Thomas Mort
English footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Mort | ||
Date of birth | (1897-12-01)1 December 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Kearsley, England | ||
Date of death | 6 June 1967(1967-06-06) (aged 69) | ||
Place of death | Wigan, England | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Farnworth Council School | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Kearsley St. Stephens | |||
Newton Lads Club | |||
Lancashire Fusiliers (wartime) | |||
Altrincham | |||
1921–1922 | Rochdale | 28 | (0) |
1922–1935 | Aston Villa | 337 | (2) |
International career | |||
1922–1935 | England | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Mort (1 December 1897 – 6 June 1967) was an English footballer who played club football primarily for Aston Villa, as a left-back. He also made three appearances for the England national team.
Villa signed Mort from Rochdale for £1,000 in 1922 and along with Tommy Smart, was part of a defensive tandem known for Villa as "Death and Glory."[1] He played 13 seasons with the club with 337 appearances.
He was a cousin of Cardiff City defender Enoch Mort.[2]