Arthur Fraser Mann (23 January 1948 – 4 February 1999) was a Scottish professional
footballer, who played as a defender. He later moved into management and coaching.
Biography
Mann was born in
Burntisland
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, Scotland and began his playing career at
Heart of Midlothian. He played for Hearts in the
1968 Scottish Cup Final, although he ended up on the losing side as
Dunfermline
Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...
won 3–1. He then moved to England, where he represented
Manchester City
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. He was signed by Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison for a then club record of £65,000. In common with
Dennis Bergkamp
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, he had a fear of flying and so was unable to take part in City's European escapades. He failed to break into the Cup winning side and moved on after a season to
Blackpool
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. He then moved to
Notts County,
Shrewsbury Town,
Mansfield Town,
Boston United
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(whom he also managed),
Kettering Town and
Telford United. He was
Alan Buckley's assistant manager at
Grimsby Town and
West Bromwich Albion, and had a spell as caretaker-manager at Albion early in 1997 following Buckley's dismissal. He is the father of former Hull City stalwart
Neil Mann. Mann died on 4 February 1999 in an industrial accident at a
Birmingham factory.
References
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Arthur Mann*
1948 births
1999 deaths
Footballers from Falkirk
Scottish footballers
Scottish football managers
Association football fullbacks
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Manchester City F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Notts County F.C. players
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Boston United F.C. players
Boston United F.C. managers
Kettering Town F.C. players
Telford United F.C. players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers
Industrial accident deaths
Accidental deaths in England
Grimsby Town F.C. non-playing staff
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