John Mortimore (footballer) explained

John Mortimore
Fullname:John Henry Mortimore
Birth Date:23 September 1934
Birth Place:Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Position:Defender
Clubs1:Woking
Years2:1956–1965
Clubs2:Chelsea
Caps2:249
Goals2:8
Years3:1965–1966
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Manageryears1:1971–1972
Managerclubs1:Ethnikos Piraeus
Manageryears2:1973–1974
Managerclubs2:Portsmouth
Manageryears3:1976–1979
Managerclubs3:Benfica
Manageryears4:1985–1987
Managerclubs4:Benfica
Manageryears5:1987–1988
Managerclubs5:Real Betis
Manageryears6:1988–1989
Managerclubs6:Belenenses
Manageryears7:1994
Managerclubs7:Southampton (joint caretaker)

John Henry Mortimore (23 September 1934 – 26 January 2021) was an English football player and manager.[1]

Career

Mortimore played as a centre half in the Football League for Chelsea, with whom he scored 10 goals from 279 games in all competitions between 1956 and 1965[2] and won the 1965 Football League Cup,[3] and for Queens Park Rangers.[1] As manager, he had spells at Portsmouth,[4] Benfica, where he won the national championship in both 1976–77 and 1986–87, and the Portuguese Cup in 1986 and 1987,[5] [6] Belenenses[7] and, in a very brief stint as joint caretaker, Southampton.[8] He also coached at clubs including Sunderland,[1] Chelsea and Southampton,[9] where he eventually became club president.[10]

He died on 26 January 2021, aged 86.[11] [12]

Honours

Player

Chelsea

1964–65[11]

Manager

Benfica

1976–77,[11] 1986–87[11]

1985–86, 1986–87[13]

1985[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Mortimore . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 16 October 2009.
  2. Web site: John Mortimore . Historical Player Database . Chelsea F.C . 16 October 2009 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173047/http://theblues.chelseafc.com/cgi-bin/playersearch.pl?John%20MORTIMORE . dead .
  3. Web site: England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001 . Didier . Fort . 25 February 2001 . . 16 October 2009.
  4. Web site: Manager History for Portsmouth . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 16 October 2009.
  5. News: 100 anos: John Mortimore . pt . 100 years: John Mortimore . Record . 18 May 2003 . 16 October 2009.
  6. Web site: Exclusive: John Mortimore reminisces on his Benfica tenure . Bliss . Dominic . 24 December 2014 . PortuGOAL.net . 26 December 2014.
  7. Web site: Lista de treinadores da equipa principal . pt . List of first-team coaches . C.F. Os Belenenses . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526224717/http://www.osbelenenses.com/portal/belenenses/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/projuhistory.asp?stage=2&id=171&name=Treinadores%20-%20Futebol%20S%E9nior . 26 May 2011 . 16 October 2009.
  8. News: Saints' attention focuses on Webb . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-saints-attention-focuses-on-webb-1400894.html . 13 June 2022 . subscription . live . Trevor . Haylett . The Independent . 18 January 1994 . 16 October 2009.
  9. News: So How Good Is Your Right Hand Man? . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-so-how-good-is-your-righthand-man-a-guide-to-the-premierships-deputies-1189609.html . 13 June 2022 . subscription . live . Norman . Fox . The Independent . 6 December 1998 . 16 October 2009.
  10. Book: Media Guide 2008/09 . 14 . 16 October 2009 . Southampton F.C..
  11. Web site: John Mortimore 1934-2021 . chelseafc.com . 26 January 2021 .
  12. Web site: John Mortimore: Ex-Chelsea defender and title-winning Benfica manger dies, aged 86 . BBC Sport . 27 January 2021 .
  13. Web site: John Mortimore, treinador bicampeão pelo Benfica, morre aos 86 anos . visao.sapo.pt . Portuguese . 27 January 2021 .

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