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 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
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

• Football League First Division (2): 1924–25, 1925–26[7][8]

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