Bobby Mann Player Profile

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  • Full Name: Robert Alexander Mann
  • Born: January 11th, 1974 (Dundee)

Career



Dundee Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies
2004-05 30 (2)- - -
2005-06 45 4 - -
2006-07 17 (1) 1 6 1
TOTAL 92 (3) 5 6 1

NOTES:
Other Cups may include: Anglo-Scottish Cup, Challenge Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Drybrough Cup, International Soccer League, League Cup, Summer Cup, Texaco Cup.


Biography

Bobby Mann is a Dundee fan who lived the dream of playing for his beloved Dee after he had made his name playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and moved to Peterhead after leaving Dens. A solid and dependable defender, Mann played in the two famous Caley Scottish Cup wins over Celtic and when he came to Dundee had a brief spell as caretaker manager in 2006 and won the player of the year the same season.

Robert Alexander Mann was born in Dundee on January 11th 1974 and enjoyed a youth career with St Columba, West Park, Fairmuir Boys Club and Dundee United Social Club before being snapped up by St Johnstone in 1991.

Mann joined Forfar Athletic a year later after failing to make the first team breakthrough in Perth and stayed at Station Park for seven years until moving to the Highlands in 1999.

Bobby made his Inverness Caledonian Thistle debut away at Stenhousemuir in the Scottish League Cup on July 31st 1999 but it was in another cup tie in his debut season that he would become part of Scottish Football history. Later that season in the Scottish Cup, Mann was part of the Super Caley team that went ballistic when they knocked Celtic out at Parkhead with a stunning 3-1 victory.

As if to prove that lightening really can strike twice First Division Caley knocked Seville-bound Celtic out again, this time at home in a 1-0 quarter-final victory in 2003, setting Bobby up with a semi-final tie against his hometown team Dundee.

Bobby featured on the cover of the semi-final match programme and lined up against The Dee at Hampden on April 20th but there was no fairytale ending for Thistle as the Dark Blues won 1-0 thanks to a Georgi Nemsadze goal; a result that propelled Dundee in Europe for the first time in 29 years with SPL champions Rangers already waiting in the Final.

Bobby and Inverness did achieve glory the following season when they won the First Division to secure promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history but the lure of his beloved Dee was enough to persuade Bobby to switch to Dens Park in the summer.

Mann made his debut for Jim Duffy’s side in the first game of the 2004/05 season at home to Hearts and in his second game was part of the Dundee side to win 2-1 at Tannadice in front of the SKY Sports cameras.

Bobby made 32 appearances in his debut season for The Dee but it was a season which ended in disaster when Dundee were relegated on the last day of the season after a 1-1 draw at Livingston.

Dundee therefore looked to bounce back to the top flight at the first time of asking and in the first league game of the season Bobby scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 home win over promotion rivals St Mirren. He scored his second a fortnight later in a 3-1 home win Queen of the South but defeat by the same scoreline in the next match away at Stranraer in the League Cup saw Jim Duffy relieved of his managerial duties at Dens.

Alan Kernaghan replaced Duffy in the hot seat but the Irishman failed to launch any serious promotion bid as the Dark Blues slid down the table and he paid the ultimate price after a Scottish Cup semi-final defeat at Hampden to Gretna; Bobby’s second Scottish Cup semi defeat in two years.

One plus point however were the consistent performances of Bobby Mann who emerged as a leader at the back with his battling displays and when Kernaghan was sacked he was appointed a joint- caretaker player/manager alongside Barry Smith for the last couple of games of the season.

The season finished with the joint-caretakers leading Dundee to a 3-1 win over Queen of the South in Dumfries and 24 hours later Bobby was named as Dundee player of the year therefore lifting the Andrew De Vries Memorial Trophy. Bobby was chosen as the overall player of the season after winning every single Dundee Supporters Association club awards; an excellent achievement not repeated since.

In the summer Alex Rae was appointed to permanently replace Kernaghan and with Barry Smith departing for pastures new after 11 years at Dens, Mann was appointed as club captain by the new manager.

However as Alex Rae attempted to reshape the side to get them back into the SPL, Bobby became a peripheral figure as the season progressed and at the end of January reached an agreement to leave Dens Park to re-united with his former Caley boss Steve Patterson at Second Division Peterhead. Bobby stayed with the Blue Toon for four years and was once again re-united with Paterson in 2011 when he left Peterhead to sign for Scottish Highland League side Formartine United F.C as player/assistant manager to Paterson.

Bobby Mann was a popular player at both Dundee and Peterhead and Ian McCall once said of him, after missing out on his signing when manager of Dundee United, "Bobby Mann is without a doubt the best distributor of a ball from defence, bar none".

