Harold Wightman

English football manager (1894–1945)

Harold Wightman
Personal information
Date of birth 19 June 1894[1]
Place of birth Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Date of death 5 April 1945[1]
Place of death Nottingham, England [2]
Position(s) Centre-half
Youth career
Sutton Town
Mansfield Mechanics
Eastwood Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913-1915 Chesterfield
1915-1919 Nottingham Forest
1919-1929 Derby County 180 (9)
1929-1930 Chesterfield
Managerial career
1927–1929 Derby County (assistant)
1930–1931 Notts County (coach)
1931–1935 Luton Town
1936 Mansfield Town
1936–1939 Nottingham Forest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Wightman (19 June 1894 – 5 April 1945) was an English football manager, who managed Luton Town, Mansfield Town and Nottingham Forest.

He played 189 times for Derby County.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "England's Uncapped Footballers - Harry Wightman". England Football Online. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "First Forest Manager - Death of Harold Wightman". Nottingham Evening Post. British Newspapers Archive. 6 April 1945. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ Mortimer, Gerald (2006). Derby County: The Complete Record. nreedonbook. p. 486. ISBN 1859835171.

External links

  • Harold Wightman management career statistics at Soccerbase
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Luton Town F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager; (s) = secretary
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Mansfield Town F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
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Nottingham Forest F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager