JOE MERCER

Full Name:

Joseph Powell Mercer

Position:

Defender

Years Active:

1910-15 (5 seasons)

Last Game:

109 years, 4 months, 25 days ago

Debut:

Dec 24, 1910

Last Game:

Apr 24, 1915

Appearances:

158 (Rank: #130)

Goals:

6 (Rank: #281)

Own Goals:

-

Yellow Cards:

-

Red Cards:

-

Born:

Jul 21, 1889

City:

Higher Bebington

Country:

 England

Died:

1927

Age:

Nationality:

 England

Intnl. Country:

-

Caps while at Forest:

-

Goals while at Forest:

-

Total Caps:

-

Total Goals:

-

Penalties scored:

0

Penalties missed:

0

Shirt numbers:

5 (155 games) , 4 (3)

Managers:

Fred Earp (51 appearances) , Bob Masters (107)

Notes:
Joe Mercer was the father of the more famous Joe Mercer Jr who played for Everton and Arsenal before managing several clubs (and England). Joe Mercer Sr fought in WWI where he received respiratory problems from a gas attack. He died from complications in 1927, aged 36.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mercer_(footballer,_born_1889)

WARTIME SERVICE
Sergeant - 17th (Service) Battalion (1st Football) , Middlesex Regiment


SEASON STATS (Competitive games only)

Season	Age*	Squad Num	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Own Goals	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
1910-11	21	-	14	2	1	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1911-12	22	-	37	13	7	17	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
1912-13	23	-	39	13	8	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1913-14	24	-	37	7	9	21	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1914-15	25	-	31	10	5	16	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Age = player's age on August 1st of the season

TRANSFERS

#	Season	Date	Type	Club	Fee	Loan until	Manager
1	1910-11		Bought				Fred Earp
2	1914-15		Sold				Bob Masters

RECORD FOR JOE MERCER

Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Own Goals	Started	Came On	Went Off	Unused Sub
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1	Dec 24, 1910	Apr 15, 1911	13	2	1	10					13
League Tier 2	Sep 02, 1911	Apr 24, 1915	137	41	28	68	6				137
League Tier 3
Playoffs
FA Cup	Jan 14, 1911	Jan 09, 1915	8	2	1	5					8
League Cup
European Cup
Fairs Cup
UEFA Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
Full Members Cup
EFL Trophy
Charity Shield
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
Total (Comp)	Dec 24, 1910	Apr 24, 1915	158	45	30	83	6				158
NON-COMPETITIVE
Friendly	Apr 17, 1911	Jan 01, 1912	2			2					2
TOTAL (Non-Comp)	Apr 17, 1911	Jan 01, 1912	2			2					2
TOTAL OVERALL	Dec 24, 1910	Apr 24, 1915	160	45	30	85	6				160
MISC
League Total	Dec 24, 1910	Apr 24, 1915	150	43	29	78	6				150

ALL GAMES FOR JOE MERCER (Competitive: 158, Other: 2)

