Luke Jones (footballer) explained

Luke Jones
Fullname:Luke Joseph Jones
Birth Date:10 April 1987
Birth Place:Darwen, England[1]
Height:[2]
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Blackburn Rovers
Years1:2005–2006
Clubs1:Blackburn Rovers
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:Cercle Brugge (loan)
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Ashton United
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2006–2008
Clubs4:Shrewsbury Town
Caps4:14
Goals4:0
Years5:2008
Clubs5:Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:2008–2009
Clubs6:Kidderminster Harriers
Caps6:30
Goals6:1
Years7:2009–2010
Clubs7:Mansfield Town
Caps7:25
Goals7:2
Years8:2010–2011
Clubs8:Forest Green Rovers
Caps8:45
Goals8:2
Years9:2011–2012
Clubs9:Kidderminster Harriers
Caps9:39
Goals9:4
Years10:2012–2013
Clubs10:Mansfield Town
Caps10:32
Goals10:8
Years11:2013–2014
Clubs11:Stevenage
Caps11:26
Goals11:0
Years12:2014–2015
Clubs12:Mansfield Town
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Years13:2016–2018
Clubs13:Tamworth
Caps13:64
Goals13:1
Years14:2018–2020
Clubs14:Stafford Rangers
Caps14:45
Goals14:4
Club-Update:16:00, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Luke Joseph Jones (born 10 April 1987) is an English professional footballer, who most recently played for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stafford Rangers, where he played as a central defender.

Jones started his career at Blackburn Rovers, playing regularly at youth and reserve level without making any first-team appearances. During his time with the Lancashire club, Jones was loaned out to Cercle Brugge of the Belgian First Division. He was released by Blackburn in the summer of 2006 and, after a brief spell at Ashton United, joined League Two side Shrewsbury Town in November 2006. He featured sporadically for Shrewsbury and spent time out on loan at Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers in February 2008. Jones signed for Kidderminster on a permanent basis ahead of the 2008–09 season and played regularly. After a year at Kidderminster, he spent one season at Mansfield Town, before becoming Forest Green Rovers' club captain for the 2010–11 campaign. He returned to Kidderminster the following season, and then re-joined another of his former clubs, Mansfield Town, in June 2012. His second spell at Mansfield was a successful one, with the club winning the Conference National title. At the end of the season, in May 2013, Jones signed for League One side Stevenage on a free transfer before returning to Mansfield for a third time.

Playing career

Blackburn Rovers

Jones began his career as a trainee at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, where he progressed through the various youth ranks and helped the youth team reach the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup in 2004.[3] He captained the U18 side on their way to winning the Premier Academy League in 2005, and was also a regular for the reserve team throughout the 2004–05 season.[3] [4]

Cercle Brugge (loan)

The following season, Jones spent the campaign on loan at Cercle Brugge of the Belgian First Division in order to gain first-team experience, and made eight appearances during his year-long stay with the club.[3] On returning to his parent club in the summer of 2006, Jones was released, and did not make a first-team appearance during his time at Blackburn.[3] [5]

Ashton United

Following his release from Blackburn, Jones joined Northern Premier League side Ashton United on a short-term basis in September 2006, and made one league appearance for the club during his brief stay.[4] [6]

Shrewsbury Town

After a trial period with League Two team Shrewsbury Town a month later,[7] he joined the club on a permanent deal in November 2006, for the remainder of the 2006–07 season.[8] Jones made his debut for Shrewsbury in a 2–0 away defeat to Hereford United in the FA Cup on 21 November, coming on as a second-half substitute in the match.[9] He went on to make five appearances during his first two months with the club, and also impressed for the reserve side.[10] As a result, his contract was extended in February 2007, by another year until the summer of 2008.[10] Jones made twelve appearances during his first season with the club, including in both legs of the League Two play-off semi-final against MK Dons. He was named on the team-sheet for the play-off final at Wembley in May 2007, but was unable to play after injuring his knee during the warm-up before the game.[11] The knee injury required surgery,[11] and it was four months later before he was able to return to full training.[12]

Jones returned to first-team action three months into the 2007–08 season, but, with strong defensive competition, struggled to hold down a regular place in the team.

