| Club: | Mansfield Town |
| Season: | 1937–38 |
| Manager: | Harry Parkes, Jack Poole |
| League: | Third Division South |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | Third Division South Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First Round |
| Pattern B1: | _bluehalf |
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| Prevseason: | 1936–37 |
| Nextseason: | 1938–39 |
The 1937–38 season was Mansfield Town's seventh season in the Football League and Second in the Third Division South, they finished in 14th position with 39 points.
See main article: 1937–38 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 August 1937 | Northampton Town | H | 4–1 | 9,619 | Crawshaw (3), Holmes | |
| 2 | 4 September 1937 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–0 | 7,996 | ||
| 3 | 8 September 1937 | Walsall | H | 3–1 | 7,979 | Crawshaw, Horne (2) | |
| 4 | 11 September 1937 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | 7,921 | Crawshaw (2), Speed | |
| 5 | 15 September 1937 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–2 | 6,294 | ||
| 6 | 18 September 1937 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | 7,393 | Speed | |
| 7 | 25 September 1937 | Clapton Orient | A | 2–1 | 8,590 | Crawshaw (2) | |
| 8 | 2 October 1937 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | 8,330 | Crawshaw (2) | |
| 9 | 7 October 1937 | Notts County | A | 0–2 | 13,362 | ||
| 10 | 9 October 1937 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 14,142 | Crawshaw | |
| 11 | 16 October 1937 | Exeter City | A | 0–4 | 4,894 | ||
| 12 | 23 October 1937 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | 5,264 | Crawshaw, Sams | |
| 13 | 30 October 1937 | Aldershot | A | 0–1 | 5,680 | ||
| 14 | 6 November 1937 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 8,400 | Horne | |
| 15 | 13 November 1937 | Reading | A | 2–3 | 7,910 | Horne, Sams | |
| 16 | 20 November 1937 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–0 | 8,207 | Crawshaw, Bungay | |
| 17 | 4 December 1937 | Newport County | H | 1–1 | 2,946 | Holmes | |
| 18 | 18 December 1937 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 5,274 | ||
| 19 | 25 December 1937 | Cardiff City | H | 3–0 | 12,114 | Holmes (2), Crawshaw | |
| 20 | 26 December 1937 | Cardiff City | A | 1–4 | 37,726 | Johnston | |
| 21 | 26 December 1937 | Northampton Town | A | 0–3 | 6,401 | ||
| 22 | 15 January 1938 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 3,222 | Reed | |
| 23 | 22 January 1938 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | 5,590 | ||
| 24 | 29 January 1938 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | 2,467 | Reed | |
| 25 | 5 February 1938 | Clapton Orient | H | 3–1 | 5,394 | Crawshaw (2), Reed | |
| 26 | 12 February 1938 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | 5,375 | Speed | |
| 27 | 19 February 1938 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–2 | 9,072 | Speed, Crawshaw, Turner | |
| 28 | 26 February 1938 | Exeter City | H | 2–3 | 7,187 | Horne, Turner | |
| 29 | 5 March 1938 | Swindon Town | A | 3–3 | 7,728 | Reed, Turner, Johnston | |
| 30 | 12 March 1938 | Aldershot | H | 2–0 | 7,173 | Horne, Crawshaw | |
| 31 | 19 March 1938 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 29,253 | ||
| 32 | 26 March 1938 | Reading | H | 5–1 | 6,521 | Crawshaw (4), Turner | |
| 33 | 2 April 1938 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–4 | 13,105 | ||
| 34 | 9 April 1938 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | 11,190 | Crawshaw | |
| 35 | 15 April 1938 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 4–5 | 8,616 | Crawshaw, Turner, Reed, Speed | |
| 36 | 16 April 1938 | Newport County | A | 0–1 | 8,087 | ||
| 37 | 18 April 1938 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 3–2 | 7,198 | Crawshaw, Johnston, Reed | |
| 38 | 23 April 1938 | Bristol City | H | 3–5 | 7,233 | Johnston, Reed (2) | |
| 39 | 27 April 1938 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 15,231 | Reed | |
| 40 | 30 April 1938 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 9,222 | ||
| 41 | 2 May 1938 | Walsall | A | 0–2 | 2,022 | ||
| 42 | 7 May 1938 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 4,417 | Shaw |
See main article: 1937–38 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 27 November 1937 | Wellington Town | A | 2–1 | 6,000 | Crawshaw, Bungay | |
| R2 | 15 December 1937 | Lincoln City | H | 2–1 | 8,062 | Crawshaw, Holmes | |
| R3 | 8 January 1938 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 | 15,890 | Johnston |
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Third Division Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | Daniel Black | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | John Hughes | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| DF | Lloyd Barke | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| DF | Reg Bungay | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| DF | William Patterson | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| DF | Ted Vaux | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | George Stimpson | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| MF | Austin Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Frank O'Connor | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| MF | Fred Speed | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| MF | Leonard Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Harold Crawshaw | 41 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 27 |
| FW | Howitt Fielding | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Maxey Holmes | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| FW | Alf Horne | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| FW | Charlie Johnston | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| FW | Chick Reed | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
| FW | George Rudkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Alfie Sams | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| FW | Fred Shaw | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| FW | Jackie Stamps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | John Turner | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
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