Fred Mann (footballer)

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(1970-02-22) (aged 91)
Place of death	Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Leopold (MJFA)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1901–03	Essendon	27 (1)
^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

1. 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.
2. "Fred Mann". AFL Tables.
3. "Essendon Football Club – Team Players – Fred Mann". Essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.