Kidderminster Harriers (loan)

Jones subsequently joined Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan deal in February 2008,[13] and made his debut shortly after, playing the whole match in a 0–0 draw with Northwich Victoria at Aggborough.[14] The loan agreement was extended for a further month on 3 March,[15] after Jones had made five appearances for Kidderminster. However, after making two further appearances, during which Kidderminster kept two clean sheets,[16] [17] new Shrewsbury manager Paul Simpson chose to recall Jones prematurely and he returned to his parent club on 12 March.[18] The decision to recall Jones just hours before Kidderminster's match with Stevenage angered Kidderminster manager Mark Yates, who stated – "I was put in a position that I shouldn't have been in at five o'clock on the night of a game. But we try and do things properly and for Luke's sake I left him out".[18] On returning to Shrewsbury, Jones made three further appearances that season, but was ultimately released by the club at the end of the season.[19] During his time at the club, he played 19 times in all competitions.[20]

Kidderminster Harriers

After his successful loan spell earlier in the season, Jones joined Kidderminster on a permanent basis in May 2008, signing a one-year contract.[21] He started in the club's first game of the 2008–09 season, a 1–1 home draw with newly promoted Lewes,[22] and scored his first professional goal later that month, on 25 August, heading in a corner with just ten minutes remaining as Kidderminster twice came from behind to draw 2–2 with Burton Albion.[23] He received the first red card of his career in October 2008, described as a "stupid" dismissal in Kidderminster's 5–1 away victory against King's Lynn in the FA Cup.[24] Jones added another goal to his tally that season when he scored in the club's 3–2 win over Burscough in the FA Trophy on 16 December 2008.[25] He was a regular fixture in the side's defence during the first half of the season as Kidderminster were fighting for one of the four play-off positions.[26] However, after Kidderminster lost 3–1 to Cambridge United on 17 February 2009, a game in which Jones gave away a penalty after fouling Scott Rendell in the area, he did not feature again for two months.[27] He returned to first-team action on 1 April, as Kidderminster comfortably secured a 5–1 away win against Woking,[28] and went on to make four further appearances during the remainder of the season. Jones made 33 appearances and scored twice during a season that witnessed Kidderminster narrowly miss out on the play-off places, finishing in sixth, two points behind the final play-off position.[26] He was one of seven players that were released by the club on 12 May 2009, with manager Mark Yates citing that finances played a key role in which players were asked to re-sign.[29]

Mansfield Town

Shortly after leaving Kidderminster, Jones signed for fellow Conference National side Mansfield Town on a one-year deal.[30] Mansfield manager David Holdsworth stated – "Luke is a centre-half who can also play at right-back. He is strong and commanding and someone who I think the fans will like".[30] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2009–10 campaign, playing the whole 90 minutes as Mansfield beat Crawley Town 4–0 at Field Mill.[31] Jones played regularly during the first six months of the season, and scored twice, both goals coming in the club's 4–1 away victory at Forest Green Rovers on 30 January 2010.[32] However, he was sent-off in Mansfield's 3–1 away defeat to eventual champions Stevenage on 9 February,[33] and would go on to make just two further appearances during the remaining three months of the season due to both suspension and injury.[34] Jones made 27 appearances that season in all competitions and scored two goals. He left Mansfield when his contract expired in May 2010.[20]

Forest Green Rovers

A month later, on 17 June 2010, Jones signed for another Conference National side in the form of Forest Green Rovers, joining on a one-year contract.[35] He was made first-team captain at The New Lawn ahead of the 2010–11 season, and went on to make his debut against his former club, Mansfield Town, playing the whole game in a 3–1 away loss on 14 August 2010.[36] Three days later, Jones opened his goalscoring account for the season when he headed in Lee Fowler's floated corner in the club's 3–0 home victory over Wrexham.[37] He scored one further time during the season, in Forest Green's final game of 2010, giving his side the lead with another headed goal in a 4–2 win against Bath City.[38] Jones finished the season having played every minute in all but one league game, and made 46 appearances during his one year at the club. He was named as Forest Green's Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season at the end of season awards.[39]

Return to Kidderminster

Jones was asked by Forest Green to resign because of his impressive season but he returned to Kidderminster Harriers on 18 May 2011.[40] He signed a one-year deal with the club.[40] [41] Jones started in the club's first match of the 2011–12 season, a 3–2 home defeat to Gateshead.[42] He scored twice within the space of two weeks at the end of August and start of September, both of which headed goals; the first in a 3–1 win at Newport County,[43] before briefly giving Kidderminster the lead in an eventual 2–2 home draw with Ebbsfleet United.[44] Jones went on to score two further times during the season, both goals coming in the club's seven-match unbeaten run towards the end of the season. His goal in Kidderminster's 2–1 win over Southport at Haig Avenue on 7 April came in the 91st minute of the match,[45] continuing the club's trend of scoring late goals.[46] A week later, on 14 April, he headed in the club's fifth goal in a 6–1 home win against Kettering Town.[47] He was a mainstay in central defence during the campaign, and scored four goals in 39 appearances as Kidderminster missed out on the play-off places after once again finishing in sixth place.[48] He left Kidderminster at the end of the season when his contract expired.[20]

