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]
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]
Career statistics
Club
Source:[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
Source:[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
- ^ 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