RECORD APPEARANCES (FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND NON-LEAGUE):
(all competitions in parentheses)
400+
440 (513) Rod Arnold 1970-71, 1972-73 to 1983-84
413 (479) Sandy Pate 1967-68 to 1977-78
300+
384 (413) Don Bradley 1949-50 to 1961-62
379 (399) Dennis Wright 1946-47 to 1956-57
377 (452) Kevin Bird 1972-73 to 1982-83
373 (448) George Foster 1984-85 to 1992-93
328 (365) Peter Morris 1961-62 to 1967-68, 1976-77 to 1977-78
200+
292 (307) Sid Watson 1951-52 to 1960-61
287 (343) Barry Foster 1971-72 to 1981-82
256 (281) Sammy Chessell 1946-47 to 1953-54 (played in FA Cup 1945-46)
252 (316) Tony Lowery 1982-83 to 1990-91
250 (302) Mark Kearney 1982-83 to 1990-91
248 (258) Oscar Fox 1950-51 to 1956-57
237 (278) Steve Charles 1987-88 to 1992-93
232 (274) Steve Wilkinson 1989-90 to 1994-95
229 (275) Kevin Kent 1985-86 to 1990-91
229 (260) Clive Walker 1969-70 to 1974-75
213 (231) Colin Toon 1957-58 to 1965-66
213 (225) Eddie Barks 1948-49 to 1954-55
205 (249) Colin Foster 1971-72 to 1978-79
201 (217) John Grogan 1917-48 to 1951-52
200 (230) Dudley Roberts 1967-68 to 1973-74
RECORD GOALS SCORED (FOOTBALL LEAGUE & NON-LEAGUE):
(All competitions in parentheses)
100+
104 (114) Harry Johnson 1931-32 to 1935-36
90+
93 (106) Ken Wagstaff 1961-62 to 1964-65
80+
88 (118*) Chris Staniforth 1921-22, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1928-29 to
1929-30, 1931-32
83 (91) Steve Wilkinson 1989-90 to 1994-95
81 (85) Ted Harston* 1935-36 to 1936-37
70+
78 (88) Roy Chapman 1961-62 to 1964-65
76 (89) Dickie Donoven 1922-23 to 1924-25
70 (73) Matt Green 2011-13, 2015- (incl 16 in 15-16)
60+
66 (74) Dudley Roberts 1967-68 to 1973-74
63 (64) George Darwin 1953-54 to 1956-57
62 (62) Ken Reeve 1949-50 to 1953-54
60 (61) Ken Murray 1953-54 to 1956-57
50+
58 (65) David Caldwell 1979-80 to 1984-85
53 (62) Kevin Bird 1972-73 to 1982-83
53 (57) Bill Curry 1964-65 to 1967-68
53 (53) Peter Morris 1961-62 to 1967-68, 1976-77 to 1977-78
52 (64) Keith Cassells 1985-86 to 1988-89
52 (59) Ray Clarke 1974-75 to 1975-76
*Ted Harston is the only player in this list to average over a goal a game, he scored 1.16 goals per game in Football League matches and 1.12 in all matches. 1.16 goals/games equates to a goal every 78 minutes!
Harry Johnson (pictured) is the Stags' all-time leading goal scorer
INDIVIDUAL GOAL SCORING FEATS (FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONLY):
Most goals in a game: 7 Ted Harston 23/01/1937 vs Hartlepool United
First hat trick: Harry Johnson 28/03/1932 vs Luton Town
First 4 goal haul: Harry Johnson 05/09/1932 vs New Brighton
5 Goals: Ted Harston 09/09/1936 vs Rochdale
Ted Harston 27/03/1937 vs Port Vale
Steve Wilkinson 03/04/1990 vs Birmingham City
Most hat tricks in total: 10 Ted Harston
Most hat tricks one season: 7 Ted Harston 1936-37
Debut hat tricks: Ted Harston 19/10/1935 vs Southport
Harry Crawshaw 28/08/1937 vs Northampton Town
Keith Cassells 17/08/1985 vs Hereford United
Fastest Hat tricks: 7 mins Iffy Onuora (11/03/1995 vs Lincoln City)
10 mins Iyseden Christie (01/11/2002 vs Colchester United)
Most Goals in a season: 55 Ted Harston 1936-37
30 or more goals in a season: 32 Harry Johnson 1931-32
30 Harry Johnson 1932-33
34 Ken Wagstaff 1962-63
30 Roy Chapman 1962-63
Consecutive scoring: Harry10 games, Harry Johnson 05/09/1932 to 05/11/1932
Penalties scored (career): 28 Peter Morris
Penalties scored (single season): 10 Liam Lawrence (2003-04)
RECORD APPEARANCES (FA CUP):
Competition proper:
1.Sandy Pate 36
2.Don Bradley 25
3.Sammy Chessell 25
4.Rod Arnold 24
5.Kevin Bird 24
6.Barry Foster 22
7.Dennis Wright 20