Second spell at Mansfield

In June 2012, Jones re-joined another of his former clubs for a second time when he returned to Mansfield Town on a free transfer.[49] On signing Jones, Mansfield Town manager Paul Cox said – "We watched Luke a number of times last season. He is a good all-round solid defender, who is strong in the air and in the tackle. He is a no-nonsense character who will add grit to our backline".[49] Jones stated he made the move due to Mansfield's "realistic chance of promotion to the Football League".[50] He started the season playing regularly, and scored two goals in eight appearances from defence in the opening two months of the season.[51] [52] Following Mansfield's 3–1 away loss to Ebbsfleet United on 8 September,[53] Jones featured just once in the next three months – scoring in the match, a convincing 3–0 victory at Macclesfield Town in November 2012.[54] Jones returned to the first-team in January 2013, starting in a 3–1 away win against Stockport County.[55]

He remained a regular fixture in the club's defence for the remainder of the season, with Mansfield pushing for promotion back to the Football League. He scored his fourth goal of the season when he headed in Colin Daniel's cross to add to Mansfield's lead in a 5–0 win over Dartford at Field Mill.[56] Two weeks later, on 16 February, he scored once again, poking in from close range to restore Mansfield's lead in a victory over Cambridge United.[57] Jones' sixth of the season came when he headed in James Jennings' centre to give the club an important 2–1 away win against Woking on 6 March 2013.[58] He scored the only goal of the game on the hour mark in Mansfield's 1–0 away win at Tamworth on 30 March, subsequently earning Mansfield a club record eleventh consecutive victory, as the run propelled them to the top of the Conference National table.[59] He added one final goal to his tally in what was a goalscoring season for the defender, his eighth of the campaign coming in a 3–1 home win against Macclesfield Town, a win that moved Mansfield two points clear at the top with just three games remaining.[60] Mansfield secured the title courtesy of a 1–0 win against Wrexham on the last day of the season,[61] with Jones scoring eight times in 32 matches during the season.[62]

Stevenage

Jones rejected re-signing with Mansfield following his "highly-impressive season",[63] [64] [65] and instead signed for League One side Stevenage on 21 May 2013.[66] [67] Jones made his Stevenage debut on the opening day of the 2013–14 season, playing the first 68 minutes as the club lost 4–3 at home to Oldham Athletic.[68]

Third spell at Mansfield Town

Jones returned to Mansfield for a third time in May 2014.[69] However, he suffered a long-term Achilles injury in October 2014.[70] [71] He was released in the summer of 2015.[72]

Tamworth

Following a spell away from the game Jones returned to football signing for Conference North side Tamworth on 23, September, 2016. Jones had been with the club for a few weeks prior on trial, and following the player proving his fitness and completing 90 minutes in an under 21 match the previous Saturday, the club gave the player a deal.[73]

Honours

Mansfield Town
Individual

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers2005–06Premier League00000000
Cercle Brugge2005–06Belgian First Division80000080
Ashton United2006–07[74] NPL – Premier Division10000010
Total9000000090
Shrewsbury Town2006–07League Two7010004[75] 0120
2007–087000000070
Total140100040190
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)2007–08Conference Premier60001[76] 070
Kidderminster Harriers2008–09Conference Premier301101[77] 0321
Total361100020391
Mansfield Town2009–10Conference Premier2522000272
Total252200000272
Forest Green Rovers2010–11Conference Premier4521000462
Total452100000462
Kidderminster Harriers2011–12Conference Premier3940000394
Total394000000394
Mansfield Town2012–13Conference Premier3280000328
Total328000000328
Stevenage2013–14League One26040102[78] 0330
Total260401020330
Tamworth2016–17National League North2800000280
2017–183610000361
Total641000000641
Stafford Rangers2018–19Northern Premier League Premier Division3640000364
2019–2090000090
Total454000000454
Career totals3352290108035322

