Roberts Strike Lifts Mansfield to Narrow Win at Stockport

Mansfield Town FC secured a hard-fought 1–0 away victory over Stockport County FC in League One on matchday 36, thanks to a decisive second-half goal from substitute Tyler Roberts.

After a tight and goalless opening period, Mansfield manager Nigel Clough turned to his bench midway through the first half and again just after the break. Stephen McLaughlin replaced Adedeji Oshilaja in the 26th minute, before McLaughlin himself made way for Rhys Oates on the hour. A minute later, Joe Gardner was replaced by Roberts in a substitution that quickly proved pivotal.

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In the 63rd minute, Roberts broke the deadlock, finishing a move created by Lucas Akins. The goal gave the visitors a lead they would not relinquish and ultimately settled a cagey contest with few clear openings recorded in the available data.

Stockport attempted to change the momentum with a double substitution on 61 minutes, introducing Jack Diamond and Isaac Olaofe for Louie Barry and Adama Sidibeh. Further attacking changes followed in the 72nd minute, as Che Gardner and Christy Grogan entered for Malik Mothersille and Josh Stokes, but the hosts were unable to find an equaliser.

The game featured several bookings, underlining its competitive edge. Stockport’s Ben Osborn was cautioned in the 37th minute, while teammate Kyle Wootton received a yellow card on 90 minutes. Mansfield picked up five yellow cards, with cautions for McLaughlin (42′), Kyle Knoyle (45′), Ryan Sweeney (49′), Will Evans (71′) and Frazer Blake-Tracy (82′).

Late substitutions saw Lewis Fiorini replace Tayo Edun for Stockport, while Mansfield introduced Oliver Taylor for Louis Reed and Nathan Moriah-Welsh for Jonathan Russell in stoppage time to help see out the result.

Beyond the goal, cards and substitutions listed above, no further detailed match events or statistics are available. For more on League One, visit Ballaxy’s League One page, or see the full match overview at this link.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L