Gilbert Harold "Gil" Merrick (born 26 January 1922) is a former 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.

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  • Gilbert Harold "Gil" Merrick (born 26 January 1922) is a former 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 football team, and played in the 1954 World Cup. Birmingham City renamed the Railway Stand at their St Andrew's stadium the Gil Merrick Stand for the start of the 2009–10 season.
  • Gilbert „Gil“ Harold Merrick ist ein ehemaliger englischer Fußballtorwart und -trainer. Er war dabei langjährig für seinen Verein Birmingham City aktiv und bestritt für die englische Nationalmannschaft zwischen 1951 und 1954 insgesamt 23 Länderspiele. Dabei stand er auch bei der WM 1954 in der Schweiz für England im Tor.
  • Gil Merrick, né le 26 janvier 1922 à Birmingham, est un ancien footballeur anglais, qui évoluait au poste de gardien de but à Birmingham City et en équipe d'Angleterre. Merrick n'a marqué aucun but lors de ses vingt-trois sélections avec l'équipe d'Angleterre entre 1951 et 1954.
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  • Gilbert Harold "Gil" Merrick (born 26 January 1922) is a former 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.
  • Gilbert „Gil“ Harold Merrick ist ein ehemaliger englischer Fußballtorwart und -trainer. Er war dabei langjährig für seinen Verein Birmingham City aktiv und bestritt für die englische Nationalmannschaft zwischen 1951 und 1954 insgesamt 23 Länderspiele. Dabei stand er auch bei der WM 1954 in der Schweiz für England im Tor.
  • Gil Merrick, né le 26 janvier 1922 à Birmingham, est un ancien footballeur anglais, qui évoluait au poste de gardien de but à Birmingham City et en équipe d'Angleterre. Merrick n'a marqué aucun but lors de ses vingt-trois sélections avec l'équipe d'Angleterre entre 1951 et 1954.
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