Jimmy Mann (footballer)

James Arthur Mann (born 15 December 1952, Goole, Yorkshire) is an English retired footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League as a midfielder predominantly for Bristol City.^[1]

Jimmy Mann

Personal information
Full name	James Arthur Mann
Date of birth	(1952-12-15) 15 December 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Goole, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1974	Leeds United	2	(0)
1974–1982	Bristol City	205+26	(31)
1982–1983	Barnsley	14+1	(0)
1983	Scunthorpe United	2	(0)
1983	Doncaster Rovers	13	(0)
1983–19??	Goole Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Jimmy Mann began his career at Leeds United. He joined Bristol City in 1974 and gained renown as a skillful attacking midfielder who played a role in the Robins' promotion to the First Division under Alan Dicks in 1976. Mann scored a spectacular long-range goal for Bristol City against Nottingham Forest in the First Division in 1979.^[2]

He remained at Bristol City until the 1981–82 season, when he left the club as one of the "Ashton Gate Eight".^{[3][dead link]} Brief spells at Barnsley, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers followed before moving into non-league football with Goole Town and Bentley Victoria.^[4]

After retiring from football Jimmy Mann returned to hometown Goole as a mobile security officer for Securicor, then as a Co-op milkman and from 1994 a marine operator at Goole Docks.^[4]