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Wilfred James Mannion (16 May 1918 – 14 April 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward,[1] making over 350 senior appearances for Middlesbrough. He also played international football for England. With his blonde hair, he was nicknamed "The Golden Boy".[2][3]

Wilf Mannion

Statue outside the Riverside Stadium of Middlesbrough F.C.
Personal information
Full name	Wilfred James Mannion
Date of birth	(1918-05-16)16 May 1918
Place of birth	South Bank, Middlesbrough, England
Date of death	14 April 2000(2000-04-14) (aged 81)
Place of death	Teesside, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1954	Middlesbrough	341	(99)
1954–1956	Hull City	16	(1)
1956	Poole Town
1956–1958	Cambridge United
–	Earlestown (player/manager)
National team
1939–1946	→ England wartime team	4	(0)
1948	England B	1	(0)
1946–1951	England	26	(11)
1947	United Kingdom	1	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Mannion was born on 16 May 1918 in South Bank, the son of Irish immigrants Tommy and Mary Mannion, and one of ten children.[3]

Club career

Middlesbrough

Mannion joined his local team Middlesbrough F.C. in 1936 and went on to make 341 Football League appearances for them, scoring on 99 occasions.[4] He scored 110 goals in all competitions for Middlesbrough.[5]

Mannion fought in France and Italy during World War II,[6][1] and in Italy his commanding officer was the England cricketer Hedley Verity.[6]

At the end of the 1947–48 season he wanted a transfer, but Middlesbrough refused. In protest he did not play for them for much of the following season but he eventually backed down and started playing for Middlesbrough again.[7]

Later career

After initially retiring as a player in 1954, Mannion subsequently joined Hull City. However, the Football League suspended him for articles he had written,[8] He then played non-league football with Poole Town and Cambridge United.[9]

International career

Mannion was capped on 26 occasions by the England national team between 1946 and 1951, and his final appearance came on 3 October 1951.[10] He was a member of the England squad for the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[8] Along with Middlesbrough and England teammate George Hardwick, he was also part of the Great Britain football team that beat the Rest of Europe 6–1 in 1947.[11]

He remains the only Middlesbrough player to score for England at the World Cup.

After football

Mannion was eventually awarded a testimonial match by Middlesbrough in 1983, alongside former Boro and England colleague George Hardwick.[3]

Mannion died on 14 April 2000 at the age of 81.[7] After his passing, Middlesbrough FC erected a statue of Mannion outside the Riverside Stadium.[3]

In 2004 it was announced he was being inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum.[12]

References

External links

• Profile at Spartacus Educational
• Wilf Mannion at National-Football-Teams.com
• Wilf Mannion at Englandstats.com

На других языках

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- [en] Wilf Mannion

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[es] Wilf Mannion

Wilf Mannion (Middlesbrough, Inglaterra; 16 de mayo de 1918-Teesside, Inglaterra; 14 de Abril de 2000) fue un futbolista y entrenador inglés que jugó la posición de Delantero. Por el color rubio del cabello era conocido como "The Golden Boy".[1][2]

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[fr] Wilf Mannion

Wilfred James Mannion, dit Wilf Mannion, est un footballeur anglais, né le 16 mai 1918 à South Bank, près de Middlesbrough, et mort le 14 avril 2000 à Teesside (en), à côté de Middlesbrough.

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[it] Wilf Mannion

Wilf Mannion, all'anagrafe Wilfred James Mannion (South Bank, 16 maggio 1918 – Teesside, 14 aprile 2000), è stato un calciatore inglese, di ruolo attaccante, che giocò buona parte della sua carriera nel Middlesbrough Football Club e che partecipò con la maglia della Nazionale inglese al Campionato mondiale di calcio 1950 tenutosi in Brasile.

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[ru] Мэннион, Уилф

Уи́лфред Джеймс Мэ́ннион (англ. Wilfred James Mannion; 16 мая 1918 — 14 апреля 2000) — английский футболист, наиболее известный по своим выступлениям за «Мидлсбро», а также за национальную сборную Англии. В Англии он был известен по прозвищу «Золотой мальчик» (Golden Boy)[1][2].

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