Joe Mercer

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Joe Mercer
OBE
Joe Mercer Memorial outside the City of Manchester Stadium
Personal information
Full name Joseph Mercer
Date of birth 9 August 1914
Place of birth Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
Date of death 9 August 1990(1990-08-09) (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]

  1. ^ "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
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