Malcolm Manley was a cultured Scottish footballer (soccer player) whose career was cruelly cut short by a crippling knee injury. Born in Johnstone

Johnstone

Johnstone is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.The town lies three miles west of neighbouring Paisley and twelve miles west of the centre of the city of Glasgow...

 on 1 December 1949 Manley gained Schoolboy international honours for Scotland before joining his hometown club Johnstone Burgh

Johnstone Burgh F.C.

Johnstone Burgh are a Scottish football club based in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, and play in Central Division Two of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region....

. Here he quickly caught the eye of scouts south of the border and he signed for Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

  in January 1967. The highlights of his time at Filbert Street

Filbert Street

Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,...

 included being substitute in the 1969 FA Cup Final

1969 FA Cup Final

The 1969 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The match was contested between Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 26 April 1969...

 side and a 1971 Second division Championship winners Medal. In December 1973 Manley signed for Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...

  with funds made available by ambitious new chairman John Deacon. Manager John Mortimore planned a rock-like central partnership between the Scotsman and fellow new signing Paul Went

Paul Went

Paul Went was an English footballer with a quick turn of pace who played professionally for five clubs over a fifteen year period. Hewas one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a centre-half and ending it as a central defender despite playing...

  which briefly materialised before he severed a cartilage in only his 11th game for the Fratton Park

Fratton Park

Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...

club, never to play professionally again.