Jack Mansell

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.

Jack Mansell
Jack Mansell (1961).jpg
Mansell in 1961
Personal information
Full nameJohn Mansell
Date of birth(1927-08-22)22 August 1927
Place of birthSalford, England
Date of death19 March 2016(2016-03-19) (aged 88)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–1952Brighton & Hove Albion[1]116(9)
1952–1953Cardiff City[1]24(0)
1953–1958Portsmouth[1]134(7)
Total174(16)
National team
England B[2]2(0)
Teams managed
1961–1962Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
1964–1965Stormvogels Telstar
1965–1967Rotherham United
1968Boston Beacons
1969–1971Reading
1974–1975Galatasaray
1978–1979Bahrain
1980–1981Israel
1982–1983Maccabi Haifa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jack Mansell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Toast Season 2 Number 3 Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk
  3. "Jack Mansell trainer bij Blauw Wit". 17 August 1961 – via KB C 157.
  4. "Mansell weg bij Blauw Wit". 24 May 1962 – via Gemeentearchief Rotterdam.
  5. "Soccer Hall - Love For Soccer". Soccer Hall.
  6. "Jack Mansell 1927 – 2016". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

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