Phil Manning (footballer)

Phillip Charles Manning (9 October 1906 – 4 November 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Phil Manning
Personal information
Full name	Phillip Charles Manning
Date of birth	(1906-10-09)9 October 1906
Place of birth	Buln Buln, Victoria
Date of death	4 November 1930(1930-11-04) (aged 24)
Place of death	Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Mentone
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1927	Hawthorn	2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Manning, a student of Xavier College, came to Hawthorn from Mentone.^[1] He played in the final two rounds of the 1927 VFL season, against Melbourne and Richmond.^[2]

On 4 November 1930, Manning was the passenger of a motor cycle which struck a parked wagon on Balcombe Road in Mentone. He was admitted to Alfred Hospital with a fractured skull and died later that day.^[3]