tyrese Sinclair	14	0	1+13	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Rhys Oates	38	9	34+4	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Keaton Ward	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	James Clarke	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Kieran Wallace	17	0	3+14	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Will Forrester (recalled)	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	CZE	Marek Štěch	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Ryan Stirk	31	2	23+8	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	ENG	Jason Law	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	ENG	George Cooper	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW	ENG	James Gale	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	ENG	George Lapslie	32	4	21+11	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	ENG	Lucas Akins	19	1	15+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF	IRL	John-Joe O'Toole	27	2	25+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Matty Longstaff	16	6	16+0	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pre-season friendlies

The Stags announced they would play friendlies against Retford United,^[1] Matlock Town,^[1] Grimsby Town,^[1] Alfreton Town,^[2] Hull City,^[2] Coventry City,^[1] Basford United^[1] and Nottingham Forest U23s^[1] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

13 July 2021 Friendly	Retford United	1–9	Mansfield Town	Retford
19:45 BST	Kane 40'	Report	Hawkins 20' Quinn 24' Johnson 30', 53' Knowles 65' Caine 70', 89' Sinclair 77' (pen.), 80'	Stadium: Cannon Park Attendance: 651

16 July 2021 Friendly	Matlock Town	1–0	Mansfield Town	Matlock
19:30 BST	Chippendale 14'	Report		Stadium: Proctor Cars Stadium

20 July 2021 Friendly	Mansfield Town	0–1	Grimsby Town	Pleasley
16:00 BST		Report	Sousa 66'	Stadium: The RH Academy Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

23 July 2021 Friendly	Alfreton Town	1–2	Mansfield Town	Alfreton
19:30 BST	Allan 56'	Report	Caine 80' Sinclair 90+1'	Stadium: Impact Arena Attendance: 547 Referee: Daniel Middleton

24 July 2021 Friendly	Hull City	1–2	Mansfield Town	Kingston upon Hull
12:00 BST	Magennis 67'	Report	Johnson 31', 47'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 1,862 Referee: James Oldham

27 July 2021 Friendly	Mansfield Town	1–0	Coventry City	Mansfield
19:00 BST	Lapslie 48'	Report		Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,539 Referee: David Webb

28 July 2021 Friendly	Basford United	0–3	Mansfield Town	Basford
19:30 BST			Sinclair 26', 30' Caine 39'	Stadium: Greenwich Avenue

31 July 2021 Friendly	Mansfield Town	2–0	Nottingham Forest U23s	Pleasley
14:00 BST				Stadium: The RH Academy Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Northampton Town	46	23	11	12	60	38	+22	80	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Port Vale (O, P)	46	22	12	12	67	46	+21	78
6	Swindon Town	46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77
7	Mansfield Town	46	22	11	13	67	52	+15	77
8	Sutton United	46	22	10	14	69	53	+16	76
9	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	12	13	53	40	+13	75
10	Salford City	46	19	13	14	60	46	+14	70

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	67	52	+15	77	15	4	4	40	24	+16	7	7	9	27	28	−1

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	D
Position	4	3	3	4	7	14	20	20	20	22	21	22	21	23	20	18	17	17	15	11	11	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	6	6	6	3	9	10	10	8	8	6	6	4	6	8	6	5	5	7

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Mansfield Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[4] On 7 July, the scheduled fixtures with Newport County were reversed due to renovation works at Rodney Parade.^[5]

7 August 2021 1	Mansfield Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Maris 23' Hawkins 42' Johnson 79', 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Harries 62', 78' Coutts 77' Westbrooke 86'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,342 Referee: Josh Smith

14 August 2021 2	Mansfield Town	2–1	Newport County	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Maris 7' Clarke 43' Gordon 68' Hawkins 74'	Report	Willmott 9' Abraham 21' Missilou 33' Haynes 72'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,793 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

17 August 2021 3	Colchester United	1–1	Mansfield Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Skuse 58' Sears 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Quinn 68' Hewitt 72' Perch 90+4'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,354 Referee: Sam Allison

21 August 2021 4	Mansfield Town	2–3	Bradford City	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Hawkins 37', 52'	Report	O'Connor 19' Cooke 59' Vernam 61' Cook 87'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,058 Referee: Scott Oldham

28 August 2021 5	Swindon Town	1–0	Mansfield Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	Simpson 59' Kesler Hayden 75' Odimayo 88' McKirdy 90+3'	Report	Clarke 37'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,631 Referee: Bobby Madley

