Alex Mercer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Robertson Mercer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 July 1916 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Albert, Somme, France | ||
| Position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1915 | Queen's Park | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Robertson Mercer was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a right half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mercer served as a lance corporal in the Lovat Scouts during the First World War.[2] He was killed during the battle of the Somme on the 15th of July 1916.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1915–16[1] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
