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Dennis Mortimer
Mortimer with the European Cup in 1982
Personal information
Full name
Dennis George Mortimer[1]
Date of birth
(1952-04-05) 5 April 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth
Liverpool, England
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1969–1975
Coventry City
193
(10)
1975–1985
Aston Villa
317
(31)
1985
→ Sheffield United (loan)
7
(0)
1985–1986
Brighton & Hove Albion
40
(2)
1986–1987
Birmingham City
33
(4)
Redditch United
Total
590
(47)
International career
1972–1973
England U23
6
(2)
1978–1980
England B
3
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Dennis George Mortimer (born 5 April 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and captained Aston Villa. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Coventry City, Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Birmingham City.[3]
^Cite error: The named reference Hugman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
^"Dennis Mortimer". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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