Not exact matches
It was the
first season of the Football
League Cup, and
Stags lost in the
first round to Leicester City.
Having just avoided relegation in 1958/9, worse was to follow in 1959/60 as the
Stags were relegated, for the
first time since joining the Football
League.
In the
League Cup,
Stags knocked out Notts County in the
first round 3 - 1 at Field Mill before going out to Queens Park Rangers after a replay.
The
first half of the season comprised the
league matches, the
Stags won only 3 out of the 20 and so became wooden spoonists.