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Players
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Alec Morten Profile |
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Full
name |
Alexander
Morten |
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Popular name |
Alec Morten |
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Born |
'Thought to be'
in 1831 or 1832 in Middlesex [source: Douglas Lamming/Cris Freddi] |
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Died |
24 February
1900 at Earl's Court, London [other sources suggest he died in New York
City in September 1916, but the stated Death Certificate testifies to his
birth in 1851] |
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Notes |
His date of birth is disputed; it is generally
given as 1831 but some authorities suggest 1832 - census records are
lacking and it is not certain whether the Morten known from church
registers to have been born in 1831 was the same man as the footballer of
the 1870s. Whichever date is correct, however, the player was certainly
aged over 40 on his debut. |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
No Names of
Kilburn between 1863-66, Morten turned out for Wanderers F.C., the most
celebrated team of the day, between 1865 and 1874. He also represented
Middlesex and played for Crystal Palace - another leading amateur side,
and one that was in existence as early as 1861, though it has no
connection to the current Football League club of the same name. He was
rated as perhaps the best goalkeeper in the world during the early 1870s;
according to the Football Annual for 1873, "Toujours prêt is
his motto when between the posts, in which position he is without a rival,
never losing his head, even under the most trying circumstances." |
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Club honours |
None. |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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England Career |
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Player
number |
One of
nine who became the 12th players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper; |
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First & last match |
No. 2, 8 March 1873,
England 4 Scotland 2, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London. Aged 41-42 years. |
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Major
tournaments |
None. |
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Team honours |
None. |
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Individual
honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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Beyond
England |
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Served on the FA
Committee in 1874. Also a Stockbroker. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.181. |
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Alec Morten - Career Statistics
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| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av. |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
1 |
90 |
2 |
45 min |
0 |
0% |
1 |
None |
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Alec Morten
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Alec Morten
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Alec Morten - Match History |
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Club:
Crystal Palace F.C. - 1 full cap |
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Coach:
F.A. Committee - 1 full cap |
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1 |
30-Nov-1872 |
Scotland 0 England 0 |
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
Fr |
AD |
Injured |
- |
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1 |
2 |
08-Mar-1873 |
England 4 Scotland 2 |
The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
captain |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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