He emigrated to Australia the following year and played and coached at numerous teams, including Newcastle KB United, Brisbane City FC, and Adamstown Rosebud.
As a youth, he played for local village team Brown Edge before being spotted by Stanley Matthews and persuaded to join Port Vale juniors.
[3] He graduated through the Vale youth set-up to make his first team debut as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers on 19 April 1969.
Signing professional forms under Gordon Lee in February 1970, he made his full debut in a 2–0 defeat by Shrewsbury Town at Vale Park in a League Cup first round match on 18 August 1971.
The following season saw the Vale push for promotion under Roy Sproson's stewardship, with Ray Williams, Brian Horton and new signing Terry Bailey providing 41 goals between them.
Unable to establish himself in the new set-up, Mountford joined Fourth Division strugglers Scunthorpe United on a one-month loan in October 1974.
After leaving Stockport, Mountford emigrated to Australia, playing for Newcastle KB United, also serving as their assistant coach.