title: 1974–75 Mansfield Town F.C. season
text: # 1974–75 Mansfield Town F.C. season
  
  The 1974–75 season was Mansfield Town's 38th season in the Football League and 6th in the Fourth Division, they finished in 1st position with 68 points, gaining a return to the Third Division.
  
  ## Final league table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Derby County (C) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 49 | 1.367 | 53 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
  | 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 39 | 1.538 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 44 | 1.500 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 4 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 42 | 1.333 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 48 | 1.333 | 49 | |
  | 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | 49 | |
  | 7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 40 | 1.350 | 48 | |
  | 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 46 | |
  | 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 45 | |
  | 10 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | 45 | |
  | 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 42 | |
  | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 39 | |
  | 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 39 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
  | 14 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 62 | 0.823 | 39 | |
  | 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 72 | 0.819 | 39 | |
  | 16 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 0.959 | 37 | |
  | 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 37 | |
  | 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | 36 | |
  | 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 34 | |
  | 20 | Luton Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
  | 21 | Chelsea (R) | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 72 | 0.583 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
  | 22 | Carlisle United (R) | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 29 | Relegation to the Second Division |
  
  * ↑ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1974-75 FA Cup winners.
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mansfield Town (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 90 | 40 | 2.250 | 68 | Promoted to the Third Division |
  | 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 43 | 1.860 | 62 | Promoted to the Third Division |
  | 3 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | 59 | Promoted to the Third Division |
  | 4 | Chester (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 57 | Promoted to the Third Division |
  | 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 48 | 1.646 | 57 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Football League Fourth Division
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 17 August 1974 | Southport | H | 2–1 | 3,109 | O'Connor, Foster |
  | 2 | 24 August 1974 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–0 | 2,918 | Clarke |
  | 3 | 30 August 1974 | Rochdale | H | 2–0 | 3,779 | Clarke, O'Connor |
  | 4 | 7 September 1974 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | 3,276 | Eccles |
  | 5 | 14 September 1974 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–0 | 4,432 | |
  | 6 | 20 September 1974 | Stockport County | A | 2–3 | 2,512 | Matthews, Lathan |
  | 7 | 24 September 1974 | Cambridge United | A | 2–2 | 3,627 | Hodgson, Clarke |
  | 8 | 27 September 1974 | Chester | H | 0–0 | 3,189 | |
  | 9 | 1 October 1974 | Swansea City | A | 2–1 | 2,273 | Clarke (2) |
  | 10 | 5 October 1974 | Darlington | H | 4–2 | 3,400 | Clarke, Kruse, Laverick |
  | 11 | 7 October 1974 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | 3,672 | Clarke, Laverick, McCaffrey |
  | 12 | 12 October 1974 | Workington | A | 3–1 | 1,309 | Hodgson, McCaffrey (2) |
  | 13 | 15 October 1974 | Barnsley | A | 3–1 | 4,923 | Clarke (2), Lathan |
  | 14 | 19 October 1974 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 5,295 | Hodgson |
  | 15 | 21 October 1974 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 5,291 | Hodgson, Clarke |
  | 16 | 26 October 1974 | Hartlepool | A | 1–2 | 2,923 | Clarke |
  | 17 | 28 October 1974 | Northampton Town | H | 3–0 | 5,310 | Clarke, Foster, Eccles |
  | 18 | 2 November 1974 | Bradford City | H | 3–0 | 5,147 | Clarke (2), Lathan |
  | 19 | 9 November 1974 | Brentford | A | 3–2 | 5,553 | Clarke, McCaffrey, Bird |
  | 20 | 16 November 1974 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 5–2 | 5,634 | Clarke (3), Eccles, Bird |
  | 21 | 30 November 1974 | Torquay United | A | 2–0 | 2,979 | Eccles, Matthews |
