Jimmy Mann (footballer)

Jimmy Mann
Personal information
Full name James Arthur Mann
Date of birth (1952-12-15) 15 December 1952
Place of birth Goole, England
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1974 Leeds United 2 (0)
1974–1982 Bristol City 205+26 (31)
1982–1983 Barnsley 14+1 (0)
1983 Scunthorpe United 2 (0)
1983 Doncaster Rovers 13 (0)
1983–19?? Goole Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Arthur Mann (born 15 December 1952, Goole, Yorkshire) is a retired English footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League as a midfielder predominantly for Bristol City.[1]

Career

Jimmy Mann began his career at Leeds United but failed to establish a regular place in the first team. He joined Bristol City in 1974 and gained renown as a skillful attacking midfielder who played a role in the Robins' promotion to the First Division under Alan Dicks in 1976. He remained at the club until the 1981-82 season, when he left the club as one of the "Ashton Gate Eight".[2]

He is noted for scoring a spectacular long-range goal against Nottingham Forest during the Robins' stay in the First Division.

Brief spells at Barnsley, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers followed before moving into non-league football with Goole Town and Bentley Victoria.[3]

After retiring from football Jimmy Mann returned to hometown Goole as a mobile security officer for Securicor, then as a Co-op milkman and from 1994 a marine operator at Goole Docks.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry (1998). Football League Players' Records 1946 to 1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. ↑ "Ashton Gate Eight: The interviews". BBC Bristol. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  3. 1 2 Woods, David; Edwards, Leigh (1997). Bristol City FC - The first 100 Years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.


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