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Stan Mortensen scored his first international goal in his debut match on 25 May 1947
Scored 3 hat-tricks in international matches

Football player Stan Mortensen

Stanley Harding Mortensen

Stan Mortensen

Born on 26 May 1921, South Shields
Died on 22 May 1991, Blackpool (aged 69)

National team appearances of Stan Mortensen

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
England	1947 - 1953	25				23		0.920
Total:		25				23		0.920

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Blackpool FC, Blackpool	25 May 1947 - 25 Nov 1953	25				23		0.920

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Goals

Goals/ Caps

British Championship (BC)

0.800

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

1.000

World Cup final tournament (WC)

0.333

Friendly matches and other tournaments

1.167

(-) matches counted in two competitions at once:

1.000

Total:

0.920

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
25 May 1947	Portugal	debut; first goal; first hat-trick	25 years 11 months 29 days
25 Nov 1953	Hungary	last appearance	32 years 5 months 30 days

Record of Stan Mortensen's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Portugal	5		2	1			1	2.500	2	2.500
Northern Ireland	5		2		1	1		2.500	3	1.667
Sweden	3		1			1		3.000	2	1.500
Belgium	2		2	2				1.000	2	1.000
Wales	2		2	2				1.000	3	0.667
Chile	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Argentina	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Rest of Europe	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Hungary	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Italy	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Scotland	1		1	1				1.000	4	0.250
(+) other teams									3
Total:	23		15	11	1	2	1	1.533	25	0.920

Record of national team matches played by Stan Mortensen

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
England football team	25	17	2	6	81	38	72.0

Stan Mortensen's international caps

as player of Blackpool FC, Blackpool:

debut age, age when scoring first goal - 25 years 11 months 29 days

25 May 1947 16:30 (+1:00)

Oeiras, Estádio Nacional do Jamor

0-10

Portugal vs England

Friendly International

4х

21 Sep 1947 16:00 (+1:00)

Brussels, Stade du Heysel

2-5

Belgium vs England

Friendly International

1х

18 Oct 1947 15:00 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

0-3

Wales vs England

British Championship 1947-1948

1х

05 Nov 1947 14:45

Liverpool, Goodison Park

2-2

England vs Northern Ireland

British Championship 1947-1948

19 Nov 1947 14:30

London, Highbury (Arsenal) Stadium

4-2

England vs Sweden

Friendly International

3х

10 Apr 1948 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

0-2

Scotland vs England

British Championship 1947-1948

1х

16 May 1948 17:00 (+2:00)

Turin, Stadio Comunale

0-4

Italy vs England

Friendly International

1х

09 Oct 1948 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-6

Northern Ireland vs England

British Championship 1948-1949

3х

10 Nov 1948 14:30

Birmingham, Villa Park

1-0

England vs Wales

British Championship 1948-1949

09 Apr 1949 15:00 (+1:00)

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

1-3

England vs Scotland

British Championship 1948-1949

13 May 1949 18:00 (+1:00)

Solna, Råsunda Fotbollstadion

3-1

Sweden vs England

Friendly International

18 May 1949 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-4

Norway vs England

Friendly International

15 Oct 1949 15:00 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

1-4

Wales vs England

1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification, British Championship 1949-1950, Group 1

1х

16 Nov 1949 14:30

Manchester, Maine Road

9-2

England vs Northern Ireland

1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification, British Championship 1949-1950, Group 1

2х

30 Nov 1949 14:15

Tottenham, White Hart Lane

2-0

England vs Italy

Friendly International

15 Apr 1950 15:00

Glasgow, Hampden Park

0-1

Scotland vs England

1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification, British Championship 1949-1950, Group 1

14 May 1950 17:00

Oeiras, Estádio Nacional do Jamor

3-5

Portugal vs England

Friendly International

1х

18 May 1950 15:30 (+1:00)

Brussels, Stade du Heysel

1-4

Belgium vs England

Friendly International

1х

25 Jun 1950 15:00 (+3:00)

Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã

0-2

Chile vs England

1950 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 2

1х

29 Jun 1950 15:00 (+3:00)

Belo Horizonte, Estadio Independencia

1-0

United States vs England

1950 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 2

02 Jul 1950 15:00 (+3:00)

Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã

0-1

England vs Spain

1950 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 2

14 Apr 1951 15:00

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

2-3

England vs Scotland

British Championship 1950-1951

09 May 1951 15:00 (+1:00)

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

2-1

England vs Argentina

Friendly International

1х

21 Oct 1953 14:30

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

4-4

England vs Rest of Europe

Football Association 90th Anniversary Match

1х

25 Nov 1953 14:15

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

3-6

England vs Hungary

Friendly International

1х

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Stan Mortensen's most often teammates

Billy Wright (1947 - 1953) - 25 games
Tom Finney (1947 - 1951) - 23 games
Neil Franklin (1947 - 1950) - 16 games
Wilf Mannion (1947 - 1951) - 13 games
Stanley Matthews (1947 - 1953) - 13 games

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George Davis (1881) - 2 caps, 2 goals