List of Mansfield Town F.C. players

For the current Mansfield Town first-team squad, see Mansfield Town F.C.#Current squad. For all Mansfield Town players with Wikipedia articles, see Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players.
Lindon Meikle was a member of the Mansfield Town team that won the 2012–13 Conference Premier title.[1]

Mansfield Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. As of the 2014–15 season, they play in League Two, the fourth tier level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans.[2] In 1906, the club turned professional, after which the Methodist church disowned the club and forbade them to use the name "Wesleyans". The club reacted by changing its name to Mansfield Wesley, before adopting the current name Mansfield Town in 1910.[3]

The club began its existence playing in the Mansfield and District Amateur League. In 1911, Mansfield became a founding member of a new league, the Central Alliance.[4] In 1919, the club moved to Field Mill, which remains their ground to this date, and in 1921, the club joined the Midland League.[5] In 1924, the club applied to join the Football League, but was turned down. The club unsuccessfully applied several times to join the northern section of Football League's Third Division. However, in 1931, the club changed tactics and applied for membership in the southern section, and was finally elected to the league.[6] The following season, Mansfield was transferred to the northern section to replace Wigan Borough who had folded during the previous season. The club remained in the bottom two divisions of the league with the exception of a single season at the second tier in 1977–78.[7] The club also won the Football League Trophy in 1987, and defeated West Ham United to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1968–69. In 2007–08, Mansfield Town was relegated to the Football Conference. They won promotion back to the Football League in 2012–13.

Goalkeeper Rod Arnold owns the club record for most games played for Mansfield Town. He made a total of 513 appearances for the club, 440 of those being in the league, between 1971 and 1984. Sandy Pate is second on Mansfield's all-time appearance list with 479 first-team games (413 in the league). Defenders Don Bradley, Kevin Bird and George Foster, the latter of whom also served as manager of the club, have also played more than 400 matches for Mansfield Town. Harry Johnson owns the club's all-time goalscoring record, with 114 goals. Incidentally, Johnson is also Sheffield United's all-time top goalscorer, having scored more than 200 goals for the Blades. Ken Wagstaff is second on the list with 106 goals, while Steve Wilkinson is third with 91 goals. The record for most goals in a single season belongs to Ted Harston, who scored 55 goals for Mansfield in the 1936–37 season, and was subsequently sold to Liverpool.

Players with 50 or more appearances

The list comprises players with at least 50 first-team appearances, or 25 first-team goals for Mansfield Town since the club was elected to The Football League in 1931. Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League (including playoffs and the war-abandoned 1939–40 season), Conference National, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Conference League Cup, as well as the now-defunct Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Watney Cup, Third Division North Cup and Third Division South Cup. Substitute appearances are included.

The career field in the table indicates the seasons in which the player was on Mansfield's books. For instance, if the field says 1982–1991, it means this player played his first game for Mansfield in the 1982–83 season, and his last game for the club in the 1990–91 season, but not necessarily in every intervening season. However, if the player had two or more separate spells with the club, this is indicated with separate time periods in the table. Statistics correct as of the end of the 2014–15 season.


Position key: GKGoalkeeper; FBFull-back; CDCentral defender; MFMidfielder; WIWinger; FWForward

