Statue outside the Riverside Stadium of Middlesbrough F.C.
Personal information
Full name
Wilfred James Mannion
Date of birth
(1918-05-16)16 May 1918
Place of birth
South Bank, Middlesbrough, England
Date of death
14 April 2000(2000-04-14) (aged 81)
Place of death
Teesside, England
Position(s)
Inside forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1936–1954
Middlesbrough
341
(99)
1954–1956
Hull City
16
(1)
1956
Poole Town
1956–1958
Cambridge United
1960–62
Earlestown (player/manager)
International career
1939–1946
→ England wartime team
4
(0)
1948
England B
1
(0)
1946–1951
England
26
(11)
1947
United Kingdom
1
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Wilfrid James Mannion (16 May 1918 – 14 April 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward,[1] making over 350 senior appearances for Middlesbrough. He also played international football for England. With his blonde hair, he was nicknamed "The Golden Boy".[2][3]
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^N. Varley (2002) Golden Boy: A Biography of Wilf Mannion, Aurum Press Ltd, ISBN 1-85410-879-4
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