Sam Meredith

This article is about Samuel Meredith the Welsh footballer. For Samuel Meredith the British police officer, see Samuel Meredith (police officer).

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)^†
–	Chirk AAA
1901–1904	Stoke City	45	(0)
–	Leyton
National team
1901–1907	Wales	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1901–02	27	0	4	0	31	0
	1902–03	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1903–04	7	0	1	0	8	0
	1904–05	5	0	0	0	5	0
Career Total		45	0	5	0	50	0

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.

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