Mansfield Town, known as the Stags, is a professional English football club from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, founded in 1897. The club’s blue and amber identity is closely associated with its long-standing home at Field Mill, now known as the One Call Stadium. This team page brings together Mansfield Town’s recorded 2026 squad, coaching chronology, recent player movement and competition participation, alongside the history, rivalries and local character that place the club within the English football landscape.
Mansfield Town Upcoming matches by league
League One
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- Regular Season - 7
Burton Albion
Mansfield Town
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- Regular Season - 8
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Leyton Orient
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- Regular Season - 9
WiganNo H2HMansfield Town
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- Regular Season - 10
Mansfield TownNo H2HBromley
EFL Trophy
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- Group North - 4
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Port Vale
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- Group North - 4
Chesterfield
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Mansfield Town Last matches by league
League One
EFL Trophy
League Cup
Friendlies Clubs
FA Cup
Mansfield Town Team Roster
Mansfield Town’s recorded squad contains 26 players: 11 midfielders, seven defenders, five attackers and three goalkeepers. The midfield provides the largest group, with options such as G. Maris, L. Akins and J. Russell joined by L. Thompson, N. Moriah-Welsh and R. Hendry. The defensive unit includes R. Sweeney, E. Hewitt, B. Cargill and K. Knoyle, while D. McGoldrick, J. Bowery and M. Smith feature among the attacking choices. The goalkeepers listed are L. Roberts, H. Lewis and A. Núñez. The roster also includes R. Oates, T. Roberts, S. McLaughlin and O. Taylor, giving the squad a broad spread of roles.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Kyle Knoyle
Elliott Jack Hewitt
Ryan Joseph Sweeney
Baily James Cargill
Luke Phillip Bolton
Abdulyussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja
Owen Joel Dodgson
position Midfielder
Stephen Antony McLaughlin
George Thomas Maris
Jonathan Edward Russell
Liam Francis Thompson
Frazer John Blake-Tracy
Nathan Daniel Moriah-Welsh
Regan Hendry
Louis Samuel Reed
O. Taylor
E. Hartmann
position Attacker
Lucas-Jordan Jeremiah Akins
Jordan Nathaniel Bowery
Michael John Smith
David James McGoldrick
Rhys Derek Oates
Tyler D'Whyte Roberts
Last Mansfield Town Coachs
Nigel Clough is the most recent appointment in Mansfield Town’s recorded coaching timeline, with a start date of November 2020. The available chronology does not establish him as the current holder of the role. Graham Coughlan is recorded from December 2019 to October 2020, while John Dempster’s entry begins in May 2019 and ends in December 2019. Earlier timeline entries also list David Flitcroft and Stephen Evans. This sequence places Clough at the latest recorded starting point while preserving a dated view of the club’s recent managerial changes.
Nigel Howard Clough
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Howard Clough | England | 1 November 2020 | |
| Graham Coughlan | Republic of Ireland | 1 December 2019 | 1 October 2020 |
| John Dempster | England | 1 May 2019 | 1 December 2019 |
| David Flitcroft | England | 1 March 2018 | |
| Stephen Evans | Scotland | 1 November 2016 | 1 February 2018 |
| Adam Murray | England | 1 November 2014 | 1 November 2016 |
| Paul Cox | England | 1 May 2011 | 1 November 2014 |
Mansfield Town Transfers
The recorded arrivals show several different routes into Mansfield Town. L. Thompson joined from Derby in a listed transfer on 3 August, while M. Smith, J. Russell and D. McGoldrick arrived as free agents during June and July. T. Roberts and H. Lewis are listed as transfers from Birmingham and Carlisle respectively. Loan activity includes G. Abbott and O. Irow from Tottenham, with J. Russell also appearing in a January loan entry. Several other entries describe players returning from loans, including G. Cooper, Max Dickov, O. Mason and Jakub Kruszynski. These are selected recent movements, not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. Dodgson |
Stockport County
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Loan | 10 August 2026 |
| O. Mason |
Gillingham
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Return from loan | 8 August 2026 |
| L. Thompson |
Derby
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Transfer | 4 August 2026 |
| L. Thompson |
Derby
|
Transfer | 3 August 2026 |
| M. Smith |
Preston
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Free agent | 12 July 2026 |
| D. McGoldrick |
Barnsley
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Russell |
Barnsley
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| G. Cooper |
Truro City
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Max Dickov |
Tranmere
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| Jakub Kruszynski |
Rushall Olympic
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Return from loan | 25 April 2026 |
| O. Mason |
Southend
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Return from loan | 25 April 2026 |
| D. Wauchope |
Anstey Nomads
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Return from loan | 21 March 2026 |
| T. Roberts |
Birmingham
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Transfer | 1 February 2026 |
| G. Abbott |
Tottenham
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Loan | 1 February 2026 |
| H. Lewis |
Carlisle
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Transfer | 29 January 2026 |
Mansfield Town’s recorded departures include free-agent exits for V. Adeboyejo to Bromley, Max Dickov to Eastleigh and G. Cooper to Buxton. Jakub Kruszynski also left for Alfreton Town as a free agent. Loan returns include Joseph Charles Gardner returning to Nottingham Forest, while O. Irow, G. Abbott and J. Russell returned to Tottenham or Barnsley after loan spells. Other temporary moves took D. Wauchope to Anstey Nomads, O. Mason to Southend and G. Cooper to Truro City. The listed movements are a selected recent sample rather than a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. Mason |
Bromley
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Transfer | 13 August 2026 |
| Finn Flanagan |
Portadown
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Loan | 9 August 2026 |
| O. Mason |
Gillingham
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Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| W. Evans |
Plymouth
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Transfer | 6 August 2026 |
| Max Dickov |
Eastleigh
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Free agent | 12 July 2026 |
| V. Adeboyejo |
Bromley
