SOCCER PLAYER

Stan Mortensen

1921 - 1991

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Stanley Harding Mortensen (26 May 1921 – 22 May 1991) was an English professional footballer, notable for his part in the 1953 FA Cup final (subsequently known as the "Matthews Final"), in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final. He was also both the first player to score for England in a FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign and the first England player to score in the tournament proper. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Mortensen is the 4,475th most popular soccer player (down from 3,877th in 2019), the 4,709th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,265th in 2019) and the 249th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stan Mortensen ranks 4,475 out of 21,273Before him are Lucas Digne, František Štambachr, Mayanga Maku, Igor Akinfeev, Rob Witschge, and Enzo Trossero. After him are Yvon Le Roux, Pipo Rodríguez, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Hatem Trabelsi, Krzysztof Warzycha, and João Carlos dos Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Stan Mortensen ranks 395Before him are Cliff Bourland, Seymour Benzer, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Julia Hartwig, Gordon Thomas, and Muhibbe Darga. After him are John Russell, Herb Ellis, Róbert Antal, Prvoslav Mihajlović, Verghese Kurien, and Geoffrey Crossley. Among people deceased in 1991, Stan Mortensen ranks 228Before him are Ken Curtis, Florence B. Seibert, Cliff Bastin, Alden Sanborn, Henri Louveau, and Oreste Corbatta. After him are John Russell, Pat O'Callaghan, Forrest Towns, Steve Clark, Gordon Pirie, and Aline MacMahon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stan Mortensen ranks 4,710 out of 8,785Before him are Robert Service (1947), Glenn Cornick (1947), Rupert Davies (1916), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Alma Cogan (1932), and Heather Harper (1930). After him are Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Joanna Pettet (1942), Curt Smith (1961), Humphrey Carpenter (1946), Dru Drury (1725), and Thomas Brisbane (1773).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Stan Mortensen ranks 249Before him are Conor Gallagher (2000), Gareth Barry (1981), Ray Wilkins (1956), Luke Young (1979), David O'Leary (1958), and Jimmy Gallagher (1901). After him are Harry Stafford (1869), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000), Horace Bailey (1881), Tommy Docherty (1928), Jimmy Dickinson (1925), and Martin Kelly (1990).