Season 1996/97

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League

Nationwide Division Three

11th

League Table

Round Two

FA Cup

Round One

League Cup

Round Two

League Trophy

Keith Haslam

Chairman

Steve Parkin

Manager

John Doolan (7)

Top Scorer

Ian Bowling, John Doolan, Scott Eustace, Warren Hackett, Stewart Hadley, Steve Harper, Brian Kilcline, Johnny Walker, Stuart Watkiss,  

Notable Players

Kit Details

Manufacturer

Beaver became the club's kit manufacturer for the first time.

Main Sponsors

Mansfield Bitter continued as the club's shirt sponsor.

Home Kit

For this season the club moved to manufacturer Beaver who produced a rather classy full amber kit with blue accents.

The pattern ran through the shirt into the shorts and is still considered one of the best kits the club has had.

Interestingly for the first game of the season and for the club team photo yellow socks were worn before almost exclusively wearing blue for the rest of the season, this is why yellow socks are shown here as it seems to have been the original intent for the kit.

Away Kit

The first (and only) away kit produced by Beaver was a white shirt with blue double pinstripes.

It was a rather simple design but very effective and liked by the fans.

Goalkeeper Kit

An incredibly interesting design this one which had a very similar pattern to that season on the Activity goalkeeper shirt worn in 1994/95 albeit in completely different colours.

The pattern looks more akin to a 90's carpet than a football shirt but was worn for the majority of matches.

It was debuted in the final two games of the 1995/96 season but had a round collar which was replaced with a full one for this season.

Goalkeeper Kit - Alternate & Variations

This goalkeeper kit was the same as worn the previous season, it was also worn with the previous season's sleeve patches.

Opposition Kit - Northampton

When the club forgot Mansfield goalkeeper Ian Bowling's shirt for a trip to Northampton they had to improvise with this Lotto manufacturered rather interesting un-symetrical Northampton goalkeeper shirt.

Kit Tracker

Exeter

Home

L 0-1

Burnley

Home

L 0-3

Northampton

Away

L 0-3

Hartlepool

Away

D 2-2

Rochdale

Home

D 0-0

Burnley

Away

L 0-3

Doncaster R

Away

D 0-0

Barnet

Home

D 0-0

Leyton O

Home

L 0-2

Fulham

Away

W 2-1

Hereford

Home

W 3-1

Hull City

Away

D 1-1

Carlisle

Away

D 1-1

Swansea

Home

D 0-0

Wigan Ath'

Home

L 0-1

Darlington

Away

W 4-2

Scarborough

Away

L 1-2

Torquay Utd

Home

L 1-2

Scunthorpe

Home

W 2-0

Brighton

Away

D 1-1

Consett

Home

W 4-0

Lincoln City

Away

D 0-0

Scarborough

Home

W 2-0

Cambridge

Away

L 1-2

Stockport

Home

L 0-3

Colchester

Home

D 1-1

Cardiff City

Away

W 2-1

Barnet

Away

D 1-1

Leyton O

Away

L 1-2

Hereford

Away

W 1-0

Bury

Away

L 0-6

Hull City

Home

W 1-0

Doncaster R

Home

W 2-0

Brighton

Home

D 1-1

Chester City

Home

L 0-2

Scunthorpe

Away

W 2-0

Lincoln City

Home

D 2-2

Torquay Utd

Away

W 2-1

Chester City

Away

L 0-1

Cambridge

Home

W 1-0

Cardiff City

Home

L 1-3

Colchester

Away

L 1-2

Northampton

Home

W 1-0

Exeter

Away

D 0-0

Hartlepool

Home

W 1-0

Rochdale

Away

W 1-0

Fulham

Home

D 0-0

Carlisle

Away

D 0-0

Swansea

Away

L 2-3

Darlington

Home

W 2-1

Wigan Ath'

Away

L 0-2