Fred Mann (footballer)

Fred Mann
Fred Mann
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Mann
Date of birth	25 October 1878
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Date of death	22 February 1970 (aged 91)
Place of death	Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Leopold (MJFA)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1901–03	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Career highlights
	VFL premiership player: 1901;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fred Mann (25 October 1878 – 22 February 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Mann, recruited from Melbourne Junior Football Association club Leopold but born in England, made his VFL debut in 1901. In his first season, he was a member of Essendon's premiership team and played in their 1902 VFL Grand Final loss.^[2]

A defender, Mann spent the rest of the decade in the West Australian Football League, first at East Fremantle for a season in 1904 and then at South Fremantle for a longer stint which saw him play 77 games.^[3]

Ken Mann, his grandson, as well as Peter Mann, his great-grandson, played in the VFL/AFL.

References

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 548. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "Fred Mann". AFL Tables.
^ "Essendon Football Club – Team Players – Fred Mann". Essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

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