4 September 2021 6	Mansfield Town	1–3	Harrogate Town	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Oates 3' Nartey 9' Gordon 36' Lapslie 38' Clarke 73' Quinn 74' Maris 90+5'	Report	Armstrong 5' Page 41' Muldoon 45+2' Burrell 66' Falkingham 70' Thomson 81' Diamond 88'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Paul Howard

11 September 2021 7	Walsall	3–1	Mansfield Town	Bescot
15:00 BST	Miller 6', 48' Taylor 22' Monthé 83'	Report	Hewitt 44' Hawkins 83' Johnson 84'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,203 Referee: David Rock

18 September 2021 8	Mansfield Town	1–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Maris 68' McLaughlin 71' Johnson 72', 90+1' Clarke 90+4'	Report	Cashman 50'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,336 Referee: Carl Boyeson

25 September 2021 9	Leyton Orient	0–0	Mansfield Town	Leyton
15:00 BST	Ogie 86' Mitchell 86' James 87'	Report	Hewitt 56' Sinclair 85' Oates 87'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,252 Referee: Ben Speedie

2 October 2021 10	Mansfield Town	0–1	Barrow	Mansfield
15:00 BST	McLaughlin 36' Lapslie 43' Charsley 53' Maris 67' Rawson 90+6'	Report	Jones 25' Ellis 34' Gordon 45+3' Banks 55' (pen.), 63'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Tom Nield

9 October 2021 11	Mansfield Town	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Clarke 38' Lapslie 76' Burke 90+2'	Report	Stobbs 37' Clarke 86'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Craig Hicks

16 October 2021 12	Northampton Town	2–0	Mansfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	McGowan 23' Etete 24' Horsfall 74', 75'	Report	Charsley 41'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 6,034 Referee: Robert Lewis

19 October 2021 13	Mansfield Town	1–1	Port Vale	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Rawson 31' Hawkins 42' Lapslie 64'	Report	Conlon 33' Martin 70' Smith 90+6'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,202 Referee: Will Finnie

23 October 2021 14	Exeter City	2–1	Mansfield Town	Exeter
15:00 BST	Dieng 61' Jay 83'	Report	Hawkins 50' Lapslie 71' Rawson 88'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,329 Referee: Sam Purkiss

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Mansfield Town	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Johnson 2', 67' Oates 18' McLaughlin 55'	Report	Spearing 35'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,831 Referee: James Bell

13 November 2021 16	Stevenage	1–2	Mansfield Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Cuthbert 55' Vancooten 85' Norris 90+1'	Report	Hawkins 12' O'Toole 19', 90+7' Stirk 65', 90+4'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,946 Referee: Chris Sarginson

20 November 2021 17	Mansfield Town	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Clarke 28', 60' Bowery 45+1'	Report	Hippolyte 15' (pen.) Pugh 90+2'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,904 Referee: Ben Speedie

23 November 2021 18	Sutton United	2–0	Mansfield Town	Sutton
19:45 GMT	John 4' Bugiel 69'	Report	Hawkins 5' Stirk 32' Clarke 72'	Stadium: Borough Sports Ground Attendance: 2,497 Referee: David Rock

27 November 2021 19	Crawley Town	1–2	Mansfield Town	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Tilley 48'	Report	Hawkins 20', 24' McLaughlin 52' Oates 72'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 1,824 Referee: Andy Davies

7 December 2021 20	Mansfield Town	1–0	Carlisle United	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	McLaughlin 6' Bowery 64' O'Toole 70'	Report		Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,695 Referee: Neil Hair

11 December 2021 21	Mansfield Town	2–1	Salford City	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Hawkins 20' Oates 36' McLaughlin 45' Lapslie 69'	Report	Lund 9' Lowe 18'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

27 December 2021 22	Mansfield Town	3–2	Hartlepool United	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	O'Toole 55' Bowery 62' Maris 66' Law 90+1'	Report	Molyneux 25' Killip 38' Byrne 40' Featherstone 51', 90+6'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,558 Referee: Simon Mather

11 January 2022 23	Mansfield Town	3–2	Swindon Town	Mansfield
19:30 GMT	Maris 4' Hawkins 15' McLaughlin 32' (pen.) Bowery 43' O'Toole 63'	Report	McKirdy 28' Odimayo 30' Conroy 63' Hunt 73' Iandolo 89'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,129 Referee: Tom Reeves

15 January 2022 24	Mansfield Town	2–0	Walsall	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Hawkins 45+1' Charsley 58', 89'	Report		Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Ross Joyce

22 January 2022 25	Barrow	1–3	Mansfield Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Jones 17' White 34' Banks 67' Kay 85'	Report	Oates 1' McLaughlin 25' Rawson 35' 39' Hawkins 44' Stirk 45+3' Bowery 68'	Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Samuel Barrott

