# Gil Merrick

> Gilbert Harold Merrick was an English footballer and football manager. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the UK during the mid-1950s, Merrick was one in a long line of great Birmingham City keepers which included the likes of Johnny Schofield and Harry Hibbs. Merrick spent his entire career at Birmingham City, playing more than 700 times between 1939 and 1960. He made 170 appearances during the Second World War and 485 in the Football League following the end of the war. He won 23 caps for the England national team, and played in the 1954 World Cup. After retirement as a player, he managed the club for four years.

*English footballer (1922–2010)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Football / Soccer Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857))
- **Category:** Footballers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1922-01-26
- **Died:** 2010-02-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 15.1 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

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