Sam Meredith
Welsh footballer
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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]
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]
| 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 | 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
Meredith 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]
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