Mangan is a 1 time South Sydney Reserve Grade premiership winner in 1945. He also is a 1 time U21 Presidents Cup winner in 1943.
Mangan is a South Sydney junior who played in the 1943 U21 Presidents Cup team. He was graded in 1944 and made his senior grade club and premiership debut in the 1944 Round 1 Third Grade clash against St George at the Sports Ground. Mid season he stepped into reserve grade in the 1944 Round 8 Reserve Grade clash against St George at Hurstville Oval. Two weeks later he made his first grade club and premiership debut for South Sydney in the 1944 Round 10 clash against Western Suburbs at the Sports Ground.
Mangan a centre had the ability to find the try line scoring 20 senior grade career club tries.
Mangan played 3 seasons with South Sydney between 1944 and 1946. He played 15 first grade club games for South Sydney, which included 12 first grade premiership games and 1 first grade cup game. Overall he played 46 senior grade club games for South Sydney, which included 43 senior grade career premiership games for South Sydney.
Mangan played his final senior grade and first grade club and premiership game for South Sydney in the 1946 Round 14 clash against Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground.
Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth Redfern - 20th December 1924 (Died - 1984) Previous Clubs none
Playing Career at South Sydney (1944-46)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1944 Jul 15 Rd10 SSG v Western Suburbs (19y 208d)
First Grade
Premiership : State Championship : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1944 6 6 - 3 - - 9 : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
1945 3 3 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
1946 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 12 12 - 7 - - 21 : 1 1 - - - - - : 2 2 - 1 - - 3
SS Cup 1 1 - - - - -
SS FG 15 15 - 8 - - 24
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1944 Apr 29 Rd01 SSG v St George (Third Grade)
1944 Jul 1 Rd08 Hurs v St George (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades : Juniors
Reserve Grade : Third Grade : (U21) Presidents Cup
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1943 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : . . - 2 - - 6
1944 2 2 - 1 - - 3 : 6 6 - 3 - - 9
1945 8 8 - 4 - - 12 : 4 4 - - - - -
1946 7 7 - 1 - - 3 : 4 4 - 3 - - 9
TOTAL 17 17 - 6 - - 18 : 14 14 - 6 - - 18 : . . - 2 - - 6
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 43 43 - 19 - - 57 : 1 1 - - - - - : 46 46 - 20 - - 60
Short Form
Short-Game Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1946 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
never
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG none
First Class Playing Career (1944-46)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 12 7 - - 21
Total FG Cup 1 - - - -
Total FG Club Tour 2 1 - - 3
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative - - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 15 8 - - 24
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