ENGLAND
Gil Merrick
23
caps for England
โฝ Display domestic career
All England games between this player's first and last cap are shown below. Coloured rows are games he appeared in; greyed rows are games he missed. Click a score to see the full match details.
Home ยท appeared
Away ยท appeared
Missed
โฝ Goal Y Yellow card R Red card โฒ Sub on โผ Sub off
| Cap | Date | Opponents | Competition | Score | Att. | Venue | # | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953/54 | |||||||||
| 23 |
Sat 26 Jun 1954 |
URUGUAY
AET |
World Cup
Quarter-Final
|
2โ4 | 35,000 |
St Jakob Stadium 
Switzerland
|
290 |
Birmingham City 
|
|
| 22 |
Sun 20 Jun 1954 |
SWITZERLAND |
World Cup
|
2โ0 | 43,119 |
Wankdorfstadion
Switzerland
|
289 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 21 |
Thu 17 Jun 1954 |
BELGIUM
AET |
World Cup
|
4โ4 | 29,000 |
St Jakob-Park
Switzerland
|
288 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 20 |
Sun 23 May 1954 |
HUNGARY |
International Friendly
|
1โ7 | 92,000 |
Ferenc Puskรกs Stadium 
Hungary
|
287 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 19 |
Sun 16 May 1954 |
YUGOSLAVIA |
International Friendly
|
0โ1 | 60,000 |
Stadion Partizana (Belgrade) 
Serbia
|
286 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 18 |
Sat 3 Apr 1954 |
SCOTLAND |
World Cup Qualifier
|
4โ2 | 134,544 |
Hampden Park 
Scotland
|
285 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 17 |
Wed 25 Nov 1953 |
HUNGARY |
International Friendly
|
3โ6 | 100,000 |
Wembley Stadium 
England
|
284 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 16 |
Wed 11 Nov 1953 |
IRELAND |
World Cup Qualifier
|
3โ1 | 70,000 |
Goodison Park
England
|
283 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 15 |
Wed 21 Oct 1953 |
THE REST OF EUROPE
AET |
International Friendly
|
4โ4 | 96,000 |
Wembley Stadium
England
|
282 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 14 |
Sat 10 Oct 1953 |
WALES |
World Cup Qualifier
|
4โ1 | 61,000 |
Ninian Park 
Wales
|
281 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 1952/53 | |||||||||
| โ |
Mon 8 Jun 1953 |
USA
AET |
International Friendly
|
6โ3 | 7,271 |
Yankee Stadium 
United States
|
280 | ||
| 13 |
Sun 31 May 1953 |
URUGUAY
AET |
International Friendly
|
1โ2 | 66,072 |
Estadio Centenario (Montevideo) 
Uruguay
|
279 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 12 |
Sun 24 May 1953 |
CHILE |
International Friendly
|
2โ1 | 56,398 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile 
Chile
|
278 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 11 |
Sun 17 May 1953 |
ARGENTINA
AET Abandoned (result stood) |
International Friendly
|
0โ0 | 80,000 |
El Monumental 
Argentina
|
277 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 10 |
Sat 18 Apr 1953 |
SCOTLAND
AET |
Home International Championship
|
2โ2 | 97,000 |
Wembley Stadium
England
|
276 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 9 |
Wed 26 Nov 1952 |
BELGIUM |
International Friendly
|
5โ0 | 68,333 |
Wembley Stadium
England
|
275 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 8 |  |
Wed 12 Nov 1952 |
WALES |
Home International Championship
|
5โ2 | 94,094 |
Wembley Stadium
England
|
274 |
Birmingham City
|
| 7 |
Sat 4 Oct 1952 |
IRELAND |
Home International Championship
|
2โ2 | 58,000 |
Windsor Park 
Northern Ireland
|
273 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 1951/52 | |||||||||
| 6 |
Wed 28 May 1952 |
SWITZERLAND |
International Friendly
|
3โ0 | 33,000 |
Hardturm
Switzerland
|
272 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 5 |  |
Sun 25 May 1952 |
AUSTRIA |
International Friendly
|
3โ2 | 64,000 |
Ernst-Happel-Stadion 
Austria
|
271 |
Birmingham City
|
| 4 |
Sun 18 May 1952 |
ITALY |
International Friendly
|
1โ1 | 60,000 |
Stadio Comunale 
Italy
|
270 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 3 |
Sat 5 Apr 1952 |
SCOTLAND |
Home International Championship
|
2โ1 | 134,504 |
Hampden Park
Scotland
|
269 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 2 |
Wed 28 Nov 1951 |
AUSTRIA |
International Friendly
|
2โ2 | 98,000 |
Wembley Stadium
England
|
268 |
Birmingham City
|
|
| 1 |
Wed 14 Nov 1951 |
IRELAND |
Home International Championship
|
2โ0 | 57,889 |
Villa Park
England
|
267 |
Birmingham City
|
|
Career Summary
23
Played
11
Won
7
Drawn
5
Lost
57
Goals F
45
Goals A
Win 47.8% •
Draw 30.4% •
Loss 21.7%
First Cap
14 Nov 1951
Last Cap
26 Jun 1954
Career Span
2 years, 7 months
England Games in Period
24 total •
23 appeared •
1 missed
Longest Gap Between Caps
143 days
—
26 Nov 1952 to 18 Apr 1953
Caps by Manager
Only games between this player's first and last cap are shown. Click a score to see the full match details; click a club badge to see all caps won by players from that club.