2016–17 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
2016–17 season
OwnerJohn Radford
Chief ExecutiveCarolyn Radford
ManagerAdam Murray
(until 14 November)[1]
Steve Evans
(from 16 November)[2]
StadiumField Mill
League Two12th
FA CupFirst round
(vs. Plymouth Argyle)
League CupFirst round
(vs. Blackburn Rovers)
League TrophyQuarter-final
(vs. Wycombe Wanderers)

The 2016–17 season was Mansfield Town's 120th season in their history and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.[3]

Results

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Pre-season friendlies

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Report
1 2 July 2016 Rainworth Miners Welfare A 2–0 Baxendale 6', Yussuf 62' Report
2 9 July 2016 Clipstone A 2–2 M. Rose 34', Yussuf 52' Report
3 9 July 2016 Carlton Town A 4–3 Benning 30', Green (2) 41', 68', Law 72' Report
4 13 July 2016 Matlock Town A 0–0 Report
5 16 July 2016 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 D. Rose 11', Pearce 23' Report
6 19 July 2016 Hull City H 0–1 Report
7 23 July 2016 Alfreton Town A 1–1 Green 5' Report
8 26 July 2016 Mickleover Sports A 0–1 Report
9 30 July 2016 Worksop Town A 3–1 Collins 47', Clements 62', Benning 87' Report

League Two

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Main article: 2016–17 Football League Two
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
1 6 August 2016 Newport County A 3–2 2,790 Green 12', D. Rose 66', Hurst 90+3' Report
2 13 August 2016 Cheltenham Town H 1–1 2,884 M. Rose 49' Report
3 16 August 2016 Yeovil Town H 1–0 2,503 Green 64' (pen) Report
4 20 August 2016 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 6,795 Report
5 27 August 2016 Leyton Orient A 2–1 3,996 M. Rose 68', Green 89' Report
6 3 September 2016 Cambridge United H 0–0 2,981 Report
7 10 September 2016 Barnet H 0–1 2,523 Report
8 17 September 2016 Hartlepool United A 0–0 3,775 Report
9 24 September 2016 Grimsby Town H 0–1 4,401 Report
10 27 September 2016 Accrington Stanley A 1–1 1,134 Clements 31' Report
11 1 October 2016 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 3,831 Hoban 51' Report
12 8 October 2016 Notts County H 3–1 5,763 Green (2) 54', 90+1' (pen), Henderson 90+4' Report
13 15 October 2016 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–1 2,898 Green 81' Report
14 22 October 2016 Luton Town A 1–1 7,787 Green 9' Report
15 29 October 2016 Stevenage H 1–2 2,716 Hoban 54' Report
16 12 November 2016 Portsmouth A 0–4 16,393 Report
17 19 November 2016 Crawley Town H 3–1 2,984 Clements (2) 50', 60', Hoban 54' Report
18 22 November 2016 Blackpool H 1–0 2,801 D. Rose 90+3' Report
19 26 November 2016 Carlisle United A 2–5 4,822 Hoban 6', D. Rose 85' Report
20 10 December 2016 Colchester United H 0–0 3,398 Report
21 17 December 2016 Exeter City A 0–2 3,626 Report
22 26 December 2016 Morecambe H 0–1 3,237 Report
23 31 December 2016 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 5,042 Green 59' Report
24 2 January 2017 Blackpool A 1–0 2,948 Green 29' Report
25 7 January 2017 Crewe Alexandra H 3–0 3,040 Arquin 5', Whiteman 48', Bennett 83' Report
26 14 January 2017 Notts County A 0–0 11,328 Report
27 21 January 2017 Cambridge United A 3–1 4,211 Legge 43' (og), Pearce 58', Coulthirst 73' Report
28 28 January 2017 Leyton Orient H 2–0 3,925 Whiteman 48', Rose 56' Report
29 4 February 2017 Barnet A 2–0 1,859 Whiteman 37', Coulthirst 60' (pen.) Report
30 11 February 2017 Hartlepool United H 4–0 4,309 Whiteman (2) 19', 76', Rose 26', MacDonald 71' Report
31 14 February 2017 Accrington Stanley H 4–4 3,226 Bennett 33', White 45+2', Coulthirst 63' (pen.), Arquin 89' Report
32 18 February 2017 Grimsby Town A 0–3 5,550 Report
33 25 February 2017 Newport County H 2–1 3,824 Pearce 17', Coulthirst 75' (pen.) Report
34 28 February 2017 Yeovil Town A 0–0 2,766 Report
35 4 March 2017 Cheltenham Town A 0–0 2,941 Report
36 11 March 2017 Plymouth Argyle H 0–2 4,546 Report
37 14 March 2017 Colchester United A 0–2 2,526 Report
38 18 March 2017 Carlisle United H 2–0 4,463 Green 63', Coulthirst 76' Report
39 25 March 2017 Morecambe A 3–1 1,497 Rose (2) 4', 33', Whiteman 39' Report
40 1 April 2017 Exeter City H 1–2 3,878 Benning 38' Report
41 8 April 2017 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1 9,903 Report
42 14 April 2017 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–0 4,218 Pearce 13' Report
43 17 April 2017 Luton Town H 1–1 4,632 Potter 23' Report
44 22 April 2017 Stevenage A 1–0 2,765 Rose 44' Report
45 29 April 2017 Portsmouth H 0–1 6,819 Report
46 6 May 2017 Crawley Town A 2–2 2,635 Rose 12', Whiteman 23' Report

