Frederick Mearns

Fred Mearns
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles Mearns
Date of birth 31 March 1879
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 22 January 1931(1931-01-22) (aged 51)
Place of death Sunderland, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Sunderland 2 (0)
1902–1903 Kettering Town
1903–1904 Tottenham Hotspur 5 (0)
1904–1906 Bradford City 21 (0)
Southern United
Grays Athletic
Southern United
1906–1908 Barrow
1908 Bury
1908 Stockton
1908–1909 Hartlepools United 30 (0)
1909–1911 Barnsley
1911–1913 Leicester Fosse
1913 Newcastle United
1919 Sunderland West End
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Mearns (31 March 1879 – 22 January 1931) was an English footballer who played for Hartlepool United and Barnsley as a goalkeeper. During his time with Barnsley, he was an FA Cup finalist in 1910. Mearns later worked as a trainer for Durham City.[1]

Club career

Tottenham signed Mearns from Kettering Town in March 1903 to be understudy to Charlie Williams.[2] He made his debut on 5 October 1903 for Spurs in a Western League game to Queens Park Rangers where he kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 win.[2][3] By the end of the season Mearns helped Tottenham to win the Western League. He played a total of five Southern League games, four Western League games and four London League games and then moved onto Bradford City.

He played for Bradford City between June 1904 and May 1906.[4] He made 21 league and 2 FA Cup appearances for the club.[5]

Mearns joined Hartlepool United in 1908 for their inaugural season in the North Eastern League where they came fourth.[6] In the summer of 1909 he joined Barnsley.[7] He played in the Barnsley side who reached the FA Cup in 1910.[8]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

Barnsley

References

  1. ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (November 2000). All the lads: A complete who's who of Sunderland A.F.C. Polar Print Group Ltd. pp. 270–271. ISBN 978-1-899538-14-0.
  2. ^ a b c Goodwin 1992, p. 255.
  3. ^ a b Soar 1995, p. 236.
  4. ^ Frost 1988, p. 402.
  5. ^ Frost 1988, p. 385.
  6. ^ Phillips, John. "In the Mad Crowd". In the Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  7. ^ "1887-1911-The Beginnings". Barnsley F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  8. ^ "1910 FA Cup final". FA Cup Finals. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.

Bibliography

  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.