Wilf Mannion was an international footballer who represented England 26 times scoring 11 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 28th September 1946 at 28 years old, and his last was vs France on 3rd October 1951 aged 33. Mannion, born on 16th May 1918, in South Bank, Middlesbrough, has a FA Legacy Number of 662 and played as a Inside Left and
Inside Right for his country.
Wilf Mannion - 26 caps (11 goals)
- Full Name: Wilfred James Mannion
- Born: 16th May 1918, South Bank, Middlesbrough
- Died: 14th April 2000, Teeside aged 81
- England Career: 1946 - 1951
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Left and Inside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Middlesbrough (26)
- FA Legacy Number: 662
- Scored England's first ever World Cup goal - against Chile in Brazil in 1950.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 28 years, 4 months, 12 days - Last Cap: v
France (FR) on 3rd October 1951 aged 33 years, 4 months, 18 days - First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 28 years, 4 months, 12 days
- Career Length: 5 years, 5 days
- Starts: 26
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
1 - Full Games: 25
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 8
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 15
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 11
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 13
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 11
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 18
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 18
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Right
- 8
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 26
- 11
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 26
- 11
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 24 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 22 Matches
- Neil Franklin
- 17 Matches
- Frank Swift
- 14 Matches
- Stan Mortensen
- 13 Matches
- Tommy Lawton
- 13 Matches
- Laurie Scott
- 13 Matches
- George Hardwick
- 12 Matches
- Bert Williams
- 12 Matches
- Jimmy Dickinson
- 11 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 58 sources from 26 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- FRA, 2 - 2, 3rd Oct 1951 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 26.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 18 days. 
SCO, 2 - 3, 14th Apr 1951 (HC) 
Middlesbrough, Cap: 25.
Age: 32 years, 10 months, 29 days.
YUG, 2 - 2, 22nd Nov 1950 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 24.
Age: 32 years, 6 months, 6 days.
WAL, 4 - 2, 15th Nov 1950 (HC) 
Middlesbrough, Cap: 23.
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 30 days.- IRE, 4 - 1, 7th Oct 1950 (HC) Middlesbrough, Cap: 22.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 22 days. 
USA, 0 - 1, 29th Jun 1950 (WCF) Middlesbrough, Cap: 21.
Age: 32 years, 1 month, 13 days.
CHI, 2 - 0, 25th Jun 1950 (WCF) Middlesbrough, Cap: 20.
Age: 32 years, 1 month, 9 days.
BEL, 4 - 1, 18th May 1950 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 19.
Age: 32 years, 0 months, 2 days.
POR, 5 - 3, 14th May 1950 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 18.
Age: 31 years, 11 month, 29 days.- SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ) Middlesbrough, Cap: 17.
Age: 31 years, 10 months, 30 days. 
IRL, 0 - 2, 21st Sep 1949 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 16.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 5 days.- FRA, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1949 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 15.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 6 days. 
NOR, 4 - 1, 18th May 1949 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 14.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 2 days.
ITA, 4 - 0, 16th May 1948 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 13.
Age: 30 years, 0 months, 0 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 12.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 3 days.- IRE, 2 - 2, 5th Nov 1947 (HC) Middlesbrough, Cap: 11.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 20 days. - WAL, 3 - 0, 18th Oct 1947 (HC) Middlesbrough, Cap: 10.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 2 days. - BEL, 5 - 2, 21st Sep 1947 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 9.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 5 days. - POR, 10 - 0, 25th May 1947 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 8.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 8 days. 
SUI, 0 - 1, 18th May 1947 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 7.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 1 day.- FRA, 3 - 0, 3rd May 1947 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 6.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 17 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1947 (HC) Middlesbrough, Cap: 5.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 27 days. 
NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 4.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 11 day.- WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Nov 1946 (HC) Middlesbrough, Cap: 3.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 28 days. - IRL, 1 - 0, 30th Sep 1946 (FR) Middlesbrough, Cap: 2.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 14 days. - IRE, 7 - 2, 28th Sep 1946 (HC) Middlesbrough, Cap: 1.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 12 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.