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]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
Tottenham Hotspur
- Western Football League: 1903–04[3]
Barnsley
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Goodwin 1992, p. 255.
- ^ a b Soar 1995, p. 236.
- ^ Frost 1988, p. 402.
- ^ Frost 1988, 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.
Bibliography edit
- 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.