![]() Mansell in 1961 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) | |
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 |
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]