OPINION: Stags respond well to wake-up call as Conference memories flood back at Shaw Lane

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Nov 2017, 12:00 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 01:17 BST

Mansfield Town avoided a giantkilling at non-League minnows Shaw Lane in Saturday's 3-1 FA Cup first round win.

Here our columnist Craig Priest looks back on the tie and past memories it stirred up of the bad old days in the Conference.

Alex McDonald of Mansfield Town thanks the fans following the 3-1 win over Shaw Lane AFC during the FA Cup match between Shaw Lane AFC and Mansfield Town at Sheerien Park, Barnsley, England on 4 November 2017 Photo by Stephen Gaunt/PRiME Media Imagesplaceholder image
Alex McDonald of Mansfield Town thanks the fans following the 3-1 win over Shaw Lane AFC during the FA Cup match between Shaw Lane AFC and Mansfield Town at Sheerien Park, Barnsley, England on 4 November 2017 Photo by Stephen Gaunt/PRiME Media Images
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