Harry Meritt

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Harry Meritt
Personal information
Full name Harold George Meritt[1]
Date of birth 22 September 1920
Place of birth Ormskirk, England
Date of death March 2004 (2004-04) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Poole, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
1932–1937 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1945 Everton 0 (0)
1945–1947 Leyton Orient 1 (0)
1947 Margate 1 (0)
0000–1948 Yeovil Town
1948–1950 Trowbridge Town
1950–1953 Dorchester Town
1953–1954 Poole Town
1954 Longfleet St Mary's
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harold George Meritt (22 September 1920 – March 2004) was an English semi-professional footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Leyton Orient.[1][2]

Personal life[]

Meritt served in the British Army during the Second World War.[2]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leyton Orient 1946–47[2] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
Margate 1947–48[3] Kent League 1 0 ― 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Harry Meritt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 78. Retrieved 25 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Harry Merritt". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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