  | 22 | 7 December 1974 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–1 | 10,070 | Lathan (2), Eccles |
  | 23 | 21 December 1974 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | 8,559 | Hodgson |
  | 24 | 26 December 1974 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–0 | 2,571 | Hodgson, Bird |
  | 25 | 28 December 1974 | Newport County | H | 3–0 | 7,943 | Eccles (2), Clarke |
  | 26 | 11 January 1975 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–0 | 8,913 | McCaffrey |
  | 27 | 18 January 1975 | Torquay United | H | 3–0 | 7,549 | Clarke, Eccles (2) |
  | 28 | 1 February 1975 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | 11,362 | Eccles |
  | 29 | 8 February 1975 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 4,970 | Hodgson |
  | 30 | 22 February 1975 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 3–4 | 7,278 | Eccles (2), Foster |
  | 31 | 25 February 1975 | Lincoln City | A | 0–0 | 13,108 | |
  | 32 | 1 March 1975 | Rochdale | A | 1–0 | 2,317 | Clarke |
  | 33 | 7 March 1975 | Cambridge United | H | 2–1 | 9,174 | Clarke, Eccles |
  | 34 | 15 March 1975 | Chester | A | 0–0 | 7,706 | |
  | 35 | 18 March 1975 | Southport | A | 1–1 | 2,204 | McCaffrey |
  | 36 | 21 March 1975 | Exeter City | H | 3–2 | 8,503 | Griffin, Lathan, Bird |
  | 37 | 25 March 1975 | Northampton Town | A | 2–0 | 3,846 | Griffin, Hodgson |
  | 38 | 29 March 1975 | Rotherham United | A | 1–2 | 11,669 | Clarke |
  | 39 | 31 March 1975 | Newport County | A | 1–2 | 3,662 | Eccles |
  | 40 | 1 April 1975 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 | 10,245 | Eccles |
  | 41 | 5 April 1975 | Hartlepool | H | 2–0 | 8,860 | Clarke, Hodgson |
  | 42 | 12 April 1975 | Darlington | A | 1–2 | 2,827 | Clarke |
  | 43 | 14 April 1975 | Lincoln City | H | 3–1 | 14,392 | Clarke, Bird, Lathan |
  | 44 | 19 April 1975 | Workington | H | 1–0 | 9,754 | Eccles |
  | 45 | 21 April 1975 | Scunthorpe United | H | 7–0 | 11,020 | Eccles, Clarke (2), Bird, Lathan (2), Hodgson |
  | 46 | 26 April 1975 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 5,559 | Bird |
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 23 November 1974 | Wrexham | H | 3–1 | 7,443 | Eccles (2), McCaffrey |
  | R2 | 14 December 1974 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | 15,560 | Eccles |
  | R2 Replay | 16 December 1974 | Wigan Athletic | H | 3–1 | 11,209 | O'Connor (2), Hodgson |
  | R3 | 4 January 1975 | Cambridge United | H | 1–0 | 10,486 | Clarke |
  | R4 | 25 January 1975 | Bury | A | 2–1 | 16,623 | Clarke, McCaffrey |
  | R5 | 15 February 1975 | Carlisle United | H | 0–1 | 18,293 | |
  
  ### League Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 20 August 1974 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–2 | 3,078 | O'Connor |
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  * Squad list sourced from 1974–75 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  
  | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | GK | Rod Arnold | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
  | DF | Kevin Bird | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
  | DF | Barry Foster | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
  | DF | Colin Foster | 42(1) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49(1) | 3 |
  | DF | Pat Kruse | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
  | DF | Sandy Pate | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
  | DF | Lawrie Madden | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 |
  | DF | Andy Shore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | DF | John Tones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | DF | Clive Walker | 9(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(6) | 0 |
  | MF | Gordon Hodgson | 44 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 11 |
  | MF | John Lathan | 45 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 |
  | MF | Micky Laverick | 9(2) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(3) | 3 |
  | MF | David Llewellyn | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 |
  | MF | Paul Matthews | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
  | MF | Jim McCaffrey | 37(2) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 43(3) | 8 |
  | FW | Ray Clarke | 46 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 30 |
  | FW | Terry Eccles | 32 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 20 |
  | FW | Kevin Griffin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
  | FW | Dave Hailwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | FW | Doug O'Connor | 11(6) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13(6) | 5 |
  