Adrian Mann (born 12 July 1967) is an English footballer and current coach. He has played for

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

among other league and non-league clubs. He played as an attacking midfielder and had a decent scoring record.

Career

Mann started his career at

and became the club's youngest ever player at the age of 16 years and 297 in May 1984. He made over 100 appearances before spells at

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) * Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...

and Newport County. He joined

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town. The cl ...

at the start of their inaugural season in July 1992 and played in their first ever game against Bilston Town. He scored 44 goals in 130 games before playing for a range of

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

teams.Ady Mann player profile
at thediamondsfc.com

Manager

After his playing career Mann was appointed manager of Higham Town in February 1997.Ady Mann
Rushden & Diamonds Players After winning the Division One title in his first season, he moved on to

Woodford United Woodford United Football Club is a football club based in Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Byfield Road. History The club was established in 1946. After playing in the Rugby & District ...

in 1999 and then to

Cogenhoe United Cogenhoe United Football Club is a football club based in Cogenhoe, near Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Compton Park. History After playing friendly matches, the club joined the Central V ...

for the 2002–03 season. In July 2003 he returned to Higham Town, before becoming player-manager at

Long Buckby Long Buckby is a large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. In 2020 the parish of Long Buckby, which includes the hamlet of Long Buckby Wharf, was estimated to have a population of 4,303. Long Buckby is hill top village, l ...

in February 2004. After leaving Long Buckby in January 2007, he returned to Higham Town as a player, before moving on to play for Newport Pagnell Town. After a spell as assistant manager at

Raunds Town Raunds Town F.C. is a football club based at Raunds, Northamptonshire, England. The play in the . They were FA Vase semi-finalists in 1994–95. History Raunds Town was founded in 1946. There had been other teams with "Raunds" in the title as ...

, he became manager of Rushden & Higham United (which Higham Town had merged into) in November 2009.

References

1967 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Northampton Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Long Buckby A.F.C. players Rushden & Higham United F.C. players Newport Pagnell Town F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Rushden & Higham United F.C. managers Woodford United F.C. managers Cogenhoe United F.C. managers Long Buckby A.F.C. managers Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-footy-manager-stub