John Mortimore (footballer)
English football player/manager (1934–2021)
John Mortimore (23 September 1934 – 26 January 2021) was an English football player and manager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Farnborough, Hampshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 2021 (aged 86) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Woking | |||
| 1956–1965 | Chelsea | 249 | (8) |
| 1965–1966 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1972 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 1973–1974 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1976–1979 | Benfica | ||
| 1985–1987 | Benfica | ||
| 1987–1988 | Real Betis | ||
| 1988–1989 | Belenenses | ||
| 1994 | Southampton (joint caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Mortimore played as a centre half in the Football League for Chelsea. He scored 10 goals from 279 games in all competitions between 1956 and 1965[2] and won the 1965 Football League Cup.[3] He also played for Queens Park Rangers.
Mortimore died on 26 January 2021, aged 86.[4]
Honours
changePlayer
change- Chelsea
Manager
change- Benfica
References
change- ↑ "John Mortimore". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "John Mortimore". Historical Player Database. Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "John Mortimore 1934-2021". chelseafc.com. 26 January 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "John Mortimore 1934-2021". chelseafc.com. 26 January 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "John Mortimore, treinador bicampeão pelo Benfica, morre aos 86 anos". visao.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). 27 January 2021.
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