Thomas Mort
English footballer
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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 between 1924 and 1926.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Mort | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Kearsley, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 June 1967 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Wigan, England | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
| 1924–1926 | England | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Villa signed Tommy 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."[2] He played 13 seasons with the club with 337 appearances.
He travelled with Villa on their first foreign tour im May. Örgryte celebrated a major success when beating Villa 5–2. Villa were defeated by Gothenburg-combined (Kombinerol Gotesburgslag) while the tourers won 11 - 2 over the select Oslo-combined Lyn og Frig including FK Lyn & Frigg Oslo players.[3]
He was a cousin of Cardiff City defender Enoch Mort.[4]