Adrian Mann (born 12 July 1967) is an English footballer and current coach.[1] He has played for Northampton Town among other league and non-league clubs. He played as an attacking midfielder and had a decent scoring record.[2]
Career
Mann started his career at Northampton Town and became the club's youngest ever player at the age of 16 years and 297 in May 1984.[3] He made over 100 appearances before spells at Torquay United, Barnet and Newport County. He joined Rushden & Diamonds at the start of their inaugural season in July 1992 and played in their first ever game against Bilston Town. He scored 44 goals in 130 games before playing for a range of Northamptonshire teams.[4]
Manager
After his playing career Mann was appointed manager of Higham Town in February 1997.[5] After winning the Division One title in his first season, he moved on to Woodford United in 1999 and then to Cogenhoe United for the 2002–03 season.[5] In July 2003 he returned to Higham Town, before becoming player-manager at Long Buckby in February 2004.[5]
After leaving Long Buckby in January 2007, he returned to Higham Town as a player, before moving on to play for Newport Pagnell Town.[5] After a spell as assistant manager at Raunds Town, he became manager of Rushden & Higham United (which Higham Town had merged into) in November 2009.[5]
References
- ^ Ady Mann – rdfc1992
- ^ Ady the Maggies' Mann
- ^ Club Records ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ Ady Mann player profile Archived 29 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine at thediamondsfc.com
- ^ a b c d e Ady Mann Rushden & Diamonds Players
- 1967 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Long Buckby A.F.C. players
- Rushden & Higham United F.C. players
- Newport Pagnell Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Rushden & Higham United F.C. managers
- Woodford United F.C. managers
- Cogenhoe United F.C. managers
- Long Buckby A.F.C. managers
- English football midfielder, 1960s birth stubs
- English football manager stubs