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David Mangnall (21 September 1905 - 10 April 1962) was an English footballer and manager.

Born in Wigan, Lancashire, Mangnall was a busy and athletic centre-forward who played for Leeds United between 1927 and 1930. After playing with First Division Huddersfield Town until 1934, he joined Birmingham City. He was then signed by West Ham United in 1935 as a replacement for Vic Watson. He scored 25 goals in 35 League appearances for the Hammers and was their top scorer for the 1935-36 season, but moved to Millwall the following year. Mangnall helped Millwall, who were competing in the Third Division South at the time, into the FA Cup semi-finals in 1937 and then to promotion to the Second Division the following season.

Just before the outbreak of World War II he joined Queens Park Rangers and towards the end of the war was offered the player-manager role. Although initially reluctant to take it on, he did so, and he built a team that in the 1947-48 season won the Third Division South championship by four points to give QPR their first-ever promotion. After four tough seasons in the Second Division they were relegated back to the Third Division, where they were to remain for fifteen seasons before Alec Stock led them to promotion again.

After relegation in 1951-52, Mangnall left the club and never managed in the Football League again. He is one of only five QPR managers to achieve a promotion to a higher division, the others being Alec Stock (who managed the feat twice, in successive seasons), Gordon Jago, Terry Venables and Ian Holloway.

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