Frank Drury Mann (17 March 1891 - July 1966) was an English

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half back. In his early days, he played for

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Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

and

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. While at Huddersfield he won the

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and the

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. In March 1923, he was sold to

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. He stayed with United until 1930 when he retired from playing professionally. He continued playing

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for a while with

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, southeast of Oldham and east of Manchester. The historic counties of Lancashire, Cheshire ...

. During his United career, he made 197 appearances and scored five goals. He helped them win promotion to the First Division in 1926. He played for them until the age of 39, making him one of the oldest players ever to play for the club. He made seven appearances for

scoring one goal in the 1930–31 season.

References

1891 births 1966 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Nottingham English Football League players Men's association football defenders Manchester United F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-1890s-stub