United Kingdom, Chairperson
June 4,
1946 – January, 17, 2006.
Wallace Mercer was chairman of the Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian from 1981 to 1994.
Mercer became chairman on 25 May 1981 when he bought a controlling interest in Hearts for £265 000. He is remembered mainly for improving the fortunes of Hearts during the early 1980s. This culminated in Hearts coming within 10 minutes of winning the championship in 1986.
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