Full Name : Joseph Mercer (OBE)
Date Of Birth : 9th August 1914
Date Of Death : 9th August 1990 (76, Alzheimers Disease)
Place Of Birth : Ellesmere Port, England
Place Of Death : Liverpool, England
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Position : Left Midfield
Foot : Left
Biography (1993) : Football With A Smile: Authorised Biog of Joe Mercer (ISBN : 1899538011)
Total Transfer Fees : £9,000
Arsenal Games : 275
Arsenal Goals : 2
Arsenal Debut : Arsenal 2-2 Bolton Wanderers - 30th November 1946 (Division 1)
Last Arsenal Game : Arsenal 3-0 Liverpool - 10th April 1954 (Division 1)
International : England - 5 Games & 0 Goals
?-1932 : Ellesmere Port Town
1932–46 : Everton (September 1932)
1946–55 : Arsenal (£9,000) (November 1946)
1955 : Retired
Managerial Career
1955 (Aug) : Hired as Sheffield Utd Manager
1955 (Dec) : Left as Sheffield Utd Manager
1958 (Dec) : Hired as Aston Villa Manager
1964 (Jul) : Left as Aston Villa Manager
1964 (Jul) : Hired as Manchester City Manager
1971 (Jun) : Left as Manchester City Manager
1972 (Jun) : Hired as Coventry City Manager
1974 (May) : Left as Coventry City Manager
1974 (Feb) : Hired as England Caretaker Manager
1974 (Aug) : Left as England Caretaker Manager
Later Football Career
1975-81 : Coventry City Director
Non Football Career
Sergeant Major during WW2
1970 : This Is Your Life
1976 : Awarded an OBE
1993 : Manchester City named "The Joe Mercer Suite" after Joe
Arsenal : 31 Games & 2 Goals
Division 1 - 28 Games & 2 Goals
FA Cup - 3 Games & 2 Goals
Everton
1932-33 : Charity Shield
1932-33 : FA Cup
1938-39 : Division 1 Champions
Arsenal
1947-48 : Division 1 Champions
1948-49 : Charity Shield
1949-50 : FA Cup
1952-53 : Division 1 Champions
1953-54 : Charity Shield
Managerial Career
Aston Villa
1959-60 : Division 2 Champions
1960-61 : League Cup
Manchester City
1965-66 : Division 2 Champions
1967-68 : Division 1 Champions
1968-69 : Charity Shield
1968-69 : FA Cup
1969-70 : League Cup
1969-70 : Cup Winners Cup
Arsenal
England Manager
Joe's Biography