NameNationalityPositionMansfield Town
career
Apps.Goals
Adam, CharlieCharlie Adam  Scotland WI19521955989
Allen, RussellRussell Allen  England FW1978198113421
Antonio, GeorgeGeorge Antonio  England MF19491951753
Arnold, NathanNathan Arnold  England WI2005200911714
Arnold, RodRod Arnold  England GK19701971
19721984
5130
Artell, DavidDavid Artell  England CD20032005555
Asher, AlistairAlistair Asher  England FB19992002850
Ashley, JackJack Ashley  England FB19331936780
Atkinson, ArthurArthur Atkinson  England WI1934193713034
Austin, TerryTerry Austin  England FW197819819935
Ayre, BillyBilly Ayre  England CD19821984758
Bacon, DannyDanny Bacon  England FW19992003565
Banks, GeorgeGeorge Banks  England FW194719496921
Baptiste, AlexAlex Baptiste  England CD200220081986
Baraclough, IanIan Baraclough  England FB19941996625
Barke, LloydLloyd Barke  England CD193719471360
Barker, RichardRichard Barker  England FW2004200710648
Barks, EddieEddie Barks  England MF194819552257
Barrowclough, StewartStewart Barrowclough  England WI198319856215
Beasley, AndyAndy Beasley  England GK198419931090
Beevers, LeeLee Beevers  England FB201220151103
Bell, CharlieCharlie Bell  England MF198119839614
Bird, KevinKevin Bird  England CD1972198345264
Black, DanielDaniel Black  England GK19351939540
Blake, MarkMark Blake  England MF199920019410
Boam, StuartStuart Boam  England CD19661971
19811983
2154
Boothroyd, AidyAidy Boothroyd  England FB199319961213
Boulding, MichaelMichael Boulding  England FW19992001
20062008
16843
Bowater, GeorgeGeorge Bowater  England FW193119336128
Bowling, IanIan Bowling  England GK199520011960
Brace, StuartStuart Brace  England WI196619686530
Bradley, DonDon Bradley  England FB194919624136
Briscoe, LouisLouis Briscoe  England WI2008201420142
Brown, GrahamGraham Brown  England GK19691974
19811982
1650
Brown, SimonSimon Brown  England FW2004200812623
Bungay, RegReg Bungay  England MF19361939986
Burrows, AdrianAdrian Burrows  England FB19791982876
Buxton, JakeJake Buxton  England CD200220081745
Bytheway, GeorgeGeorge Bytheway  England WI193319369423
Calderwood, ColinColin Calderwood  Scotland CD198119851182
Caldwell, DavidDavid Caldwell  Scotland FW1979198518864
Cassells, KeithKeith Cassells  England FW1985198919561
Castledine, GaryGary Castledine  Scotland MF19911995763
Chamberlain, NevilleNeville Chamberlain  England FW198519877623
Chambers, SteveSteve Chambers  England FB19861991690
Chapman, RoyRoy Chapman  England FW1961196515088
Chapman, SammySammy Chapman  Northern Ireland MF19561958
19611964
16942
Charles, SteveSteve Charles  England MF1987199327847
Chessell, SammySammy Chessell  England FB194619542817
Christie, IysedenIyseden Christie  England FW19961999
20022004
17351
Christie, TrevorTrevor Christie  England FW1988199110728
Clark, MartinMartin Clark  Scotland MF19891992541
Clarke, DarrellDarrell Clarke  England MF1995200117727
Clarke, RayRay Clarke  England FW1974197611459
Clements, ChrisChris Clements  England MF20122015882
Coates, DavidDavid Coates  England MF1960196417319
Coke, GilesGiles Coke  England MF20042007827
Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman  England FB19661968501
Coleman, SimonSimon Coleman  England CD198619901188
Connor, PaulPaul Connor  England FW201020126519
Coole, BillyBilly Coole  England WI1947195419338
Cooling, RoyRoy Cooling  England FW194719506816
Corden, WayneWayne Corden  England WI2000200521838
Cox, BrianBrian Cox  England GK19881990650
Crawshaw, HarryHarry Crawshaw  England FW193719384527
Croft, CharlieCharlie Croft  England MF19471950915
Curry, BillBill Curry  England FW1965196811357
Curtis, BobBob Curtis  England FB19771980879
Curtis, TomTom Curtis  England MF200220051032
Daley, AlanAlan Daley  England WI1953195610026
Daniel, ColinColin Daniel  England MF20122014779
Darwin, GeorgeGeorge Darwin  England FW1953195713264
Dawkins, DerekDerek Dawkins  England FB19781981880
