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Alec
Morten |
Crystal Palace FC
one captaincy,
two goals against
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 4: A 2
100% successful
1873
full appearances:
one
minutes as captain: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Alexander
Morten |
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Birth |
1831 or 1832 in Paddington, Middlesex or
possibly, Brighton, Sussex |
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registered before registration laws
Paddington was in the Middlesex County Registration up until 1889.
Some authors offer 15 November 1831 - but there is no evidence for this date. |
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Death |
Saturday, 24 February 1900 at 21 Hogarth Road in Earl's Court, London |
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aged 68 years
nk days |
registered in Kensington January-March 1900 |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Andy
Mitchell & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
No Names of
Kilburn between 1863-66, Morten turned out for Wanderers FC, the most
celebrated team of the day, between 1865 and 1874. He also represented
Middlesex and played for Crystal Palace - another leading amateur side,
and one that was in existence as early as 1861, though it has no
connection to the current Football League club of the same name. He was
rated as perhaps the best goalkeeper in the world during the early 1870s;
according to the Football Annual for 1873, "Toujours prêt is
his motto when between the posts, in which position he is without a rival,
never losing his head, even under the most trying circumstances." |
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Club honours |
None |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Captain Career |
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Captain number |
Second
player to captain England. |
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Player number |
One of
nine who became the 12th players
(12) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only captaincy |
No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2,
a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged
41/42 years
nk days. |
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Distinctions |
Probably the oldest player to captain England. |
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