Debut

August 7th, 2004
Dundee 0 - 1 Heart of Midlothian

League (Premier League)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)


Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 79 (2)410 15-
Scottish Cup 7 (1)11 1-
League Cup 3-- --
Challenge Cup 3-- 1-
Totals: 92 (3)511 17-

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 06/01/07 3rd Round vs. Queen of South (H) 1 - 1
 26/12/06 First Division vs. Partick (H) 3 - 1
 16/12/06 First Division vs. Clyde (A) 1 - 2
 09/12/06 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A) 1 - 2
 02/12/06 First Division vs. Ross County (H) 3 - 1

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 16/09/06 First Division vs. Queen of South (H) 2 - 1
 09/03/06 Quarter Final Replay vs. Hamilton (H) 3 - 2
 26/12/05 First Division vs. Airdrie (2002) (H) 2 - 3
 20/08/05 First Division vs. Queen of South (H) 3 - 1
 06/08/05 First Division vs. St Mirren (H) 3 - 2

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 16/01/07 3rd Round Replay vs. Queen of South (A)  3 - 3
 06/01/07 3rd Round vs. Queen of South (H)  1 - 1
 02/01/07 First Division vs. Livingston (H)  2 - 0
 30/12/06 First Division vs. Gretna (A)  0 - 1
 26/12/06 First Division vs. Partick (H)  3 - 1
 16/12/06 First Division vs. Clyde (A)  1 - 2
 09/12/06 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 2
 02/12/06 First Division vs. Ross County (H)  3 - 1
 25/11/06 First Division vs. Airdrie (2002) (H)  1 - 0
 18/11/06 First Division vs. Queen of South (A)  0 - 2
 11/11/06 First Division vs. Livingston (A)  3 - 2
 04/11/06 First Division vs. Gretna (H)  1 - 3
 28/10/06 First Division vs. Partick (A)  1 - 3
 21/10/06 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  1 - 1
 14/10/06 First Division vs. Ross County (A)  0 - 1
 30/09/06 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  1 - 1
 23/09/06 First Division vs. Airdrie (2002) (A)  1 - 0
 16/09/06 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  2 - 1
 09/09/06 First Division vs. Gretna (A)  4 - 0
 05/08/06 First Division vs. Partick (H)  0 - 1
 29/04/06 First Division vs. Queen of South (A)  3 - 1
 22/04/06 First Division vs. Clyde (H)  0 - 1
 15/04/06 First Division vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 2
 11/04/06 First Division vs. Brechin City (H)  0 - 1
 08/04/06 First Division vs. Stranraer (A)  1 - 1
 04/04/06 First Division vs. Ross County (A)  0 - 0
 01/04/06 Semi Final vs. Gretna (N)  0 - 3
 18/03/06 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  0 - 1
 09/03/06 Quarter Final Replay vs. Hamilton (H)  3 - 2
 04/03/06 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  2 - 4
 28/02/06 First Division vs. Queen of South (A)  0 - 0
 25/02/06 Quarter Final vs. Hamilton (A)  0 - 0
 18/02/06 First Division vs. Clyde (A)  3 - 3
 14/02/06 4th Round Replay vs. Airdrie (2002) (H)  2 - 0
 11/02/06 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  2 - 3
 04/02/06 4th Round vs. Airdrie (2002) (A)  1 - 1
 28/01/06 First Division vs. Stranraer (H)  2 - 1
 21/01/06 First Division vs. Brechin City (A)  3 - 0
 14/01/06 First Division vs. Ross County (H)  0 - 0
 08/01/06 3rd Round vs. Stranraer (H)  2 - 0
 02/01/06 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 31/12/05 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  0 - 0
 26/12/05 First Division vs. Airdrie (2002) (H)  2 - 3
 10/12/05 First Division vs. St Mirren (H)  4 - 0
 03/12/05 First Division vs. Stranraer (A)  0 - 0
 26/11/05 First Division vs. Brechin City (H)  1 - 0
 19/11/05 First Division vs. Ross County (A)  0 - 3
 15/11/05 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  1 - 1
 12/11/05 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 1
 29/10/05 First Division vs. Airdrie (2002) (A)  0 - 4
 26/10/05 First Division vs. Clyde (H)  3 - 3
 22/10/05 First Division vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 0
 15/10/05 First Division vs. Stranraer (H)  1 - 1
 01/10/05 First Division vs. Brechin City (A)  3 - 1
 24/09/05 First Division vs. Ross County (H)  0 - 0
 17/09/05 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 1
 13/09/05 Quarter Final vs. Hamilton (A)  0 - 2
 10/09/05 First Division vs. Airdrie (2002) (H)  0 - 2
 30/08/05 2nd Round vs. Airdrie (2002) (H)  1 - 1
 27/08/05 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  1 - 1
 23/08/05 2nd Round vs. Stranraer (A)  1 - 3
 20/08/05 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  3 - 1
 13/08/05 First Division vs. Clyde (A)  1 - 1
 06/08/05 First Division vs. St Mirren (H)  3 - 2
 31/07/05 1st Round vs. East Stirling (H)  2 - 0
 21/05/05 Premier League vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 1
 14/05/05 Premier League vs. Inverness CT (H)  1 - 1
 07/05/05 Premier League vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 5
 30/04/05 Premier League vs. Dundee Utd (H)  1 - 2
 23/04/05 Premier League vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 1
 16/04/05 Premier League vs. Inverness CT (A)  2 - 3
 09/04/05 Premier League vs. Dunfermline (H)  2 - 1
 02/04/05 Premier League vs. Kilmarnock (H)  1 - 0
 19/03/05 Premier League vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 1
 13/03/05 Premier League vs. Rangers (H)  0 - 2
 05/03/05 Premier League vs. Livingston (H)  0 - 1
 02/03/05 Premier League vs. Celtic (A)  0 - 3
 19/02/05 Premier League vs. Hibernian (A)  0 - 4
 12/02/05 Premier League vs. Motherwell (H)  2 - 1
 29/01/05 Premier League vs. Dundee Utd (A)  2 - 2
 22/01/05 Premier League vs. Hearts (H)  1 - 1
 15/01/05 Premier League vs. Inverness CT (H)  3 - 1
 08/01/05 3rd Round vs. Hibernian (A)  0 - 2
 01/01/05 Premier League vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 3
 27/12/04 Premier League vs. Kilmarnock (A)  1 - 3
 18/12/04 Premier League vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 0
 11/12/04 Premier League vs. Rangers (A)  0 - 3
 04/12/04 Premier League vs. Livingston (A)  0 - 1
 28/11/04 Premier League vs. Celtic (H)  2 - 2
 20/11/04 Premier League vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 4
 13/11/04 Premier League vs. Motherwell (A)  0 - 3
 06/11/04 Premier League vs. Dundee Utd (H)  1 - 0
 30/10/04 Premier League vs. Hearts (A)  0 - 3
 27/10/04 Premier League vs. Inverness CT (A)  1 - 2
 23/10/04 Premier League vs. Dunfermline (H)  1 - 2
 16/10/04 Premier League vs. Kilmarnock (H)  3 - 1
 02/10/04 Premier League vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 1
 26/09/04 Premier League vs. Rangers (H)  0 - 2
 21/09/04 3rd Round vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 2
 18/09/04 Premier League vs. Livingston (H)  0 - 0
 11/09/04 Premier League vs. Celtic (A)  0 - 3
 28/08/04 Premier League vs. Hibernian (A)  4 - 4
 24/08/04 2nd Round vs. Forfar (H)  4 - 0
 21/08/04 Premier League vs. Motherwell (H)  1 - 2
 15/08/04 Premier League vs. Dundee Utd (A)  2 - 1
 07/08/04 Premier League vs. Hearts (H)  0 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored (click to expand)
 16/09/06 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  2 - 1
 09/03/06 Quarter Final Replay vs. Hamilton (H)  3 - 2
 26/12/05 First Division vs. Airdrie (2002) (H)  2 - 3
 20/08/05 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  3 - 1
 06/08/05 First Division vs. St Mirren (H)  3 - 2

