Manley gained Schoolboy international honours for Scotland before joining his hometown club Johnstone Burgh.
[2] The highlights of his time at Filbert Street included being substitute in the 1969 FA Cup final side [3] and a 1971 Second division Championship winners Medal.
[4] In December 1973, Manley signed for Portsmouth[5] with funds made available by ambitious new chairman John Deacon.
[6] Manager John Mortimore planned a rock-like central partnership between the Scotsman and fellow new signing Paul Went which briefly materialised[7] before he severed a cartilage in only his 11th game for the Fratton Park club, never to play professionally again.
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