Joe Mercer
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Seasons
1958-59 | 1959-60 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | 1962-63 | 1963-64 |
Age*
44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
Division
D1 | D2 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Position
21st | 1st | 9th | 7th | 15th | 19th |
Games
282 |
28 | 47 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 46 |
Won
120 |
10 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 12 |
Drew
63 |
6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
Lost
99 |
12 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Win %
43% |
36% | 62% | 42% | 47% | 40% | 26% |
Lost %
35% |
43% | 19% | 30% | 37% | 40% | 46% |
Unbeaten %
65% |
57% | 81% | 70% | 63% | 60% | 54% |
Goals For
486 |
37 | 97 | 112 | 85 | 89 | 66 |
Goals Vs.
412 |
38 | 48 | 97 | 72 | 81 | 76 |
Goal diff
74 |
-1 | 49 | 15 | 13 | 8 | -10 |
Goals / game
1.72 |
1.32 | 2.06 | 1.96 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.43 |
Conc / game
1.46 |
1.36 | 1.02 | 1.7 | 1.41 | 1.53 | 1.65 |
Clean sheets
23.40% |
17.86% | 34.04% | 14.04% | 27.45% | 20.75% | 26.09% |
Points / game
1.5 |
1.29 | 2.04 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.4 | 1.07 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Joe Mercer
Full Name
Joseph Mercer
Birth Date
9 August 1914
Birth Place
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Birth Country
England
Joined Club
December 1958
Appointed Manager
December 1958
Joined From
Sheffield United
Aged
44
In
December 1958
Succeeded
Eric Houghton
Left Position
June 1964
Aged
50
Due to
Poor form, Sacked
Succeeded by
Dick Taylor
Key Players
1950-62 Stan Lynn |
1952-62 Peter McParland |
1954-64 Vic Crowe |
1955-61 Pat Saward |
1955-60 Jackie Sewell |
1955-62 Jimmy Dugdale |
1955-64 Nigel Sims |
1957-61 Gerry Hitchens |
1958-65 Ron Wylie |
1959-66 Jimmy MacEwan |
1959-64 Bobby Thomson |
1959-70 Alan Deakin |
1959-65 Harry Burrows |
1960-68 John Sleeuwenhoek |
1960-76 Charlie Aitken |
1962-66 Phil Woosnam |
1962-71 Lew Chatterley |
1963-67 Tony Hateley |
1963-73 Mick Wright |
Supported by
1958-64 Dick Taylor
Served under
1958-64
Chairman, Christopher Buckley
Club Secretary, Fred Archer
Died
9 August 1990, aged 76
Previous Clubs Managed
1955-58 Sheffield United, Manager
Trophies Won
Villa Management Career
Games
282
Win Rate
42.55%
Loss Rate
35.11%
Unbeaten Rate
64.89%
Points per game
1.50
Honours
1959-60 Champions Division Two
1960-61 League Cup Winners
Runners Up
1962-63 League Cup Runners Up
Villa Managerial Debut
6 December 1958, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Final Villa Managerial Game
18 April 1964, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
League finishes
1958-59 | 21st Division One | Relegated | (Part Season) |
1959-60 | Champions Division Two |
1960-61 | 9th Division One |
1961-62 | 7th Division One |
1962-63 | 15th Division One |
1963-64 | 19th Division One |
FA Cup finishes
1958-59 | Semi Final |
1959-60 | Semi Final |
1960-61 | 5th Round |
1961-62 | Quarter Final |
1962-63 | 4th Round |
1963-64 | 3rd Round |
League Cup finishes
1960-61 | Winners |
1961-62 | 3rd Round |
1962-63 | Runners Up |
1963-64 | 3rd Round |
European finishes
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1965-71 Manchester City, Manager
1972-74 Coventry City, Manager
1974 England, Caretaker Manager
Trophies Won
1965-66 Second Division, Manchester City
1967-68 First Division, Manchester City
1968-69 FA Cup, Manchester City
1969-70 League Cup, Manchester City
1969-70 European Cup Winners Cup, Manchester City
Joe Mercer