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Bobby was born on this date in Dundee.

    Friday, January 11th, 1974

  • Signed For Dundee

    Thursday, May 20th, 2004

  • First Team Debut

    Dundee 0 - 1 Hearts
    League (Premier League)

    The season opener against Hearts ended in defeat thanks to a 85th minute Steven Pressley penalty. Their winner came just when it looked as if Dundee were going to take something from a performance ful

    Saturday, August 7th, 2004

  • First Goal

    Dundee 3 - 2 St Mirren
    League (First Division)

    Dundee got a fright, but emerged with all three points from the league season opener thriller with a lively St Mirren side at Dens. Dundee started well, and in the second half eased two goals ahead, b

    Saturday, August 6th, 2005

  • 50th Appearance

    Dundee 1 - 1 Hamilton
    League (First Division)

    Alan Kernaghan was taking a positive view after Steven Craig's late goal had snatched a point for Dundee after they had fallen behind to Hamilton at Dens, he said "I was delighted with our reaction to

    Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

  • 50th League Appearance

    Hamilton 0 - 0 Dundee
    League (First Division)

    Dundee dictated but couldn't pierce the home rearguard at New Douglas Park on a day when defences dominated. The Dark Blue backline were particularly comfortable on an afternoon when attempts on targe

    Saturday, December 31st, 2005

  • Last Goal

    Dundee 2 - 1 Queen of South
    League (First Division)

    Dundee built on their win at Gretna with a gritty display to beat Queen of the South at Dens and in the process win two league games on the bounce for the first time since January. Then the two sides

    Saturday, September 16th, 2006

  • Last Appearance

    Queen of South 3 - 3 Dundee
    Scottish Cup (3rd Round Replay)

    "I'm disappointed, especially for the fans who traveled down here, they've got to travel back up to Dundee and it's a long way after being beaten," said manager Alex Rae after Dundee had exited the Te

    Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

  • Left the Club

    Thursday, January 18th, 2007