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FINAL STATS OF THE SEASON (INCL ATTENDANCE STATS)
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by Martin Shaw
Mansfield finished 21st, with 48 points, 7 points clear of the relegation zone. That was 6 points more than when we were relegated to the Conference 7 years ago. The Stags ended the season with 8 defeats out of 9 games. Mansfield changed manager in mid-season. The respective record of the two managers during the season was: Paul Cox: Played 17 Points 19; Adam Murray (including as caretaker): Played 29 Points 29 Mansfield’s goal tally of 38 in the league was the lowest in League Two and was the fewest goals scored in the club’s history (lower than the previous lowest of 41 set in 1971/72 and 1984/85). The Stags did not win a single game by more than one goal. Mansfield ended the season with the worst away record in League 2: just 3 wins and a total of 13 points. That total of 13 points is the fewest the club have achieved under 3 points for a win. The Stags stayed up thanks to those crucial 10 wins at the One Call Stadium. Indeed 73% of Mansfield’s points were earned at home, that was the highest percentage across the entire Football League (League Two, League One, Championship). Mansfield were not awarded a penalty all season, and indeed for the past 81 league and cup matches, since November 2013. Goalscorers (League and Cup): Bingham, Oliver 7, Lambe 5, Rhead 3, Beevers, Brown, Fisher, Heslop, Kee, Palmer 2, Bell, Carr, Clements, McGuire, Murray, Tafazolli, Thomas 1. 2 OG Top appearances (League ONLY) (at least 23 starts): Tafazolli 35 (+1 sub), Sutton 34, Beevers 33 (+2 sub), Riley 31 (+2 sub), Clements 30 (+4 sub), Oliver 28 (+2 sub), McGuire 25 (+4 sub). HOME ATTENDANCE STATS for League games only 2014/2015: Average attendance at Field Mill: 3021 (down from 3385 last season) includes average away following at Field Mill: 429 (down from 467 last season) (so average 2591 Stags fans this season). (note 1840 season ticket holders, confirmed here http://www.stagsnet.net/news/newsdetails.php?newsid=7806) Highest attendance at Field Mill: 4614 (vs Northampton) Highest away following at Field Mill: 1210 (from Northampton) Lowest attendance at Field Mill: 2151 (vs AFC Wimbledon) (note incorrectly recorded by Press Association as 3151) Lowest away following at Field Mill: 65 (from Morecambe) AWAY ATTENDANCE STATS for League games only 2014/2015: Average attendance at Stags away games: 4467 includes average Stags away following: 324 (down from 508 last season). Highest attendance at Stags away game: 15585 (at Portsmouth) Highest Stags away following: 1033 (at Burton) (Note Mansfield did take two bigger away followings in the cups: 1,250 to Sheffield United and 1,386 to Notts County). Lowest attendance at Stags away game: 1156 (at Morecambe) Lowest Stags away following: 65 (at Newport. Note this was the lowest for a league game since records began in 2002 when away followings were routinely reported. This includes all through the Conference years. The previous lowest was 73 at Crawley in the Conference in March 2011). Mansfield had the 20th highest average attendance in League Two (down from 15th last season): average attendances League Two 2014/2015 Source: http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-two-2014-2015/1/ Team Average_attendance 1 Portsmouth FC 15,242 2 Luton Town 8,702 3 Plymouth Argyle 7,412 4 Oxford United 6,154 5 Southend United 6,024 6 Shrewsbury Town 5,343 7 Tranmere Rovers 5,192 8 Cambridge United 5,108 9 Northampton Town 4,599 10 Carlisle United 4,376 11 AFC Wimbledon 4,073 12 Wycombe Wanderers 4,044 13 Exeter City 3,873 14 Bury FC 3,774 15 Hartlepool United 3,736 16 York City 3,555 17 Burton Albion 3,237 18 Newport County 3,213 19 Stevenage FC 3,191 20 Mansfield Town 3,021 (incorrectly quoted as 3,064) 21 Cheltenham Town 2,864 22 Dagenham & Redbridge 2,041 23 Morecambe FC 1,998 24 Accrington Stanley 1,478 Meanwhile Mansfield had the 18th highest average away following in League Two (down from 7th last season): Source: Pete Wright 1 Luton Town 1211 2 Portsmouth 1019 3 Plymouth Argyle 775 4 Southend United 688 5 Shrewsbury Town 604 6 Oxford United 572 7 Northampton Town 551 8 Wycombe Wanderers 513 9 Cambridge United 504 10 Carlisle United 494 11 Bury 466 12 Tranmere Rovers 458 13 AFC Wimbledon 432 14 York City 401 15 Hartlepool United 367 16 Exeter City 361 17 Burton Albion 343 18 Mansfield Town 324 19 Newport County 323 20 Stevenage 259 21 Cheltenham Town 218 22 Dagenham & Redbridge 147 23 Morecambe 135 24 Accrington Stanley 100 ----------------- |
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