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May 16, 2017 · But that was the category Wilf Mannion, who was born on this day (May 16) in 1918, fell into – at least if you asked the likes of Sir Stanley Matthews or Brian Clough, who made the observations.
Apr 14, 2000 · Player data. Main position. Main position: Second Striker. Name in home country: Wilfred James Mannion Date of birth/Age: May 16, 1918 Place of birth: South Bank Date of death: 14.04.2000 (81) Citizenship: England Position: Attack - Second Striker Foot: right Current club: ---.
Jul 30, 2022 · When Mannion left school at 14, he became an apprentice welder at Smith's Dock and then worked in a rolling mill. He had become a regular with Smith's Dock's FC (Teesside League) before moving on to South Bank St Peters FC. Wilf then signed amateur forms, then professional forms with Middlesbrough FC in September 1936.
Wilf Mannion was born at the end of World War One at South Bank, the eighth of ten children raised by Thomas Mannion, a steel worker at the Bolckow Vaughan blast furnace, and his wife Mary Mannion, both of whom hailed from Ireland. He lived in Napier Street, a long since demolished terrace where 100 years later the Asda petrol station stood.
Hardcover. £3.26 17 Used from £1.00 1 Collectible from £19.90. Paperback. £2.80 8 Used from £0.01. A biography of Wilf Mannion , which follows his life from birth in Middlesborough in 1918, through his post-war football games, including those for England, his later discreditation after retirement and his rediscovery in recent years.
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- Nick Varley
Apr 15, 2000 · WILF was born one of five brothers and five sisters on May 16, 1918, in Napier Street, the son of County Mayo man Thomas Mannion, a worker at the nearby Bolckow Vaughan blast furnace, and his wife ...
Aug 3, 2014 · Wilf Mannion, far right, with Winston Churchill (shaking hands with Stanley Matthews) Mannion, stands, soldier-like as he waits for Eddie Hapgood to introduce Britain’s great war-time leader to him.
