Samuel Meredith (5 September 1872 – 25 December 1921) was a Welsh footballer, who played in the English 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]
| 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 (aged 49)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Gorton, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1901 | Chirk AAA | ||
| 1901–1904 | Stoke | 45 | (0) |
| 1905 | Leyton | ||
| International career | |||
| 1901–1907 | Wales | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMeredith was born Trefonen and played for Chirk AAA before joining Stoke 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
editClub
editSource:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1901–02 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1902–03 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
International
editSource:[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1900 | 1 | 0 |
| 1901 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1902 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1903 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1904 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1907 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. pp. 137–138. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
- ^ Sam Meredith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Meredith, Sam at National-Football-Teams.com
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