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Tom Manley (footballer)

English footballer and manager

Summary

English footballer and manager

Field	Value
name	Tom Manley
image	Tom Manley, Brentford F.C. footballer, 1949.jpg
fullname	Thomas Ronald Manley
birth_date	7 October 1912
birth_place	Northwich, England
position	Utility player, outside left
height	6 ft 1+1/2 in
youthyears1	1927–1928
youthclubs1	Brunner Mond
youthyears2	1928–1929
youthclubs2	Norley United
years1	1929–1930
clubs1	Northwich Victoria
years2	1930–1939
clubs2	Manchester United
caps2	188
goals2	40
years3	1939–1952
clubs3	Brentford
caps3	116
goals3	8
manageryears1	1954
managerclubs1	Northwich Victoria
death_date
death_place	Brentwood, England
image_size	200
caption	Manley while a Brentford player

Thomas Ronald Manley (7 October 1912 – 4 July 1988) was an English professional footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Manchester United and Brentford as a utility player. He later managed hometown club Northwich Victoria in non-League football.

Playing career

Early years

Manley began his career with junior clubs Brunner Mond and Norley United, before joining Cheshire County League club Northwich Victoria in 1929. He remained at Drill Field until September 1930.

Manchester United

Manley was brought to First Division club Manchester United by scout Louis Rocca on an amateur basis in September 1930. At the end of the 1930–31 season, after the club's relegation to the Second Division, he signed a professional contract. Manley broke into the team over the course of the 1932–33 and 1933–34 seasons and scored 15 goals in United's 1935–36 Second Division title-winning campaign. After suffering relegation straight back to the Second Division at the end of the 1936–37 season, he helped the team to an immediate return to the top-flight one season later. 1938–39 was Manley's final season at Old Trafford and he finished his Manchester United career having made 195 appearances and scored 41 goals. Predominantly an outside left, he also performed the role of a utility player at Old Trafford by also playing in half and full back positions.

Brentford

Manley joined First Division club Brentford for a "substantial fee" in August 1939 and was immediately named captain. Just three matches of the 1939–40 season were played before the season was abandoned and competitive football was suspended for the duration of the Second World War. Manley's duties with the RAF meant that he appeared sparingly for the club during the war, making just 36 appearances and scoring six goals by the end of the 1945–46 season. He also played as a guest player for Blackpool, Chester, Fulham, Manchester United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur during the war. Competitive football resumed for the 1946–47 season and Manley would go on to make 122 appearances and scored 8 goals for the club before making his final appearance in September 1950. He remained as Griffin Park as a reserve team player for the 1951–52 season (playing one match as a goalkeeper) before retiring at age 39 in May 1952. Manley was awarded a joint-testimonial with Ted Gaskell versus a Tommy Lawton XI in April 1954.

Management career

Manley managed Cheshire County League club Northwich Victoria, with whom he began his career as a player, between March and October 1954.

Personal life

Manley served in the RAF during the Second World War. After his retirement from football, he became the licensee of a pub in Northwich.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	FA Cup	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps
Manchester United	1931–32	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
1932–33	Second Division	19	0	0	0	19	0
1933–34	Second Division	30	2	2	0	32	2
1934–35	Second Division	30	9	1	0	31	9
1935–36	Second Division	31	14	3	1	34	15
1936–37	First Division	31	5	0	0	31	5
1937–38	Second Division	21	7	1	0	22	7
1938–39	First Division	23	3	0	0	23	3
Brentford	1946–47	First Division	9	0	0	0	9	0
1947–48	Second Division	27	0	2	0	29	0
1948–49	Second Division	42	3	4	0	46	3
1949–50	Second Division	33	2	0	0	33	2
1950–51	Second Division	5	2	0	0	5	2

Honours

Manchester United

Football League Second Division: 1935–36
Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1937–38

References

{{Hugman. 13076
(23 August 1936). "Manchester United. Weak positions improved". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide.
"Manley Tom Manchester United 1938".
Haynes, Graham. (2006). "Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006". Yore Publications.
Goodwin, Bob. (2017). "The Spurs Alphabet". Lulu.com.
"Tommy Manley".
(1989). "100 Years Of Brentford". Brentford FC.

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