Stan Mortensen (667) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Stanley Harding Mortensen
Born:: 26th May 1921, South Shields
Died:: 22nd May 1991, aged 69
England Career:: 1947 - 1953
Positions:: Inside Right, Centre Forward and Inside Left
Clubs (and caps):: Blackpool (25)
FA Legacy Number:: 667
Career Summary:: Stan Mortensen (26th May 1921 - 22nd May 1991) was an international footballer who represented England 25 times scoring 23 goals. His first cap was against Portugal on 25th May 1947 at 25 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 25th November 1953 aged 32. Mortensen, born on 26th May 1921, in South Shields, has a FA Legacy Number of 667 and played as a Inside Right, Centre Forward and Inside Left for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Portugal (FR) on 25th May 1947 aged 25 years, 11 month, 29 days
Last Cap:: v Hungary (FR) on 25th November 1953 aged 32 years, 5 months, 30 days
First Goal:: v Portugal (FR) on 25th May 1947 aged 25 years, 11 month, 29 days
Career Length:: 6 years, 184 days
Starts:: 25
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 25

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 12 14 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 7 5 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 3 3 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 3 1 0 0 0
Competitive 13 9 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 12 14 0 0 0
Home 10 8 0 0 0
Neutral 3 1 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 17 21 0 0 0
Drawn 2 1 0 0 0
Lost 6 1 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Inside Right 19 21 0 0 0
Centre Forward 4 1 0 0 0
Inside Left 2 1 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 25 23 0 0 0

Totals
25
23
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

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25 Matches

Tom Finney
23 Matches

Neil Franklin
16 Matches

Wilf Mannion
13 Matches

Stanley Matthews
13 Matches

Jack Aston
12 Matches

Alf Ramsey
11 Matches

Frank Swift
11 Matches

Jimmy Dickinson
10 Matches

Bert Williams
10 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
61 sources from 25 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 25.
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 30 days.
UEFA, 4 - 4, 21st Oct 1953 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 24.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 26 days.
ARG, 2 - 1, 9th May 1951 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 23.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 14 days.
SCO, 2 - 3, 14th Apr 1951 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 22.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 19 days.
ESP, 0 - 1, 2nd Jul 1950 (WCF) Blackpool, Cap: 21.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 7 days.
USA, 0 - 1, 29th Jun 1950 (WCF) Blackpool, Cap: 20.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 3 days.
CHI, 2 - 0, 25th Jun 1950 (WCF) Blackpool, Cap: 19.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 30 days.
BEL, 4 - 1, 18th May 1950 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 23 days.
POR, 5 - 3, 14th May 1950 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 19 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 20 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 30th Nov 1949 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 4 days.
IRE, 9 - 2, 16th Nov 1949 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 14.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 21 day.
WAL, 4 - 1, 15th Oct 1949 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 13.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 20 days.
NOR, 4 - 1, 18th May 1949 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 23 days.
SWE, 1 - 3, 13th May 1949 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 18 days.
SCO, 1 - 3, 9th Apr 1949 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 14 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 10th Nov 1948 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 15 days.
IRE, 6 - 2, 9th Oct 1948 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 8.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 14 days.
ITA, 4 - 0, 16th May 1948 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 21 day.
SCO, 2 - 0, 10th Apr 1948 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 15 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 5.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 24 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 5th Nov 1947 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 4.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 10 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 18th Oct 1947 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 3.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 23 days.
BEL, 5 - 2, 21st Sep 1947 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 26 days.
POR, 10 - 0, 25th May 1947 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 29 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.