Dawson, StephenStephen Dawson  Ireland MF200520081314
Day, RhysRhys Day  Wales CD20022006
20102012
13214
Delapenha, LindyLindy Delapenha  Jamaica WI1958196112027
Dempster, JohnJohn Dempster  Scotland CD20112015977
Devey, RayRay Devey  England MF19471950824
Dimech, LukeLuke Dimech  Malta CD20032005531
Disley, CraigCraig Disley  England MF1999200415816
Jonathan D'Laryea  England MF200520091533
Donaldson, WillieWillie Donaldson  Scotland WI195019525712
Doolan, JohnJohn Doolan  England MF1994199815114
Dransfield, TedTed Dransfield  England FB19341937851
Duffy, RobRob Duffy  Wales FW200820118531
Dungworth, JohnJohn Dungworth  England FW198219846521
Dyer, RossRoss Dyer  England FW201120146513
Eccles, TerryTerry Eccles  England FW1973197714757
Edwards, DickDick Edwards  England CD19661968
19731974
822
Elliott, FrankFrank Elliott  England GK19561958690
Ellis, SamSam Ellis  England CD19711973677
England, ErnieErnie England  England FB193119351374
Eustace, ScottScott Eustace  England CD199519981107
Fairbrother, JohnJohn Fairbrother  England FW197119739243
Fairclough, WayneWayne Fairclough  England MF1989199416113
Fawcett, DesDes Fawcett  England GK19341936780
Fee, GregGreg Fee  England CD19901993567
Ferns, PhilPhil Ferns  England CD19661968631
Fitzsimons, ArthurArthur Fitzsimons  Ireland FW195919616825
Fleming, PaulPaul Fleming  England FB19911995790
Ford, GaryGary Ford  England WI19901993986
Ford, TonyTony Ford  England WI199619991169
Foster, BarryBarry Foster  England FB197119823430
Foster, ColinColin Foster  England CD1971197924119
Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster  England CD198319934483
Fox, OscarOscar Fox  England MF1950195825834
Fox, WalterWalter Fox  England FB19461950640
Galloway, MickMick Galloway  Scotland CD19831986624
Garner, PaulPaul Garner  England FB198419891398
Garner, ScottScott Garner  England CD20082010567
Gill, JohnnyJohnny Gill  England CD196119661530
Goodfellow, JimmyJimmy Goodfellow  Scotland MF1967197111716
Goodwin, DaveDave Goodwin  England MF19771980588
Graham, MikeMike Graham  England FB198519891682
Gray, KevinKevin Gray  England CD198819941706
Green, MattMatt Green  England FW201120139757
Greenacre, ChrisChris Greenacre  England FW1999200213458
Gregson, JohnJohn Gregson  England WI19641967825
Grogan, JohnnyJohnny Grogan  Scotland CD194719522170
Hackett, WarrenWarren Hackett  Saint Lucia CD199519991305
Hadley, StewartStewart Hadley  England FW1993199814534
Hall, BrianBrian Hall  England WI195819658124
Hall, IanIan Hall  England MF1962196816013
Hamilton, NevilleNeville Hamilton  England MF197819811035
Hamshaw, MattMatt Hamshaw  England WI20062008967
Harper, SteveSteve Harper  England FB1995199918119
Harston, TedTed Harston  England FW193519377585
Hassell, BobbyBobby Hassell  England FB199720041803
Hathaway, IanIan Hathaway  England WI19881991503
Hitchcock, KevinKevin Hitchcock  England GK198319882240
Hjelde, Jon OlavJon Olav Hjelde  Norway CD20052007662
Hodges, DavidDavid Hodges  England MF19861991988
Hodgson, GordonGordon Hodgson  England MF1974197922424
Hogg, FreddieFreddie Hogg  England FW19461948509
Holland, PaulPaul Holland  England MF1990199517629
Hollett, IvanIvan Hollett  England FW1958196410747
Hollins, DaveDave Hollins  Wales GK196619701260
Hopkinson, MickMick Hopkinson  England FB19681970561
Howarth, LeeLee Howarth  England CD19941996732
Howell, AnthonyAnthony Howell  England MF20082009
20112014
11813
Hughes, JackJack Hughes  Wales GK19371939810
Humble, WilfWilf Humble  England FB195919662132
Humphreys, AlanAlan Humphreys  England GK19641968640
Ireland, SimonSimon Ireland  England WI1993199710612
Jarvis, AlanAlan Jarvis  Wales MF19701973900
Jayes, BrianBrian Jayes  England MF195619601251
Jelleyman, GarethGareth Jelleyman  Wales FB200420081443
Jepson, BarryBarry Jepson  England FW195319575838
Johnson, HarryHarry Johnson  England FW19311936172114
Jones, DaiDai Jones (born 1910)  Wales FB19471949800
