Gil Merrick was an international footballer who represented England 23 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 14th November 1951 at 29 years old, and his last was vs Uruguay on 26th June 1954 aged 32. Merrick, born on 26th January 1922, in Sparkhill, Birmingham, has a FA Legacy Number of 710 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.
Gil Merrick - 23 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Gilbert Harold Merrick
- Born: 26th January 1922, Sparkhill, Birmingham
- Died: 3rd February 2010, Birmingham aged 88
- England Career: 1951 - 1954
- Positions whilst with England: Goalkeeper
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Birmingham City (23)
- FA Legacy Number: 710
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 14th November 1951 aged 29 years, 9 months, 19 days - Last Cap: v
Uruguay (WCF) on 26th June 1954 aged 32 years, 5 months, 0 days - Career Length: 2 years, 223 days
- Starts: 23
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 23
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 13
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 13
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 11
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Abandoned
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Goalkeeper
- 23
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 23
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 23
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Jimmy Dickinson
- 23 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 23 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 19 Matches
- Nat Lofthouse
- 18 Matches
- Alf Ramsey
- 15 Matches
- Ivor Broadis
- 13 Matches
- Bill Eckersley
- 11 Matches
- Jack Froggatt
- 9 Matches
- Jackie Sewell
- 6 Matches
- Harry Johnston
- 6 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)
- 52 sources from 23 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- URU, 2 - 4, 26th Jun 1954 (WCF) Birmingham City, Cap: 23.
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 0 days. 
SUI, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1954 (WCF) Birmingham City, Cap: 22.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 25 days.
BEL, 4 - 4, 17th Jun 1954 (WCF) Birmingham City, Cap: 21.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 22 days.
HUN, 1 - 7, 23rd May 1954 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 20.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 28 days.
YUG, 0 - 1, 16th May 1954 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 19.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 21 day.
SCO, 4 - 2, 3rd Apr 1954 (WCQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 18.
Age: 32 years, 2 months, 8 days.- HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 17.
Age: 31 years, 9 months, 30 days. 
NIR, 3 - 1, 11th Nov 1953 (WCQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 16.
Age: 31 years, 9 months, 16 days.
UEFA, 4 - 4, 21st Oct 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 15.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 26 days.
WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 14.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 15 days.- URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 13.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 5 days. 
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 12.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 29 days.
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 11.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 22 days.- SCO, 2 - 2, 18th Apr 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 10.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 23 days. - BEL, 5 - 0, 26th Nov 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 9.
Age: 30 years, 10 months, 0 days. - WAL, 5 - 2, 12th Nov 1952 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 8.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 17 days. - IRE, 2 - 2, 4th Oct 1952 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 7.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 9 days. - SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 6.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 2 days. 
AUT, 3 - 2, 25th May 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 5.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 30 days.
ITA, 1 - 1, 18th May 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 4.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 23 days.- SCO, 2 - 1, 5th Apr 1952 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 3.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 10 days. - AUT, 2 - 2, 28th Nov 1951 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 2.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 2 days. - IRE, 2 - 0, 14th Nov 1951 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 1.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 19 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.