Derek Mann was an association football coach, player and manager.

Career

As a player, Mann was an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town F.C.

Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...

. However, injury prevented him from progressing to first-team. He later joined the backroom staff at Shrewsbury, as well as Watford

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

. He also had a spell in charge of Telford United.

Mann managed Chester City Football Club from January 1995 to April 1995. His appointment was something of a surprise as he had only joined the club as physio four months before. After a poor start to the season under predecessor Mike Pejic

Mike Pejic

Mike Pejic , is a retired English-Serbian footballer. His father was Serbian and his mother was English.-Career:...

, Chester were deep in the relegation zone at the time of Mann's arrival, and during his reign they managed only one league win. However, Mann did manage the club to a 2-2 draw at arch-rivals Wrexham, despite having only nine men on the pitch in the second half.

After resigning due to illness, Mann briefly stayed at the club in a behind the scenes role.