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Free agent | 12 July 2026 |
| Max Dickov |
Eastleigh
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Free agent | 11 July 2026 |
| V. Adeboyejo |
Bromley
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Jakub Kruszynski |
Alfreton Town
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| G. Cooper |
Buxton
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Joseph Charles Gardner |
Nottingham Forest
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Russell |
Barnsley
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| G. Abbott |
Tottenham
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| O. Irow |
Tottenham
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| S. Flinders |
Barnsley
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- | 1 April 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recent movement pattern shows Mansfield Town combining permanent recruitment with loans, free-agent arrivals and players returning from temporary spells. The incoming sample includes a listed transfer from Derby, transfers from Birmingham and Carlisle, three free-agent additions from Preston and Barnsley, and loans from Tottenham. It also contains repeated loan-return activity involving players linked with Truro City, Drogheda United, Basford United, Southend, Rushall Olympic and other clubs. Departures show the reverse flow: free-agent exits, loan placements and the return of loanees to parent clubs, including Tottenham, Barnsley and Nottingham Forest. Some players appear more than once because the entries cover separate movements at different dates, such as a loan followed by a return or a later temporary move. The available lists are selected recent samples, so they illustrate the character of movement without establishing complete arrivals, departures or a net balance.
Leagues Mansfield Town has participated in
Mansfield Town has recent recorded participation through 2025 in League One, the EFL Trophy, the FA Cup, the League Cup and club friendlies. League One is the latest recorded league competition, with entries for 2024 and 2025, while the cup competitions and friendlies also have records reaching 2025. League Two is historical in this competition record, last appearing in 2023. Earlier participation includes the FA Trophy and National League in 2011 and 2012. The competition profile reflects Mansfield Town’s domestic English pathway, with no continental competition listed in the available history.
More about Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club, commonly called Mansfield Town or the Stags, represents Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. The club was founded in 1897, initially as Mansfield Wesleyans, and later passed through the Mansfield Wesley name before adopting Mansfield Town in 1910. That history gives the club a clear local identity within the English football pyramid. The Stags play at Field Mill, known commercially as the One Call Stadium, on Quarry Lane. The ground has hosted football since the mid-nineteenth century and has been Mansfield’s home since 1919, making it a defining part of the club’s character. Its long continuity links matchday culture with the town and the surrounding Nottinghamshire landscape. The golden stag emblem draws on local civic symbolism and the area’s association with Sherwood Forest, while blue and amber or yellow remain the club’s traditional colours. Mansfield’s football story is rooted in domestic competition and movement through the English pyramid. The club has spent periods in League One and League Two, alongside earlier non-league participation, and has built its wider identity through regular FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy involvement. Its honours include lower-tier divisional success and an Associate Members’ Cup triumph at Wembley. Local rivalry is especially strong with Chesterfield, with fixtures against Notts County adding another Nottinghamshire dimension. The club is privately governed through Mansfield Town Football Club Limited, incorporated in 1922, with ownership and administration described as having long-standing family and local-business links. This community-facing structure, the enduring stadium, the Stags emblem and the blue-and-amber palette together give Mansfield Town a distinctive regional profile. It remains a professional English club whose identity is shaped more by local continuity and domestic competition than by international reach.
Last matches statistics for Mansfield Town
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Alfreton Town
0 - 4
Mansfield Town
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Mansfield Town
1 - 3
Derby
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Mansfield Town
0 - 3
Sheffield Utd
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2 / 8 |
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76 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
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Mansfield Town
2 - 1
Doncaster
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Mansfield Town
1 - 4
Manchester City U21
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Peterborough
2 - 1
Mansfield Town
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4 / 10 |
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68 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
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Mansfield Town
5 - 2
Luton
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6 / 21 |
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74 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
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Reading
5 - 0
Mansfield Town
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5 / 11 |
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76 | 16 | - | 1 |
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Bradford
1 - 0
Mansfield Town
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2 / 8 |
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0% | 18 | 2 | 6 |
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Mansfield Town
0 - 0
Huddersfield
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1 / 9 |
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0% | 10 | 1 1 | 2 |
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Mansfield Town vs Huddersfield
League One 2026 - 1564299
Bradford vs Mansfield Town
League One 2026 - 1564284
Reading vs Mansfield Town
League One 2026 - 1564282
Mansfield Town vs Sheffield Utd
League Cup 2026 - 1567406
Mansfield Town vs Cardiff
League One 2025 - 1387654
Peterborough vs Mansfield Town
League One 2025 - 1387577
2025-2026
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2025-2026
2nd shirt
2024-2025
1st shirt
2024-2025
2nd shirt
2023-2024
1st shirt
2023-2024
2nd shirt
2022-2023
1st shirt
2022-2023
2nd shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
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