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William Mercer (8 November 1874 – 9 September 1932) was a Scottish football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and Hibernian.[3] He also played in the Football League for Glossop.[1] After his retirement as a player, Mercer served Cowdenbeath as trainer and was secretary of junior club Vulcan Rovers.[3]

Willie Mercer

Personal information
Full name	William Mercer[1]
Date of birth	8 November 1874
Place of birth	Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Date of death	9 September 1932(1932-09-09) (aged 57)[2]
Place of death	Fife, Scotland[3]
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1894–1898	Cowdenbeath
1898	Glossop	2	(1)
1898	Hibernian	9	(2)
1901–1902	Cowdenbeath
0000–1905	Glossop	0	(0)
1905–1910	Cowdenbeath	43	(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Mercer worked as a miner and died after coming off his shift at Donibristle Colliery in 1932.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian	1898–99[4]	Scottish First Division	9	2	0	0	9	2
Cowdenbeath	1904–05[2]	Northern League	0	0	7	0	7	0
	1905–06[2]	Scottish Second Division	18	7	1	0	19	1
	1907–08[2]		16	9	9	0	25	9
	1908–09[2]		9	1	0	0	9	1
	Total		43	17	10	0	53	17
Career total			52	19	10	0	62	19

Honours

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[3]

References

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