Stan Mortensen 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.
Stan Mortensen - 25 caps (23 goals)
- Full Name: Stanley Harding Mortensen
- Born: 26th May 1921, South Shields
- Died: 22nd May 1991, aged 69
- England Career: 1947 - 1953
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right, Centre Forward and Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackpool (25)
- FA Legacy Number: 667
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0 - Withdrawn: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
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Away
- 12
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 10
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 17
- 21
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 6
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Right
- 19
- 21
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Centre Forward
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Left
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 25
- 23
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 25
- 23
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 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.