Sam Meredith

Sam Meredith
Personal information
Full name Samuel Meredith[1]
Date of birth 5 September 1872
Place of birth Trefonen, Shropshire[1]
Date of death 25 December 1921(1921-12-25) (aged 49)[1]
Place of death Gorton, England[1]
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1901 Chirk AAA
1901–1904 Stoke City 45 (0)
1905 Leyton
National team
1901–1907 Wales 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samuel "Sam" Meredith (5 September 1872 – 25 December 1921) was a Welsh footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made fifty appearances as well as eight appearances for the Wales national team.[1] His brother, Billy, was also a Welsh international footballer.[2]

Career

Meredith was born Trefonen and played for Chirk AAA before joining Stoke City in 1901.[1] He was a regular in his first season at the Victoria Ground making 31 appearances in 1901–02 but then was used as back-up by manager Horace Austerberry. He left in 1904 for Leyton having played 50 matches for Stoke.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1901–02 First Division 27040310
1902–03 First Division 600060
1903–04 First Division 701080
1904–05 First Division 500050
Career Total 45050500

International

Source:[4]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 190010
190130
190210
190310
190410
190710
Total80

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. pp. 137–138. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
  3. ↑ Sam Meredith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Meredith, Sam at National-Football-Teams.com
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