John Mansell (22 August 1927 – 19 March 2016) was a professional footballer who 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] 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 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.[6]
![]() Jack Mansell in 1961 | |||
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) |
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Telstar – managers | |
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Rotherham United F.C. – managers | |
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Reading F.C. – managers | |
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Galatasaray S.K. – managers | |
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Bahrain national football team – managers | |
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Israel national football team – managers | |
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Maccabi Haifa F.C. – managers | |
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