#	Date	Game	Opponent	H/A	Score	Num	Started	Came On	Went Off	Unused sub	Goals scored	Yellow	Red
1910-11
Manager: Fred Earp
1	Sat Dec 24, 1910	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-2	5	Started
2	Mon Dec 26, 1910	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur	A	4-1	5	Started
3	Tue Dec 27, 1910	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough	H	1-1	5	Started
4	Sat Dec 31, 1910	League Tier 1	Notts County	H	0-2	5	Started
5	Sat Jan 07, 1911	League Tier 1	Manchester United	A	2-4	5	Started
6	Sat Jan 14, 1911	FA Cup	West Ham United	A	1-2	5	Started
7	Sat Jan 21, 1911	League Tier 1	Liverpool	H	2-0	5	Started
8	Sat Jan 28, 1911	League Tier 1	Bury	A	0-1	5	Started
9	Sat Feb 04, 1911	League Tier 1	Sheffield United	H	1-2	5	Started
10	Sat Feb 11, 1911	League Tier 1	Aston Villa	A	1-3	5	Started
11	Sat Feb 18, 1911	League Tier 1	Sunderland	H	1-3	5	Started
12	Sat Mar 04, 1911	League Tier 1	Bradford City	H	0-2	5	Started
13	Fri Apr 14, 1911	League Tier 1	Everton	A	1-2	5	Started
14	Sat Apr 15, 1911	League Tier 1	Bristol City	A	1-5	5	Started
	Mon Apr 17, 1911	Friendly	Queen's Park	H	1-2	4	Started
1911-12
15	Sat Sep 02, 1911	League Tier 2	Leeds City	H	2-1	5	Started
16	Sat Sep 09, 1911	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-1	5	Started
17	Sat Sep 16, 1911	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse	H	4-1	5	Started
18	Sat Sep 23, 1911	League Tier 2	Gainsborough Trinity	A	2-1	5	Started
19	Sat Sep 30, 1911	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	H	1-0	5	Started
20	Sat Oct 07, 1911	League Tier 2	Burnley	A	0-2	5	Started
21	Sat Oct 14, 1911	League Tier 2	Chelsea	A	0-2	5	Started
22	Sat Oct 21, 1911	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient	H	3-0	5	Started
23	Sat Oct 28, 1911	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	2-2	5	Started
24	Sat Nov 04, 1911	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	H	0-1	5	Started
25	Sat Nov 11, 1911	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	A	2-1	5	Started
26	Sat Nov 18, 1911	League Tier 2	Blackpool	H	2-1	5	Started
27	Sat Nov 25, 1911	League Tier 2	Glossop North End	A	0-0	5	Started
28	Sat Dec 02, 1911	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	0-0	5	Started
29	Sat Dec 09, 1911	League Tier 2	Barnsley	A	0-1	5	Started
30	Sat Dec 16, 1911	League Tier 2	Bradford Park Avenue	H	2-1	5	Started
31	Sat Dec 23, 1911	League Tier 2	Fulham	A	0-2	5	Started
32	Mon Dec 25, 1911	League Tier 2	Stockport County	A	2-2	5	Started
33	Tue Dec 26, 1911	League Tier 2	Derby County	H	1-3	5	Started
34	Sat Dec 30, 1911	League Tier 2	Leeds City	A	1-3	5	Started
	Mon Jan 01, 1912	Friendly	Linfield Athletic	A	1-2	5	Started
35	Sat Jan 06, 1912	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-0	5	Started
36	Sat Jan 13, 1912	FA Cup	Bradford Park Avenue	H	0-1	5	Started
37	Sat Jan 27, 1912	League Tier 2	Gainsborough Trinity	H	2-0	5	Started
38	Sat Feb 10, 1912	League Tier 2	Burnley	H	0-1	5	Started
39	Sat Feb 17, 1912	League Tier 2	Chelsea	H	2-3	5	Started
40	Sat Feb 24, 1912	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient	A	2-0	5	Started
41	Thu Feb 29, 1912	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse	A	1-1	5	Started
42	Sat Mar 02, 1912	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	2-0	5	Started
43	Sat Mar 09, 1912	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	A	2-4	5	Started
44	Sat Mar 16, 1912	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	H	3-0	5	Started
45	Thu Mar 21, 1912	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	A	4-1	5	Started
46	Sat Mar 30, 1912	League Tier 2	Glossop North End	H	0-1	5	Started
47	Sat Apr 06, 1912	League Tier 2	Hull City	A	1-2	5	Started
48	Tue Apr 09, 1912	League Tier 2	Derby County	A	0-1	5	Started
49	Sat Apr 13, 1912	League Tier 2	Barnsley	H	0-2	5	Started
50	Sat Apr 20, 1912	League Tier 2	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1-2	5	Started
51	Sat Apr 27, 1912	League Tier 2	Fulham	H	1-1	5	Started
1912-13
Manager: Bob Masters
52	Sat Sep 07, 1912	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse	A	1-3	5	Started
