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Sam Meredith
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Meredith
Date of birth	5 September 1872
Place of birth	Trefonen, Shropshire
Date of death	25 December 1921 (aged 49)
Place of death	Gorton, England
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1894–1901	Chirk AAA
1901–1904	Stoke
1905	Leyton
International career
1901–1907	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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
Club	Season	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
Wales	1900	1
	1901	3
	1902	1
	1903	1
	1904	1
	1907	1
Total		8

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.
^ Sam Meredith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ Meredith, Sam at National-Football-Teams.com