Jones, DaiDai Jones (born 1941)  Wales FW1967197214034
Jones, GlynGlyn Jones  England FW195919615119
Jones, LukeLuke Jones  England CD20092010
20122013
6512
Jones, MickMick Jones  England FB19621966980
Kearney, MarkMark Kearney  England WI1982199130337
Keeley, RayRay Keeley  England WI196819706511
Keery, StanStan Keery  England MF195719595717
Kent, KevinKevin Kent  England WI1985199127647
Kenworthy, TonyTony Kenworthy  England CD198519891240
Kerr, DavidDavid Kerr  Scotland MF19952000944
Kilcline, BrianBrian Kilcline  England CD19951997543
Larkin, ColinColin Larkin  Ireland FW2002200510626
Lathan, JohnJohn Lathan  England MF19731976
19791980
11716
Laverick, MickMick Laverick  England MF1972197610718
Lawrence, LiamLiam Lawrence  Ireland WI1999200415339
Ledger, BobBob Ledger  England WI196719706518
Lewis, JackJack Lewis  England MF1948195317612
Logan, DavidDavid Logan  England FB19841987821
Longhorn, DennisDennis Longhorn  England MF197119741066
Lormor, TonyTony Lormor  England FW199820008424
Lowery, TonyTony Lowery  England MF1982199131727
Luke, NoelNoel Luke  England FB198419866311
Lumby, JimJim Lumby  England FW198019825521
Jim McCaffrey  England WI1972197721127
Jimmy McCarter  Scotland WI194819507210
John McClelland  Northern Ireland CD1978198114911
Ian McDonald  England MF197519787511
Willie McGregor  Scotland FB195319561240
Jamie McGuire  England FB20132015623
Les McJannet  Scotland FB19791982830
MacKenzie, IanIan MacKenzie  England CD19751978921
MacKenzie, NeilNeil MacKenzie  England MF20022004
20082009
947
Craig McKernon  England FB198419901140
Bill McKinney  England FB19661968592
Paul McLoughlin  England FW199119946810
Macready, BrianBrian Macready  England FW196419665313
Mann, ArthurArthur Mann  Scotland MF197919821323
Marriott, AlanAlan Marriott  England GK200820142201
Marron, ChrisChris Marron  England FW195219545627
Martin, DennisDennis Martin  Scotland MF19771979553
Matthews, JohnJohn Matthews  England MF19821984846
Matthews, PaulPaul Matthews  England MF197219781478
Meikle, LindonLindon Meikle  England WI2011201412912
Mellor, KenKen Mellor  England CD19571959710
Mendes, JuniorJunior Mendes  Montserrat MF200220046514
Middleton, HarryHarry Middleton  England FW196419665025
Miller, JohnnyJohnny Miller  England WI1976198013316
Mimms, BobbyBobby Mimms  England GK19992001500
Mitchinson, TommyTommy Mitchinson  England MF196519688418
Mitten, CharlieCharlie Mitten  England WI1955195810627
Morris, FredFred Morris  England WI195619586019
Morris, PeterPeter Morris  England MF19601968
19761978
36553
Moss, ErnieErnie Moss  England FW197619796121
Muggleton, CarlCarl Muggleton  England GK19992000
20062008
710
Mullins, JohnnyJohnny Mullins  England FB20062008975
Murray, AdamAdam Murray  England MF20012002
20042005
20102015
21125
Murray, KenKen Murray  England FW1953195714561
Murray, MalcolmMalcolm Murray  Scotland FB19891992670
Nicholson, GaryGary Nicholson  England WI1981198413221
Nix, KyleKyle Nix  Australia MF20092011555
Noteman, KevinKevin Noteman  England WI1991199511116
Nugent, CliffCliff Nugent  England WI19581960548
Oscroft, HarryHarry Oscroft  England FW1946195012145
Ottewell, SidSid Ottewell  England FW194919527422
Owen, GordonGordon Owen  England WI19871989628
Palmer, OllieOllie Palmer  England FW20132015647
Parkin, SteveSteve Parkin  England MF199219961064
Parkinson, NoelNoel Parkinson  England MF198019827917
Partridge, MalcolmMalcolm Partridge  England FW196719717925
Pate, SandySandy Pate  Scotland FB196719784793
Paterson, BillBill Paterson  Scotland CD19371939720
Peacock, LeeLee Peacock  Scotland FW1997200010132
Pearcey, JasonJason Pearcey  England GK19881995910
Pemberton, MartinMartin Pemberton  England FB20002002625
Peters, MarkMark Peters  Wales CD1994199912810
Phillips, BrianBrian Phillips  England CD196019631163
Pilkington, KevinKevin Pilkington  England GK20002005
20102011
2000
Plummer, NormanNorman Plummer  England CD195219561745
