Frederick Mearns
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Charles Mearns | ||
Date of birth | 31 March 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Date of death | 22 January 1931 | (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 | ||
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 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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[]
He played for Bradford City between June 1904 (after joining from Tottenham Hotspur) and May 1906 (when he signed for Bury).[2] He made 21 league and 2 FA Cup appearances for the club.[3]
Mearns joined Hartlepool United in 1908 for their inaugural season in the North Eastern League where they came fourth.[4] In the summer of 1909 he joined Barnsley.[5] He played in the Barnsley side who reached the FA Cup in 1910.[6]
Sources[]
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Frost, p. 402
- ^ Frost, p, 385
- ^ Phillips, John. "In the Mad Crowd". In the Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ "1887-1911-The Beginnings". Barnsley F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "1910 FA Cup final". FA Cup Finals. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
Categories:
- 1879 births
- 1931 deaths
- Footballers from Sunderland
- Association football goalkeepers
- English footballers
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Southern United F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Stockton F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Sunderland West End F.C. players
- FA Cup Final players