Jack Manly (born 19 October 2004) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Ipswich Wanderers on loan from club

Leiston Leiston ( ) is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is close to Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, north-east of Ipswich and north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at th ...

Career

He made his debut for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

on 10 November 2020 as a substitute in a 2–0

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defeat to

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

, and was Ipswich's second youngest player at the age of 16 years and 22 days. In June 2024, Manly returned to Southern League Premier Division Central club

on a permanent deal, having spent time on loan the previous season. In November 2024, he joined Maldon & Tiptree on a one-month loan deal. In December 2024, he joined Ipswich Wanderers on a similar deal.

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2004 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Wandsworth People from Wandsworth English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ipswich Town F.C. players Leiston F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Ipswich Wanderers F.C. players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub