Jesse Oswald Meredith (1 April 1906 – fourth ¼ 1974) was a Welsh

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and professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for

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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, and at club level for

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, as a .

Background

Jesse Meredith's birth was registered in

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district, Wales, and his death aged 68 was registered

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district,

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, England.

Playing career

International honours

Jesse Meredith won a

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for

while at Warrington in 1930.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jesse Meredith played at in

's 3-5 defeat by Swinton in the

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Final during the 1927–28 season at

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, in front of a crowd of 33,909.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 33 – 1927–28". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a

County Cup Final appearances

Jesse Meredith played, and scored a

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's 15-2 victory over

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in the 1929–30 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at

on Saturday 23 November 1929.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 35 – 1929–30". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a

Club career

Jesse Meredith made his début for

on Monday 17 October 1927, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 25 April 1931.

References

External links

* (archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
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