Billy Mercer (footballer, born 1892)

William Henry Mercer (1888 – 5 June 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Hull City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool.[1][3]

Billy Mercer
Personal information
Full name William Henry Mercer[1]
Date of birth 1888[2]
Place of birth Prescot, England
Date of death 5 June 1956 (aged 6768)[2]
Place of death Worthing, England[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1909 Grosvenor
1909– Prescot
Prescot Athletic
1910–1911 Huddersfield Town
0000–1914 Prescot Athletic
1914–1924 Hull City 193 (0)
1924–1928 Huddersfield Town 71 (0)
1928–1929 Blackpool 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Mercer's brother Peter was 1947 National Bowls champion.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1914–15[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1919–20[6] 17 0 0 0 17 0
1920–21[6] 42 0 5 0 47 0
1921–22[6] 42 0 2 0 44 0
1922–23[6] 39 0 1 0 40 0
1923–24[6] 40 0 2 0 42 0
1924–25[6] 12 0 12 0
Total 193 0 10 0 203 0
Huddersfield Town 1924–25[7] First Division 27 0 1 0 28 0
1925–26[7] 13 0 0 0 13 0
1926–27[7] 8 0 0 0 8 0
1927–28[7] 23 0 7 0 30 0
Total 71 0 8 0 79 0
Career total 264 0 18 0 282 0

Honours

Huddersfield Town

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 202. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "Mercer Billy Hull City 1924". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. "Played bowls for health becomes National England champion". Daily Herald. 29 August 1947. p. 5 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Hull City AFC Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. "TigerBase – Players". tigerbase.hullcity.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105.
  8. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. at the Football Club History Database


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