Joe Mercer (footballer, born 1889)

Joe Mercer
Personal information
Full name Joseph Powell Mercer
Date of birth (1889-07-21)21 July 1889
Place of birth Higher Bebington, England
Date of death 1927 (aged 3637)
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
1908–1909 Burnell's Ironworks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1910 Ellesmere Port
1910– Nottingham Forest 150 (6)
–1921 Ellesmere Port
1921–1922 Tranmere Rovers 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Powell Mercer (21 July 1889 – 1927) was an English professional footballer who made 150 appearances in the Football League for Nottingham Forest as a centre half. He was the father of footballer and manager Joe Mercer.