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]
| 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 67–68)[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 | ||
| –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
| 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 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 202. ISBN 190589161X.
- "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- "Mercer Billy Hull City 1924". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "Played bowls for health becomes National England champion". Daily Herald. 29 August 1947. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Hull City AFC Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "TigerBase – Players". tigerbase.hullcity.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- 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.
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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