Jack Meredith (footballer)

John Meredith (12 September 1899 – 1970) was an English professional footballer. He spent five years at Blackpool in the 1920s, making almost 200 Football League appearances for the club.

Jack Meredith
Personal information
Full name John Meredith
Date of birth (1899-09-12)12 September 1899
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Date of death 1970 (aged 70–71)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1923–1928 Blackpool 190 (27)
1928–1929 Chelsea 23 (6)
1930 Reading 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Blackpool

Meredith made his debut for Frank Buckley's Blackpool on 6 October 1923, in a league game at Sheffield Wednesday.[1] He went on to appear in all but one of the remaining 33 league games of the 1923–24 season. He scored three goals during this time: the first in a 3–2 victory at Fulham on 1 December; the second in a 6–2 win at Port Vale on 15 March; and the third in the very next game, also against Vale, but this time at Bloomfield Road.[1]

The following campaign, 1924–25, Meredith missed only one of Blackpool's 49 league and cup games. He scored seven goals in the league and three in the FA Cup.[2]

In 1925–26, Meredith achieved his highest goals tally of his time with the Seasiders. He netted eight goals in his 39 league appearances, including the only goal of the game in a home victory over South Shields on 13 March.[3]

Meredith was ever-present in Blackpool's 43 league and cup games of 1926–27. He also scored six goals in the former competition.[4]

1927–28 was Meredith's final season with Blackpool. Under new manager, Sydney Beaumont, Meredith made 35 league appearances and scored three goals. His final appearance for the club occurred on 31 March, in a 4–0 defeat at Leeds United.[5] He joined Chelsea on 25 May 1928 and went on to score six goals in 23 League games.[6]

Notes
  1. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 222
  2. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 224
  3. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 226
  4. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 228
  5. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport, p. 230
  6. Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1905411504.

References
  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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