Jack Mansell Explained

Jack Mansell
Fullname:John Mansell
Birth Date:1927 8, df=y
Birth Place:Salford, England
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Manchester United
Years1:1948–1952
Clubs1:Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps1:116
Goals1:9
Years2:1952–1953
Clubs2:Cardiff City
Caps2:24
Goals2:0
Years3:1953–1958
Clubs3:Portsmouth
Caps3:134
Goals3:7
Totalcaps:174
Totalgoals:16
Nationalteam1:England B
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1961–1962
Managerclubs1:Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
Manageryears2:1964–1965
Managerclubs2:Stormvogels Telstar
Manageryears3:1965–1967
Managerclubs3:Rotherham United
Manageryears4:1968
Managerclubs4:Boston Beacons
Manageryears5:1969–1971
Managerclubs5:Reading
Manageryears6:1974–1975
Managerclubs6:Galatasaray
Manageryears7:1978–1979
Managerclubs7:Bahrain
Manageryears8:1980–1981
Managerclubs8:Israel
Manageryears9:1982–1983
Managerclubs9:Maccabi Haifa

John Mansell (22 August 1927 – 19 March 2016) was a professional football player and coach. He made 274 appearances in the Football League as a defender 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.[2] He coached many clubs with his longest spell being at Reading and had experience overseas with the likes of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam,[3] Boston Beacons[4] and the Israel national team.[5] In 1982, Mansell was chosen to train Maccabi Haifa, after a year at the Israel national team.Mansell died on 19 March 2016.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Mansell . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 19 May 2009.
  2. Davies, John. "Wednesday sack Buckingham." Daily Mail, 10 April 1964, p. 20
  3. Web site: Delpher - Boeken Kranten Tijdschriften. kranten.kb.nl. 2 August 2016.
  4. Web site: NASL Coaches Registry . 12 April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100711153431/http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm . 11 July 2010 .
  5. http://www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=121776 Toast Season 2 Number 3
  6. Web site: Jack Mansell 1927 – 2016. readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C.. 22 March 2016. 22 March 2016.