29 January 2022 26	Mansfield Town	2–0	Leyton Orient	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Hewitt 41' Bowery 44' Clarke 72'	Report	Smith 45'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,851 Referee: Sam Allison

1 February 2022 27	Harrogate Town	0–0	Mansfield Town	Harrogate
19:45 GMT	McArdle 41' Diarra 88'	Report	O'Toole 37' Clarke 46'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Christopher Pollard

8 February 2022 28	Mansfield Town	2–1	Colchester United	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	O'Toole 18' Oates 19' Akins 83' Bowery 90+2' (pen.) Hewitt 90+6'	Report	Sarpong-Wiredu 23' Kennedy 69' Judge 90+7'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,815 Referee: Darren Handley

12 February 2022 29	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Mansfield Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Finley 33' Collins 64'	Report	Quinn 53' O'Toole 89' Longstaff 90+3'	Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,707 Referee: John Busby

19 February 2022 30	Newport County	1–1	Mansfield Town	Newport
15:00 GMT	Baker-Richardson 74' Telford 82' (pen.)	Report	Pask 68' (o.g.) O'Toole 73' Hawkins 74' Quinn 83' McLaughlin 84'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Will Finnie

26 February 2022 31	Bradford City	0–2	Mansfield Town	Bradford
15:00 GMT		Report	Quinn 21' Oates 44' Longstaff 48' McLaughlin 65' Stirk 67' Lapslie 90+2'	Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,797 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

4 March 2022 32	Mansfield Town	2–1	Exeter City	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Rawson 34' Longstaff 67'	Report	Jay 90+5'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,702 Referee: Ollie Yates

11 March 2022 33	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Mansfield Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Clarke 5' Nevitt 76', 90+5'	Report	Longstaff 45+6' Hawkins 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Andy Haines

15 March 2022 34	Port Vale	3–1	Mansfield Town	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Wilson 33' Pett 35' Harratt 76', 77', 88' Stone 90+1'	Report	Hawkins 11' Oates 22' Stirk 25' Rawson 86'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,233 Referee: Peter Wright

22 March 2022 35	Rochdale	0–1	Mansfield Town	Spotland
19:45 GMT	Downing 31'	Report	Bowery 86'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

26 March 2022 36	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Mansfield Town	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 24' Whelan 73' Rogers 84'	Report	Oates 53' Perch 69' Lapslie 90+5'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Ben Toner

29 March 2022 37	Hartlepool United	2–2	Mansfield Town	Hartlepool
19:45 BST	Grey 41' Molyneux 43'	Report	Lapslie 21', 57' Perch 25', 73' Hawkins 90+3'	Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Trevor Kettle

2 April 2022 38	Mansfield Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Mansfield
15:00 BST	McLaughlin 5' Hawkins 21' Hewitt 65' Stirk 85'	Report	Lewis 75' 75'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,678 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

5 April 2022 39	Forest Green Rovers	1–0	Mansfield Town	Nailsworth
19:45 BST	March 14' Matt 39' Wilson 79' Adams 84'	Report	Hawkins 11' Wallace 38' Lapslie 49' Hewitt 90'	Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Carl Brook

9 April 2022 40	Scunthorpe United	0–4	Mansfield Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Feeney 10' Delaney 45'	Report	Grant 16' (o.g.) McLaughlin 32' Stirk 38' Quinn 46' Akins 65'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 4,015 Referee: John Busby

15 April 2022 41	Mansfield Town	2–3	Sutton United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Quinn 57' Goodliffe 78' (o.g.) Longstaff 90+7'	Report	Bugiel 9' Ajiboye 49' Bennett 80'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Neil Hair

18 April 2022 42	Carlisle United	1–0	Mansfield Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Patrick 56', 89' Armer 68' Simeu 79' Dickenson 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Ross Joyce

23 April 2022 43	Mansfield Town	2–0	Crawley Town	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Murphy 26' Perch 36' Akins 72' Lapslie 83'	Report	Tilley 45+2' 69'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,022 Referee: David Rock

26 April 2022 44	Mansfield Town	2–0	Stevenage	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Perch 15' Maris 21' Lapslie 51' Longstaff 90+3'	Report	Taylor 43' Andrade 87'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Chris Sarginson

2 May 2022 45	Salford City	2–2	Mansfield Town	Salford
12:30 BST	Turnbull 2', 13' Lund 52' Love 63' Kelly 87' Lowe 90+1'	Report	O'Toole 4' McLaughlin 15', 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,765 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

