Merrick, Gil

Gil Merrick

Clubs played for: Birmingham City. (1946-1959).

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Biography: Probably the best goalkeeper in the country around the early fifties. Played over 700 games for The Blues in all. Capped by England 23 times all well. Later managed Birmingham (1960 and 1964). Continued to live and work in the City but before retiring. Birmingham renamed their Railway Stand at St Andrew's the Gil Merrick Stand in 2009. Gil died in January 2010 at the age of 88.

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Merrick, Gil Gil used to be a regular with his wife at an Italian restaurant I worked at in solihull, really really nice guy and was sadly missed when he passed away.
14-07-20 Darren jarvis

Merrick, Gil I recall going to the Co-op on Bull St in Brum to buy a cup final programme in 1956 and Gil handed it to me. He seemed to tower above me. I wasn't able to go to the final although I went to St Andrews a lot. Gil was a personal favourite and always struck me as a calm sort of chap. A friend of mine went to Greenmore College on Pershore Road and said that Gil Merrick was their football coach. How lucky my friend was!