Derek Mann

Derek Mann was an association football coach, player and manager.

Career

As a player, Mann was an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town. However, injury prevented him from progressing to first-team. He later joined the backroom staff at Shrewsbury, as well as Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town. He also had a spell in charge of Telford United.

Mann managed Chester City Football Club from January 1995 to April 1995. His appointment was something of a surprise as he had only joined the club as physio four months before. After a poor start to the season under predecessor Mike Pejic, Chester were deep in the relegation zone at the time of Mann's arrival, and during his reign they managed only one league win. However, Mann did manage the club to a 2-2 draw at arch-rivals Wrexham, despite having only nine men on the pitch in the second half.

After resigning due to illness, Mann briefly stayed at the club in a behind the scenes role.^{[citation needed]}

Persondata
Name	Mann, Derek
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Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	1944
Place of birth
Date of death	2007
Place of death