2026–27 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 2026–27 season is the 130th season in the history of Mansfield Town Football Club and their third consecutive season League One, the third-tier of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

OwnerJohn Radford

Chief ExecutiveCarolyn Radford

ManagerNigel Clough

StadiumField Mill

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Mansfield Town
2026–27 season
Owner	John Radford
Chief Executive	Carolyn Radford
Manager	Nigel Clough
Stadium	Field Mill
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Transfers and contracts

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2026^[a]	CF	David McGoldrick	Barnsley	Free	^[1]
1 July 2026^[b]	CM	Jon Russell	Barnsley	Free	^[2]
13 July 2026	CF	Michael Smith	Preston North End	Free transfer	^[3]

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[a]
The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official once McGoldrick's contract at Barnsley had expired.
[b]
The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official once Russell's contract at Barnsley had expired.

Loaned in

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.

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Loaned out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.

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Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.

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Released / Out of Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Joined date	Ref.
30 June 2026	CB	George Cooper	Buxton	1 July 2026	^[4]
	CF	Victor Adeboyejo	Bromley	13 July 2026	^[5]^[6]
	CF	Max Dickov	Eastleigh	13 July 2026	^[7]
	CF	McKeal Abdullah			^[8]
	LB	Louis Bonser			^[8]
	CF	Dom Dwyer			^[5]
	CDM	Ronnie Kokkinos			^[8]
	CAM	Jakub Kruszynski			^[8]
	CM	Aaron Lewis			^[5]
	CF	Dan Organ			^[8]
	LB	Darien Wauchope			^[8]

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New Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Contract until	Ref.
5 May 2026	CF	Will Evans	30 June 2027	^[5]
5 May 2026	GK	Owen Mason		^[5]
11 May 2026	CDM	Charlie Carter		^[8]
	CDM	Finn Flanagan		^[8]
	CF	Jack Goodman		^[8]
	RB	Elliot Hartmann		^[8]
	CM	Cormac Maher		^[8]
	CM	Oliver Taylor		^[8]
12 May 2026	SS	Tyler Roberts		^[9]
19 May 2026	CF	Lucas Akins		^[10]
	CB	Jordan Bowery		^[10]
	RB	Elliott Hewitt		^[10]
	CAM	George Maris		^[10]
	LB	Stephen McLaughlin		^[10]
1 July 2026^[a]	CM	Jayden Chambers-Morgan	Undisclosed^[b]	^[11]
	GK	Frankie Shepherd		^[11]
	CB	Jacob Stubbs		^[11]

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[a]
Contract agreements were announced on 11 May, and come into effect on July 1.
[b]
First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 8 June, Stags four pre-season friendlies against Retford United, Barrow, Alfreton Town and Derby County along with training camp at St Andrews in Scotland.^[12]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2026 Friendly	Retford United	1–2	Mansfield Town	Retford
19:00 BST	Chambers 19'	Report	Oshilaja 36' Roberts 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Cannon Park

18 July 2026 Friendly	Barrow	4–3	Mansfield Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Reid 49' Whitfield 54' Walker 72' Smith 90'	Report	Smith 26' Hendry 39' Evans 80'	Stadium: Holker Street

28 July 2026 Friendly	Alfreton Town	v	Mansfield Town	Alfreton
19:30 BST				Stadium: Solana Stadium

31 July 2026 Friendly	Mansfield Town	v	Derby County	Mansfield
19:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

Competitions

League One

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Leyton Orient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Luton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Mansfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Milton Keynes Dons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Notts County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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First match(es) will be played: August 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[13]

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.^[14]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

15 August 2026 1	Mansfied Town	v	Doncaster Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

22 August 2026 2	Peterborough United	v	Mansfield Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST				Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium

29 August 2026 3	Mansfield Town	v	Luton Town	Mansfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

1 September 2026 4	Reading	v	Mansfield Town	Reading
20:00 BST				Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

5 September 2026 5	Bradford City	v	Mansfield Town	Bradford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Mbanq Valley Parade

12 September 2026 6	Mansfield Town	v	Huddersfield Town	Mansfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

19 September 2026 7	Burton Albion	v	Mansfield Town	Burton upon Trent
12:30 BST				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports.^[15]

26 September 2026 8	Mansfield Town	v	Leyton Orient	Mansfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

3 October 2026 9	Wigan Athletic	v	Mansfield Town	Wigan
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Brick Community Stadium

10 October 2026 10	Mansfield Town	v	Bromley	Mansfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

17 October 2026 11	Mansfield Town	v	Oxford United	Mansfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

20 October 2026 12	AFC Wimbledon	v	Mansfield Town	Wimbledon
19:45 BST				Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium

24 October 2026 13	Blackpool	v	Mansfield Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

31 October 2026 14	Mansfield Town	v	Notts County	Mansfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: One Call Stadium

14 November 2026 15	Stevenage	v	Mansfield Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stevenage FC Stadium

21 November 2026 16	Mansfield Town	v	Milton Keynes Dons	Mansfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: One Call Stadium

28 November 2026 17	Leicester City	v	Mansfield Town	Leicester
15:00 GMT				Stadium: King Power Stadium

1 December 2026 18	Mansfield Town	v	Stockport County	Mansfield
19:45 GMT				Stadium: One Call Stadium

12 December 2026 19	Mansfield Town	v	Wycombe Wanderers	Mansfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: One Call Stadium

19 December 2026 20	Plymouth Argyle	v	Mansfield Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Home Park

26 December 2026 21	Mansfield Town	v	Barnsley	Mansfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: One Call Stadium

29 December 2026 22	Sheffield Wednesday	v	Mansfield Town	Owlerton
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Hillsborough

2 January 2027 23	Cambridge United	v	Mansfield Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 January, but was rescheduled for the following day.^[16]

FA Cup

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EFL Cup

Mansfield were drawn at home to Sheffield United in the first round.^[17]^[15]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 August 2026 First round	Mansfield Town	v	Sheffield United	Mansfield
16:00 BST				Stadium: One Call Stadium

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Mansfield were drawn against Chesterfield, Port Vale and Manchester City U21 into Northern Group D.^[18]

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Pos	Div	Team v t e	Qualification
1	L2	Chesterfield	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Mansfield Town	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Port Vale
4	ACA	Manchester City U21

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Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

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2026–27 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Transfers and contracts

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Loaned in

Loaned out

Out

Released / Out of Contract

New Contract

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

League One

League table

Results summary

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

References

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