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Stan
Mortensen |
Blackpool FC
25 appearances,
23 goals (four on debut)
P 25 W 17 D
2 L 6 F 81: A
38
72% successful
1947-53
captain: none
minutes played: 2250 |
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Timeline |
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Stanley Harding Mortensen |
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Birth |
26 May 1921 in South Shields, County Durham [registered in
South Shields, June 1921]. To Christopher Harding & Sarah Ellen
(née Baker) |
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Marriage |
to Jean Galloway, on 2 November 1943 at Holy Trinity
Parish Church in Blackpool
[registered in Blackpool, December 1943].
Bill Andrews, the Somerset cricketer, was his best man. They
spent their honeymoon in Aberdeen. |
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Stanley opened a shop in Blackpool, selling sports equipment. It was at 2A
Nelson Road in the town. Telephone number 25828.
He is also found in
the phone book from 1969 to 1972 at his home address of 79 Lytham Road,
you could call him on Blackpool 46705. |
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Death |
22 May 1991 in Blackpool,
aged
69 years 360 days
[registered in Blackpool & Fylde, May 1991].
His funeral was held at St John's Church, Blackpool, cremated at Carleton
Crematorium, Carleton, Lancashire. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Biographies |
Football is My Game - Stan Mortensen (Sampson
Low, Marston & Co, 1949) |
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x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Played local schools football and then an ex-schoolboys team based
in South Shields. He joined Blackpool FC in April 1937 and guested for
Aberdeen FC during WW2, as well as Bath City FC and Arsenal FC,
where he scored 25 goals in nineteen wartime appearances. He
returned to Blackpool FC to play the best football of his career,
scoring 197 league goals in 317 league appearances. Signed for
Hull City AFC in November 1955 for a £2000 transfer fee. Joined
Southport FC in February 1957. He announced his retirement on 28
April 1958, but still joined Bath City FC in July 1958, eventually
announcing his retirement on 10 May 1959. He did however, come out of retirement in
November 1960 and signed for Lancaster City FC, reaffirming his retirement
in March 1962. |
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Club honours: FA
Cup runners-up 1947-48, 1950-51, winners
1952-53; |
Individual honours: Football League (five
appearances);
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the
Year runner-up 1947-48, third 1949-50; |
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Distinctions:
Football League highest scorer
1950-51 (thirty goals); |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 11st.
7lbs [1950]. |
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Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
Took over
the managerial reigns at Blackpool FC from 20 February 1967 until April 1969.
Became the honorary vice-president of the club in October 1983. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
667th
player to appear for England |
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Position(s) |
Inside/centre-forward |
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First match |
No. 234, 25 May 1947, Portugal
0 England 10, an end-of-season tour at
Estadio Nacional,
Oeiras, Lisboa, aged 25 years 364 days.
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Last match |
No. 284, 25 November 1953,
England 3 Hungary 6, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley,
London, aged 32 years 183 days.
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1950;
British Championship 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1947-48, 1949-50; |
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Individual honours |
England wartime
(two appearances), England B
(two appearances, 1947-48)
England's Top Goalscorer
1947 (9 along with Lawton), 1947-48 (7), 1948 (5), 1948-49 (3 along
with Milburn, Finney and Morris), 1949-50 (6); |
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Distinctions |
During a wartime
international at Wembley in 1943, England allowed their reserve,
Mortensen, to appear as a substitute for opponents Wales - because the
Welsh had run out of players.
The first England player to score in the
World Cup Final tournament.
Stanley could have played for Norway, his
grandfather, Hans, was born in Norway, before moving to South Shields.
The fiftieth Durhamer to represent England.
Died five days after Harold
Hobbis. |
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Beyond England |
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As a wireless operator in the RAF,
Mortensen narrowly escaped death in a wartime plane crash. He suffered
head injuries in the accident, in which the pilot and bomb aimer were both
killed and the navigator lost a leg. After he retired from football, he
ran a sports shop in Blackpool. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.181. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
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captain |
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27 |
25 |
13 |
five |
2250 |
23 |
98
min |
9 |
eight |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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25 |
17 |
2 |
6 |
81 |
38 |
+43 |
3 |
9 |
3.24 |
1.52 |
72 |
+11 |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
23 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
3.00 |
2.30 |
60.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
12 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
13 |
+36 |
0 |
5 |
4.083 |
1.083 |
91.7 |
+10 |
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Neutral |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Shirt Record
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Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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White |
23 |
16 |
2 |
5 |
79 |
36 |
+43 |
2 |
9 |
3.435 |
1.565 |
73.9 |
+11 |
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Blue |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Red |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Competition Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.667 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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WCF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
5 |
+11 |
3 |
2 |
2.667 |
0.833 |
66.7 |
+2 |
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British Championship |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
11 |
+20 |
0 |
4 |
3.10 |
1.10 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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The 1949-50 records of
the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
12 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
48 |
23 |
+25 |
0 |
3 |
4.00 |
1.917 |
79.2 |
+7 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WCP/BC
1949-50 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.667 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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WCP
All |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.667 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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World Cup Final Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF 1950 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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WCF
All |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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World Cup |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WC 1949-50 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
5 |
+11 |
3 |
2 |
2.667 |
0.833 |
66.7 |
+2 |
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WC
All |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
5 |
+11 |
3 |
2 |
2.667 |
0.833 |
66.7 |
+2 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1947-48 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
BC 1948-49 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| BC/WCP
1949-50 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.667 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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BC 1950-51 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
11 |
+20 |
0 |
4 |
3.10 |
1.10 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WC |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
5 |
+11 |
3 |
2 |
2.667 |
0.833 |
66.7 |
+2 |
| BC |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
11 |
+20 |
0 |
4 |
3.10 |
1.10 |
75.0 |
+5 |
The 1949-50 records of
the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
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13 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
33 |
13 |
+20 |
3 |
5 |
2.538 |
1.00 |
65.4 |
+4 |
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Club:
Blackpool F.C.
- 25 full appearances (2250 min) 23ᵍ |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - 25 full appearances (2250 min)
23ᵍx |
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