7 May 2022 46	Mansfield Town	2–2	Forest Green Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Longstaff 17' McLaughlin 37' Bowery 78'	Report	Adams 64' March 80', 81'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,374 Referee: Bobby Madley

Play-offs

14 May 2022 Semi-final 1st Leg	Mansfield Town	2–1	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Oates 13' Bowery 32' Maris 50' Perch 61'	Report	McWilliams 22' Koiki 61'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,469 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

18 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd Leg	Northampton Town	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Mansfield Town	Northampton
19:45 BST	Pinnock 87' Horsfall 90+2'	Report	McLaughlin 32' O'Toole 53' Wallace 63'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,619 Referee: Ben Toner

28 May 2022 Final	Mansfield Town	0–3	Port Vale	London
15:00 BST		Report	Harratt 20' Wilson 24' Benning 85'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 37,303 Referee: Jarred Gillett

FA Cup

Mansfield were drawn away to Sunderland in the first round,^[6] Doncaster Rovers in the second round^[7] and home to Middlesbrough in the third round.^[8]

6 November 2021 First round	Sunderland	0–1	Mansfield Town	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Evans 31' Wright 50'	Report	Oates 5' Hewitt 48' Charsley 60' Quinn 80'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 8,620 Referee: James Oldham

4 December 2021 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	2–3	Mansfield Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Horton 7' Ravenhill 56' Rowe 84'	Report	Will Forrester 48' Lapslie 60', 71' Stirk 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

8 January 2022 Third round	Mansfield Town	2–3	Middlesbrough	Mansfield
12:15 GMT	Hewitt 38' O'Toole 64' Hawkins 67', 71' Oates 85'	Report	Ikpeazu 4', 37' Boyd-Munce 14' Bamba 33' O'Toole 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,297 Referee: Keith Stroud

EFL Cup

Mansfield were drawn at home to Preston North End in the first round.^[9]^[10]

10 August 2021 First round	Mansfield Town	0–3	Preston North End	Mansfield
19:45 BST		Report	Sinclair 45+1', 81' Riis Jakobsen 71' Bauer 78'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Sheffield Wednesday	3	3	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Harrogate Town	3	2	1	5	5	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Mansfield Town	3	1	2	8	8	0	3
4	ACA	Newcastle United U21	3	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Source: EFL.com

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Harrogate Town	3–1	Mansfield Town	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Power 24' Orsi-Dadomo 44', 53', 69' Sheron 45' Pattison 51' Thomson 68'	Report	Bowery 52' Lapslie 66'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 825 Referee: Andy Haines

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Mansfield Town	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Mansfield
19:00 BST	Charsley 28' Burke 63' Quinn 68' Ward 87'	Report	Wing 63' Kamberi 90+3'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,836 Referee: Rebecca Welch

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Mansfield Town	6–3	Newcastle United U21	Mansfield
19:00 GMT	Johnson 16', 53', 70' (pen.) Ward 41' O'Toole 45+2' Rawson 57' Caine 71', 90+2' Sinclair 78' (pen.)	Report	Stephenson 5' White 23' Young 39' Langley 77' Ndiweni 86', 90'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 805 Referee: Alan Young

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
21 June 2021	CF	Oliver Hawkins	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	^[11]
1 July 2021	RB	Elliott Hewitt	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	^[12]
1 July 2021	CF	Danny Johnson	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	^[13]
1 July 2021	CM	Stephen Quinn	Burton Albion	Free transfer	^[14]
2 July 2021	LB	Ryan Burke	Birmingham City	Free transfer	^[15]
8 July 2021	LW	Rhys Oates	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	^[16]
23 October 2021	CM	John-Joe O'Toole	Burton Albion	Free transfer	^[17]
20 January 2022	RW	Lucas Akins	Burton Albion	Free transfer	^[18]
28 January 2022	LB	Kieran Wallace	Burton Albion	Free transfer	^[19]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021	GK	Nathan Bishop	Manchester United	End of season	^[20]
1 July 2021	GK	George Shelvey	Nottingham Forest	End of season	^[21]
27 July 2021	DM	Ryan Stirk	Birmingham City	End of season	^[22]
31 August 2021	CB	Will Forrester	Stoke City	9 January 2022	^[23]
31 August 2021	CB	Richard Nartey	Burnley	End of season	^[24]
31 January 2022	CM	Matty Longstaff	Newcastle United	End of season	^[25]
31 January 2022	LW	Jamie Murphy	Hibernian	End of season	^[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2021	CB	Rollin Menayese	Walsall	4 January 2022	^[27]^[a]
3 August 2021	RB	Corey O'Keeffe	Rochdale	January 2022	^[29]
16 August 2021	CF	Jimmy Knowles	Greenock Morton	End of season	^[30]
11 December 2021	GK	Owen Mason	Guiseley	9 February 2022^[b]	^[32]
6 January 2022	CF	Nathan Caine	Ilkeston Town	6 February 2022	^[33]
24 January 2022	LM	Tyrese Sinclair	Scunthorpe United	End of season	^[34]

