Wilf Mannion (662) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Wilfred James Mannion
Born:: 16th May 1918, South Bank, Middlesbrough
Died:: 14th April 2000, Teeside aged 81
England Career:: 1946 - 1951
Positions:: Inside Left and Inside Right
Clubs (and caps):: Middlesbrough (26)
FA Legacy Number:: 662
Career Summary:: Wilf Mannion (16th May 1918 - 14th April 2000) 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.

Notes:: 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Withdrawn:: 1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

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
Captaincies

Away 13 4 0 0 0
Home 11 6 0 0 0
Neutral 2 1 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 18 10 0 0 0
Drawn 4 1 0 0 0
Lost 4 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Inside Left 18 9 0 0 0
Inside Right 8 2 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 26 11 0 0 0

Totals
26
11
0
0
0

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George Hardwick
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Bert Williams
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Jimmy Dickinson
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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)
66 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.