Jack Mansell

Jack Mansell

Jack Mansell in 1961
Personal information
Full name Jack Mansell
Date of birth (1927-08-22)22 August 1927
Place of birth Salford, England
Date of death 19 March 2016(2016-03-19) (aged 88)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1952 Brighton & Hove Albion[1] 116 (9)
1952–1953 Cardiff City[1] 24 (0)
1953–1958 Portsmouth[1] 134 (7)
National team
England B[2] 2 (0)
Teams managed
1961–1962 Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
1964–1965 Stormvogels Telstar
1965–1967 Rotherham United
1968 Boston Beacons
1969–1972 Reading
1974–1975 Galatasaray
1979 Bahrain
1980–1981 Israel
1982–1983 Maccabi Haifa

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Jack Mansell (22 August 1927 – 19 March 2016) was a professional footballer who made 274 appearances in the Football League as a fullback for Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City and Portsmouth. After retiring as a player he joined the coaching staff at Sheffield Wednesday.[1] He coached many clubs with his longest spell being at Reading and had experience overseas with the likes of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam,[3][4] Boston Beacons[5] and the Israel national football team.[2] In 1982, Mansell was chosen to train Maccabi Haifa, after a year at the Israeli national team. Mansell died on 19 March 2016.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jack Mansell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 Toast Season 2 Number 3, www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk
  3. "Jack Mansell 1927 – 2016". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

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