Jack Robson

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John "Jack" Robson (born in Durham, died 11 January 1922) was an Englishman who was the fifth full-time Secretary of Manchester United and Manager of the club. Jack started his managerial career with Middlesbrough F.C., where he was paid the princely sum of £3 a week and declined to travel to away games as an economy measure. Despite his tight-fistedness he took the club from being an amateur outfit in the Northern League to a professional club in the Second Division. He was also the first manager of Crystal Palace F.C. and coached the club to one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time when they defeated Newcastle United at St James Park in 1907. He later managed Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. and started the concept of being a manager and not a secretary at Manchester United. He would be the manager of United until January 11, 1922 when he died of pneumonia.

Preceded by N/A	Middlesbrough F.C. manager 1890-1905	Succeeded by Alex Mackie
Preceded by N/A	Crystal Palace F.C. manager 1905-1907	Succeeded by Edmund Goodman
Preceded by John Bentley	Manchester United F.C. manager 1914-22	Succeeded by John Chapman

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Albut (1892-1900) | West (1900-03) | Mangnall (1903-12) | Bentley (1912-14) | Robson (1914-22) | Chapman (1921-27) | Hilditch (1926-27) | Bamlett (1927-31) | Crickmer (1931-32) | Duncan (1932-37) | Crickmer (1937-45) | Busby (1945-69) | McGuinness (1969-70) | Busby (1970-71) | O'Farrell (1971-72) | Docherty (1972-77) | Sexton (1977-81) | Atkinson (1981-86) | Ferguson (1986-)