League Two

MANSFIELD TOWN 1974-75

by
The LeaguePaper Team
10 February 2019

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
DIVISION FOUR CHAMPIONS

By Neil Fissler

MANSFIELD TOWN had gone 78 years without any silverware but that was about to change when manager Dave Smith pulled off a masterstroke.
Smith needed a striker so made contact with former Stags boss Danny Williams about Ray Clarke, who had given little indication about what was about to follow.
Clarke had only scored twice for Swindon after starting his career with four years at Tottenham but when he moved to Field Mill the goals started to flow.
He admits that it was a gamble on his part dropping down to the bottom division a...

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