Pollard, BrianBrian Pollard  England WI19791981607
Pollard, GaryGary Pollard  England CD19841987862
Quigley, JohnnyJohnny Quigley  Scotland MF196819711222
Randall, KevinKevin Randall  England FW197519787121
Readman, JoeJoe Readman  England FW193119337512
Reddington, StuartStuart Reddington  England CD20002003571
Reeve, KenKen Reeve  England FW1949195414562
Rhead, MattMatt Rhead  England FW2011201513516
Richardson, BillBill Richardson  England FB19651968700
Riley, MartinMartin Riley  England CD20112012
20132015
1042
Roberts, BobbyBobby Roberts  Scotland MF19701972875
Roberts, DudleyDudley Roberts  England FW1967197423073
Robinson, LesLes Robinson  England FB19841987
20002002
1070
Robinson, SamSam Robinson  England CD19311934641
Rowland, JohnJohn Rowland  England FW196619685316
Rundle, AdamAdam Rundle  England WI20042006579
Ryan, JohnJohn Ryan  England FB19871989772
Sale, MarkMark Sale  England FW199519975213
Saunders, JohnJohn Saunders  England CD19691973982
Savin, KeithKeith Savin  England FB19571959720
Saxby, MickMick Saxby  England CD19751979905
Scanlon, AlbertAlbert Scanlon  England WI1962196611624
Schofield, JohnJohn Schofield  England MF19971999980
Sedgemore, BenBen Sedgemore  England MF19951998846
Sharkey, NickNick Sharkey  Scotland FW196719708021
Silk, GaryGary Silk  England FB200820111312
Slack, WilfWilf Slack  England MF193219361311
Smalley, MarkMark Smalley  England CD19891991522
Smith, AdamAdam Smith  England WI20102012508
Somner, MattMatt Somner  Wales MF20082010702
Speed, FredFred Speed  England MF193619391146
Speight, JakeJake Speight  England FW20092010
20122014
7227
Spooner, SteveSteve Spooner  England MF19901993663
Stant, PhilPhil Stant  England FW199119947035
Steele, FreddieFreddie Steele  England FW194919526244
Stenson, JohnJohn Stenson  England MF1969197212626
Stevenson, LeeLee Stevenson  England MF201120145917
Stimpson, GeorgeGeorge Stimpson  England FB19371939970
Stringfellow, IanIan Stringfellow  England FW1985199420638
Stringfellow, MikeMike Stringfellow  England WI196019626512
Sutton, RitchieRitchie Sutton  England FB201120151540
Syrett, DaveDave Syrett  England FW197719797924
Tafazolli, RyanRyan Tafazolli  England CD20122015713
Tallon, GaryGary Tallon  Ireland MF19972000852
Thomas, BarrieBarrie Thomas  England FW195719607349
Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson  England WI1970197414824
Thomson, BrianBrian Thomson  Scotland WI19791982742
Toon, ColinColin Toon  England FB195719662311
Treharne, ColinColin Treharne  Wales GK196119662120
Turner, JackJack Turner  England WI19371939659
Uphill, DennisDennis Uphill  England FW195619598440
Vinter, MickMick Vinter  England FW198419867110
Wagstaff, KenKen Wagstaff  England FW19601965196106
Walker, CliveClive Walker  England FB1969197526010
Walker, JohnnyJohnny Walker  Scotland MF19961999824
Waller, PhilPhil Waller  England CD196819721873
Ward, DarrenDarren Ward  Wales GK19921995970
Watson, SidSid Watson  England MF1951196130711
Whatmore, NeilNeil Whatmore  England FW1984198810024
White, AndyAndy White  England FW200020047610
White, JasonJason White  England GK20022009630
Whitehall, SteveSteve Whitehall  England FW199719984926
Whitworth, SteveSteve Whitworth  England FB19831985942
Wignall, FrankFrank Wignall  England FW197119736116
Wilkinson, SteveSteve Wilkinson  England FW1989199527491
Williams, BillBill Williams  England CD19651968561
Williams, GeorgeGeorge Williams  England MF195719621635
Williams, LeeLee Williams  England MF199620021969
Williams, RyanRyan Williams  England WI19951997
20082011
846
Williamson, LeeLee Williamson  Jamaica MF199920051663
Withe, ChrisChris Withe  England FB19901993845
Wood, IanIan Wood  England FB1975198217311
Woodhead, SimonSimon Woodhead  England FB198019851356
Wright, DennisDennis Wright  England GK194619573990
Wyllie, BobBob Wyllie  Scotland GK195919621000

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