John Henry Mortimore (23 September 1934 – 26 January 2021) was an English football player and manager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Mortimore | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Farnborough, Hampshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 2021 (aged 86) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Woking | |||
| 1956–1965 | Chelsea | 249 | (8) |
| 1965–1966 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 1973–1974 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1976–1979 | Benfica | ||
| 1985–1987 | Benfica | ||
| 1987–1988 | Real Betis | ||
| 1988–1989 | Belenenses | ||
| 1994 | Southampton (joint caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Honours
Player
- Chelsea
Manager
- Benfica