Bob Mercer (footballer)

Bob Mercer
Personal information
Full name	Robert Mercer
Date of birth	21 September 1889
Place of birth	Avonbridge, Scotland
Date of death	23 April 1926 (aged 36)
Place of death	Selkirk, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Gala Hailes Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1907–1908	Selkirk
1908–1909	Leith Athletic
1909–1921	Hearts
1921–1922	Dunfermline Athletic
International career
1912–1913	Scottish League XI
1912–1913	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Mercer (21 September 1889 – 23 April 1926) was a Scottish footballer who played for Leith Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic and Scotland.^[2]^[3] Mercer served in the British armed forces during the First World War, but he was a victim of a gas attack and did not fully recover.^[2]

References

^ Purdie, Tom (2014). Hearts: The Supreme Sacrifice to Hearts at War. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445633343.
^ ^a ^b (Smith 2013, p. 214)
^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012

Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

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[Sacrifice-1] Purdie, Tom (2014). Hearts: The Supreme Sacrifice to Hearts at War. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445633343.

[smith-2] (Smith 2013, p. 214)

[litsterprewar-3] [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012

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