Chairman John Radford Conference National 3rd | Manager Paul Cox | |
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FA Cup 4th Qual. Round
(lost to Fleetwood Town) FA Trophy 1st Round
(lost to Droylsden) Top goalscorer League: Matt Green (26 goals)
All: Matt Green (27 goals) | ||
The 2011-2012 Season of Mansfield Town F.C. was its fourth in the Conference National, following their relegation from the Football League at the end of the 2007–08 season. The club also competed in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. The Stags played their home games at Field Mill, after agreeing a new one-year lease with landlord Keith Haslam. Chairman John Radford announced that he had purchased the stadium from Haslam on 1 March 2013, which would have allowed the club to participate in the Football League the following season, had they gained promotion.
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It was manager Paul Cox's first season in charge, after replacing previous incumbent Duncan Russell, whose contract was not renewed after the previous season. The Stags' youth team reformed for the 2011-12 season, and took part in the Football Conference Youth Alliance under-19 league and cup, along with the Midland Youth Cup.
Transfers
Free transfer unless otherwise stated.
Pre-Season
Mansfield prepared for the season with 8 pre-season friendlies, 2 at home and 6 away. Another game with local team Worksop was arranged, but then cancelled. The first-team squad, along with manager Paul Cox and assistant Micky Moore also faced local cricket side Shirebrook CC in a friendly 20/20 game, which was lost.
† = Trialist
Conference National
Updated to games played on 28 April 2012.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Fixtures As On Mansfield Town Website.
FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Mansfield achieved their worst result in over 80 years, not progressing past the qualifying rounds for the first time since falling to the non-league.
FA Trophy
Mansfield hoped to go one step further than the previous season's disappointment, however the team fell at the first step, an upset away to lower-league opposition.
Squad statistics
Records as of 28 April 2012. Most Appearances column includes starts and substitute appearances. League fixtures only.
† Ross Dyer, Alan Marriott, Matt Green
¶ Louis Briscoe, Anthony Howell, Ritchie Sutton
Starting XI
This shows the most used players in each position, based on Mansfield's typical starting XI for the league season.