53	Sat Sep 14, 1912	League Tier 2	Stockport County	H	2-1	5	Started
54	Mon Sep 16, 1912	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-2	5	Started
55	Sat Sep 21, 1912	League Tier 2	Preston North End	A	1-1	5	Started
56	Sat Sep 28, 1912	League Tier 2	Burnley	H	2-1	5	Started
57	Thu Oct 03, 1912	League Tier 2	Barnsley	H	2-0	5	Started
58	Sat Oct 05, 1912	League Tier 2	Hull City	A	1-2	5	Started
59	Sat Oct 12, 1912	League Tier 2	Glossop North End	H	3-2	5	Started
60	Sat Oct 19, 1912	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient	A	2-2	5	Started
61	Sat Oct 26, 1912	League Tier 2	Lincoln City	H	1-2	5	Started
62	Sat Nov 02, 1912	League Tier 2	Blackpool	H	1-1	5	Started
63	Sat Nov 09, 1912	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	2-1	5	Started
64	Sat Nov 16, 1912	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	H	3-1	5	Started
65	Sat Nov 23, 1912	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	A	1-1	5	Started
66	Sat Nov 30, 1912	League Tier 2	Leeds City	H	1-2	5	Started
67	Sat Dec 07, 1912	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	A	0-0	5	Started
68	Sat Dec 14, 1912	League Tier 2	Bury	H	1-1	5	Started
69	Sat Dec 21, 1912	League Tier 2	Fulham	A	0-0	5	Started
70	Wed Dec 25, 1912	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2-0	5	Started
71	Sat Dec 28, 1912	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse	H	4-2	5	Started
72	Wed Jan 01, 1913	League Tier 2	Barnsley	A	0-1	5	Started
73	Sat Jan 04, 1913	League Tier 2	Stockport County	A	1-2	5	Started
74	Sat Jan 18, 1913	FA Cup	Chesterfield	A	4-1	5	Started
75	Sat Jan 25, 1913	League Tier 2	Burnley	A	5-3	5	Started
76	Sat Feb 01, 1913	FA Cup	Oldham Athletic	A	1-5	5	Started
77	Wed Feb 05, 1913	League Tier 2	Preston North End	H	0-2	5	Started
78	Sat Feb 08, 1913	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	5-0	5	Started
79	Sat Feb 15, 1913	League Tier 2	Glossop North End	A	3-4	5	Started
80	Sat Feb 22, 1913	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient	H	0-0	5	Started
81	Sat Mar 01, 1913	League Tier 2	Lincoln City	A	1-2	5	Started
82	Sat Mar 08, 1913	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	1-2	5	Started
83	Sat Mar 15, 1913	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	4-1	5	Started
84	Fri Mar 21, 1913	League Tier 2	Bradford Park Avenue	H	1-2	5	Started
85	Sat Mar 22, 1913	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	A	0-2	5	Started
86	Mon Mar 24, 1913	League Tier 2	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1-3	5	Started
87	Sat Mar 29, 1913	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	H	0-1	5	Started
88	Sat Apr 12, 1913	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	H	1-2	5	Started
89	Sat Apr 19, 1913	League Tier 2	Bury	A	0-2	5	Started
90	Sat Apr 26, 1913	League Tier 2	Fulham	H	2-4	5	Started
1913-14
91	Sat Sep 06, 1913	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-3	5	Started
92	Thu Sep 11, 1913	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse	A	1-5	5	Started
93	Sat Sep 13, 1913	League Tier 2	Hull City	A	0-1	4	Started
94	Sat Sep 20, 1913	League Tier 2	Barnsley	H	0-2	4	Started
95	Sat Sep 27, 1913	League Tier 2	Bury	A	0-1	5	Started
96	Sat Oct 04, 1913	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	H	1-1	5	Started
97	Sat Oct 11, 1913	League Tier 2	Lincoln City	A	0-1	5	Started
98	Sat Oct 18, 1913	League Tier 2	Blackpool	H	3-0	5	Started
99	Sat Oct 25, 1913	League Tier 2	Fulham	A	0-2	5	Started
100	Sat Nov 01, 1913	League Tier 2	Woolwich Arsenal	A	2-3	5	Started
101	Sat Nov 08, 1913	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	H	4-1	5	Started
102	Sat Nov 15, 1913	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	A	0-2	5	Started
103	Sat Nov 22, 1913	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	1-1	5	Started
104	Sat Nov 29, 1913	League Tier 2	Leeds City	A	0-8	5	Started
105	Tue Dec 16, 1913	League Tier 2	Glossop North End	A	0-3	4	Started
106	Sat Dec 20, 1913	League Tier 2	Stockport County	H	2-2	5	Started
107	Thu Dec 25, 1913	League Tier 2	Notts County	A	2-2	5	Started
