Edward Magner (1 January 1891 in

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– 16 July 1948) was a professional

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. He managed

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before moving on to

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, where he managed during the

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, and

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, where he won a double of the Football League North and Midlands Cup in the 1944–45 season. Magner was asked to coach the

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for the 50th anniversary tournament of the

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in 1939. He was seen as possessing a great natural authority, and he introduced a focus on physical conditioning unknown to the then strictly amateur-only

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. Magner managed Denmark for the two games at the tournament, as Denmark won against both

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and

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Magner, Ted: Remembering the forgotten manager (biography)
1891 births 1948 deaths Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English footballers Men's association football defenders Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Everton F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players English football managers Expatriate football managers in Denmark English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Olympique Lillois managers FC Metz managers Derby County F.C. managers Ligue 1 players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers English Football League managers Denmark national football team managers English expatriate football managers English expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands Expatriate football managers in France Heracles Almelo managers {{England-footy-manager-stub