21 classic retro pictures that will bring back great memories for anyone who grew up supporting Mansfield Town in the 1970s and 80s

Part of the beauty of football, perhaps even life in general, is looking back on what life and sport used to be like in ‘the good old days.’

By Stephen Thirkill

Published 4th Apr 2024, 07:00 BST

Updated 15th Jan 2026, 10:02 BST

And in this Stags gallery we have dug out these cracking pictures taken during games in the 1970’s and 80’s.

It shows a very different Mansfield Town and football scene in general when football was unrecongisable to the modern audience.

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1. Stags v Walsall - 1988

1988 Stags v Walsall - Steve Charles in action. Photo: National World

Steve WIlkinson on the attack for Stags in 1989, visiting Walsall won 2-0. Photo: National World

1987 Stags v Walsall - Steve Williams. Photo: National World

Dennis Martin nets against Walsall in a 3-1 home defeat in October 1978. Photo: National World