Arthur Mercer
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Stanley Mercer[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 1902 | ||
Place of birth | St Helens, England | ||
Date of death | 2 October 1994[2] | (aged 91)||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1920–1921 | Parr St Peters | ||
1921–1924 | Wigan Borough | 39 | (16) |
1925–1926 | Bury | 11 | (3) |
1926–1928 | Sheffield United | 35 | (14) |
1928–1929 | Rhyl Athletic | ||
1929–1930 | Connah's Quay & Shotton | ||
1930–1931 | Bristol City | 31 | (8) |
1931–1933 | Chester | 63 | (18) |
1933–1935 | Halifax Town | 39 | (8) |
1935– | Dartford | ||
–1937 | Rhyl | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Stanley Mercer (28 December 1902 – 2 October 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Chester, Wigan Borough, Halifax Town, Sheffield United, Bristol City and Bury.[1][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Mercer was the brother of fellow footballers David and Richard.[2] His nephew David also became a professional footballer.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 201. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c Ramsdale, Bernard. "Players A to Z (L-M)". www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Arthur Mercer". Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers. Archived from the original on 5 March 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Mercer Arthur Sheffield United 1927". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "92 Dave Mercer". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1994 deaths
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Connah's Quay & Shotton F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Rhyl F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Wigan Borough F.C. players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1900s birth stubs