1938–39 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
1938–39 season
ManagerJack Poole
Third Division South16th
FA CupSecond round
Third Division South CupSecond Round

The 1938–39 season was Mansfield Town's eighth season in the Football League and third in the Third Division South, they finished in 16th position with 39 points.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1938–39 Football League § Third Division South

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
14 Exeter City 42 13 14 15 65 82 0.793 40
15 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 13 13 16 52 58 0.897 39
16 Mansfield Town 42 12 15 15 44 62 0.710 39
17 Northampton Town 42 15 8 19 51 58 0.879 38
18 Port Vale[a] 42 14 9 19 52 58 0.897 37
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Port Vale had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.

Results

Football League Third Division South

Main article: 1938–39 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 27 August 1938 Bristol Rovers A 0–3 11,050
2 31 August 1938 Cardiff City H 2–2 6,959 Dutton (2)
3 3 September 1938 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–2 5,830 Dutton, Bungay (2), Carter
4 7 September 1938 Exeter City A 0–2 6,297
5 10 September 1938 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 1–1 9,414 Dutton
6 17 September 1938 Walsall H 0–0 5,918
7 24 September 1938 Port Vale A 0–3 8,100
8 1 October 1938 Queens Park Rangers A 0–3 12,519
9 8 October 1938 Southend United H 3–1 5,472 Dutton, Gardiner, Wilson
10 15 October 1938 Watford H 0–0 6,491
11 22 October 1938 Swindon Town A 2–1 11,853 Wilson, Somerfield
12 29 October 1938 Bristol City H 3–2 7,398 Dutton, Somerfield, Turner
13 5 November 1938 Aldershot A 0–3 6,848
14 12 November 1938 Notts County H 2–0 9,852 Dutton, Turner
15 19 November 1938 Northampton Town A 4–3 8,774 Dutton, Somerfield (3)
16 3 December 1938 Clapton Orient A 0–0 8,204
17 17 December 1938 Crystal Palace A 2–6 10,244 Bell, Carter
18 24 December 1938 Bristol Rovers H 1–3 3,343 Gardiner
19 26 December 1938 Ipswich Town A 1–5 3,774 Dutton
20 27 December 1938 Ipswich Town H 0–1 6,486
21 31 December 1938 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–3 7,084
22 11 January 1939 Newport County H 0–2 1,419
23 14 January 1939 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 2–0 3,098 Somerfield, Turner
24 28 January 1939 Port Vale H 2–0 3,742 Carter, Bungay
25 2 February 1939 Walsall A 0–0 2,980
26 4 February 1939 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 5,523 Dutton, Mee
27 11 February 1939 Southend United A 0–2 6,195
28 18 February 1939 Watford A 0–2 7,254
29 25 February 1939 Swindon Town H 1–1 4,111 Turner
30 4 March 1939 Bristol City A 0–2 8,270
31 8 March 1939 Torquay United H 4–0 800 Gardiner (2), Carter (2)
32 11 March 1939 Aldershot H 1–0 3,218 Carter
33 18 March 1939 Notts County A 1–1 11,629 Harkin
34 25 March 1939 Northampton Town H 1–1 4,039 Carter
35 1 April 1939 Newport County A 0–0 10,600
36 7 April 1939 Reading H 0–0 6,635
37 8 April 1939 Clapton Orient H 1–0 4,188 Flowers
38 10 April 1939 Reading A 0–0 9,225
39 15 April 1939 Torquay United A 0–3 3,209
40 22 April 1939 Crystal Palace H 0–0 3,016
41 29 April 1939 Cardiff City A 0–0 5,886
42 6 May 1939 Exeter City H 4–2 2,632 Flowers, Harkin, Dutton (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 26 November 1938 Workington A 1–1 11,137 Somerfield
R1 Replay 30 November 1938 Workington H 2–1 5,111 Somerfield, Dutton
R2 10 December 1938 Halifax Town A 1–1 14,208 Somerfield
R2 Replay 14 December 1938 Halifax Town H 3–3 6,083 Dutton, Wilson, Bell
R2 2nd Replay 19 December 1938 Halifax Town N 0–0 2,341
R2 3rd Replay 21 December 1938 Halifax Town N 1–2 1,219 Somerfield

Football League Third Division South Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 12 October 1938 Notts County H 3–0 1,616 Bell, Gardiner, Wilson
R2 13 February 1939 Port Vale A 1–3 1,000 Bell

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Third Division Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Daniel Black 5 0 6 0 0 0 11 0
GK Wales John Hughes 37 0 0 0 2 0 39 0
DF England Lloyd Barke 40 0 6 0 2 0 48 0
DF England Ernest Bramley 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
DF England Reg Bungay 27 3 6 0 2 0 35 3
DF Scotland William Patterson 21 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
DF England George Stimpson 42 0 6 0 2 0 50 0
MF England Austin Collier 21 0 4 0 1 0 26 0
MF England Jim Harkin 16 2 0 0 1 0 17 2
MF England Joseph Hodgetts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Fred Speed 27 0 6 0 2 0 35 0
MF England Alwyne Statham 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW England Ernie Bell 28 1 6 1 2 2 36 4
FW England Syd Carter 27 7 0 0 1 0 28 7
FW England Tommy Dutton 39 12 6 2 2 0 47 14
FW England Ivan Flowers 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
FW Scotland Charlie Gardiner 27 4 2 0 1 1 30 5
FW England Bertie Mee 13 1 0 0 1 0 14 1
FW England Alf Somerfield 14 6 6 4 0 0 20 10
FW England John Turner 34 4 4 0 2 0 40 4
FW England Albert Wilson 20 2 6 1 1 1 27 4

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ 1938–39 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)