| Club: | Mansfield Town |
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Manager: | Stuart Boam |
| League: | Fourth Division |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second Round |
| Prevseason: | 1980–81 |
| Nextseason: | 1982–83 |
The 1981–82 season was Mansfield Town's 45th season in the Football League and 8th in the Fourth Division they finished in 20th position with 49 points.
See main article: 1981–82 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 August 1981 | Peterborough United | A | 0–1 | 4,310 | ||
| 2 | 5 September 1981 | Bournemouth | H | 0–1 | 2,950 | ||
| 3 | 12 September 1981 | Port Vale | A | 0–0 | 3,043 | ||
| 4 | 19 September 1981 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 2,501 | Lumby | |
| 5 | 21 September 1981 | Northampton Town | H | 4–1 | 2,612 | Lumby, Nicholson, Burrows, Mann | |
| 6 | 26 September 1981 | Aldershot | A | 3–2 | 2,486 | Lumby, Burrows, Boam | |
| 7 | 30 September 1981 | Torquay United | A | 0–2 | 3,227 | ||
| 8 | 3 October 1981 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | 3,466 | Caldwell, Bird | |
| 9 | 10 October 1981 | Hull City | H | 3–3 | 3,464 | Caldwell, Lumby (2) | |
| 10 | 17 October 1981 | Darlington | A | 0–1 | 1,576 | ||
| 11 | 20 October 1981 | Sheffield United | A | 1–4 | 12,727 | Caldwell | |
| 12 | 24 October 1981 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–1 | 2,513 | ||
| 13 | 30 October 1981 | Stockport County | A | 0–3 | 2,081 | ||
| 14 | 2 November 1981 | Colchester United | H | 1–3 | 2,294 | Morgan | |
| 15 | 7 November 1981 | Halifax Town | A | 1–2 | 1,447 | Caldwell | |
| 16 | 14 November 1981 | Rochdale | H | 4–3 | 2,300 | Parkinson, Morgan, Bell (2) | |
| 17 | 28 November 1981 | Hereford United | H | 2–1 | 1,898 | Lumby, Wood | |
| 18 | 5 December 1981 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–2 | 1,416 | Morgan (2) | |
| 19 | 2 January 1982 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–2 | 2,173 | Wood | |
| 20 | 16 January 1982 | Hartlepool United | H | 3–2 | 2,011 | Caldwell, Parkinson, Morgan | |
| 21 | 20 January 1982 | Bradford City | A | 4–3 | 3,739 | Parkinson, Morgan, Lumby (2) | |
| 22 | 23 January 1982 | Peterborough United | A | 1–2 | 3,242 | Parkinson | |
| 23 | 30 January 1982 | Bury | A | 2–3 | 2,942 | Lumby, Bell | |
| 24 | 2 February 1982 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–1 | 2,172 | ||
| 25 | 6 February 1982 | Port Vale | H | 1–3 | 2,690 | Bell | |
| 26 | 9 February 1982 | Northampton Town | A | 1–1 | 1,945 | Lumby | |
| 27 | 13 February 1982 | Blackpool | A | 3–2 | 3,017 | Lumby, Parkinson, Cannell | |
| 28 | 20 February 1982 | Aldershot | H | 1–0 | 2,001 | Parkinson | |
| 29 | 23 February 1982 | Bournemouth | A | 0–1 | 5,752 | ||
| 30 | 27 February 1982 | Hull City | A | 0–2 | 5,220 | ||
| 31 | 6 March 1982 | Darlington | H | 2–3 | 1,538 | Lumby, Nicholson | |
| 32 | 8 March 1982 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 8,944 | Wood | |
| 33 | 13 March 1982 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | 1,476 | Cannell, Bell | |
| 34 | 16 March 1982 | Colchester United | A | 1–0 | 2,000 | Lumby | |
| 35 | 20 March 1982 | Stockport County | H | 2–2 | 2,161 | Lumby, Parkinson | |
| 36 | 27 March 1982 | Halifax Town | H | 3–2 | 2,199 | Cannell, Caldwell (2) | |
| 37 | 3 April 1982 | Rochdale | A | 1–1 | 1,276 | Parkinson | |
| 38 | 5 April 1982 | York City | H | 0–2 | 2,388 | ||
| 39 | 10 April 1982 | York City | A | 1–2 | 2,155 | Wood | |
| 40 | 13 April 1982 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–1 | 2,204 | Caldwell | |
| 41 | 17 April 1982 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–0 | 1,697 | Bird, Nicholson, Parkinson | |
| 42 | 24 April 1982 | Hereford United | A | 1–3 | 2,852 | Cannell | |
| 43 | 1 May 1982 | Torquay United | H | 3–1 | 1,394 | Caldwell, Nicholson, Bell | |
| 44 | 5 May 1982 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–3 | 1,202 | ||
| 45 | 8 May 1982 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–3 | 7,517 | Burrows | |
| 46 | 15 May 1982 | Bradford City | H | 0–2 | 3,109 |
See main article: 1981–82 FA Cup.
See main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 1st leg | 1 September 1981 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–0 | 2,249 | ||
| R1 2nd leg | 14 September 1981 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–0 | 2,258 | Lumby (2) | |
| R2 1st leg | 7 October 1981 | Bradford City | A | 4–3 | 4,293 | Bird, Lumby, Wood, Smith (o.g) | |
| R2 2nd leg | 26 October 1981 | Bradford City | A | 0–2 | 3,522 |
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | Rod Arnold | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| GK | Graham Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Kevin Bird | 25(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29(1) | 3 | |
| DF | Stuart Boam | 4(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(4) | 1 | |
| DF | Adrian Burrows | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| DF | Colin Calderwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Barry Foster | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| DF | Les McJannet | 37(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42(1) | 0 | |
| DF | Ian Wood | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 40(1) | 5 | |
| DF | Simon Woodhead | 11(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 11(2) | 0 | |
| MF | Charlie Bell | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
| MF | Arthur Mann | 35(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 39(3) | 1 | |
| MF | Noel Parkinson | 31(4) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 33(5) | 9 | |
| FW | David Caldwell | 31(2) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36(2) | 9 | |
| FW | Paul Cannell | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| FW | Jim Lumby | 38(1) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 42(1) | 17 | |
| FW | Trevor Morgan | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| FW | Gary Nicholson | 37(1) | 5 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41(2) | 5 | |
| FW | Brian Thomson | 25(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30(4) | 0 | |
| – | Own goals | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
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