Stags games on TV over the years
Review By Martin Shaw,
(First published in FTYBR fanzine, issue 52, Sept 2003)
UPDATED DECEMBER 2005
Since 1990, almost all games have been covered by TV cameras, and hence goals have been shown on TV channels (ITV and/or Sky). For example in the 2001/2002 season, extended highlights from 11 of Stags 46 games were shown on an ITV region or the ITV Sport channel.
So, in this review, we list all extended highlights of Stags games shown on TV before 1990, and then only live games shown on TV since 1990.
Extended highlights (to 1990):
BBC Match of the Day
8 Mar 69, Leicester City, Home, FA Cup Rd 6, 0-1
7 Feb 70, Leeds United, Away, FA Cup Rd 5, 0-2
15 Feb 75, Carlisle United, Home, FA Cup Rd 5, 0-1
13 Mar 76, Peterborough United, Away, Div 3, 3-0 (Clarke 2, McCaffrey)
27 Dec 80, Lincoln City, Away, Div 4, 1-1 (OG, in fact, only the goals from this game were shown)
ITV regions:
Anglia: 28 Apr 73, Cambridge United, Away, Div 4, 2-3 (Roberts, McCaffrey)
ATV Midlands: 9 Apr 77, Port Vale, Away, Div 3, 4-1 (Bird 2, Randall, C.Foster)
HTV Wales: 14 May 77, Wrexham, Away, Div 3, 1-0 (Moss)
Yorkshire: 8 Oct 77, Sheffield United, Home, Div 2, 1-1 (Aston)
ATV Midlands: 14 Jan 78, Southampton, Home, Div 2, 1-2 (Syrett)
ATV Midlands: 25 Mar 78, Tottenham, Home, Div 2, 3-3 (Syrett 3)
Yorkshire: 26 Apr 80, Grimsby Town, Home, Div 3, 0-0
Granada: 8 May 82, Wigan, Away, Div 4, 1-3 (Burrows)
HTV West: 24 May 87, Bristol City, Wembley, FRT Final, 1-1 (won on pens) (Kent)
Screensport (later bought out by Eurosport)
Delayed full match coverage:
20 May 85, Wigan, Home, FRT Northern Area Final, 1-1 (lost on pens) (Foster)
Live appearances:
Sky Sports:
16 Nov 91, Preston, Home, FA Cup Rd 1, 0-0 abandoned fog
27 Nov 91, Preston, Home, FA Cup Rd 1, 0-1
11 Apr 97, Carlisle, Home, Div 3, 0-0
22 Jan 99, Rotherham United, Home, Div 3, 0-3
17 Mar 2000, Rotherham United, Away, Div 3, 3-2 (Boulding, Greenacre, Clarke)
16 Nov 2002, Team Bath, Away, FA Cup Rd 1, 4-2 (Lawrence 2, OG, Christie)
13 Aug 2003, Sunderland, Home, Carling Cup 1, 1-2 (OG)
5 Dec 2003, Wycombe, Away, FA Cup Rd 2, 1-1 (Christie)
31 May 2004, Huddersfield, Cardiff, Play-off final, 0-0 (lost on pens)
2 Dec 2005, Grays, Home, FA Cup Rd 2
If any readers have any footage of any of the BBC Match of the Day games, or the following from ITV: Wrexham, Southampton, Grimsby Town, Wigan; then this author would be delighted to hear from you!