Tom Manley (footballer)

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Tom Manley
Tom Manley, Brentford F.C. footballer, 1949.jpg
Manley while a Brentford player
Personal information
Full name Thomas Ronald Manley [1]
Date of birth 7 October 1912
Place of birth Northwich, England
Date of death 4 July 1988(1988-07-04) (aged 75) [1]
Place of death Brentwood, England
Height6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) [2]
Position(s) Utility player, outside left
Youth career
1927–1928 Brunner Mond
1928–1929 Norley United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1929–1930 Northwich Victoria
1930–1939 Manchester United 188 (40)
1939–1952 Brentford 116 (8)
Managerial career
1954 Northwich Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Ronald Manley (7 October 1912 – 4 July 1988) was an English professional footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Manchester United and Brentford as a utility player. He later managed hometown club Northwich Victoria.

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Playing career

Early years

Manley began his career with junior clubs Brunner Mond and Norley United, before joining Cheshire County League club Northwich Victoria in 1929. [3] He remained at Drill Field until September 1930. [3]

Manchester United

Manley was brought to First Division club Manchester United by scout Louis Rocca on an amateur basis in September 1930. [3] At the end of the 1930–31 season, after the club's relegation to the Second Division, he signed a professional contract. [3] Manley broke into the team over the course of the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons and scored 15 goals in United's 1935–36 Second Division title-winning campaign. [4] After suffering relegation straight back to the Second Division at the end of the 1936–37 season, he helped the team to an immediate return to the top-flight one season later. [4] 1938–39 was Manley's final season at Old Trafford and he finished his Manchester United career having made 195 appearances and scored 41 goals. [4] Predominantly an outside left, he also performed the role of a utility player at Old Trafford by also playing in half and full back positions. [4]

Brentford

Manley joined First Division club Brentford for a "substantial fee" in August 1939 and was immediately named captain. [5] Just three matches of the 1939–40 season were played before the season was abandoned and competitive football was suspended for the duration of the Second World War. [5] Manley's duties with the RAF meant that he appeared sparingly for the club during the war, making just 36 appearances and scoring six goals by the end of the 1945–46 season. [6] Competitive football resumed for the 1946–47 season and Manley would go on to make 122 appearances and scored 8 goals for the club before making his final appearance in September 1950. [7] [5] He remained as Griffin Park as a reserve team player for the 1951–52 season (playing one match as a goalkeeper) before retiring at age 39 in May 1952. [5] Manley was awarded a joint-testimonial with Ted Gaskell versus a Tommy Lawton XI in April 1954. [5]

Management career

Manley managed Cheshire County League club Northwich Victoria, with whom he began his career as a player, between March and October 1954. [5]

Personal life

Manley served in the RAF during the Second World War. [5] After his retirement from football, he became the licensee of a pub in Northwich. [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 1931–32 [4] Second Division 300030
1932–33 [4] 19000190
1933–34 [4] 30220322
1934–35 [4] 30910319
1935–36 [4] 3114313415
1936–37 [4] First Division 31500315
1937–38 [4] Second Division21710227
1938–39 [4] First Division23300233
Total188407119541
Brentford 1946–47 [7] First Division900090
1947–48 [7] Second Division27020290
1948–49 [7] 42340463
1949–50 [7] 33200332
1950–51 [7] 520052
Total1168601228
Career total3044813131749

Honours

Manchester United

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References

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  2. ↑ "Manchester United. Weak positions improved". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. v – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Manley Tom Manchester United 1938". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Tommy Manley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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  6. ↑ White 1989, p. 375-378.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 378–381. ISBN   0951526200.
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