Samuel Meredith (5 September 1872 – 25 December 1921) was a Welsh
footballer
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, who played in the
English Football League
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for
Stoke
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Stoke may refer to:
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The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
where he made fifty appearances as well as eight appearances for the
Wales national team.
His brother,
Billy
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, was also a Welsh international footballer.
Career
Meredith was born
Trefonen
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and played for
Chirk AAA before joining
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
in 1901.
He was a regular in his first season at the
Victoria Ground
The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years. At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League.
History
...
making 31 appearances in
1901–02 but then was used as back-up by manager
Horace Austerberry
Horace Denham Austerberry (1868–1946) was an English football manager who managed Stoke.
Career
Austerberry was born in Hanley and worked at St. John's school as assistant schoolmaster to former Stoke manager Thomas Slaney. It was Slaney who ...
. He left in 1904 for
Leyton
Leyton () is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River L ...
having played 50 matches for Stoke.
Career statistics
Club
Source:
International
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References
1872 births
1921 deaths
Welsh men's footballers
Wales men's international footballers
Chirk AAA F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
English Football League players
Leyton F.C. players
Men's association football fullbacks
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