Allan Mansley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Mansley | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 February 2001 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Southport, England | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Skelmersdale United | ||
| 1967–1968 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1968–1971 | Brentford | 95 | (24) |
| 1970 | → Fulham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1971 | → Notts County (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Notts County | 11 | (2) |
| 1971–1972 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Allan Mansley (31 August 1946 – 4 February 2001) was an English professional football left winger, best remembered for his four years in the Football League with Brentford. In a short league career, he also played for Notts County, Lincoln City and Fulham.
Mansley began his career as a schoolboy in Liverpool with Everton and later spent time with league clubs Sheffield Wednesday and Crewe Alexandra. He dropped into non-league football in 1966, joining Lancashire Combination Division One side Skelmersdale United. He reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup with the side during the 1966–67 season and caught the attention of Football League Division Two side Blackpool, signing a contract in June 1967. He departed Bloomfield Road in January 1968, having failed to make an appearance for the Tangerines.
Mansley dropped down to Division Four to sign for Brentford in January 1968. He quickly established himself in the team, making 19 appearances in what remained of the 1967–68 season. Flourishing under the management of Jimmy Sirrel, he made what would be a career-high 46 appearances during the 1968–69 season, top-scoring with 17 goals. Mansley held a regular place in the team until the departure of Sirrel and the installation of Frank Blunstone as manager in December 1969, making just seven appearances in what was left of the 1969–70 season. He began the 1970–71 season as a regular in the side, but fell out of favour in late September 1970 and made just 9 appearances before being released at the end of the campaign. He made 105 appearances and scored 30 goals during two-and-a-half years at Griffin Park.
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