Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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 | |||
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.
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.