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Stevenage 46 20 7 19 67 63 +4 67
11 Cambridge United 46 19 9 18 58 50 +8 66
12 Mansfield Town 46 17 15 14 54 50 +4 66
13 Accrington Stanley 46 17 14 15 59 56 +3 65
14 Grimsby Town 46 17 11 18 59 63 −4 62
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 5 November 2016 Plymouth Argyle H 1–2 2,318 Hemmings 58' Report

League Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 9 August 2016 Blackburn Rovers H 1–3 2,885 M. Rose 48' Report

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Northern Group E

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L1 Port Vale 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
4 ACA Derby County U21 3 0 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: Sky Sports
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R1 30 August 2016 Doncaster Rovers H 0–2 1,461 Report
R1 4 October 2016 Port Vale A 1–0 1,025 Green 66' Report
R1 8 November 2016 Derby County U23 A 3–2 870 Hemmings 2', Henderson 5', Clements 90+3' Report
R2 6 December 2016 Carlisle United A 3–2 1,126 Pearce 15', Green 30', Rose 86' Report
R3 10 January 2017 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 1,343 Hoban (2) 84', 90+2' Report
QF 24 January 2017 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–2 2,047 Green 34' Report

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Scott Shearer 25 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 30 0 2 0
2 DF England Rhys Bennett 46 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 54 2 6 0
3 DF England Mal Benning 45 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 52 1 7 1
4 DF England Lee Collins 35(2) 0 1 0 1 0 4(1) 0 41(3) 0 3 0
5 DF England Krystian Pearce 41 3 1 0 0 0 6 1 48 4 10 0
6 DF England George Taft 9(4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10(4) 0 0 0
7 MF England Adam Chapman 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0
7 MF England Shaq Coulthirst 15(5) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15(5) 5 1 0
8 MF England Chris Clements 18(2) 3 1 0 1 0 4 1 24(2) 4 4 0
8 MF England Alfie Potter 5(7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(7) 1 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban 13(8) 4 0 0 0 0 1(2) 2 14(8) 6 2 0
10 FW England Matt Green 31(11) 10 1 0 0(1) 0 2(3) 3 34(15) 13 3 0
11 MF England James Baxendale 3(9) 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 10(9) 0 1 0
12 GK Denmark Brian Jensen 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
14 MF England Kevan Hurst 12(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 12(4) 1 2 0
15 MF England Kyle Howkins 13(3) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17(3) 0 2 1
16 DF England Hayden White 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 1 0
17 FW France Yoann Arquin 3(9) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5(9) 2 1 0
18 MF Scotland Alex MacDonald 13(5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13(5) 1 2 0
19 MF England Mitch Rose 17(1) 2 1 0 1 1 0(3) 0 19(4) 3 3 0
20 MF England Jack Thomas 0(6) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 2(2) 0 2(9) 0 2 0
21 GK England Jake Kean 19 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 0 1 0
22 MF England CJ Hamilton 13(16) 0 0 0 1 0 5(1) 0 19(17) 0 2 0
23 MF England Ashley Hemmings 10(6) 0 1 1 1 0 4(1) 1 16(7) 2 2 0
24 MF England Jamie McGuire 13(4) 0 1 0 0 0 3(1) 0 17(5) 0 2 0
25 DF Scotland Alex Iacovitti 4(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(4) 0 0 1
26 MF England Joel Byrom 21(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 4 0
27 MF England Oscar Gobern 6(3) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8(3) 0 3 0
28 MF England Benjamin Whiteman 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 7 2 0
32 FW England Danny Rose 25(12) 9 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 1 26(16) 10 4 1
34 FW England Darius Henderson 3(10) 1 0(1) 0 0 0 2 1 5(11) 2 2 0
36 FW England Jason Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Antigua and Barbuda Zayn Hakeem 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
39 FW England Tom Marriott 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Rhys Bennett Rochdale Free transfer [4]
1 July 2016 CM England CJ Hamilton Sheffield United Free transfer [5]
1 July 2016 LM England Ashley Hemmings Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer [6]
1 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Oxford United Free transfer [7]
1 July 2016 RW England Kevan Hurst Southend United Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 SS England Danny Rose Bury Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2016 CB England George Taft Burton Albion Free transfer [10]
3 August 2016 CF England Darius Henderson Coventry City Free transfer [11]
17 September 2016 CM England Oscar Gobern Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [12]
1 January 2017 CF Martinique Yoann Arquin Syrianska Free transfer [13]
1 January 2017 CM England Joel Byrom Northampton Town Free transfer [14]
31 January 2017 RW Scotland Alex MacDonald Oxford United Free transfer [15]
31 January 2017 RW England Alfie Potter Northampton Town Free transfer [16]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF England Chris Beardsley Free agent Released [17]
1 July 2016 CM England Matty Blair Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [18]
1 July 2016 CF Montserrat Anthony Dwyer Stafford Rangers [a] Released [17]
1 July 2016 RM Bermuda Reggie Lambe Carlisle United Free transfer [20]
1 July 2016 RB England Liam Marsden Matlock Town [b] Released [17]
1 July 2016 CB England Ryan Tafazolli Peterborough United Free transfer [22]
1 July 2016 CF England Craig Westcarr Alfreton Town [c] Released [17]
25 July 2016 MF England Joe Fitzpatrick Worcester City Free transfer [24]
21 October 2016 CB England Corbin Shires Sheffield Free transfer [25]
1 January 2017 CM England Oscar Gobern Ross County [d] Released [26]
1 January 2017 CF England Darius Henderson Eastleigh [e] Released [26]
1 January 2017 CF Tanzania Adi Yussuf Grimsby Town Released [26]
19 January 2017 CM England Chris Clements Grimsby Town Undisclosed [27]
20 January 2017 RM England Mitch Rose Newport County Undisclosed [28]
  1. ^ Following Anthony Dwyer being released, he later signed for Stafford Rangers.[19]
  2. ^ Following Liam Marsden being released, he later signed for Matlock Town.[21]
  3. ^ Following Craig Westcarr being released, he later signed for Alfreton Town.[23]
  4. ^ Following Oscar Gobern being released, he later signed for Ross County
  5. ^ Following Darius Henderson being released, he later signed for Eastleigh

