Frederick Mearns

Fred Mearns
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles Mearns
Date of birth 31 March 1879
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 22 January 1931(1931-01-22) (aged 51)
Place of death Sunderland, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Sunderland 2 (0)
1902–1903 Kettering Town
1903–1904 Tottenham Hotspur
1904–1905 Bradford City
1905 Southern United
1905 Grays Athletic
1905–1906 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 a footballer who played for Hartlepool United and Barnsley. He was 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

Mearns joined Hartlepool United in 1908 for their inaugural season in the North Eastern League where they came fourth.[2] In the summer of 1909 he joined Barnsley.[3] He played in the Barnsley side who reached the FA Cup in 1910.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 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. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. ↑ Phillips, John. "In the Mad Crowd". In the Mad Crowd. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "1887-1911-The Beginnings". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "1910 FA Cup final". FA Cup Finals. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
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