2021–22 Mansfield Town F.C. season

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.

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
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Squad statistics

As of 7 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
				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.

Retford United v Mansfield Town

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

Matlock Town v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Grimsby Town

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)

Alfreton Town v Mansfield Town

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

Hull City v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Coventry City

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

Basford United v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Nottingham Forest U23s

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

Main article: 2021–22 EFL 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]

Mansfield Town v Bristol Rovers

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

Mansfield Town v Newport County

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

Colchester United v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Bradford City

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

Swindon Town v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town

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

Walsall v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

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

Leyton Orient v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Barrow

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

Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic

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

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Port Vale

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

Exeter City v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Tranmere Rovers

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

Stevenage v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Scunthorpe United

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

Sutton United v Mansfield Town

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

Crawley Town v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Carlisle United

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

Mansfield Town v Salford City

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

Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United

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

Mansfield Town v Swindon Town

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

Mansfield Town v Walsall

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

Barrow v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Leyton Orient

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

Harrogate Town v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Colchester United

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

Bristol Rovers v Mansfield Town

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

Newport County v Mansfield Town

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

Bradford City v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Exeter City

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

Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town

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

Port Vale v Mansfield Town

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

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

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

Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town

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

Hartlepool United v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

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

Forest Green Rovers v Mansfield Town

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

Scunthorpe United v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Sutton United

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

Carlisle United v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Crawley Town

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

Mansfield Town v Stevenage

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

Salford City v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Forest Green Rovers

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

Main article: 2022 English Football League play-offs

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

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

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Port Vale

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

Main article: 2021–22 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]

Sunderland v Mansfield Town

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

Doncaster Rovers v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough

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

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

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

Mansfield Town v Preston North End

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

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

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

Source: EFL.com

Harrogate Town v Mansfield Town

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

Mansfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Mansfield Town v Newcastle United U21

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	Nationality	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	Nationality	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	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2021	CB		Rollin Menayese	Walsall	4 January 2022	[27][lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]	[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]

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

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	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]

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