Mansfield 2001/02

Mansfield finished 3rd of 24 in the 2001/02 Third Division with 79 points (won 24, drawn 7, lost 15; scored 72, conceded 60) and were promoted. Highest position 2nd, after match 7; lowest 14th, after match 2. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 7 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 11 Aug 2001	Hartlepool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	11th
2	Sat 18 Aug 2001	Southend (home)	0–0 D	Drew	2	14th
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Cheltenham (away)	3–2 W	Won	5	10th
4	Mon 27 Aug 2001	Macclesfield (home)	4–0 W	Won	8	5th
5	Sat 1 Sep 2001	Kidderminster (away)	1–1 D	Drew	9	6th
6	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Lincoln (home)	2–1 W	Won	12	3rd
7	Fri 14 Sep 2001	Shrewsbury (home)	2–1 W	Won	15	2nd
8	Tue 18 Sep 2001	Halifax Town (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	5th
9	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Scunthorpe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	16	8th
10	Tue 25 Sep 2001	Hull (home)	4–2 W	Won	19	4th
11	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Rochdale (away)	1–3 L	Lost	19	7th
12	Fri 5 Oct 2001	Leyton Orient (home)	3–2 W	Won	22	4th
13	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Darlington (away)	1–0 W	Won	25	5th
14	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Plymouth (home)	0–3 L	Lost	25	5th
15	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Torquay (home)	2–0 W	Won	28	4th
16	Sat 27 Oct 2001	Rushden & Diamonds (away)	1–3 L	Lost	28	5th
17	Sat 3 Nov 2001	Luton (home)	4–1 W	Won	31	5th
18	Sat 10 Nov 2001	Carlisle (away)	1–0 W	Won	34	4th
19	Tue 20 Nov 2001	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–0 W	Won	37	3rd
20	Fri 23 Nov 2001	York (home)	1–1 D	Drew	38	2nd
21	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Swansea (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	2nd
22	Sat 15 Dec 2001	Oxford (away)	2–3 L	Lost	41	3rd
23	Fri 21 Dec 2001	Exeter (home)	0–1 L	Lost	41	4th
24	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Macclesfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	44	3rd
25	Sat 12 Jan 2002	Southend (away)	0–1 L	Lost	44	3rd
26	Sat 19 Jan 2002	Hartlepool (home)	3–0 W	Won	47	3rd
27	Tue 22 Jan 2002	Exeter (away)	1–0 W	Won	50	3rd
28	Tue 29 Jan 2002	Kidderminster (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	3rd
29	Sat 2 Feb 2002	Rochdale (home)	3–1 W	Won	54	3rd
30	Sat 9 Feb 2002	Plymouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	54	4th
31	Tue 12 Feb 2002	Lincoln (away)	4–1 W	Won	57	3rd
32	Sat 16 Feb 2002	Darlington (home)	4–2 W	Won	60	2nd
33	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Shrewsbury (away)	0–3 L	Lost	60	3rd
34	Tue 26 Feb 2002	Halifax Town (home)	2–1 W	Won	63	3rd
35	Sat 2 Mar 2002	Scunthorpe (home)	2–1 W	Won	66	3rd
36	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Hull (away)	1–4 L	Lost	66	3rd
37	Sat 9 Mar 2002	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	69	3rd
38	Sat 16 Mar 2002	Swansea (away)	0–2 L	Lost	69	3rd
39	Tue 19 Mar 2002	Leyton Orient (away)	0–2 L	Lost	69	3rd
40	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Torquay (away)	0–0 D	Drew	70	3rd
41	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Rushden & Diamonds (home)	1–4 L	Lost	70	4th
42	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Luton (away)	3–5 L	Lost	70	4th
43	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–0 W	Won	73	4th
44	Tue 9 Apr 2002	Cheltenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	76	3rd
45	Sat 13 Apr 2002	York (away)	1–3 L	Lost	76	4th
46	Sat 20 Apr 2002	Carlisle (home)	2–0 W	Won	79	3rd

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.