Who was the English football player (defender) and manager during whose leadership the Manchester City signed the forward Francis Lee?
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1967–68 Manchester City F.C. season The 1967–68 season was Manchester City F.C.'s seventy-sixth season of league football, and second consecutive season in the Football League First Division. In the third full season under the management of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison, Manchester City were unfancied at the start of the season following a mid-table finish in 1966–67 Following the signing of forward Francis Lee, the club embarked on an unbeaten run that saw the club challenge at the top of the table. A televised victory against Tottenham Hotspur in snowy conditions proved particularly notable, becoming known as the "Ballet on Ice".
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Joe Mercer Joseph 'Joe' Mercer OBE (9 August 1914 – 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager. Mercer, who played as a defender for Everton and Arsenal in his footballing career, also went on to be at the helm of Aston Villa, Manchester City and England as a manager.
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Lee Featherstone Lee Featherstone (born 20 July 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder who plays for Woolley Moor United.
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Neil Cox (footballer) Neil James Cox (born 8 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer and manager. A defender capable of playing at centre or right-back, he made over 500 appearances in the Football League during his career and was capped at Under-21 level by England. He began his career at Scunthorpe United as a youth player and was eventually offered a professional contract by the club, breaking into the first-team soon after. In 1991, Cox joined First Division side Aston Villa for a fee of £400,000, going on to make over 50 appearances for the side in all competitions, including playing in the club's victory over Manchester United in the 1994 Football League Cup Final, but struggled to establish himself in the first-team.
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Lee Harper Lee Charles Philip Harper (born 30 October 1971) is an English former footballer, and manager who played as a goalkeeper from 1993 until 2010. He notably played in the Premier League for Arsenal.
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Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1900) Thomas Clark Fisher "Tommy" Johnson (19 August 1900 – 28 January 1973 in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire) was an English football player who played as either a centre forward or an inside forward. He started his professional career at Manchester City in 1919, and represented the club throughout the 1920s. Known for his powerful left foot shot, Johnson holds the record for the most goals scored by a Manchester City player in a single season, with 38 goals in 1928–29. He played for Manchester City in the 1926 FA Cup Final, and was a member of the City side which won the Second Division in 1927.
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Dick Neilson Richard "Dick" Neilson (1 April 1916 – 14 December 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half for Manchester City and was later a manager for Droylsden.
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Lee Unsworth Lee Unsworth (born 25 February 1973 in Eccles, Lancashire) is a former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League in the 1990s and 2000s.
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Joe Fagan Joseph "Joe" Fagan (12 March 1921 – 30 June 2001) was an English footballer and manager. He played for Manchester City in the Football League First Division as a wing half and came close to gaining international honours. As his playing career came to an end, he decided to become a coach and worked at clubs in lower leagues before getting the chance to join Liverpool in 1958.
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Albert Stokes Albert William Stokes (26 January 1933 – 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Richard Lee (footballer) Richard Anthony Lee (born 5 October 1982) is an English retired football goalkeeper. He is best remembered for his spells in the Football League with Watford and Brentford and represented England at U18 and U20 level.
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Tony Collins (footballer) Anthony Norman Collins (born 19 March 1926) is an English football player, manager and scout, who played as a left winger. He managed Rochdale between 1960 and 1967, becoming the first black manager in The Football League and leading them to the 1962 Football League Cup Final, their only major final appearance.
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Eddie Howe Edward John Frank Howe ( ; born 29 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer and manager. A defender before retirement who spent much of his career at Bournemouth, he was the youngest manager in the Football League when appointed Bournemouth manager in January 2009. Howe rescued Bournemouth from relegation out of the Football League in his first season in charge, after the club started the season on −17 points, then led them to promotion the next. After a brief spell as manager at Burnley, Howe returned to Bournemouth and led them to two further promotions in three seasons resulting in the club playing in the top flight of English football for the first time in their history. Howe's successes with Bournemouth resulted in him being given the inaugural Football League Manager of the Decade Award in 2015.
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Peter Swales Peter Swales (25 December 1932 – 2 May 1996) was a businessman who served as the chairman of Manchester City F.C. from 1973 until 1993. He held a variety of prominent positions within the game of football, including Chairman of The Football Association's International Committee and vice-president of the F.A.
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Shaun Goodwin Shaun Lee Goodwin (born 14 June 1969) is an English former footballer and manager.
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Joe Royle Joseph Royle (born 8 April 1949) is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton (debuting at the age of 16), Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City and the England national team. Royle has managed Oldham Athletic, Everton, Manchester City and Ipswich Town. He is a patron of Zöe's Place Baby Hospice, a charity for sick babies and young children.
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Tony Book Anthony Keith Book is an English retired footballer and manager who was born in Bath, 4 September 1934. Book spent a large part of his career in Non-League football with his home town club Bath City, before entering league football with Plymouth Argyle. At the age of 31, he joined First Division Manchester City, where he became captain. Under Book's captaincy, Manchester City won four trophies, making him the most decorated Manchester City captain of all-time. Book had a five-year tenure as Manchester City manager from 1974 to 1979, and subsequently held various coaching roles at the club until 1996.
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Jimmy Cookson James Cookson (6 December 1904 – December 1970), better known as Jimmy Cookson, was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Manchester City, Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion, Plymouth Argyle and Swindon Town.
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Albert Pickles Albert Pickles (1877 – 12 September 1958) was an English association football player and manager. Born in Burnley, Lancashire he was an outstanding athlete in his school days and went on to play amateur football for Burnley Belvedere. In 1894, at the age of 17, he was invited to a trial with Aston Villa, but his parents would not give him permission to pursue a career in professional football. In 1918, he joined the Burnley board of directors. In January 1925, the club looked within the club to appoint a new manager following the death of former boss John Haworth in December 1924, and Pickles was chosen to take care of first-team duties. He went on to manage Burnley for seven seasons, before resigning in August 1932 following a heavy defeat to Preston North End.
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Joe Gallagher (footballer) Joseph Anthony Gallagher (born 11 January 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-half for Birmingham City and various other clubs. He was a hard-working, competitive defender, good in the air (though less good on the ground), and his authority on the field was such that he was first chosen to captain the Birmingham side at the age of only 19.
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Lee Warren Lee Anthony Warren (born 28 February 1969) is an English footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
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Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills (born 10 July 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.