| Dennis Mortimer | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Mortimer | |
| Date of birth | April 5, 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1969-1975 1975-1985 1985 1985-19?? |
Coventry City Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham City |
192 (10) 317 (36) ? (?) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
1978–1980 |
England U-23 England B |
? (?) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dennis Mortimer (born 5 April 1952 in Liverpool, England) was an English footballer and distinguished captain of Aston Villa. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Mortimer began his career with Coventry City, where he came through the ranks and made over 200 appearances as a promising midfielder. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, It was his accomplished displays for Coventry which attracted the attention of several top clubs, and he joined Villa in 1975. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mortimer captained Villa to the European Cup in 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A 1-0 over Bayern Munich in the De Kuip Stadium was courtesy of a Peter Withe goal. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937 Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a From 1975 to 1985 he made 403 appearances for Villa scoring 36 goals.
Mortimer was capped by England under-23 and England B but was never capped for the full England team. England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team.
After leaving Villa, Mortimer moved to Brighton but was only there a year before returning to the Midlands with Birmingham City, thereby breaking the second-city taboo by playing for City and Villa. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. During the 1988-89 season, Mortimer was player manager of non-league outfit Redditch United before moving into coaching, becoming assistant manager to Ossie Ardiles at West Bromwich Albion.
He worked for The Professional Football Associations as regional director of coaching in the Midlands area and has help to develop many of Englands top young players and coaches. Mortimer has been responsible for the progression of top young English coach Alex Penny. Alexander Penny (born 17 October 1975 is a former youth trainee footballer from England who is currently the academy goalkeeper coach at Bristol City FC. Mortimer is also a director at Wolverhampton Wanderers Women FC. Mortimer regularly attends Aston Villa games to this day and sometimes provides commentary on the club's games with the club's radio station, The Villain. He is regarded as one of Aston Villa's greatest ever players.
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