Alex Mercer
| 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 | ||
| Place of death | Albert, Somme, France | ||
| Position(s) | 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
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
| 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
References
- ^ a b c "Mercer, Alexander Robertson". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2018.