Dennis George Mortimer (born 5 April 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and captained Aston Villa.

He began his career with Coventry City, where he came through the ranks to make more than 200 first-team appearances as a midfielder.

His displays for Coventry attracted the attention of several top clubs, and he joined Aston Villa for £175,000 on Christmas Eve 1975.

[4] He then led the team to victory in the 1982 European Cup Final; a 1–0 win against Bayern Munich in the De Kuip Stadium came courtesy of Peter Withe's goal, and made it six consecutive seasons that English teams had lifted the trophy.

[citation needed] Mortimer received an honorary doctorate from the University of Worcester in 2011 for "his outstanding contribution to football".