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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.
Stanley Harding Mortensen is one of England’s all-time great centre forwards; an inspiration for a generation of strikers who followed and anyone who saw him play for Blackpool or England.
Jun 10, 2022 · Professor Dilwyn Porter from De Montfort University tells the story Stan Mortensen, one of only three players to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup Final.
May 2, 2018 · Having survived an accident in which he was nearly strangled by his own parachute, Mortensen, serving as a wireless operator in a Wellington Bomber, suffered serious head injuries when his plane caught fire and crashed into a fir plantation near RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.
Jan 2, 2014 · But Stan Mortensen's hat-trick, which remains the only treble in an FA Cup final at Wembley, and Bill Perry's late winner sealed an astonishing comeback.
Jul 31, 2022 · the 22nd player to reach twenty England appearances. his six goals in 1948-49 makes him the top goalscorer for the season.
STAN MORTENSEN | BLACKPOOL FC and ENGLAND LEGEND | 100th Birthday Celebration at Bloomfield RoadWednesday the 26th May would have been Stanley Mortensen's 10...