Qualifying competition:
1.Dickie Bayliss 22
2.Lance Sheldon 22
3.Alf Middleton 21
4.Thomas Smith 16
5.Chris Staniforth 16
Overall:
1.Sandy Pate 36
2.Don Bradley 25
3.Sammy Chessell 25
4.Lance Sheldon 25
5.Rod Arnold 24
6.Kevin Bird 24
7.Barry Foster 22
8.Chris Staniforth 22
9.Dickie Bayliss 22
10 Alf Middleton 21
11 Dennis Wright 20
Sandy Pate (pictured) is the club's leading goal scorer in the FA Cup
RECORD GOALS SCORED (FA CUP):
Competition proper:
1.Harry Johnson 8
2.Ken Wagstaff 8
3.Terry Eccles 8
4.Chris Greenacre 6
5.Richie Barker 6
6.Roy Chapman 6
7.Dudley Roberts 6
Qualifying competition:
1.Chris Staniforth 15
2.Dickie Donoven 13
3.Bernard Foster 12
4.Alf Middleton 9
5.Herbert Housley 8
Overall:
1.Chris Staniforth 16
2.Dickie Donoven 13
3.Bernard Foster 12
4.Alf Middleton 9
5.Harry Johnson 8
6.Ken Wagstaff 8
7.Terry Eccles 8
8.Herbert Housley 8
INDIVIDUAL GOAL SCORING FEATS (FA CUP):
Qualifying competition:
·6 goals – Bernard Foster vs Sutton Junction, 25/09/1920, Preliminary round
· Qualifying Roundth5 goals – Willie Devlin vs Highgate (home), 14/11/1930, 4
·4 goals – Chris Staniforth vs Mansfield Col., 24/09/1921, Preliminary Round
· Qualifying Roundst4 goals – Chris Staniforth vs Whitwell, 24/10/1924, 1
· Qualifying Roundth4 goals – Joe Hill vs Highgate (home), 14/11/1930, 4
Competition proper:
· Roundst3 goals – Ted Harston vs Barrow, 28/11/1936, 1
· Roundst3 goals – Stan Mercer vs Gloucester City, 27/11/1948, 1
· Roundst3 goals – Oscar Fox vs Scarborough, 22/11/1952, 1
· Roundst3 goals – Roy Chapman vs Hounslow, 05/11/1962, 1
· Roundst3 goals – Ivan Hollett vs Hounslow, 05/11/1962, 1
· Roundnd3 goals – Ken Wagstaff vs Crystal Palace, 26/11/1962, 2
· Roundnd3 goals – Chris Greenacre vs Huddersfield Town, 08/12/2001, 2
· Roundst3 goals – Neil MacKenzie vs Bishop’s Stortford, 08/11/2003, 1
· Round (r)nd3 goals – Liam Lawrence vs Wycombe Wanderers, 16/12/2003, 2
RECORD APPEARANCES (LEAGUE CUP):
1.Kevin Bird 31
2.Rod Arnold 29
3.Sandy Pate 22
4.George Foster 22
5.Tony Lowery 19
6.Peter Morris 18
7.Barry Foster 18
8.Mark Kearney 18
9.Steve Charles 16
10 Ian Stringfellow 16
RECORD GOAL SCORERS (LEAGUE CUP):
1.Kevin Bird 6
2.Iyseden Christie 5
3.Ken Wagstaff 5
4.Ian Stringfellow 5
5.Roy Chapman 4
6.Mick Laverick 4
7.Steve Wilkinson 4
Kevin Bird has made the most appearances and scored the most goals for the Stags in the League Cup
INDIVIDUAL GOAL SCORING FEATS (LEAGUE CUP):
· Roundst3 goals – Malcolm Partridge vs Chesterfield, 19/08/1970, 1
legst Round, 1st3 goals – Iyseden Christie vs Stockport County, 12/08/1997, 1
RECORD APPEARANCES (ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CUP):
1.George Foster 34
2.Tony Lowery 29
3.Kevin Kent 23
4.Mark Kearney 22
5.Paul Garner 21
6.Kevin Hitchcock 20
7.Ian Stringfellow 16
8.Michael Graham 16
9.Steve Wilkinson 15
10.Neil Whatmore 15
RECORD GOAL SCORERS (ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CUP):
1.Tony Lowery 6
2.Steve Charles 4
3.Neil Whatmore 4
4.Ian Stringfellow 4
5.Mark Kearney 4
6.Kevin Kent 4
7.Keith Cassells 3
RECORD APPEARANCES (FA TROPHY):
1.Louis Briscoe 12
2.Gary Silk 10
3.Adam Murray 9
4.Paul Connor 9
5.Tyrone Thompson 9
6.Ashley Cain 8
7.Kevin Sandwith 7
8.Tom Naylor 7
9.Kyle Nix 5
10.Adam Smith 5
11.Dan Spence 5
RECORD GOAL SCORERS (FA TROPHY):
1.Paul Connor 5
2.Louis Briscoe 5
3.Keigan Parker 3
4.Danny Mitchley 2
5.Junior Daniel 1
6.Simon Grand 1
7.Aaron O’Connor 1
8.Luke Medley 1
9.Rob Duffy 1
10.Matt Green 1
GOALKEEPING CLEAN SHEETS (FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONLY):
(Number of appearances given in parentheses):
Career:
124 (440) Rod Arnold 1970-71, 1972-73 to 1983-84
87 (379) Dennis Wright 1946-47 to 1956-57
68 (182) Kevin Hitchcock 1983-84 to 1987-88
58 (174) Ian Bowling 1995-96 to 2000-01
47 (167) Kevin Pilkington 2000-01 to 2004-05
46 (191) Colin Treharne 1961-62 to 1965-66
41 (143) Graham Brown 1969-70 to 1973-74, 1981-82
Single season:
20 Rod Arnold 1974-75 and 1976-77
18 Kevin Hitchcock 1984-85 and 1985-86
18 Ian Bowling 1996-97
An ever-present between 1974 and 1978, Rod Arnold holds the Stags' record for the most clean sheets
EVER-PRESENTS (FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONLY):
Rod Arnold 1974-75, 1976-77, 1977-78
Terry Austin 1979-80
Lloyd Barke 1937-38
Stuart Boam 1968-69, 1969-70
Ian Bowling 1996-97
Don Bradley 1951-52
Keith Cassells 1986-87
Steve Charles 1987-88, 1988-89
Sam Chessell 1950-51
Ray Clarke 1974-75
Wayne Corden 2001-02
Edward Dransfield 1935-36
Ernest England 1931-32
George Foster 1985-86
John Gill 1964-65
Mick Graham 1987-88
Kevin Gray 1993-94
Chris Greenacre 2000-01
John Grogan 1948-49, 1950-51
Steve Harper 1997-98
Kevin Hitchcock 1985-86, 1986-87
Gordon Hodgson 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78
Wilf Humble 1963-64
Alex John-Baptiste 2006-07
Kevin Kent 1986-87
Jack Lewis 1950-51, 1951-52
John McClelland 1980-81
Tom Mitchinson 1966-67
Fred Morris 1957-58
Peter Morris 1964-65
Sandy Pate 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75
Kevin Pilkington 2003-04
John Quigley 1968-69
Mick Saxby 1978-79
William Slack 1933-34
George Stimpson 1938-39
Dave Syrett 1977-78
Colin Treharne 1962-63, 1963-64
Ken Wagstaff 1963-64
Clive Walker 1970-71
Steve Wilkinson 1993-94
Lee Williams 1999-2000
Lee Williamson 2001-02
Dennis Wright 1951-52, 1953-54, 1955-56
Rob Wyllie 1960-61
SUBSTITUTES (FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONLY):
First substitute: Brian MacReady (replaced Harry Middleton) vs Peterborough United, 2 October 1965.
First to score: Harry Middleton (replaced Albert Cheeseborough) versus Scunthorpe United, 7 March 1966.
First to score on debut: Adey Thorpe 07/05/1983 vs Peterbotough United
Most used substitute: 58 Ian Stringfellow.
Most used (one season): 24 Iyseden Christie 1998-99
Goal Scoring (Single Season): 5 Iyseden Christie 1998‑99
Goal Scoring Substitutes (Career): 9 Iyseden Christie
First to Score a penalty: Terry Eccles 13/09/1975 vs Cardiff City
Player most subbed: 57 Wayne Corden
YOUNGEST AND OLDEST (FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONLY):
Youngest player:
Cyril Poole 15 years 351 days 27/02/1937 vs New Brighton (home)
Youngest goal scorer:
Ian Stringfellow 17 years 145 days 30/09/1986 vs Gillingham (home)
Youngest hat-trick hero:
Sammy Chapman 18 years 161 days 03/11/1956 vs Darlington (home)
Youngest penalty scorer:
Peter Morris 17 years 327 days 30/09/1961 vs Gillingham (home)
Youngest starting XI:
21 years 226 days: 29/04/2006 vs Bury (away)
Youngest Finishing XI:
21 years 86 days: 03/05/2003 vs Northampton Town (away)
Oldest player:
Brian Jensen 40 years 67 days* 14/08/2015 vs Notts County (away) *still playing
Oldest debutant:
Brian Jensen 40 years 67 days* 14/08/2015 vs Notts County (away) *still playing
Oldest goal scorer:
Tony Ford 39 years 144 days 27/11/1998 vs Halifax Town (away)
Oldest hat trick hero:
Harry Johnson 33 years 305 days 05/11/1932 vs Darlington (home)
Oldest penalty scorer:
Charlie Mitten 37 years 50 days 08/03/1958 vs Barrow (home)
Oldest starting XI:
31 years 98 days: 26/03/1932 vs Fulham (home)
31 years 98 days: 31/08/1932 vs New Brighton (away)
Oldest finishing XI:
As above, no substitutions were allowed prior to the 1965/66 season