108	Fri Dec 26, 1913	League Tier 2	Notts County	H	1-0	5	Started
109	Sat Dec 27, 1913	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-4	5	Started
110	Sat Jan 03, 1914	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	1-2	5	Started
111	Sat Jan 10, 1914	FA Cup	Clapton Orient	A	2-2	5	Started
112	Wed Jan 14, 1914	FA Cup	Clapton Orient	H	0-1	5	Started
113	Sat Jan 17, 1914	League Tier 2	Barnsley	A	0-5	5	Started
114	Sat Jan 24, 1914	League Tier 2	Bury	H	1-1	5	Started
115	Sat Feb 07, 1914	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	A	1-1	5	Started
116	Sat Feb 14, 1914	League Tier 2	Lincoln City	H	2-1	5	Started
117	Sat Feb 21, 1914	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	1-2	5	Started
118	Sat Feb 28, 1914	League Tier 2	Fulham	H	1-1	5	Started
119	Sat Mar 07, 1914	League Tier 2	Woolwich Arsenal	H	0-0	5	Started
120	Sat Mar 14, 1914	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	A	0-3	5	Started
121	Sat Mar 21, 1914	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	H	3-1	5	Started
122	Sat Mar 28, 1914	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	0-1	5	Started
123	Sat Apr 04, 1914	League Tier 2	Leeds City	H	2-1	5	Started
124	Fri Apr 10, 1914	League Tier 2	Bradford Park Avenue	A	0-4	5	Started
125	Sat Apr 11, 1914	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient	A	1-3	5	Started
126	Mon Apr 13, 1914	League Tier 2	Bradford Park Avenue	H	1-0	5	Started
127	Sat Apr 18, 1914	League Tier 2	Glossop North End	H	1-2	5	Started
1914-15
128	Wed Sep 02, 1914	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	H	1-1	5	Started
129	Sat Sep 05, 1914	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	H	4-2	5	Started
130	Sat Sep 12, 1914	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	A	0-4	5	Started
131	Sat Sep 19, 1914	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	0-1	5	Started
132	Thu Oct 01, 1914	League Tier 2	Lincoln City	H	3-2	5	Started
133	Sat Oct 03, 1914	League Tier 2	Preston North End	H	1-1	5	Started
134	Sat Oct 10, 1914	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	0-3	5	Started
135	Sat Oct 17, 1914	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse	A	1-3	5	Started
136	Sat Oct 24, 1914	League Tier 2	Barnsley	H	2-1	5	Started
137	Sat Dec 05, 1914	League Tier 2	Leeds City	H	3-1	5	Started
138	Sat Dec 12, 1914	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient	A	0-0	5	Started
139	Sat Dec 19, 1914	FA Cup	Shrewsbury Town	H	6-1	5	Started
140	Fri Dec 25, 1914	League Tier 2	Derby County	H	2-2	5	Started
141	Sat Dec 26, 1914	League Tier 2	Derby County	A	0-1	5	Started
142	Mon Dec 28, 1914	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	A	0-3	5	Started
143	Sat Jan 02, 1915	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town	A	0-4	5	Started
144	Sat Jan 09, 1915	FA Cup	Norwich City	H	1-4	5	Started
145	Sat Jan 16, 1915	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town	H	3-2	5	Started
146	Sat Jan 23, 1915	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	2-1	5	Started
147	Sat Feb 13, 1915	League Tier 2	Blackpool	H	2-1	5	Started
148	Sat Feb 20, 1915	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse	H	1-3	5	Started
149	Sat Feb 27, 1915	League Tier 2	Barnsley	A	0-3	5	Started
150	Sat Mar 06, 1915	League Tier 2	Glossop North End	H	1-0	5	Started
151	Sat Mar 13, 1915	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-5	5	Started
152	Sat Mar 20, 1915	League Tier 2	Fulham	H	2-2	5	Started
153	Sat Mar 27, 1915	League Tier 2	Stockport County	A	0-1	5	Started
154	Sat Apr 03, 1915	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	1-0	5	Started
155	Mon Apr 05, 1915	League Tier 2	Lincoln City	A	1-2	5	Started
156	Sat Apr 10, 1915	League Tier 2	Leeds City	A	0-4	5	Started
157	Sat Apr 17, 1915	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient	H	0-1	5	Started
158	Sat Apr 24, 1915	League Tier 2	Arsenal	A	0-7	5	Started

The City Ground.com    Seasons: 160 | Games: 7,550 | Goals: 12,239 | Players: 1,997 |Opponents: 606 | Opponent lineups: 7,505 | Sources: 18,824 | Players pictures: 969 | Game cuttings: 974