19 Facts About Les Shannon

Leslie Shannon was an English football player and manager.

Les Shannon coached at Everton and Arsenal before he embarked on an 18-year career in management in England, Greece, and Norway.

Les Shannon is considered by Greek fans and media to have been one of the most successful foreign managers to ever work in Greek football.

Les Shannon spent the 1970s in Greece and found most of his success with PAOK, taking the club to two Greek Cup titles.

Les Shannon took charge at Olympiacos, Panachaiki, and OFI Crete.

Les Shannon led the Norwegian side Brann to promotion to the top flight in 1980.

Les Shannon returned to England in 1984 and scouted for Luton Town for 25 years.

Les Shannon made his debut for George Kay's "Reds" in the Football League four years later, against Manchester City at Anfield on 17 April 1948.

Les Shannon retired from playing first-team football in August 1959, and captained Burnley's reserve team for a year.

Les Shannon scored 44 goals in 281 appearances at Turf Moor.

In 1959, Les Shannon moved into youth team coaching with Everton, and remained at Goodison Park for three years.

Bury finished bottom in his first season in charge, and Les Shannon was sacked, only to be re-instated two months later following boardroom changes at Gigg Lane.

Les Shannon had left his position only two months into the season and after only seventeen months in charge.

Les Shannon was replaced, in a caretaker role, by Jimmy Meadows; his permanent successor at Bloomfield Road was Bob Stokoe.

Les Shannon moved on to another Salonica club, Iraklis Thessaloniki, with whom he won their first and only major trophy to date, the Greek Cup, in 1976, as they beat Olympiacos on penalties at the Nikos Goumas Stadium.

Les Shannon then had an interlude back in England as an adviser with Port Vale.

Les Shannon had a two-year stay with Brann in Norway, leading Brann to promotion out of 2.

Les Shannon became a scout for Luton Town in 1986 and remained at Kenilworth Road until 2001.

Les Shannon was enlisted as an advisor on the Channel 4 series The Manageress in 1989.