| Club: | Mansfield Town |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Manager: | Bill Dearden Stuart Watkiss |
| League: | Football League Third Division |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First Round |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | First Round |
| Pattern La1: | _blueborder |
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| Pattern So1: | _color_2_stripes_blue |
| Leftarm1: | fdf200 |
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| Shorts1: | 0000ff |
| Socks1: | fdf200 |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
During the 2001–02 English football season, Mansfield Town Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 3rd position with 79 points, gaining promotion to the Football League Second Division.[1]
Mansfield Town's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 2001–02 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August 2001 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–1 | 3,534 | Greenacre | |
| 2 | 18 August 2001 | Southend United | H | 0–0 | 2,774 | ||
| 3 | 25 August 2001 | Cheltenham Town | A | 3–2 | 3,105 | Disley (2), Corden | |
| 4 | 27 August 2001 | Macclesfield Town | H | 4–0 | 2,681 | Disley (2), White, Greenacre | |
| 5 | 1 September 2001 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 1–1 | 2,387 | Greenacre | |
| 6 | 8 September 2001 | Lincoln City | H | 2–1 | 3,878 | Greenacre, Corden | |
| 7 | 14 September 2001 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–1 | 4,759 | Greenacre, Bacon | |
| 8 | 18 September 2001 | Halifax Town | A | 0–1 | 1,880 | ||
| 9 | 22 September 2001 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–0 | 3,857 | ||
| 10 | 25 September 2001 | Hull City | H | 4–2 | 5,702 | Disley, Hassell, Reddington, Greenacre | |
| 11 | 29 September 2001 | Rochdale | A | 1–3 | 3,963 | Greenacre | |
| 12 | 5 October 2001 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–2 | 5,168 | Williamson, Greenacre, Disley | |
| 13 | 13 October 2001 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | 4,021 | Tankard | |
| 14 | 20 October 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–3 | 4,621 | ||
| 15 | 23 October 2001 | Torquay United | H | 2–0 | 4,059 | Greenacre, Corden | |
| 16 | 27 October 2001 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 1–3 | 4,937 | Bradley | |
| 17 | 3 November 2001 | Luton Town | H | 4–1 | 5,973 | Bradley, Greenacre (2), Pemberton | |
| 18 | 10 November 2001 | Carlisle United | A | 1–0 | 2,546 | Greenacre | |
| 19 | 20 November 2001 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | 5,043 | Lawrence | |
| 20 | 23 November 2001 | York City | H | 1–1 | 4,877 | Disley | |
| 21 | 4 December 2001 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | 3,240 | Greenacre (2), Piper | |
| 22 | 15 December 2001 | Oxford United | A | 2–3 | 5,437 | Hatswell (o.g.), Corden | |
| 23 | 21 December 2001 | Exeter City | H | 0–1 | 3,958 | ||
| 24 | 29 December 2001 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1–0 | 2,550 | Tankard | |
| 25 | 12 January 2002 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 3,300 | ||
| 26 | 19 January 2002 | Hartlepool United | H | 3–0 | 4,349 | Lee (o.g.), Corden, Greenacre | |
| 27 | 22 January 2002 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | 3,106 | Lawrence | |
| 28 | 29 January 2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 1–1 | 4,321 | Pemberton | |
| 29 | 2 February 2002 | Rochdale | H | 3–1 | 4,876 | Pemberton, Greenacre (2) | |
| 30 | 9 February 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 14,716 | ||
| 31 | 12 February 2002 | Lincoln City | A | 4–1 | 4,072 | Pemberton, Williamson (2), Corden | |
| 32 | 16 February 2002 | Darlington | H | 4–2 | 5,107 | Corden, Greenacre, Kelly (2) | |
| 33 | 23 February 2002 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–3 | 4,120 | ||
| 34 | 26 February 2002 | Halifax Town | H | 2–1 | 4,513 | Kelly, Greenacre | |
| 35 | 2 March 2002 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | 6,292 | Murray (2) | |
| 36 | 5 March 2002 | Hull City | A | 1–4 | 9,158 | Bradley | |
| 37 | 9 March 2002 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | 4,916 | Murray, Kelly | |
| 38 | 16 March 2002 | Swansea City | A | 0–2 | 3,527 | ||
| 39 | 19 March 2002 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–2 | 3,316 | ||
| 40 | 23 March 2002 | Torquay United | A | 0–0 | 2,676 | ||
| 41 | 30 March 2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1–4 | 5,807 | Murray | |
| 42 | 1 April 2002 | Luton Town | A | 3–5 | 8,231 | Murray, Greenacre, Sellars | |
| 43 | 6 April 2002 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 3,996 | Murray, White | |
| 44 | 9 April 2002 | Cheltenham Town | H | 2–1 | 8,633 | Greenacre, White | |
| 45 | 13 April 2002 | York City | A | 1–3 | 5,460 | Murray | |
| 46 | 20 April 2002 | Carlisle United | H | 2–0 | 8,638 | Corden, White |
See main article: 2001–02 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 17 November 2001 | Oxford United | H | 1–0 | 4,201 | Greenacre | |
| R2 | 8 December 2001 | Huddersfield Town | H | 4–0 | 6,836 | Greenacre (3), Corden | |
| R3 | 5 January 2002 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 14,466 | Greenacre |
See main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Kevin Pilkington | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Alistair Asher | 1(9) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(11) | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Martin Pemberton | 33(5) | 4 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35(6) | 4 | |
| 4 | DF | Les Robinson | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Stuart Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Adam Barrett | 26(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30(3) | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Scott Sellars | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | |
| 8 | FW |  David Kelly | 11(6) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(6) | 4 | |
| 9 | FW | Shayne Bradley | 7(9) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(9) | 3 | |
| 10 | FW | Chris Greenacre | 43(1) | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47(1) | 28 | |
| 11 | MF | Wayne Corden | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | |
| 12 | MF | Bobby Hassell | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 13 | GK | Michael Bingham | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Allen Tankard | 22(8) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27(8) | 2 | |
| 15 | DF | Stuart Reddington | 34(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36(4) | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | Michael Sisson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Danny Bacon | 1(7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(8) | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Adam Murray | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | |
| 18 | FW | Michael Boulding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | John Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Paul Wheatcroft | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Craig Disley | 31(5) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(5) | 7 | |
| 21 | MF | Jamie Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Jamie Lomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Andy White | 16(6) | 4 | 0(3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17(9) | 5 | |
| 23 | FW | David Jervis | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Lee Williamson | 44(2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49(2) | 3 | |
| 25 | MF | Liam Lawrence | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 36(1) | 2 | |
| 26 | GK | Jason White | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Richard Harris | 0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(6) | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Matt Piper | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| – | – | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | |