Mansfield 1998/99

Mansfield finished 8th of 24 in the 1998/99 Third Division with 67 points (won 19, drawn 10, lost 17; scored 60, conceded 58). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Mansfield
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 1998	Brentford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Plymouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	14th
3	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Scarborough (away)	3–2 W	Won	6	6th
4	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Swansea (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	5th
5	Mon 31 Aug 1998	Rotherham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	10	6th
6	Sat 5 Sep 1998	Darlington (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	11th
7	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Leyton Orient (away)	1–1 D	Drew	11	9th
8	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Carlisle (home)	1–1 D	Drew	12	12th
9	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Scunthorpe (away)	2–3 L	Lost	12	13th
10	Sun 27 Sep 1998	Hull (home)	2–0 W	Won	15	10th
11	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Exeter (away)	1–2 L	Lost	15	13th
12	Fri 9 Oct 1998	Torquay (home)	2–1 W	Won	18	9th
13	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Brighton (away)	3–1 W	Won	21	8th
14	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Southend (away)	2–1 W	Won	24	5th
15	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Cambridge (home)	1–3 L	Lost	24	8th
16	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Rochdale (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	10th
17	Tue 10 Nov 1998	Hartlepool (away)	2–1 W	Won	27	8th
18	Fri 20 Nov 1998	Barnet (home)	5–0 W	Won	30	7th
19	Fri 27 Nov 1998	Halifax Town (away)	2–2 D	Drew	31	5th
20	Tue 1 Dec 1998	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	3rd
21	Fri 11 Dec 1998	Shrewsbury (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	1st
22	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Cardiff (away)	2–4 L	Lost	37	3rd
23	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Scarborough (home)	3–2 W	Won	40	2nd
24	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Chester City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	3rd
25	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Brentford (home)	3–1 W	Won	44	4th
26	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Plymouth (away)	0–3 L	Lost	44	5th
27	Fri 22 Jan 1999	Rotherham (home)	0–3 L	Lost	44	5th
28	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Chester City (home)	3–0 W	Won	47	4th
29	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Darlington (away)	1–5 L	Lost	47	4th
30	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Leyton Orient (home)	1–2 L	Lost	47	5th
31	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Carlisle (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	5th
32	Tue 23 Feb 1999	Swansea (away)	0–1 L	Lost	48	6th
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Scunthorpe (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	4th
34	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Hull (away)	0–0 D	Drew	52	6th
35	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Rochdale (home)	3–1 W	Won	55	6th
36	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Cambridge (away)	2–7 L	Lost	55	6th
37	Sun 28 Mar 1999	Peterborough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	55	8th
38	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Brighton (home)	2–0 W	Won	58	7th
39	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Torquay (away)	0–0 D	Drew	59	7th
40	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Southend (home)	0–0 D	Drew	60	7th
41	Tue 13 Apr 1999	Halifax Town (home)	0–1 L	Lost	60	8th
42	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Barnet (away)	0–0 D	Drew	61	9th
43	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Hartlepool (home)	2–0 W	Won	64	7th
44	Tue 27 Apr 1999	Exeter (home)	0–1 L	Lost	64	8th
45	Sat 1 May 1999	Shrewsbury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	64	10th
46	Sat 8 May 1999	Cardiff (home)	3–0 W	Won	67	8th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.