Gil Merrick - 23 Caps (0 Goals)

Full Name: Gilbert Harold Merrick
Born: 26th January 1922, Sparkhill, Birmingham
Died: 3rd February 2010, Birmingham aged 88
England Career: 1951 - 1954
Positions whilst with England: Goalkeeper
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Birmingham City (23)
FA Legacy Number: 710

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 14th November 1951 aged 29 years, 9 months, 19 days
Last Cap: v Uruguay (WCF) on 26th June 1954 aged 32 years, 5 months, 0 days
Career Length: 2 years, 223 days
Starts: 23
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 23

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

British Home ChampionshipHC
4
0
0
360
0
0

FriendlyFR
13
0
0
1103
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
3
0
0
270
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
3
0
0
300
0
0

Competitive
10
0
0
930
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Home
8
0
0
720
0
0

Away
13
0
0
1103
0
0

Neutral
2
0
0
210
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Won
11
0
0
990
0
0

Drawn
6
0
0
570
0
0

Abandoned
1
0
0
23
0
0

Lost
5
0
0
450
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Goalkeeper
23
0
0
2033
0
0

Total
23
0
0
2033
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

England Walter Winterbottom
23
0
0
2033
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Jimmy Dickinson
23 Matches

Billy Wright
23 Matches

Tom Finney
19 Matches

Nat Lofthouse
18 Matches

Alf Ramsey
15 Matches

Ivor Broadis
13 Matches

Bill Eckersley
11 Matches

Jack Froggatt
9 Matches

Jackie Sewell
6 Matches

Harry Johnston
6 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
52 sources from 23 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

URU, 2 - 4, 26th Jun 1954 (WCF) Birmingham City, Cap: 23.
Age: 32 years, 5 months, 0 days.
SUI, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1954 (WCF) Birmingham City, Cap: 22.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 25 days.
BEL, 4 - 4, 17th Jun 1954 (WCF) Birmingham City, Cap: 21.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 22 days.
HUN, 1 - 7, 23rd May 1954 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 20.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 28 days.
YUG, 0 - 1, 16th May 1954 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 19.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 21 day.
SCO, 4 - 2, 3rd Apr 1954 (WCQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 18.
Age: 32 years, 2 months, 8 days.
HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 17.
Age: 31 years, 9 months, 30 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 11th Nov 1953 (WCQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 16.
Age: 31 years, 9 months, 16 days.
UEFA, 4 - 4, 21st Oct 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 15.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 26 days.
WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 14.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 15 days.
URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 13.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 5 days.
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 12.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 29 days.
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 11.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 22 days.
SCO, 2 - 2, 18th Apr 1953 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 10.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 23 days.
BEL, 5 - 0, 26th Nov 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 9.
Age: 30 years, 10 months, 0 days.
WAL, 5 - 2, 12th Nov 1952 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 8.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 17 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 4th Oct 1952 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 7.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 9 days.
SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 6.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 2 days.
AUT, 3 - 2, 25th May 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 5.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 30 days.
ITA, 1 - 1, 18th May 1952 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 4.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 23 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 5th Apr 1952 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 3.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 10 days.
AUT, 2 - 2, 28th Nov 1951 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 2.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 2 days.
IRE, 2 - 0, 14th Nov 1951 (HC) Birmingham City, Cap: 1.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 19 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.