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2016 CB England Kyle Howkins West Bromwich Albion 3 January 2017 [29]
31 August 2016 CB Scotland Alex Iacovitti Nottingham Forest End of Season [30]
1 January 2017 GK England Jake Kean Sheffield Wednesday End of Season [31]
1 January 2017 CM England Benjamin Whiteman Sheffield United End of Season [32]
12 January 2017 RB England Hayden White Peterborough United End of Season [33]
19 January 2017 CF England Shaq Coulthirst Peterborough United End of Season [34]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 August 2016 CF Tanzania Adi Yussuf Crawley Town 22 January 2017 [35]
1 September 2016 CB England Corbin Shires Bradford Park Avenue 6 October 2016 [36]

References

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  1. ^ "Adam Murray leaves Mansfield Town". Mansfield Town Official Site. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Mansfield Town announce Steve Evans as new manager". Mansfield Town Official Site. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Stags complete deal for versatile defender". Mansfield Town Official Site. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Young winger signs for Stags". Mansfield Town Official Site. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Stags complete Hemmings signing". Mansfield Town Official Site. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Stags add frontman to ranks". Mansfield Town Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Stags sign experienced midfielder". Mansfield Town Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Stags complete signing of striker Rose". Mansfield Town Official Site. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Commanding defender joins Stags". Mansfield Town Official Site. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Stags sign experienced striker". Mansfield Town Official Site. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Stags sign former League One promotion winner". Mansfield Town Official Site. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Stags seal deal for French forward". Mansfield Town Official Site. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Stags sign League Two title winner". Mansfield Town Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  15. ^ "League Two promotion-winner signs for Stags". Mansfield Town Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Stags secure signature of League Two title winner". Mansfield Town Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d "Retained list update – Three players released". Mansfield Town Official Site. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Winger signs for Doncaster after turning down Stags' deal". Mansfield Town Official Site. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  19. ^ "One in, one out as Stafford Rangers show forward thinking". Staffordshire Newsletter. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Lambe joins Cumbrians". Mansfield Town Official Site. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Matlock Town seal triple swoop". Non League Daily. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  22. ^ "Peterborough sign Hughes and Tafazolli". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Alfreton Town sign Craig Westcarr". Chad. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  24. ^ "Worcester Sign Former Stag". Football Conference. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Corbin Shires". Sheffield Official Site. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  26. ^ a b c "Four players depart One Call Stadium". Mansfield Town Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  27. ^ "Midfielder sold to Grimsby". Mansfield Town Official Site. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Midfielder makes Newport switch". Mansfield Town Official Site. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  29. ^ "Stags sign West Brom defender on loan". Mansfield Town Official Site. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  30. ^ "Stags' boss snaps up Forest defender". Mansfield Town Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  31. ^ "Stags sign former Premier League shot-stopper". Mansfield Town Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  32. ^ "Stags add Blades midfielder on loan". Mansfield Town Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  33. ^ "Stags finalise loan deal for Posh defender". Mansfield Town Official Site. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  34. ^ "Stags snap up Peterborough striker". Mansfield Town Official Site. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  35. ^ "Frontman Yussuf joins Crawley on loan". Mansfield Town Official Site. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  36. ^ "Shires & Noblet Added To Avenue Squad". Non League Pitchero. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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