Jack Mansell
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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) |
| Total | 174 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| England B[2] | 2 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jack Mansell (22 August 1927 – 19 March 2016) was a British professional footballer. He 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 at the age of 88.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jack Mansell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toast Season 2 Number 3 Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk
- ↑ "Jack Mansell trainer bij Blauw Wit". 17 August 1961 – via KB C 157.
- ↑ "Mansell weg bij Blauw Wit". 24 May 1962 – via Gemeentearchief Rotterdam.
- ↑ "Soccer Hall - Love For Soccer". Soccer Hall.
- ↑ "Jack Mansell 1927 – 2016". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.