Bob Mercer (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Mercer | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 September 1889||
Place of birth | Avonbridge, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 23 April 1926 | (aged 36)||
Place of death | Selkirk, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half back | ||
Youth career | |||
Gala Hailes Villa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1908 | Selkirk | ||
1908–1909 | Leith Athletic | 18 | (1) |
1909–1921 | Hearts | 242 | (23) |
1921–1922 | Dunfermline Athletic | 70 | (6) |
International career | |||
1912–1913 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (1) |
1912–1913 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Mercer (21 September 1889 – 23 April 1926) was a Scottish footballer who played for Leith Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic and Scotland.[2][3] Mercer served in the British armed forces during the First World War, but he was a victim of a gas attack and did not fully recover.[2]
References
- ^ Purdie, Tom (2014). Hearts: The Supreme Sacrifice to Hearts at War. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445633343.
- ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 214)
- ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links
- Bob Mercer at the Scottish Football Association
- London Hearts profile (Hearts)
- London Hearts profile (Scotland)
- London Hearts profile (Scottish League)
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1926 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Leith Athletic F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Association football central defenders
- Selkirk F.C. players
- Footballers from Falkirk (council area)
- Sportspeople from the Scottish Borders
- Scottish football defender, 1880s birth stubs