^ On 4 January 2022, Rollin Menayese signed for Walsall on a permanent basis.^[28]
^ On 14 January, Owen Mason's loan at Guiseley was extended by a further month.^[31]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	LB	Mal Benning	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[35]
30 June 2021	CF	Andy Cook	Bradford City	Released	^[36]^[37]
30 June 2021	CF	Nicky Maynard	Tranmere Rovers	Released	^[36]^[38]
30 June 2021	RB	Joe Riley	Retired	—	^[39]
30 June 2021	GK	Aidan Stone	Port Vale	Released	^[36]^[40]
30 June 2021	CB	Ryan Sweeney	Dundee	Released	^[36]^[41]
30 June 2021	CB	Aiden Walker	Brighouse Town	Released	^[36]^[42]
30 June 2021	CB	Jake Wright	Boston	Released	^[36]
13 July 2021	CF	Jamie Reid	Stevenage	Undisclosed	^[43]
4 January 2022	CB	Rollin Menayese	Walsall	Undisclosed	^[28]
12 January 2022	CB	Aaron O'Driscoll	Shelbourne	Undisclosed	^[44]
28 January 2022	RB	Corey O'Keeffe	Rochdale	Free transfer	^[45]
28 January 2022	CM	Harry Charsley	Port Vale	Undisclosed	^[46]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Stags pre-season schedule finalised". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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[29] On 4 January 2022, Rollin Menayese signed for Walsall on a permanent basis.^[28]

[33] On 14 January, Owen Mason's loan at Guiseley was extended by a further month.^[31]

[Pre-Season-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Stags announce pre-season schedule". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[preseason_finalized-2] "Stags pre-season schedule finalised". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[EFL_Regulations-3] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[4] "Stags to start new season at home". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[5] "Newport fixtures reversed". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[6] "EFL Clubs Enter The Emirates FA Cup, Following Sunday's First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[7] "The Emirates FA Cup second round proper draw has been made". The FA. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[8] "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[9] "Carabao Cup first round draw". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[10] "Date for Preston cup tie confirmed". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[11] "Stags sign Ipswich striker". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[12] "Stags capture versatile defender". Mansfield Town - Official Site. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[13] "Stags land prolific goalscorer". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[14] "Experienced midfielder signs Stags' contract". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[15] "Stags sign young full-back". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[16] "Stags fight off competition for highly-rated forward". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[17] "Stags sign experienced midfielder". Mansfield Town FC. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[18] "Lucas Akins Signs For Mansfield Town". Burton Albion. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[19] "Kieran Wallace Joins Mansfield Town On Permanent Deal". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[20] "Manchester United goalkeeper joins Stags on loan". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[21] "Forest keeper joins on loan". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[22] "Stags strengthen midfield with new signing". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[23] "Stags land Stoke defender". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[24] "Stags sign Burnley defender on loan". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[25] "Stags land Newcastle midfielder". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[26] "Stags sign former Scottish international". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[27] "Defender joins Walsall on loan". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[Menayese-28] "Menayese signs permanent Saddlers deal". Walsall FC. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[30] "Defender joins Rochdale on loan". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[31] "Young striker makes loan move". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[32] "Owen Mason Signs Loan Extension". Guiseley AFC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[34] "Owen Mason Signs Lions Loan Deal". Guiseley AFC. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[35] "Ilkeston Town sign Mansfield Town striker Nathan Caine on loan". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[36] "Tyrese Sinclair joins on loan for rest of season". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[37] "Port Vale agree one-year contract with Mal Benning". Port Vale FC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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[39] "City Get Cooking With First Summer Signing". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[40] "Rovers complete double swoop for Maynard and Walker". Tranmere Rovers FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[41] "Ex-Mansfield Town defender Joe Riley forced into retirement with knee injury at 29". Chad.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[42] "Port Vale agree terms with goalkeeper Aidan Stone". Port Vale FC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[43] "Ryan joins". Dundee FC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[44] "Central defender joins Brighouse". Non League Yorkshire. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[45] "Striker sold to Stevenage". Mansfield Town FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[46] "Shelbourne announces signing of Aaron O'Driscoll". Shelbourne FC. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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