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. 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).

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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. 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.

Reg Mountford

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

Reg Mountford

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1908 births

1994 deaths

Footballers from Darlington

English men's footballers

English Football League players

Men's association football fullbacks

England men's wartime international footballers

Darlington F.C. players

Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players

Brentford F.C. wartime guest players

English football managers

Boldklubben Frem managers

Denmark national football team managers

English expatriate football managers

English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark

Expatriate football managers in Denmark