Bert Tann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bertram James Tann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Plaistow, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1972 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1932 | Clapton Orient | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Romford | ||
| 1933–1939 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1947 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 1950–1968 | Bristol Rovers | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bert Tann (4 May 1914 – 12 May 1972) was a football manager and player, who managed Bristol Rovers for 18 years, from 1950 to 1968. He was the longest-serving post-war manager of Rovers, and the second longest overall behind Alfred Homer.[2]
Playing career
During his playing career in the 1930s he was primarily a wing-half, and after brief spells with Clapton Orient and Romford he joined Charlton Athletic.[1] He first played a league game for Charlton in the 1933–34 season, and went on to play in 19 league games for them until 1938–39.[1] During World War II, he guested for Southampton, making 36 appearances.[3] He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II making just one appearance.[4]
Coaching career
In 1947 he became coach of Fredrikstad in Norway. He led them to the 1946/47 Ostfoldserien championship.[5]
In 1950 he became manager of Bristol Rovers, and with Tann in charge, Rovers were promoted to the Football League Second Division for the first time in 1952-53, and he led them to 6th-place finishes in both 1955-56 and 1958-59, as well to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1950-51 and 1957-58.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Bristol Rovers managers at soccerbase
- ↑ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 396. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ↑ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ↑ Martin Henriksen (23 May 2008). "1947 – bra i serien, svakt i cupen". Historik: 1940-49 – Krig, streik, fred og optimisme (in Norwegian). ffksupporter.net. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.