Mervyn Day
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mervyn Richard Day | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1973 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1979 | West Ham United | 194 | (0) |
| 1979–1983 | Leyton Orient | 170 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Aston Villa | 30 | (0) |
| 1985–1993 | Leeds United | 227 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Carlisle United | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 640 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1997 | Carlisle United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Mervyn Day (born 26 June 1955 in Chelmsford, Essex) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Ham United, Leyton Orient, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Luton Town, Sheffield United and Carlisle United. He later managed Carlisle United. He was formerly chief scout at Leeds United.
He was educated at Kings Road Primary School, attended also by another famous West Ham player, Geoff Hurst, and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford.
He represented Essex Schools at all levels and was picked for the England Schools squad six times, though he did not play. At aged 15 Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United sent scouts to watch Day. Ron Greenwood's West Ham United signed Day on a youth contract in July 1971.
In February 1973 he signed a professional contract with West Ham and on 29 August 1973 he made his debut in a draw against Ipswich Town. Day became the first team goalkeeper soon after. In 1975, aged 19 he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to appear in an FA Cup Final, in their victory over Fulham. He received the PFA Young Player of the Year Award that same season, the only goalkeeper to have won the award. He was tipped as the next great England goalkeeper. In 1976 he appeared in the Cup Winners' Cup Final which West Ham lost 4–2 to Anderlecht at a sold out Heysel Stadium. However, a loss of form and injuries saw him drop out of the side, and Phil Parkes' performances were good enough to keep Day out when he regained fitness.
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