The
31-year-old from Greater Manchester started out as an apprentice at Manchester
United.
He
was released by United without playing above under-18 level and joined his
local club, Prestwich Heys.
He
spent three years with his local team before been picked up by then Northern
Premier League side Curzon Ashton.
However,
he wouldn`t make a senior appearance for The Nash as in a pre-season friendly
against Nottingham Forest he impressed so much that offers arrived from Forest
and Crewe Alexandria, with McManus choosing the latter.
He
spent two years with the Railwaymen, making 6 first team appearances.
After
being released by Crewe, McManus joined FC United of Manchester for a season in
2010/11 before crossing the Pennines to sign for FC Halifax Town.
It
was as a Shaymen that his career really blossomed and he went on to play over
250 times and score 12 goals, appearing in the 2015/16 FA Trophy Final victory
over Grimsby Town, scoring the only goal of the game with a lob over the keeper
from 22 yards.
In
May 2018, it was announced he would be leaving the Shaymen and joined
Nuneaton`s league rivals Coalville Town to be closer to his home in the
Midlands.
He
made sporadic appearances for the Ravens last season and then went into
semi-retirement, turning out for his local team this season. |