Jack Mansell (22 August 1927 – 19 March 2016) was a professional

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player and coach. He made 274 appearances in

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as a defender for

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and

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. After retiring as a player, he joined the coaching staff at

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. There, in early April 1964, he became interim manager after the sacking of

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. He coached many clubs with his longest spell being at

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and had experience overseas with the likes of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, Boston Beacons and the Israel national team.Toast Season 2 Number 3
, www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk In 1982, Mansell was chosen to train Maccabi Haifa, after a year at the Israel national team. Mansell died on 19 March 2016.

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* () {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansell, Jack 1927 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Salford English men's footballers England men's B international footballers English Football League players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English football managers English expatriate football managers English expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands English expatriate sportspeople in Israel English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sheffield Wednesday F.C. non-playing staff Blauw-Wit Amsterdam managers Rotherham United F.C. managers Reading F.C. managers Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers Bahrain national football team managers Israel national football team managers Maccabi Haifa F.C. managers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches Expatriate football managers in Bahrain Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands Expatriate football managers in Israel Expatriate football managers in Turkey Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States SC Telstar managers English Football League representative players Men's association football defenders 20th-century English sportsmen