Thomas Mort

For the Australian industrialist, see Thomas Sutcliffe Mort.

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.

Tommy Mort

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Mort
Date of birth	(1897-12-01)1 December 1897
Place of birth	Kearsley, England
Date of death	6 June 1967(1967-06-06) (aged 69)
Place of death	Wigan, England
Position(s)	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
1922–1935	England	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Villa signed 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."^[1] He played 13 seasons with the club with 337 appearances.

He was a cousin of Cardiff City defender Enoch Mort.^[2]

References

1. Thomas Mort, Aston Villa Player Database.
2. "Coventry Combination". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 February 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.