Frederick Mearns
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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 | 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 | |||
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
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Tottenham Hotspur
- Western Football League: 1903–04[3]
Barnsley
References
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- 1879 births
- 1931 deaths
- Footballers from Sunderland
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English men's 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. (England) 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