Alexander Wallace Mercer[1] (4 June 1946 – 17 January 2006) was chairman of the Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian from 1981 to 1994.
[2] Mercer is also remembered for his attempt in 1990 to merge the two major Edinburgh clubs, Hearts and Hibs.
[4] Sir Tom Farmer eventually took financial control of Hibs instead.
[4] In 2010, Mercer's widow and children issued a statement to the Edinburgh Evening News reiterating the reasons for the proposed merger of Hearts and Hibs.
[2] The timing of his death caused a point of controversy because Hearts' next home match was an Edinburgh derby against Hibs.