Mansell in 1961
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Mansell | ||
| Date of birth | (1927-08-22)22 August 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 March 2016(2016-03-19) (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 | |||
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.[3] He coached many clubs with his longest spell being at Reading and had experience overseas with the likes of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam,[4] Boston Beacons[5] and the Israel national team.[2] 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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