| Willie Mercer | |
| Fullname: | William Mercer |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Cowdenbeath, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Fife, Scotland |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Years1: | 1894–1898 |
| Clubs1: | Cowdenbeath |
| Years2: | 1898 |
| Clubs2: | Glossop |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1898 |
| Clubs3: | Hibernian |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1901–1902 |
| Clubs4: | Cowdenbeath |
| Years5: | –1905 |
| Clubs5: | Glossop |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1905–1910 |
| Clubs6: | Cowdenbeath |
| Caps6: | 43 |
| Goals6: | 17 |
William Mercer (8 November 1874 – 9 September 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and Hibernian. He also played in the Football League for Glossop.[1] After his retirement as a player, Mercer served Cowdenbeath as trainer and was secretary of junior club Vulcan Rovers.
Mercer worked as a miner and died after coming off his shift at Donibristle Colliery in 1932.
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hibernian | 1898–99[2] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 1904–05[3] | Northern League | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | Scottish Second Division | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1907–08 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 9 | |||
| 1908–09 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 43 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 52 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 19 | |||