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Joseph Mercer OBE (9 August 1914 – 9 August 1990) was an English footballer and manager. Mercer, who played as a defender for Everton and Arsenal in his footballing career, also went on to manage Aston Villa and Manchester City , and was the caretaker manager of the England national football team .
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Joseph Mercer, OBE (25 October 1934 – 17 May 2021) was an English thoroughbred race horse jockey. He was active from 1947 to 1985, riding 2,810 winners in Britain. Mercer's nickname was "Smokin' Joe.” He was apprenticed to trainer Frederick Sneyd, and he won his first British Classic race on Ambiguity in the 1953 Epsom Oaks as an apprentice.
May 17, 2021 · Legendary jockey Joe Mercer has died at the age of 86. He rode 2,810 winners in 36 seasons in Britain and won eight British Classics, including the 2,000 Guineas in 1971 when Brigadier...
May 17, 2021 · Joe Mercer, who famously partnered the mighty Brigadier Gerard among other great names in racing history, has died aged 86.
Joe Mercer was probably the most influential Arsenal player in the period immediately following the Second World War. Originally an attacking midfielder (then known as a wing half) Joe was signed by manager Tom Whittaker from Everton at the age of 32 in 1946.
A capable midfielder during his playing days, Joe Mercer is best remembered as the man who presided over Manchester City’s golden age in the mid-sixties and early seventies. Joe was born in Ellesmere Port, and followed in his father’s footsteps by turning out for the town’s football club before embarking on a professional career.
