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
Position(s) 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Arthur Mann (born 15 December 1952, Goole, Yorkshire) is an English retired 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. 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. Mann scored a spectacular long-range goal for Bristol City against Nottingham Forest in the First Division in 1979.[2]

He remained at Bristol City until the 1981–82 season, when he left the club as one of the "Ashton Gate Eight".[3] Brief spells at Barnsley, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers followed before moving into non-league football with Goole Town and Bentley Victoria.[4]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry (1998). Football League Players' Records 1946 to 1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. ^ "THE Jimmy Mann Goal 1979 versus Nottingham Forest". YouTube. 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Ashton Gate Eight: The interviews". BBC Bristol. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b Woods, David; Edwards, Leigh (1997). Bristol City FC - The first 100 Years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.


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