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 (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.