Jack Manners

Playing career He was born on 27 December 1877 in Morpeth, England. He captained the side to winning the East Northumberland League title in the 1897–98 season. In September 1904, Manners made his debut for West Brom as a centre-back. Manners was a member of the West Brom side that won the Football League Second Division in the 1910–11 season. He retired from playing at the end of the subsequent season. He made 208 appearances in total, scoring seven times.

Managerial career He joined Hartlepools United for the 1913–14 season as a player-manager, replacing Percy Humphreys. He made 31 appearances in all competitions in his first season. His spell at Hartlepools was interrupted by World War I. After football was resumed in 1919–20, Manners made one appearance at the age of 42.

Manners retired at the end of the 1919–20 season, leaving the club on 1 May 1920 and became a football scout in the Midlands. After Hartlepools had joined the Football League in 1921, Manners rejoined the club in June 1924. In Manners' second spell in charge, he led the club to a top six finish in his first season. He departed the club on 31 July 1927.

Post-football After leaving his role with Hartlepools in 1927, Manners remained in the area but remained a scout for West Brom. He represented the Town Bowls Club numerous times. He suffered a fall from a ladder at the age of 68 and died two days later in hospital on 2 May 1946. Hartlepools and West Brom sent wreaths for his funeral.

Honours Morpeth YMCA East Northumberland League: 1897–98

West Bromwich Albion Football League Second Division: 1910–11