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Luke Jones – ESPN. ESPN Soccernet. 21 May 2013. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308182911/http://www.espnfc.com/player/92804/luke-jones. live.
  3. News: Luke Jones – Mansfield Town. Mansfield Town F.C.. 16 July 2012. 21 May 2013. 19 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819070733/http://www.mansfieldtown.net/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=303042&tcmuri=154851. live.
  4. News: Two in – two out at Ashton. Non-League Daily. 23 September 2006. 9 June 2008. 29 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120929161814/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=37462. live.
  5. News: Luke Jones – Profile. Harriers Online. 21 May 2013. 4 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150204075739/http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/lukejones.shtml. live.
  6. Web site: Grantham 1–1 Ashton Utd. SoccerFactsUK. 23 September 2006. 22 May 2013. 4 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150204085449/http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2006/teamsheet.php?fixtureid=2047. live.
  7. News: Triple boost for Green. Non-League Daily. 9 October 2006. 9 June 2008. 29 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120929161828/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=37776. live.
  8. News: Shrewsbury bag ex-Blackburn man. BBC Sport. 3 November 2006. 23 April 2007.
  9. News: Hereford 2–0 Shrewsbury. BBC Sport. 21 November 2006. 21 May 2013. 15 January 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070115182902/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6160904.stm. live.
  10. News: Jones handed new Shrewsbury deal. BBC Sport. 16 February 2007. 1 June 2008.
  11. News: Jones targets pre-season return. BBC Sport. 7 June 2007. 1 June 2008.
  12. News: Jones close to Shrewsbury return. BBC Sport. 11 September 2007. 1 June 2008.
  13. News: Constable & Bevan leave Harriers. BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. 21 May 2013. 18 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090518073046/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/7221569.stm. live.
  14. News: Kidderminster 0–0 Northwich. BBC Sport. 2 February 2008. 21 May 2013. 7 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080207023328/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7223016.stm. live.
  15. News: Harriers extend Jones loan-spell . BBC Sport. 3 March 2008. 21 May 2013.
  16. News: Kidderminster 6–0 Stafford. BBC Sport. 4 March 2008. 21 May 2013. 9 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080309112721/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7274561.stm. live.
  17. News: Kidderminster 1–0 Grays Athletic. BBC Sport. 8 March 2008. 21 May 2013.
  18. News: Yates angered by Jones recall. BBC Sport. 14 March 2008. 21 May 2013. 19 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080319052947/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/7296529.stm. live.
  19. News: Five go as Shrews start clear-out. BBC Sport. 29 April 2008. 1 June 2008. 17 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191217221050/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7374195.stm. live.
  20. News: Luke Jones – Soccerbase. Soccerbase. 21 May 2013. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106225808/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45679. live.
  21. News: Three new players in at Harriers. BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. 1 June 2008. 24 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205807/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/7422108.stm. live.
  22. News: Kidderminster 1–1 Lewes. BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. 21 May 2013.
  23. News: Burton 2–2 Kidderminster. BBC Sport. 25 August 2008. 21 May 2013.
  24. News: King's Lynn 1–5 Kidderminster. BBC Sport. 25 October 2008. 21 May 2013.
  25. News: Harriers win but Yates not happy. BBC Sport. 17 December 2008. 21 May 2013.
  26. News: English Conference Premier 2008–2009 : Table . Statto.com . 21 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904074329/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference-premier/2008-2009/table . 4 September 2013.
  27. News: Kidderminster 1–3 Cambridge Utd. BBC Sport. 17 February 2009. 21 May 2013.
  28. News: Woking 1–5 Kidderminster. BBC Sport. 1 April 2009. 21 May 2013. 5 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090405235746/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7971981.stm. live.
  29. News: Kidderminster boss releases seven. BBC Sport. 12 May 2009. 8 January 2010. 15 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090515180206/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/8045147.stm. live.
  30. News: Holdsworth rebuilds for new term. BBC Sport. 12 May 2009. 21 May 2013.
  31. News: Mansfield 4–0 Crawley. BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. 21 May 2013.
  32. News: Forest Green 1–4 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 30 January 2010. 21 May 2013.
  33. News: Stevenage 3–1 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 9 February 2010. 21 May 2013. 12 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100212123634/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8493619.stm. live.
  34. News: Mansfield v Rushden & D'mnds. BBC Sport. 12 April 2010. 21 May 2013.
  35. News: Forest Green Rovers sign eight players. BBC Sport. 17 June 2010. 21 May 2013. 9 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209175534/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/8746785.stm. live.
  36. News: Mansfield 3–1 Forest Green. BBC Sport. 14 August 2010. 21 May 2013.
  37. News: Forest Green 3–0 Wrexham. BBC Sport. 17 August 2010. 21 May 2013.
  38. News: Bath City 2–4 Forest Green Rovers. BBC Sport. 28 December 2010. 21 May 2013.
  39. News: Harriers to bring back Luke Jones. Express and Star. 18 May 2011. 21 May 2013. 21 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921040940/http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2011/05/18/harriers-to-bring-back-luke-jones/. live.
  40. News: Defender Luke Jones rejoins Kidderminster Harriers. BBC Sport. 19 May 2011. 21 May 2013. 17 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017204448/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13455361. live.
