Reg Mountford

Reg Mountford
Personal information
Full name Reginald Charles Mountford
Date of birth (1908-07-16)16 July 1908
Place of birth Darlington, England
Date of death 1994 (aged 85–86)
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1929 Darlington 12 (3)
1929–1939 Huddersfield Town 236 (7)
Managerial career
Boldklubben Frem
1948 Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald Charles Mountford (16 July 1908 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Darlington and Huddersfield Town.[1] He went on to manage Copenhagen club Boldklubben Frem and the Denmark national team.

Mountford started his career at Darlington, making 12 appearances and scoring three goals before moving to Huddersfield Town in 1929. He made 236 appearances and scored seven goals up until the outbreak of World War II (his three appearances in the 1939–40 season were struck from the record).[1]

He played one wartime international for England in a 3–2 defeat against Scotland at St James' Park on 8 February 1941 in front of a crowd of 25,000.[2][3] After the war, he emigrated to Denmark and managed Boldklubben Frem in Copenhagen. He managed the Denmark national team for the 1948 Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[2]

After returning to England, he lived near Brighton. He died in 1994.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. ^ a b c "The Quakers Dane". The Northern Echo. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ "England v Scotland, 08 February 1941". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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