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Joe Mercer (OBE)
Joe Mercer

Joe Mercer (OBE)
Born 9th August 1914 Died 9th August 1990

As a manager Mercer moulded a talented young side at Aston Villa from 1958 and his team became known as the 'Mercer Minors'. He led Villa to victory in the inaugural League Cup in 1961 . However, he was sacked from Aston Villa in 1964 on grounds of ill health.

Despite this his health improved and he went on to enjoy great success as a manager with Manchester City . During his time there he won the English First Division ( 1968 ), FA Cup ( 1969 ), League Cup ( 1970 ), and European Cup-Winners' Cup ( 1970 ).

Mercer was manager of the English national football team for a brief period in 1974 . He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE) in 1976

Overall England Performance

P
W
D
L
F
A
Win%
7
3
3
1
9

7

42.85

Win
42.85%
Draw
42.85%
Loss
14.30%

Preceded by Sir Alf Ramsey
Succeeded by Don Revie(OBE)

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