Sam Meredith

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

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]

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]
Position(s)	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]

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