Scott Manning (soccer)

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Scott Manning
Scott Manning, MISL 1984-85 media guide page 012.tif
Manning circa 1984
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-09-05) September 5, 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Rochester, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975 Monroe Community College
1976–1978 SUNY Cortland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1980 Pennsylvania Stoners
1979–1981 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 54 (0)
1981–1982 Carolina Lightnin' 53 (0)
1982–1983 Phoenix Inferno (indoor) 24 (0)
1983–1991 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 193 (?)
1992 Wichita Wings (indoor) 6 (0)
1992 Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) 0 (0)
Managerial career
1986–1991 Loyola College (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott Manning (born September 5, 1957 in Rochester, New York) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. He spent four seasons in the American Soccer League where he was the 1980 league leading goalkeeper. He also played thirteen seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League where he was the 1985 MISL Goalkeeper of the Year.[ citation needed ]

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Player

Youth

Manning grew up in Rochester, New York where he played basketball and baseball at R.L. Thomas High School. He began playing soccer as a senior. He played goalkeeper his freshmen year of college at Monroe Community College. In 1976, he transferred to SUNY Cortland. In 1977, Cortland finished runner up in the NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship to Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. He was a 1978 SUNY-East Honorable Mention goalkeeper. [1]

In 1980, Manning was selected for the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for the finals in Moscow. However, the team did not compete after President Jimmy Carter elected to boycott the games in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Professional

In 1979, Manning signed with the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League and spent two seasons with the team. He was the 1980 league leading goalkeeper with a 1.01 goals against average. [2] In the fall of 1979, he signed with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1981, he joined the Carolina Lightnin' of the ASL. After the 1982 ASL season, he moved indoors permanently, signing with the Phoenix Inferno.

He later played for the Baltimore Blast. He was voted 1984 Championship Series MVP as Baltimore defeated the St. Louis Steamers in the championship series 4 games to 1. The following year Manning was league Goalkeeper of the Year and ALL-MISL team selection in leading the year in Goals Against Average with a 3.89 GAA. Manning played the fourth most games of any MISL goalie, 353. In the fall of 1991, Manning expected to sign a new contract with the Blast, but the team declined to make him an offer. He then became a free agent. In February 1992, he played six games with the Wichita Wings after starter Kris Peat was injured. [3] In April 1992, Manning came out of retirement to play four play-off games for the Dallas Sidekicks after Joe Papaleo tore his anterior cruciate ligament. [4] [5]

Coaching

In 1986, Manning became an assistant with Loyola College, a position he held until 1991. He began coaching at Loyola while working on his master's degree in business administration there. He later coached at Fallston High School and Overlea High School. On July 6, 2004, Dulaney High School hired Manning to coach the boys' soccer team. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Seniors Bear A Caring Load For Dulaney
  2. ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1980
  3. ↑ WINGS EXPECT TO SIGN FORMER BLAST KEEPER Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - Tuesday, February 11, 1992
  4. ↑ Papaleo out Dallas signs Manning Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Thursday, April 9, 1992
  5. ↑ Dallas Sidekicks player profile
  6. ↑ Towson Times: Sports briefs
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