Mansfield Town will kick their 2026/27 season off against Doncaster Rovers this weekend.

The action starts on Saturday as Stags welcome Grant McCann’s Rovers to the One Call Stadium for their League One opener.

Nigel Clough’s side will be looking to put their Carabao Cup defeat to Sheffield United behind them for what many are expecting to be an entertaining first league meeting on home soil.

Both Clough and McCann were complimentary of each other ahead of the clash, having won and lost one game each when the two sides met last season. The last meeting ended in a 2-0 win for Mansfield in South Yorkshire but Rovers edged a 2-1 victory prior to that at the One Call.

Mansfield Town midfielder Regan Hendry (24) during the Sky Bet League 1 match against Doncaster Rowers FC at the One Call Stadium, 09 August 2025, Photo credit Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media

placeholder image — Mansfield Town midfielder Regan Hendry (24) during the Sky Bet League 1 match against Doncaster Rowers FC at the One Call Stadium, 09 August 2025, Photo credit Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media

Stags will assess whether goalkeeper Liam Roberts is in contention to play ahead of Saturday’s match. The 31-year-old signed a new two-year contract with the club this week, committing himself to Mansfield until June 2028.

“Getting back on the pitch will be important but I think Harry Lewis has done absolutely nothing wrong and has been very good indeed in the last few games, so we've got no problem playing Harry if Liam is not quite right, but it’ll be nice to get our number one goalkeeper back in,” Clough said ahead of the weekend.

Meanwhile, both Baily Cargill and Luke Bolton remain out for now. Cargill will start his training towards the end of this month, while Bolton could return to action after the first international break of the season.

Stags vs Rovers will be available to watch live on TV this weekend, with Sky Sports+ showing the action.