Jack Mansell

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 Israeli national team. Mansell died on 19 March 2016.[6]

Jack Mansell

Mansell in 1961
Personal information
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