Dennis Mortimer (born 1952 in Liverpool, England) was an English footballer and distinguished captain of Aston Villa. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... The captain of an association football team is mentioned in the Laws of the Game purely in connection with the toss of the coin prior to kick-off for choice of ends and to determine who kicks off. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ...

Mortimer became the first Aston Villa captain to lift a European trophy in 1982

Mortimer began his career with Coventry City, where he came through the ranks and made over 200 appearances as a promising midfielder of considerable talent. It was his accomplished displays for Coventry which attracted the attention of several top clubs. In the end Mortimer decided four points, but the success which followed in the next year exceeded all expectations. Dennis was the man who led the team to that historic win in Rotterdam which made Aston Villa European Champions. A 1-0 over Bayern Munich in the De Kuip Stadium was courtesy of a Peter Withe goal which allowed Mortimer the distinction of being the first Villa Captain to hold aloft the famous trophy. Image File history File links Mortimer. ... Image File history File links Mortimer. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip (which itself is sky blue in honour of the sky blue cloth traditionally made in the city), are a football team based in Coventry, England. ... Rotterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ... Bayern Munich or FC Bayern München is a German football club based in Munich, capital of the state of Bavaria. ... Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951, Liverpool) is a much-travelled English footballer of the 70s and 80s golden era. ...

Mortimer was Villa's driving force and one of a band of players who, for reasons best known to successive England managers, was denied full honours. Under-23 and B caps were scarcely a fitting reward for who can only be considered a legendary player. From 1975 to 1985 he made 403 appearances for Villa scoring 36 goals.

Following on from his time at Villa, Dennis moved to Brighton but was only there a year before returning to the Midlands with Birmingham City, thereby breaking the second-city taboo by playing for City and Villa. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton & Hove. ... Birmingham City Football Club are an English football club who currently play in the Football League Championship. ...

Dennis regularly attends Aston Villa games to this day and sometimes provides commentary on the club's games with the club's radio station, The Villan. He is regarded as one of Aston Villa's true legends.