Wilfred wrote:Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:It’s got to be losing 5-1 to non league Tow Law Town in the 60’s. we didn’t just lose we got totally thumped.
I went to the original match at Tow Law, Sandy, which was abandoned at half time. It was like a scene from The Terror. Frozen balls? You betcha!
Oldamber55 wrote:I remember.. but funny enough (correct me if I’m wrong )didn’t we play them at Field mill the season after and beat them 4-1 and go onto a brilliant run in the FA Cup.
Aspleystag wrote:Matlock 5-2 first time I left a match early.
Rob wrote:Aspleystag wrote:Matlock 5-2 first time I left a match early.
We left early too, missed Matlock's 5th goal.
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:Rob wrote:Aspleystag wrote:Matlock 5-2 first time I left a match early.
We left early too, missed Matlock's 5th goal.
Me too...and we heard the roar as Matlock scored a 5th goal as we were at the bottom of the alleyway at the back of the North Stand
one f in mansfield wrote:I think Matlock had 3 brothers from The local area playing for them , Fenaughty or something similar, The team were all local and only one step up from a pub team , a group of mates having a kick about but they really played the Stags off the park that night.
one f in mansfield wrote:I think Matlock had 3 brothers from The local area playing for them , Fenaughty or something similar, The team were all local and only one step up from a pub team , a group of mates having a kick about but they really played the Stags off the park that night.
ST4GS wrote:one f in mansfield wrote:I think Matlock had 3 brothers from The local area playing for them , Fenaughty or something similar, The team were all local and only one step up from a pub team , a group of mates having a kick about but they really played the Stags off the park that night.
We must have had a bad team then that year to lose to Matlock conceeding five???. I bet our 2009 team would have beat our 1977 shower and thrashed that Matlock team 1 nil. Good job social media wasn't around in 1977 as it would have been total meltdown.
Jamie wrote:4 0 defeat away at Chesterfield. Can't quite remember the year but it was my first game against them after being a full time stag for a few seasons Absolutely gutting.
Amber Andy wrote:one f in mansfield wrote:I think Matlock had 3 brothers from The local area playing for them , Fenaughty or something similar, The team were all local and only one step up from a pub team , a group of mates having a kick about but they really played the Stags off the park that night.
Yes you are correct. I think at least one of the Fenaughty brothers played for Sheffield Utd.
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:Amber Andy wrote:one f in mansfield wrote:I think Matlock had 3 brothers from The local area playing for them , Fenaughty or something similar, The team were all local and only one step up from a pub team , a group of mates having a kick about but they really played the Stags off the park that night.
Yes you are correct. I think at least one of the Fenaughty brothers played for Sheffield Utd.
Matlock Town were a decent non-league side and a lot better than a pub team. They had won the FA Trophy in 1975 beating Scarborough 4-0 in the final. They were managed by Peter Swan, the former Sheffield Wednesday and England player, who was could have been part of the England 1966 World Cup squad but who was jailed with Tony Kay and David Layne in a betting scandal. Brian Phillips and Sammy Chapman were involved in the same scandal.
I think Tom Fenoughty had taken over as player manager of Matlock Town when they played the Stags. I'll have to dig out my old programme. Tom Fenoughty had played for Sheffield United and Chesterfield and according to wikipedia stopped playing professional football in 1972 to become a pharmaceutical chemist after graduating from Manchester University. His two brothers, Mick and Nick Fenoughty, also played for Matlock and had also been at Chesterfield. They all played in the FA Trophy Final in 1975
Matlock finished 3rd in the Northern Premier League in 1976-1977 behind Boston United and Northwich. This was when the Northern Premier League was the equivalent of the National League Step 1 along with the Southern League and Isthmian League. Wigan Athletic won the Northern Premier League in 1974-1975 and we only beat Wigan after a replay in the FA Cup that year with one of the best sides we ever had. Dougie O'Connor scored twice. He only scored 4 goals in total for the Stags. We bumped into him again in the FA Cup a few years ago as he was working for Shaw Lane. Wigan finished runners up in the NPL to Boston United in 1977-1978 and were elected to the Football League to replace Workington Town.
STAGS FOR LIFE wrote:There as been some shockers , there was one a few seasons ago at the Mill when we where 2-1 up late in injury and lost 3-2 that did my head in but cannot remember who it was ??
bobbystagsfan wrote:STAGS FOR LIFE wrote:There as been some shockers , there was one a few seasons ago at the Mill when we where 2-1 up late in injury and lost 3-2 that did my head in but cannot remember who it was ??
Murray Vs Bristol Rovers?
Edit - that was 2-1, so not that one! it was 1-1 and we lost 2-1 in 90+8
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