Joe Mercer was an international footballer who represented England 5 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 16th November 1938 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Romania on 24th May 1939 aged 24. Mercer, born on 9th August 1914, in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 652 and played as a Left Half and
Right Half for his country.
Joe Mercer - 5 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Joseph Mercer
- Born: 9th August 1914, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Died: 9th August 1990, aged 75
- England Career: 1938 - 1939
- Positions whilst with England: Left Half and Right Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Everton (5)
- FA Legacy Number: 652
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 16th November 1938 aged 24 years, 3 months, 7 days - Last Cap: v
Romania (FR) on 24th May 1939 aged 24 years, 9 months, 15 days - Career Length: 188 days
- Starts: 5
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 5
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Half
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Right Half
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Stan Cullis
- 5 Matches
- Tommy Lawton
- 5 Matches
- Vic Woodley
- 5 Matches
- Willie Hall
- 4 Matches
- Eddie Hapgood
- 4 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 4 Matches
- Ken Willingham
- 4 Matches
- Len Goulden
- 4 Matches
- Bill Morris
- 3 Matches
- Frank Broome
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 11 sources from 5 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- ROU, 2 - 0, 24th May 1939 (FR) Everton, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 15 days. 
KJG, 1 - 2, 18th May 1939 (FR) Everton, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 9 days.
ITA, 2 - 2, 13th May 1939 (FR) Everton, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 4 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 15th Apr 1939 (HC) Everton, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 6 days.- IRE, 7 - 0, 16th Nov 1938 (HC) Everton, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 7 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.