Les Shannon
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| Les Shannon | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Les Shannon | |
| Date of birth | March 12, 1926 | |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |
| Playing position | Centre-forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1944-1949 1949-1958 |
Liverpool Burnley |
11 (1) 263 (39) |
| National team | ||
| England "B" | ||
| Teams managed | ||
| 1966-1969 1969-1970 |
Bury Blackpool |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Les Shannon (born March 12, 1926 in Liverpool) is an English former football player and manager.
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[edit] Playing career
Shannon, a centre-forward, started his playing career with his hometown club of Liverpool in November 1944. He made his debut for the Reds four years later, against Manchester City at Anfield on April 17, 1948, as a substitute for Albert Stubbins. His only goal for the Merseyside club came the following season, in a 2-1 win at Sheffield United on August 30, 1948.
After Shannon's contract with Liverpool expired in November 1949, he joined Burnley. Playing on both flanks for the Clarets, Shannon clocked up 263 league appearances and scored 39 goals.
Shannon retired from playing first-team football in September 1958 and captained Burnley's reserve team for a year.
[edit] Coaching and management
In 1959, Shannon moved into coaching with Everton, and in 1962, he joined Billy Wright's backroom staff at Arsenal.
After four years at Highbury, Shannon took over as manager of Second Division Bury. The Shakers finished bottom in his first season in charge, but he guided them back the following season as runners-up to Oxford United, only to see them make the drop again in 1969.
After Bury's relegation, Shannon took over as manager of Blackpool, with whom he had instant success, finishing as runners-up to Huddersfield Town and winning promotion back to the top flight. This was achieved without the services of the club's star player, Tony Green, who sat out the entire 1969/70 season due to injury. In 1970/71, however, his yo-yo effect reared its head again, when the Seasiders finished bottom and were relegated to the league's second tier once again. Shannon had left his position only two months into the season after only seventeen months in charge; he was replaced, in a caretaker role, by Jimmy Meadows.
After several years of coaching abroad, Shannon became a scout for Luton, which would be his final role in football.
His knowledge of football led to his being enlisted as an advisor on the Channel 4 series The Manageress.
| Preceded by Stan Mortensen |
Blackpool F.C. manager 1969-1970 |
Succeeded by Jimmy Meadows (caretaker) |
[edit] References
- Arsenal FC Match Programme, March 18 2006
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
