Alexander Morten (some sources say "Alec Morten") (15 November 1831 – 24 February 1900) was an English footballer who captained the England team in its second official international, played against Scotland on 8 March 1873.
Morten's 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 in...
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Alexander Morten (some sources say "Alec Morten") (15 November 1831 – 24 February 1900) was an English footballer who captained the England team in its second official international, played against Scotland on 8 March 1873.
Morten's 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 in Middlesex was the same man as the footballer of the 1870s.
Morten was the first goalkeeper to captain the English international side and holds the twin distinctions of having been born at an earlier date than any other international footballer, and of being older than any other England player on his international debut. Based on the generally accepted date of birth of 15 November 1831, he was aged 41 years 114 days when he made his solitary England appearance on 8 March 1873. The oldest player to represent England was Stanley Matthews, who...
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