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Gil Merrick

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English footballer (1922-2010)

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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.

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England men's national association football team1951-1954
Birmingham City F.C.1939-1960

Career record

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1951-1954230
1939-19604850

Footballers from United Kingdom 6

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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.

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United Kingdom
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
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Lived 1922 to 2010 · aged 88
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