Willie Mercer
Scottish footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Mercer[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 1874 | ||
Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 9 September 1932(1932-09-09) (aged 57)[2] | ||
Place of death | Fife, Scotland[3] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1894–1898 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1898 | Glossop | 2 | (1) |
1898 | Hibernian | 9 | (2) |
1901–1902 | Cowdenbeath | ||
0000–1905 | Glossop | 0 | (0) |
1905–1910 | Cowdenbeath | 43 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Mercer (8 November 1874 – 9 September 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and Hibernian.[3] He also played in the Football League for Glossop.[1] After his retirement as a player, Mercer served Cowdenbeath as trainer and was secretary of junior club Vulcan Rovers.[3]
Personal life
Mercer worked as a miner and died after coming off his shift at Donibristle Colliery in 1932.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 1898–99[4] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 1904–05[2] | Northern League | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
1905–06[2] | Scottish Second Division | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
1907–08[2] | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 9 | ||
1908–09[2] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Total | 43 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 17 | ||
Career total | 52 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 19 |
Honours
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[3]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 202. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d e "Willie Mercer". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian Player William Mercer Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
- Adamson
- H. Allan
- R. Allan
- Archibald
- Armstrong
- R. Birrell
- W. Birrell
- Bostock
- G. Brown
- J. Brown
- Buchanan
- Buckley
- Burns
- Cairns
- Callaghan
- Cowan
- Curle
- Devlin
- Dickson
- Drummond
- Dryburgh
- Edwards
- Falconer
- Frame
- Geddes
- Gildea
- Gilfillan
- Glancy
- Gomis
- Grant
- Hamill
- Hay
- Hemmings
- Henderson
- Hendren
- Hughes
- Jack
- Jones
- Jordan
- Kinnell
- Laing
- Lancaster
- Law
- Leonard
- Liddle
- Lindsay
- Mackenzie
- Malone
- Mbu
- McArthur
- McDowell
- McGarr
- McGlashan
- McGregor
- McLauchlan
- Menzies
- Mercer
- Middleton
- Mowbray
- Murphy
- Murray
- Paatelainen
- J. Paterson
- W. Paterson
- Philp
- Ja. Pollock
- Jo. Pollock
- Pullar
- Quinn
- Rankin
- Rankine
- Reid
- Renfrew
- Ritchie
- J. Robertson
- P. Robertson
- Ross
- R. Russell
- T. Russell
- Smith
- Steele
- G. Stewart
- W. Stewart
- Tait
- Taylor
- Turnbull
- Venters
- Walker
- Wall
- Walls
- Ward
- Wilson
- Winter
- Wright
- Yardley
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