Fred Mann (footballer)

Fred Mann (25 October 1878 – 22 February 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Fred Mann
Personal information
Full name Frederick Mann
Date of birth 25 October 1878
Place of birth England
Date of death 22 February 1970(1970-02-22) (aged 91)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Leopold
Playing career1
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

Mann, recruited from Leopold but born in England, played his first VFL game in 1901. In his first season, he was a member of Essendon's premiership team and played in their Grand Final loss a year later, in 1902.[2]

A defender, he 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.


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