Allan Mansley

Allan Mansley
Personal information
Full name Allan Mansley[1]
Date of birth (1946-08-31)31 August 1946
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 4 February 2001(2001-02-04) (aged 54)
Place of death Southport, England[1]
Playing position Left winger
Youth career
Everton
Sheffield Wednesday
Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Skelmersdale United
1967–1968 Blackpool 0 (0)
1968–1971 Brentford 95 (24)
1970 → Fulham (loan) 1 (0)
1971 → Notts County (loan) 0 (0)
1971–1972 Notts County 11 (2)
1971–1972 → Lincoln City (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Allan Mansley (31 August 1946 – 4 February 2001) was an English professional football left winger, best remembered for his four years in the Football League with Brentford.[2] In a short league career, he also played for Notts County, Lincoln City and Fulham.

Career

Early years

Mansley began his career as a schoolboy in Liverpool with Everton and later spent time with league clubs Sheffield Wednesday and Crewe Alexandra.[2] He dropped into non-league football in 1966, joining Lancashire Combination Division One side Skelmersdale United.[2] He reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup with the side during the 1966–67 season and caught the attention of Football League Division Two side Blackpool, signing a contract in June 1967.[3] He departed Bloomfield Road in January 1968, having failed to make an appearance for the Tangerines.[1]

Brentford

Mansley dropped down to Division Four to sign for Brentford in January 1968.[2] He quickly established himself in the team, making 19 appearances in what remained of the 1967–68 season.[4] Flourishing under the management of Jimmy Sirrel, he made what would be a career-high 46 appearances during the 1968–69 season, top-scoring with 17 goals.[4] Mansley held a regular place in the team until the departure of Sirrel and the installation of Frank Blunstone as manager in December 1969,[2] making just seven appearances in what was left of the 1969–70 season.[4] He began the 1970–71 season as a regular in the side, but fell out of favour in late September 1970 and made just 9 appearances before being released at the end of the campaign.[2][4] He made 105 appearances and scored 30 goals during two-and-a-half years at Griffin Park.[2]

Fulham (loan)

Mansley moved to Division Three side Fulham in November 1970,[5] becoming the club's first-ever loan signing.[6] He made just one appearance for the Cottagers.[2]

Notts County (loan and permanent signing)

Mansley joined Division Three club Notts County on loan in March 1971,[5] linking up with former Brentford manager Jimmy Sirrel.[2] He failed to make an appearance,[7] but impressed enough to join the club on a free transfer at the end of the season.[5] Mansley failed to make an impression in his only full season at Meadow Lane, making just 14 appearances and scoring two goals.[8]

Lincoln City (loan)

In search of regular football, Mansley signed on loan with Division Four side Lincoln City in December 1971.[2] He made three appearances before departing the following month.[9]

Personal life

Mansley died in February 2001 of a heart attack.[10]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1967–68[4] Fourth Division 19 4 — — 19 4
1968–69[4] 41 14 2 0 3 3 46 17
1969–70[4] 26 6 2 0 3 3 31 9
1970–71[4] 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 95 24 4 0 6 6 105 30
Fulham (loan) 1970–71[6] Third Division 1 0 — — 1 0
Notts County 1971–72[8] Third Division 11 2 0 0 3 0 14 2
Lincoln City (loan) 1971–72[9] Fourth Division 3 0 — — 3 0
Career total 110 26 4 4 9 6 123 26

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Allan Mansley". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 100. ISBN 0955294916.
  3. ↑ "Alan Mansley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 389–391. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. 1 2 3 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 29–31. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  6. 1 2 "Top 10: Loan Stars". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  7. ↑ upthemaggies. "1970–71 Notts County FC Match Line-Up's & Details". carousel.royalwebhosting.net. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 upthemaggies. "1971–72 Notts County FC Match Line-Ups & Details". carousel.royalwebhosting.net. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. 1 2 Vickers, John. "The Lincoln City FC Archive". redimps.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 257.
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