Jimmy Mann (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Arthur Mann | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Goole, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1969–1974 | Leeds United | 2 | (0) |
| 1974–1982 | Bristol City | 205+26 | (31) |
| 1982–1983 | Barnsley | 14+1 | (0) |
| 1983 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | (0) |
| 1983 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 1983–19?? | Goole Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Arthur "Jimmy" Mann (born 15 December 1952 in Goole, Yorkshire, England) was an English footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League as a midfielder predominantly for Bristol City.[1]
Career
Jimmy Mann began his career at Leeds United but failed to establish a regular place in the first team. He joined Bristol City in 1974 and gained renown as a skillful attacking midfielder who played a role in the Robins' promotion to the First Division under Alan Dicks in 1976. He remained at the club until the 1981-82 season, when he left the club as one of the "Ashton Gate Eight".[2]
He is noted for scoring a spectacular long-range goal against Nottingham Forest during the Robins' stay in the First Division.
Brief spells at Barnsley, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers followed before moving into non-league football with Goole Town and Bentley Victoria.[3]
After retiring from football Jimmy Mann returned to hometown Goole as a mobile security officer for Securicor, then as a Co-op milkman and from 1994 a marine operator at Goole Docks.[3]