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1978–79 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1978–79 season was Mansfield Town's 42nd season in the Football League and 14th in the Third Division they finished in 18th position with 43 points.[1]

Mansfield Town
1978–79 season
ManagerBilly Bingham
Third Division18th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
Anglo-Scottish CupSemi-final

Final league table

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Main article: 1978–79 Football League § Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Chester 46 14 16 16 57 61 −4 44
17 Rotherham United 46 17 10 19 49 55 −6 44
18 Mansfield Town 46 12 19 15 51 52 −1 43
19 Bury 46 11 20 15 59 65 −6 42
20 Chesterfield 46 13 14 19 51 65 −14 40
Source: rsssf.com

Results

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Football League Third Division

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Main article: 1978–79 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 19 August 1978 Exeter City A 0–0 3,704
2 21 August 1978 Gillingham H 1–1 5,802 Bird
3 26 August 1978 Southend United H 1–1 5,276 Goodwin
4 2 September 1978 Swindon Town A 0–1 6,407
5 9 September 1978 Plymouth Argyle H 4–1 6,052 Syrett, Martin, Saxby, Miller
6 16 September 1978 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 11,365 Goodwin
7 23 September 1978 Rotherham United A 0–2 5,350
8 27 September 1978 Oxford United A 2–3 4,266 Bird, Allen
9 30 September 1978 Carlisle United H 1–0 4,716 Miller
10 7 October 1978 Shrewsbury Town A 2–2 4,338 Bird, Moss
11 14 October 1978 Walsall H 1–3 6,036 Martin
12 17 October 1978 Swansea City A 2–3 10,975 Allen, Goodwin
13 21 October 1978 Blackpool A 0–2 6,633
14 28 October 1978 Colchester United H 1–1 4,525 Moss
15 4 November 1978 Lincoln City A 1–0 3,644 Martin
16 11 November 1978 Swindon Town H 0–1 4,721
17 13 November 1978 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 3,929
18 17 November 1978 Southend United A 1–1 7,416 Syrett
19 2 December 1978 Watford A 1–1 10,568 Goodwin
20 9 December 1978 Brentford H 2–1 4,003 Curtis, McClelland
21 23 December 1978 Peterborough United H 1–1 3,671 Green (o.g.)
22 26 December 1978 Hull City A 0–3 4,706
23 30 December 1978 Bury A 0–0 4,009
24 10 February 1979 Carlisle United A 0–1 4,896
25 24 February 1979 Walsall A 1–1 4,157 Bird
26 3 March 1979 Blackpool H 1–1 4,829 Curtis
27 9 March 1979 Colchester United A 0–1 2,866
28 12 March 1979 Plymouth Argyle H 5–0 4,325 Carter (2), Syrett (2), Hamilton
29 24 March 1979 Gillingham A 0–0 9,935
30 26 March 1979 Exeter City H 1–1 4,562 Allen
31 31 March 1979 Chester H 1–1 2,358 Austin
32 3 April 1979 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 11,231 Austin, Saxby
33 7 April 1979 Watford H 0–3 7,944
34 14 April 1979 Hull City H 0–2 5,138
35 16 April 1979 Chesterfield A 0–1 4,931
36 17 April 1979 Peterborough United A 2–1 4,178 Austin, Miller
37 21 April 1979 Bury H 3–0 3,976 Carter, Curtis, Forrest (o.g.)
38 23 April 1979 Swansea City H 2–2 6,426 Allen, Curtis
39 28 April 1979 Brentford A 0–1 6,838
40 30 April 1979 Tranmere Rovers A 2–1 1,121 Carter, Saxby
41 5 May 1979 Chester H 2–0 4,173 Austin, Curtis
42 7 May 1979 Shrewsbury Town H 2–2 6,413 Austin, Curtis
43 11 May 1979 Lincoln City H 2–0 4,386 Austin, Saxby
44 14 May 1979 Oxford United H 1–1 4,138 Miller
45 19 May 1979 Rotherham United H 0–1 3,971
46 21 May 1979 Chesterfield H 2–1 4,159 Saxby, Tartt (o.g.)

FA Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 25 November 1978 Shrewsbury Town H 0–2 4,881

League Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 12 August 1978 Darlington H 0–1 4,903
R1 2nd leg 15 August 1978 Darlington A 2–2 5,000 Bird, Miller

Anglo-Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
PR 31 July 1978 Notts County H 1–0 5,107 Syrett
PR 5 August 1978 Leyton Orient A 1–0 3,385 Syrett
PR 9 August 1978 Norwich City A 1–1 3,771 Syrett
QF 1st leg 13 September 1978 Partick Thistle A 0–1 2,000
QF 2nd leg 3 October 1978 Partick Thistle H 3–2 (4–2 pens) 5,287 G Saxby, Goodwin (2)
SF 1st leg 31 October 1978 Burnley H 1–2 5,517 Goodwin
SF 2nd leg 7 November 1978 Burnley A 1–0 (3–4 pens) 6,817 Syrett

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Anglo-Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Rod Arnold 28 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 38 0
GK   Martin New 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
DF   Kevin Bird 44 4 1 0 2 1 7 0 54 5
DF   Bob Curtis 33(1) 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 36(1) 6
DF   Derek Dawkins 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
DF   Barry Foster 39 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 48 0
DF   Colin Foster 9(4) 0 0 0 2 0 3(1) 0 14(5) 0
DF   John McClelland 33(3) 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 43(3) 1
DF   Ian Phillips 3(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 4(3) 0
DF   Mick Saxby 46 4 1 0 2 0 7 0 56 4
DF   Ian Wood 6(11) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8(11) 0
MF   Mike Coffey 2(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0(3) 0 3(5) 0
MF   Neville Hamilton 16(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16(2) 1
MF   Gordon Hodgson 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 12 0
MF   Gary Saxby 14(2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 16(2) 2
FW   Russell Allen 26(10) 5 1 0 1(1) 0 2(1) 0 30(10) 5
FW   Terry Austin 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5
FW   Michael Carter 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
FW   Dave Goodwin 26(1) 4 1 0 0 0 5 3 32(1) 7
FW   Jimmy Grattan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Dennis Martin 33 3 0 0 2 0 7 0 42 3
FW   Johnny Miller 28(3) 4 1 0 2 1 7 0 38(3) 5
FW   Ernie Moss 12(1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14(1) 2
FW   Dave Syrett 23 4 1 0 2 0 7 4 33 8
– Own goals – 3 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 3

References

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  1. ^ 1978–79 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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