  41. Web site: Defender Jones returns . Kidderminster Harriers F.C. . 18 May 2011 . 18 May 2011 . 22 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522052746/http://www.harriers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10438~2362621,00.html . live .
  42. News: Kidderminster Harriers 2–3 Gateshead. BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. 21 May 2013. 9 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209175539/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14500037. live.
  43. News: Newport County 1–3 Kidderminster. BBC Sport. 29 August 2011. 21 May 2013.
  44. News: Kidderminster 2–2 Ebbsfleet Utd. BBC Sport. 10 September 2011. 21 May 2013.
  45. News: Southport 1–2 Kidderminster. BBC Sport. 7 April 2012. 21 May 2013. 9 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120409233027/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17571010. live.
  46. News: Kidderminster Harriers: the late-goal kings who keep stealing the show. BBC Sport. 12 April 2012. 21 May 2013. 7 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130107045334/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17678158. live.
  47. News: Kidderminster 6–1 Kettering. BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. 21 May 2013. 16 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120416001024/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17643436. live.
  48. News: English Conference Premier 2011–2012 : Table. Statto.com. 21 May 2013. 31 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130531055755/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference-premier/2011-2012/table. live.
  49. News: Mansfield Town re-sign Luke Jones. BBC Sport. 8 June 2012. 22 May 2013. 17 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017024403/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18366596. live.
  50. News: Luke Jones eyes Mansfield Town promotion push. BBC Sport. 11 June 2012. 22 May 2013.
  51. News: Gateshead 4–1 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. 22 May 2013. 17 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120817012425/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19159836. live.
  52. News: Mansfield 2–0 Tamworth. BBC Sport. 4 September 2012. 22 May 2013. 1 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001063439/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394749. live.
  53. News: Ebbsfleet Utd 3–1 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 8 September 2012. 22 May 2013. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121122151330/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19447713. live.
  54. News: Macclesfield 0–3 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. 22 May 2013. 28 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128231237/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20308142. live.
  55. News: Stockport 1–3 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 15 January 2013. 22 May 2013. 18 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130118161959/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20942581. live.
  56. News: Mansfield 5–0 Dartford. BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. 22 May 2013. 5 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130205023306/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21209325. live.
  57. News: Mansfield 3–1 Cambridge Utd. BBC Sport. 16 February 2013. 22 May 2013. 18 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130218105556/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21449155. live.
  58. News: Woking 1–2 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 6 March 2013. 22 May 2013. 9 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309194248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21597985. live.
  59. News: Tamworth 0–1 Mansfield. BBC Sport. 30 March 2013. 22 May 2013. 2 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402230606/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21909362. live.
  60. News: Mansfield 3–1 Macclesfield. BBC Sport. 9 April 2013. 22 May 2013. 12 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130412075058/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21999155. live.
  61. News: Mansfield 1–0 Wrexham. BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. 22 May 2013. 2 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702192349/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22133246. live.
  62. News: English Conference Premier 2012–2013 : Table . Statto.com . 22 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517173155/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference-premier/2012-2013/table . 17 May 2013.
  63. News: Mansfield Town: Lee Beevers one of 11 offered new deals. BBC Sport. 3 May 2013. 22 May 2013. 7 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130507141714/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22406121. live.
  64. News: Mansfield Town: Jamie McGuire signs following Fleetwood exit. BBC Sport. 13 May 2013. 22 May 2013. 19 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619030554/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22517390. live.
  65. News: Stags defender Luke Jones joins League One Stevenage . Chad. 21 May 2013. 22 May 2013.
  66. News: Westley begins recruitment process. Stevenage F.C.. 21 May 2013. 21 May 2013. 8 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130708124146/http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/transfer-tounkara-and-jones-829560.aspx. live.
  67. News: Stevenage bring in Oumare Tounkara and Luke Jones. BBC Sport. 21 May 2013. 21 May 2013. 12 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612004450/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22607814. live.
  68. News: Stevenage 3–4 Oldham. BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. 3 August 2013. 8 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130808221445/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23474975. live.
  69. News: Luke Jones: Mansfield re-sign defender after Stevenage exit. BBC Sport. 18 August 2015.
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  75. Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs
  76. Appearance in the Conference League Cup
  77. Appearance in the FA Trophy
  78. Appearances in the Football League Trophy