| John Manning | |
| Fullname: | John Joseph Manning |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Death Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1960–1961 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Youthyears2: | 1961–1962 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Years1: | 1962–1966 |
| Clubs1: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps1: | 130 |
| Goals1: | 70 |
| Years2: | 1966–1967 |
| Clubs2: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Caps2: | 39 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Years3: | 1967–1969 |
| Clubs3: | Norwich City |
| Caps3: | 60 |
| Goals3: | 21 |
| Years4: | 1969–1971 |
| Clubs4: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 1971–1972 |
| Clubs5: | Walsall |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 1972 |
| Clubs6: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 1972–1973 |
| Clubs7: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps7: | 38 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Years8: | 1973–1975 |
| Clubs8: | Barnsley |
| Caps8: | 38 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 1975–1976 |
| Clubs9: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps9: | 7 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Clubs10: | Port Elizabeth City |
| Totalcaps: | 367 |
| Totalgoals: | 141 |
John Joseph Manning (11 December 1940 – 17 February 2021) was an English footballer who played as a forward for numerous clubs between 1962 and 1976.
In the 1960–61 season, Manning played for a Liverpool youth team, before moving to Tranmere Rovers.[1] Between 1962 and 1976, Manning played for Tranmere Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Norwich City, Bolton Wanderers, Walsall, Crewe Alexandra, and Barnsley.[2] In 1967, Manning signed for Norwich, for a fee of £21,000.[3] and made 60 league appearances for them over two seasons, scoring 21 goals.[2] Including other fixtures, he played 67 matches for Norwich, scoring 22 goals.[3] In March 1969, Manning left Norwich City to join Bolton Wanderers, as he wanted to return to North West England to be closer to his family in Liverpool.[3] He had two spells at Tranmere, where he scored over 70 goals,[3] and also at Crewe. He also spent time playing in South Africa for Port Elizabeth City.
After retiring as a player, Manning was a coach for Crewe,[3] before becoming a coach of the Saudi Arabia under-19s team,[2] working with Jimmy Hill.[4] He later worked as a scout for Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Middlesbrough.[2]
Manning was born on 11 December 1940 in Liverpool, England.[5] Aside from football, he was a sales manager for a chemicals company.
In later life, Manning suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[3] His death was announced on 17 February 2021, at the age of 80.[2] [3] [6]