What is John Mortimore (footballer)?
{{Infobox football biography |name = John Mortimore |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date|1934|9|23|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Farnborough, Hampshire]], England |death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|26|1934|9|23|df=y}} |death_place = |height = |position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre half]] |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = | clubs1 = [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] | caps1 = | goals1 = |years2 = 1956–1965 | clubs2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | caps2 = 249 | goals2 = 8 |years3 = 1965–1966 | clubs3 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0 |manageryears1 = 1971–1972 | managerclubs1 = [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]] |manageryears2 = 1973–1974 | managerclubs2 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] |manageryears3 = 1976–1979 | managerclubs3 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] |manageryears4 = 1985–1987 | managerclubs4 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] |manageryears5 = 1987–1988 | managerclubs5 = [[Real Betis]] |manageryears6 = 1988–1989 | managerclubs6 = [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] |manageryears7 = 1994 | managerclubs7 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (joint [[caretaker manager|caretaker]]) }} '''John Mortimore''' (23 September 1934 – 26 January 2021) was an English [[association football|football]] player and manager.<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/johnmortimore.html |title=John Mortimore |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=16 October 2009}}</ref> Mortimore played as a [[Defender (association football)|centre half]] in [[the Football League]] for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. He scored 10 goals from 279 games in all competitions between 1956 and 1965<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theblues.chelseafc.com/cgi-bin/playersearch.pl?John%20MORTIMORE |title=John Mortimore |work=Historical Player Database |publisher=Chelsea F.C |access-date=16 October 2009 |archive