Thomas Mort (1 December 1897 â 6 June 1967) was an English footballer who played club football primarily for Aston Villa, as a left-back. He also made three appearances for the England national team between 1924 and 1926.
Villa signed Tommy Mort from Rochdale for ã1,000 in 1922 and along with Tommy Smart, was part of a defensive tandem known for Villa as "Death and Glory." He played 13 seasons with the club with 337 appearances.
He travelled with Villa on their first foreign tour im May. ÃÂrgryte celebrated a major success when beating Villa 5âÂÂ2. Villa were defeated by Gothenburg-combined (Kombinerol Gotesburgslag) while the tourers won 11 - 2 over the select Oslo-combined Lyn og Frig including FK Lyn & Frigg Oslo players.
He was a cousin of Cardiff City defender Enoch Mort.