That day, the game ended in a 1-1 draw three days after Christmas, Gary Ford with Mansfield’s opener before Reading levelled up through Chris Lambert in the second-half.
It wasn’t a memorable season for Mansfield, who finished in 22nd position with 44 points and were relegated to the Third Division.
Reading went on to finish eighth in the league, missing out on the play-offs by three points, reached the third round of the FA Cup and the second round of both the League Cup and League Trophy.
In our latest Where Are They Now? gallery, we look at the entire Stags squad that played in the 1992/93 season and where their careers took them afterwards.
Appearance and goals details cover all competitions.
5. Greg Fee - Defender - Apps 7(3), Goals 3
Fee was a solid central defender who joined from Sheffield Wednesday. Spent three years with Mansfield before dropping into non-league. Now works in property acquisitions having also been CEO for the GPF Group and worked for BP and the FA. Photo: .
6. George Foster - Defender/Manager - Apps 10, Goals 0
Foster joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer in summer 1983, going on to play 373 times, He was captain during Stags' Wembley win in 1987. Foster was appointed player-manager in February 1989, and led the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1991/92 but was sacked after the relegation in 1993. Eventually became a professional scout after managing Telford. Photo: Chad
7. Kevin Gray - Defender - Apps 35(3), Goals 0
Gray spent four years with Mansfield before long spells with Huddersfield and Carlisle. Also featured for Chesterfield before retiring in 2009. Photo: .
8. Simeon Hodson - Defender - Apps 17, Goals 0
Hodson spent just one season with Stags before moving to Kidderminster Harriers and then on to further non-league clubs before retiring in 2001. Now works as a police officer. Photo: .