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Frederick Mearns

1879 – 1931

English footballer

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About Frederick Mearns

Lived 1879 – 1931 (aged 51). Frederick Mearns was a British association football player.

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.

Club career Tottenham signed Mearns from Kettering Town in March 1903 to be understudy to Charlie Williams. 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. 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. He made 21 league and 2 FA Cup appearances for the club.

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

Honours Tottenham Hotspur Western Football League: 1903–04

Barnsley FA Cup runner-up: 1910

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Who was Frederick Mearns?

English footballer (1879–1931)

When was Frederick Mearns born?

Frederick Mearns was born on 31 March 1879 in Sunderland.

When did Frederick Mearns die?

Frederick Mearns died on 22 January 1931 in Sunderland.

What was Frederick Mearns's occupation?

Frederick Mearns was an association football player.

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Frederick Mearns was British.

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· Wikipedia: Frederick Mearns

· Wikidata: Q5498383

· DBpedia: Frederick Mearns

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