Jack Mansell
 Jack Mansell in 1961 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Mansell | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 March 2016 (aged 88) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| 1969–1971 | Reading | ||
| 1974–1975 | Galatasaray | ||
| 1978–1979 | Bahrain | ||
| 1980–1981 | Israel | ||
| 1982–1983 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
John 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] There, in early April 1964, he became interim manager after the sacking of Vic Buckingham.[3] He coached many clubs with his longest spell being at Reading and had experience overseas with the likes of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam,[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[]
- ^ a b c d "Jack Mansell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ a b Toast Season 2 Number 3, www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk
- ^ Davies, John. "Wednesday sack Buckingham." Daily Mail, 10 Apr. 1964, p. 20
- ^ "Delpher - Boeken Kranten Tijdschriften". kranten.kb.nl. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jack Mansell 1927 – 2016". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2016 deaths
- Footballers from Salford
- English footballers
- England B international footballers
- English Football League players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- English football managers
- English expatriate football managers
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. non-playing staff
- Blauw-Wit Amsterdam managers
- Rotherham United F.C. managers
- Reading F.C. managers
- Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers
- Israel national football team managers
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. managers
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches
- Expatriate football managers in Israel
- Expatriate football managers in Turkey
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
- SC Telstar managers
- English Football League representative players
- Association football defenders