| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bertram James Tann | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Plaistow, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1972 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1932 | Clapton Orient | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Romford | ||
| 1933–1939 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945– | Erith & Belvedere | ||
| 1947 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 1950–1968 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bertram James Tann (4 May 1914 – 7 July 1972)[2] was a professional footballer and later football manager, who is best known for managing Bristol Rovers for a spell of 18 years from 1950 to 1968. He is the longest-serving post-war manager of Bristol Rovers, and their second-longest-serving of all time behind Alfred Homer.
His playing and management careers were split by the Second World War. As a player he spent time with Clapton FC and Romford before ending his official playing days with Charlton Athletic in 1939, although he did go on to make a number of guest appearances for other clubs after this date in unofficial wartime friendlies. After the hostilities ended he returned to football firstly as a coach and later as manager of Erith & Belvedere, then after a brief spell in Norway where he spent a season at the helm of Fredrikstad he took over as Bristol Rovers' boss in 1950.