Mansfield Town 2-1 Cambridge United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 23 September 2017

Result

Mansfield Town 2-1 Cambridge United

League Two · Saturday 23 September 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Mansfield Town 2-1 Cambridge United: match report

Mansfield Town beat Cambridge United 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 23 September 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Leon Legge opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Mansfield Town's goals came from Jacob Mellis (65', penalty) and Danny Rose (87'). Cambridge United scored through Leon Legge (58').

Discipline: Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card; Cambridge United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Mansfield Town were 6th on 13 points from 8 and Cambridge United 8th on 13 points from 8. Mansfield Town went on to finish that season 8th with 72 points, and Cambridge United 12th with 64.

Mansfield Town lined up in a 4-4-2 and Cambridge United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Mansfield Town win, 4 draws and 1 for Cambridge United.

Going into the match Mansfield Town's last five read W-D-W-D-D and Cambridge United's W-W-L-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 58'Goal · Leon LeggeCambridge United · 0-1
  • 65'Penalty goal · Jacob MellisMansfield Town · 1-1
  • 87'Goal · Danny RoseMansfield Town · 2-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Uche IkpeazuCambridge United
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Danny RoseMansfield Town

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Mansfield Town 1, draws 4, Cambridge United 1.

Team news

Mansfield Town line-up (4-4-2)

Conrad Logan, Krystian Pearce, Hayden White, David Mirfin, Johnny Hunt, Paul Digby, A. MacDonald, Alfie Potter, Calum Butcher, Kane Hemmings, Danny Rose

Cambridge United line-up (4-4-2)

David Forde, Brad Halliday, Greg Taylor, Leon Legge, Harrison Dunk, Gary Deegan, Piero Mingoia, George Maris, Uche Ikpeazu, Jabo Ibehre, Jevani Brown