![]() Joe Mercer Memorial outside the City of Manchester Stadium | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Mercer | ||
Date of birth | 9 August 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England | ||
Date of death | 9 August 1990 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Youth career | |||
Ellesmere Port Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1946 | Everton | 186 | (2) |
1946–1955 | Arsenal | 247 | (2) |
Total | 433 | (4) | |
International career | |||
1938–1939 | England | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1955–1958 | Sheffield United | ||
1958–1964 | Aston Villa | ||
1965–1971 | Manchester City | ||
1972–1974 | Coventry City | ||
1974 | England (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Mercer OBE (9 August 1914 – 9 August 1990) was an English footballer and manager. Mercer, who played as a defender for Everton and Arsenal in his footballing career, also went on to manage Aston Villa and Manchester City, and was the caretaker manager of the England national football team.[2][3][4][5]
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