John Manners (27 December 1877–2 May 1946) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and was also manager of Hartlepools United.[1][2][3]

Playing career

He was born on 27 December 1877 in Morpeth, England.[1]

Manners began his playing career at Morpeth YMCA.[4] He captained the side to winning the East Northumberland League title in the 1897–98 season.[4] Whilst with Morpeth YMCA, Manners once played in goal and saved a penalty.[4] In May 1904, Manners turned down a move to Bury opting to sign for West Bromwich Albion instead.[5] In September 1904, Manners made his debut for West Brom as a centre-back.[5] Manners was a member of the West Brom side that won the Football League Second Division in the 1910–11 season.[5] He retired from playing at the end of the subsequent season.[5] He made 208 appearances in total, scoring seven times.[5]

Managerial career

He joined Hartlepools United for the 1913–14 season as a player-manager, replacing Percy Humphreys.[5] He made 31 apparances in all competitions in his first season.[5] His spell at Hartlepools was interrupted by World War I.[5] After football was resumed in 1919–20, Manners made one appearance at the age of 42.[5]

Manners retired at the end of the 1919–20 season, leaving the club on 1 May 1920 and became a football scout in the Midlands.[5] After Hartlepools had joined the Football League in 1921, Manners rejoined the club in June 1924.[5] In Manners' second spell in charge, he led the club to a top six finish in his first season.[5] He departed the club on 31 July 1927.[5]

Post-football

After leaving his role with Hartlepools in 1927, Manners remained in the area but remained a scout for West Brom.[5] He represented the Town Bowls Club numerous times.[5] He suffered a fall from a ladder at the age of 68 and died two days later in hospital on 2 May 1946.[5] Hartlepools and West Brom sent wreaths for his funeral.[5]

Honours

Morpeth YMCA

West Bromwich Albion

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jack Manners at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "Manners Jack Image 1 West Bromwich Albion 1906". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Errington, Malcolm (2012). Hartlepool United The Complete Record. Derby: The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-78091-030-7.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Errington, Malcolm (2012). Hartlepool United The Complete Record. Derby: The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-78091-030-7.


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