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John Mortimore
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Date of birth (1934-09-23)23 September 1934
Place of birth Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Date of death 26 January 2021(2021-01-26) (aged 86)
Playing position Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Woking
1956–1965 Chelsea 249 (8)
1965–1966 Queens Park Rangers 10 (0)
Teams managed
1971–1972 Ethnikos Piraeus
1973–1974 Portsmouth
1976–1979 Benfica
1985–1987 Benfica
1987–1988 Real Betis
1988–1989 Belenenses
1994 Southampton (joint caretaker)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Mortimore (23 September 1934 – 26 January 2021) was an English football player and manager.

Mortimore played as a centre half in the Football League for Chelsea. He scored 10 goals from 279 games in all competitions between 1956 and 1965 and won the 1965 Football League Cup. He also played for Queens Park Rangers.

Mortimore died on 26 January 2021, aged 86.

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